Saturday, March 14, 2009

Sri sri..

One of my favourite poems in telugu is Sri sri's "Kooti kosam kooli kosam.."

Mottamodatisari aakali rajyam chitram lo vinnappudu..ee kavita nannu aakattukundi..
idi oka baatasari kadha..sonta ooriki, kanna talliki dooranga pattannam lo pani vetukutu alasina baatasari gamanam ela aagipoindo kallaki kattinattu rasaaru Sri sri garu.. ee kavitaki rallakuda karugutayani..kasaayiki kuda mamataki ardham telusuntundani na abhiprayam.


Kooti kosam, Kooli kosam,
Pattanam lo bratukudamani,
Talli maatalu chevina pettaka,
bayaluderina baatasariki,
Moodu rojulu okka teeruga,
nadustunna dikku teliyaka--
Nadi samudrapu naava reethiga
sancharistoo, sanchalisthoo,
digulu padutoo deenudoutoo
tirugutuntae--,
chanda chandam, teevra teevram,
Jvaram kaastae, bhayam vaestae,
pralaapistae---,
Mabbu pattee, gaali kottee,
vaana vastae varada vastae,
chimma cheekati krammukostae,
daari tappina baata sariki
Yentha kashtam...
Kallu vaakita nilipi choochae
Palletoollo talli yemani
palavaristondo...
Chinta nippulu laaga kannulu
cherigiposae mantalettaga
Gundusoodulu guchchinatley
sirovedana athiseyinchiga
Raathri nallani raati polika
gunde meedane kooruchundaga
Talli pilchae kalla dhrusyam
kaLLa munduta ganTuleyaga
Chevulu sokani pilupulevo
talachu kuntoo, kalata kantoo
tallaDille...
kellagille..
vallatille baatasaariki
Yenta kashtam
atani bratukuna kade aakharu
gruddi cheekati loanu goobalu
mokarinchaayi
Vaanavelasi mobbulo oka
merupu merisindi
Vegujaamunu teliyajestoo
kodi koosindi
Vidina mobbula nadumanundi
veguchukka vekkirinchindi
Baatasaari kalebaramto
seetavaayuvu aadukuntondi
Palletoollo talli kedo
paadukalalo pegu kadilindi

2 comments:

Ramakrishna Podila said...

Sri Sri....viplavam annadu! tirugubaatu annadu...

kaani tappa taagi padipoye vaadata! I feel really bad that he could not follow what he preached!

Myself said...

aunu papam..but he atleast inspired others by his poetry :)