Sojugada sooju mallige…

Sojugada sooju mallige…

A beautiful song tribute to Kannada literature. Literally translated here as:

Wondrous pin-Jasmines for you,

I adorn you with round Jasmines on the crown.

Many Lotus blooms [I bring for you],

a garland made of Rice panicles,

And bilva leaves and tulasi leaves for your pooja.

I wash and shine this vessel,

I make fresh Ghee in it.

I bring oranges, to your festival (market)

where the sages come.

Those climbing the mountain,

have no use for ‘a home’ or for ‘desires’.

With complete surrender to MaDeva, today,

they will forget their bondage to their home.

Like the bloom of the tiny yellow wild-sesame flowers,

our devotion to you grows.

You, the grower, have grown your people

in this Gouralli valley…

The Kannada Janapada (folk) literature is rich and old, passed on through the generations from one to another. Also, there are different accents of Kannada based on the region it came from.

A cultural gold mine to savour in Ugadi time!

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https://manjati.net/sojugada-en/

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A small segment from the rich Kannada Janapada (folk literature)…