Kannada film music

[Sudarshan C R]

Here is a children’s song from the film Chinnari mutha 1993. Beautiful song written by
Shri H S Venkatesh Murthy, melody composed by Shri C Ashwath and the film was directed by
Shri T S Nagabharana.

More details about the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinnari_Mutha

Lyric follows:

chitra: chinnAri mutta 1993
gAyana: rEkha/samanvita sharma/saMgItA
saMgIta: si ashvath
sAhitya: hech es veMkaTEsh mUrti

Notes indicate the rAga: mOhana/vasaMta (using of D1)

rekke iddare sAke
hakkige bEku bhAnu
bayalali tEluta tAnu
myAle hArOke

kAloMdiddare sAke
chigarige bEku kAnu
gALiya mEle tAnu
jigidu ADOke /rekke/

hUvoMdiddare sAke
byADave gALi
nIve hELi
kaMpa bIrOke

mukhavoMdiddare sAke
duMbige pApa
byADave hUvu
jEna hIrOke /rekke/

nIroMdiddare sAke
byADave haLLa
ballava balla
toreyu hariyOke

mODa iddare sAke
byADave bhUmi
hELi svAmi
maLeyu suriyOke /rekke/

kaNNoMdiddare sAke
byADave maMdi
kaNNina muMde
nimage kANOke

koraLoMdiddare sAke
byADave hADu
ellara jODi
kUDi hADOke /rekke/

Meaning of the song:

Is it enough (sAke) to have only (oMdiddare) wings (rekke)
Bird (hakkige) needs (bEku) sky (bhAnu) to
Float (tEluta tAnu) in the open space (bayalali)
Fly (hArOke) up (myAle) in the sky

Is it enough (sAke) to have only (oMdiddare) legs (kAlu)
Deer (chigarege) needs (bEku) jungle (kAnu) to
Jump in the air (gALiya mEle tAnu)
play (ADOke) by hop/leap (jigidu)

Is it enough (sAke) to have only (oMdiddare) flowers (hUvu)
Don't be (byADave) there breeze (gALi)
You tell me please (nIve hELi)
To spread (bIrOke) the fragrance/aroma (kaMpa)

Is it enough (sAke) to have only (oMdiddare) face (mukha)
Pity of honey-bee (duMbige pApa)
Don't (byADave) it needs flower (hUvu)
To suck (hIrOke) the honey (jEna)

Is it enough (sAke) to have only (oMdiddare) water (nIru)
Don't (byADave) need to flow (haLLa)
Learned people knows (ballava balla)
To flow (hariyOke) as river (toreyu)

Is it enough (iddare sAke) to have only clouds (mODa)
Don't (byADave) they need earth/soil (bhUmi)
Just tell me sir (hELi svAmi)
To pour (suriyOke) as rain (maLeyu)

Is it enough (sAke) to have only (oMdiddare) eyes (kaNNu)
Don't (byADave) they need people (maMdi)
Infront (muMde) of eyes (kaNNina)
To see (kANOke) you (nimage)

Is it enough (sAke) to have only (oMdiddare) voice (koraLu)
Don't (byADave) you need song (hADu)
Joined/assembled with all (ellara jODi)
To sing a song with all (kUDi hADOke)

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Master Vijay Raghavendra and others on the screen:

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