neela kamala - blue lotus

Here is a kannaDa song on neela kamala (blue lotus)

nIlakamala mAlegaLanu
ninage nAnu pONisiruve
nIla nIradAMga bArO
ninna mogava nanage tOrO
nIlakamala mAlegaLanu...

I stitched garlands of blue lotus for you
O dark coloured one
Come here and show your face

nIla gaganavannu nODi
ninna rUpa nenapu nanage
nIla girigaLannu nODi
ninna baNNa nenapu nanage
nIlakamala mAlegaLanu...

When I see the blue skies
your memories manifest
When I see those blue hills
I remember your complexion
I stitched garlands of blue lotus for you...

nIla tAre nIla dhAre
nIla saMdravella nIne
nIla rAtriyalli yilli
nIlanEtri kAdiruvenu
nIlakamala mAlegaLanu...

The blue stars, the blue waters
the blue seas, you are the blue in all
Here in this deep dark night
I, your dark-eyed love, am waiting for you
I stitched garlands of blue lotus for you...

nIli baNNa navilinaMte
kuNiyuttide nanna yedeyu
nILavAda beraLiniMda
koLala nUda bEga bArO
nIlakamala mAlegaLanu...

My heart is dancing like
the indigo coloured peacock
Don’t delay, come to me
and play your flute with those long fingers
I stitched garlands of blue lotus for you...

ನೀಲಕಮಲ ಮಾಲೆಗಳನು
ನಿನಗೆ ನಾನು ಪೋಣಿಸಿರುವೆ
ನೀಲ ನೀರದಾಂಗ ಬಾರೋ
ನಿನ್ನ ಮೊಗವ ನನಗೆ ತೋರೋ
ನೀಲಕಮಲ ಮಾಲೆಗಳನು...

ನೀಲ ಗಗನವನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ
ನಿನ್ನ ರೂಪ ನೆನಪು ನನಗೆ
ನೀಲ ಗಿರಿಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ
ನಿನ್ನ ಬಣ್ಣ ನೆನಪು ನನಗೆ
ನೀಲಕಮಲ ಮಾಲೆಗಳನು...

ನೀಲ ತಾರೆ ನೀಲ ಧಾರೆ
ನೀಲ ಸಂದ್ರವೆಲ್ಲ ನೀನೆ
ನೀಲ ರಾತ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಿಲ್ಲಿ
ನೀಲನೇತ್ರಿ ಕಾದಿರುವೆನು
ನೀಲಕಮಲ ಮಾಲೆಗಳನು...

ನೀಲಿ ಬಣ್ಣ ನವಿಲಿನಂತೆ
ಕುಣಿಯುತ್ತಿದೆ ನನ್ನ ಯೆದೆಯು
ನೀಳವಾದ ಬೆರಳಿನಿಂದ
ಕೊಳಲ ನೂದ ಬೇಗ ಬಾರೋ
ನೀಲಕಮಲ ಮಾಲೆಗಳನು...

Enjoy!

Regards! - mOhana

neela kamala - blue lotus  - Garland of blue lotus.jpg

Comments

rajamma_2's picture

The melodious song on Neelkamal searching 'Neelavanna Kannan' or the beautiful garland made of neelkamals by mOhanaji.... which one to admire first?
rajamma

dibbutn's picture

Mohana sir thanks for the poem in simple english for us to enjoy, very beautifully translated and pretty garland..

mvrajitha's picture

Pleasant mala of neelkamals and the kannada song is superb and cherish for eyes

anirudh's picture

dhanyavaadagaLu mOhanaji.
sogasaada haadu, sundaravaada neelakamala maale neelameghashyamanige

Lata's picture

Blue lotus song and the garland is beautiful. I can't help imagine the design around a V neck on a T-shirt.

sudhabalakrishnan's picture

Mohanaji, nijavagiyu nimma e neelakamalada haadu e meeting ge thumba holutthade. nimma e kavithege enu heluvudu antha shabdagallannu hudakabeku. If you would have sent this before the meet i would have displayed this poem on the meet day. i am feling sorry as i missed this opportunity. really great work with a beautiful poem, thanks and hats of to you sir.

jkmrao's picture

Thanks everybody! sudhAjI, this was composed after your meeting in a sudden spurt of inspiration. The word neela kamala is very poetic and in fact I watched even a movie neelkamal in Bangalore in the late sixties, before many of you were born Smile By the way, I never learnt kannaDa in school. I am good only in telugu even if my mother tongue is kannaDa. Only nowadays I am experimenting in kannaDa.

Regards! - mOhana

brindhanagesh's picture

Nice precious blue diamond (ப்ளூ ஜாகர்) Mala as well as poem ! You are spending your time in a very creative way Mohanaji Smile