raMgOli hADu - rangOli song in kannaDa

Mrs Lakshmi Devi once said that rangOli had its origin from the words ranga and oli,
meaning ranga's favour or blessing. The following song originated from this.
I am reasonably good in writing Telugu poems and songs. Though Kannada is my mother
tongue, my proficiency in these aspects is very limited. Please keep this in mind.

raMgA bEga bArO - SrI | Ranga, why do you tarry
raMgA olidu bArO | Ranga, why don't you favour me
raMginATa nODa bArO - ee | Come hither to watch the play of colours
raMgOliya nODa bArO | Come hither to see my rangOlis

udayasUryana beLaku geluvu | The splendour of the rising sun
hRdayakamala daLagaLa cheluvu | the beauty of the lotus-heart petals
nadiya nIrina alegaLa suLuvu | The easy flow of the river waves
ide nODO ee raMgOliyalli | They are all here in this rangOli
- raMgA bEga bArO | Ranga, why do you tarry

baMgArada kaDDiyO idu | This is like a golden wire
SRMgArada baLLiyO idu | This is like the creeper of Love
kaMgaLige habbavO idu | This is like a feast to the eyes
niMgAgi (ninagAgi) baredihenO | I have drawn this for you only
- raMgA bEga bArO | Ranga, why do you tarry

beraLu hADuva gItegaLivu | These are the songs of the finger
sarasahRdayada mAtugaLivu | These are the words from a filled heart
varavanIDuva varalakshmiyoDane | Along with the bestowing consort of yours
varada mOhana raMga bArO | Come hither, the great giver and handsome Ranga
- raMgA bEga bArO | Ranga, why do you tarry

Regards! - mOhana

rangOli song

Comments

lakshmiraghu's picture

mOhanaji Namasthe..beautiful song.i like the " varada mOhana raMga bArO " too much,
this is the spark !!!! like purandhara vittala etc...
There is one more song which was written by Purandhara dasa which goes like
" Ranga baaro, Pandu ranga baaro Sri ranga baaro , Narasinga Baaro " its in raga sankarabharanam , adhi thala.. your song should be sung LIKE this way !! you views pl.

anirudh's picture

Very nice poem mOhanaji.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYz2f1yrS_s - here one more Ranga baara from NavakotiNarayana movie, beautifully sung by S.Janaki and BMK.

jkmrao's picture

For the benefit of kannaDa readers, the song in kannaDa script is given below:

ರಂಗಾ ಬೇಗ ಬಾರೋ - ಶ್ರೀ
ರಂಗಾ ಒಲಿದು ಬಾರೋ
ರಂಗಿನಾಟ ನೋಡ ಬಾರೋ - ಈ
ರಂಗೋಲಿಯ ನೋಡ ಬಾರೋ

ಉದಯಸೂರ್ಯನ ಬೆಳಕು ಗೆಲುವು
ಹೃದಯಕಮಲ ದಳಗಳ ಚೆಲುವು
ನದಿಯ ನೀರಿನ ಅಲೆಗಳ ಸುಳುವು
ಇದೆ ನೋಡೋ ಈ ರಂಗೋಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ
- ರಂಗಾ ಬೇಗ ಬಾರೋ

ಬಂಗಾರದ ಕಡ್ಡಿಯೋ ಇದು
ಶೃಂಗಾರದ ಬಳ್ಳಿಯೋ ಇದು
ಕಂಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಬ್ಬವೋ ಇದು
ನಿಂಗಾಗಿ (ನಿನಗಾಗಿ) ಬರೆದಿಹೆನೋ
- ರಂಗಾ ಬೇಗ ಬಾರೋ

ಬೆರಳು ಹಾಡುವ ಗೀತೆಗಳಿವು
ಸರಸಹೃದಯದ ಮಾತುಗಳಿವು
ವರವನೀಡುವ ವರಲಕ್ಶ್ಮಿಯೊಡನೆ
ವರದ ಮೋಹನ ರಂಗ ಬಾರೋ
- ರಂಗಾ ಬೇಗ ಬಾರೋ

Regards! - mOhana