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AUGUST, 1905)
SOME TELUGU FOLKSONGS.
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Text. Niyanti chiluka, yenda yelli nâru ?
Maddi maddi tuppakunda nilu kotta poyai ! Komma komma tappakunda puvulaira poyai !
Yairina provulanni pallamulo poyai! Chedi pulla padi pulla ratam gahinchu !
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Atu poyai à bandi Bezvada dáka !
"Bezvada Kanaka Duraga, pavulu
Konavamma!" “Ni puvalu vailalu cheppu, pujari." “Pachha gannaira puvulu padi vaiyalu Tulli. Yerra gannaira puvulu vehi vaiyulu Tulli." "Abba, abba, i puvalu maimu konalaimu." Ata poyai à bandi Mangalagiri dáka !
Translation. 5 Bo high-born a little bird, why did you come
out ? Leaving none, pour water into the alleys! Leaving none, gather flowers from the
branches ! Tumble into the hole the guava flowers ! With here a bit and there a bit build the
wood into a car! 10 The cart goes to the further side as far as
Bezwada. O Kanaka Durga of Bezwada, buy the
flowers, Mother!" What is the price of your flowers, my priest?"
Yellow kanairs cost ten thousand, Mother!
Red kanairs cost one million, Mother!” 15 " Alas ! Alas! we cannot buy these flowers."
The cart goes to the further side as far as
Mangalagiri. “Narasimalu of Mangalagiri, buy the
flowers, my Lord !" “What is the price of your flowers, my
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"Mangalagiri Narasimalu, puvulu gonaru,
Swami! "Ni puvula vailalu cheppu, pujári."
priest?"
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*Pachha gannaira pavulu padivalyalu,
Swami. Yerra gannaira puvula vehi vaiyalu, Swâmi." "Abba, abba, i puvulu maimu gonalaimu." Atu poyai & bandi Nelluru důka !
" Yellow kanairs cost ten thousand, my
Lord ! 20 Red kanairs cost one million, my Lord !"
"Alas! Alas I we cannot buy these flowers." The cart goes to the further side as far as
Nellar. Rangânâyakulu of Nellur, buy the flowers,
my Lord !” "What is the price of your flowers, my
priest P 25 “Yellow kanairs cost ten thousand, my Lord !
"Nellaru Ranganayakulu, puvalu gonaru,
Swami!" “Ni pavula vailala cheppa, pajari."
25 - Pachha gandaira puvulu padi vaiyulu,
Swami, Yerra gannaira pavula vehi vaiyulu, Swami." " Abba, abba, 1 puvulu maimu konalaimu." Itu dirigi & baņdi Haidarabâdu vachhai ! "Haidarabâdu Mankalamma, pavulu
Konavamma!" 30 "Ni pavula vailalu cheppu, pajâri."
Rad kanairs cost one million, my Lord !" "Alas! Alas! we cannot buy these flowers!” The cart returns this way to Haidarabad. « Mankalamma of Haidarâbâd, buy the
flowers, Mother!” 30 "What is the price of your flowers, my
priest!" "Yellow kanairs cost ten thousand, Mother! Red kanairs cost one million, Mother!" "Alas! Alas! we cannot bay these flowers !" "As you cannot buy the flowers, we give
them to you; 35 Only do you protect our country, Mother!"
“Pachha gannaira puvulu padi vaiyulu, Tulli. Yerra gannaira puvulu vehi Vaiyulu, Tulli." "Abba, abba, I pavalu maimu konalaimu." "Puvalu konalaika potai, maima niku
istâmu; 35 Må varu rakshinchumu, Tulli."
