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We are presenting the translations of film songs by Sri Sri from select films. Dr. Syamala Kallury has done a commendable job of presenting the other half of Sri Sri as a cine lyricist.

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Films Songs of Sri Sri From Select Films

 

FiIm: Iddaru Mitrulu, Two Friends

 

Why don’t you sing Radhika[1], a charming love song

This night of the spring, this moonlit night

As life acquires its happy abandonment, tuning your veena

(Why don’t you sing Radhika- repeat first line)

Loving you, remembering your song Gopala[2]

Listens to you hiding in some corner some corner

Knowing this, (why don’t you sing Radhika, Repeat first line)

The one who loves his flute[3], listens to the melody of your veena!

As he comes to you in love, in this auspicious moment (why don’t you sing, Radhika)

 

2.      Not Dream: Life is Valuable

Film: Velugu Needalu, Light and Darkness

 

Dream it is not, Life is valuable (Repeat the line)

Do not give it away to streams of tears!

If wind befalls a creeper full of flowers to the ground 

Would you leave it, pitilessly?

Wouldn’t you pick it, water it, help it to grow (Dream it is not…Repeat the first two lines)

Why do you want to surround yourself in darkness?

Why do you surrender yourself to trials to moan and cry?

Take the lamp of courage and move on! (Dream it is not… Repeat the first two lines)

As ocean hides precious pearls, sorrows hide comforts within

 Nothing comes to you on its own!

Search and achieve, that is the way of the survivor! (Dream it is not… repeat the first two lines)

 

 3. Telugu Warrior! Arise!

Film: Alluri Seetharamaraju[4]

 

Telugu Warrior! Arise!

Go on with determination

For the freedom of motherland, rise in revolt!

Do not be perturbed by the terrible killings in your way!

From today the laws unethical are to be banned

Don’t get scared, don’t get panicked! Sky is your limit!

Who is he, from whence has he come

The white man who has come this side?

The dacoit who loots our man and muscle power

The thief who steals our character and our lives?

Teach him a lesson fitting, chase and drive him out

Telugu Warrior! Arise! Telugu Warrior wake up!

Trumpet that this nation this kingdom is mine

Each of stamp your feet in unison, break the chains

Sharpen your knives, start your final war

Roar like lions! Go start your killings!

Vande Mataram! Salutations to you Mother!

Warrior of our freedom struggle! The Sun of our independence!

Alluri Seetharamaraja!

Here, accept our worship, Raja![5]

 You who slept in the hearts of the white men

You who has rekindled the sleeping fire, of anger

Ready to sacrifice, ready to face troubles

We will follow you surely, fearlessly!

  

4.      Mangalyabalam,

The Power of Marriage Thread

 

In the pathways of the sky there the beautiful moon

Meets the graceful star and swings with her, plays with her

The silver cloud forms as a curtain to give provide privacy

He hides again and again playing hides and seek

The beautiful moon plays hide and seek

A downpour, a whirlwind frightens and scares

Forever and ever you and I are one the same, so promising

The beautiful moon confesses his affection

 

5. Todikodallu, Co-sisters-in-law

 

The four people together forgetting the differences

Should start collective farming!

If four together start collective farming

We will get the yield more! 

It is advantage to the farmer better!

It is so rare for one family to cultivate

Hundred acres of land, it is burden, unbearable!

But ten families can cultivate thousand acres easily

Kings, zamindars, one cannot find

In a land ruled by people!

One cannot exploit the other and eat well! (If four together)

This is the rule One person cannot monopolise

One person cannot become too lazy to work!

The Earth, the sky, the air, the light

Are properties for few can never be

Wealth they are, common to all!

Each man should give his full strength

And increase the grain, heaps and heaps

Each man should get whatever he needs

With no scarcity of food and clothing!

 

6. Punarjanma, Rebirth

Who art thou, who are you?

O, figurine full of life!

The raga[6] of my life’s music!

 

Who are you, who are you?

Who and who art thou?

 

Are you the queen that dances

In my thought, in my sadhana[7]

Who and who are you?

Are you the honeyed moonshine

That has descended

Leaving the heaven, to this earth

 

Are you the rain of flowers

That has come as a downpour

When my poetic inspiration

Surged forth as dreams and waves?

Who and who are you?

 

In the new spring, in the garden called nandanavanam[8]

Are you the song that the koel sang?Who and who are you?

 

Are you the light emanating from the lotus

That blossomed in the pond of love

 

Is that the sound of your bracelet

Or the tune emanating from the veena of Vani[9]?

 

Is that that the sound of your anklet

Or drum’s beat from the waves of the ocean?

 

Come the figure beautiful!

Come light new and bright!

 

A Non Film song by Sri Sri

1. O Mahatma! O Maharshi!

 

O Mahatma! O Maharshi!                                    

Which is darkness? Which is light?

Which is life? Which is death?

Which is virtue? Which is sin?

Which is hell? Which is heaven?

O Mahatma! O Maharshi!

 

Which is truth? Which is untruth?

Which is transience? Which is permanent?

Which is one? Which is many?

Which is cause? Which is consequence?

O Mahatma? O Maharshi?

 

Which is white and which is black?

Which is mine? Which yours?

Which is moral? Which is immoral?

O Mahatma! O Maharshi?

 

Which is non violence? Which is violence?

Which is comfort? Which is discomfort?

Which is gain? Which is loss?

 Which is good? Which is evil?

O Mahatma? O Maharshi?

 

Which is dream? Which is real?

Which is bitter? And which is sweet?

Peace! Only one peace!

Shanti! Only one Shanti!

O Mahatma! O Maharshi!