Here is a song from the movie naMjuMDa nakkAga 1975 means ‘Nanjunda smiles’. The song describes the journey of human being’s life in this world.

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Lyric follows:

chitra: naMjuMDa nakkAga 1975
gAyana: pi bi shrInivAs
saMgIta: upEMdra kumAr
sAhitya: varada rAju

O payaNiga ..
bALu oMdu baMDi O payaNiga
bayasidaMte ODadu vidhiye chAlaka

eShTo kanasu kANuve kuLitu baMDiyalli
ella nannadennuve iMdu baMdu illi
monne kaMDa kaNNige..
nenne kANadAdaru - nALe oMdu baralu
ella illi hosabaru.. /bALu/

ajja baMdudille ajji joteyalle
taMde kuLitudille tAyi pakkadalle
iLidaravaru alle..
avara Urinalle - iLisaliruva nammanu
ella iLida Urale /bALu/

Meaning of the song:

Hey Man (O), 'LIFE' (bALu) is a cart (oMdu baMDi) and
you are just a traveller in it (payaNiga)
This cart will not run (ODadu) at your wish (bayasidaMte)
since Destiny (vidhiye) is driving (chAlaka) it.

How many (eShTo) dreams (kanasu) you see (kANuve)
sitting (kuLitu) in this cart (baMDiyalli)?
You came (baMdu) here (illi) today (iMdu) and
say it is all (ella) mine (nannadennuve).
What you have seen day before yesterday.. (monne kaMDa kaNNige)
Will not see next day (nenne kANadAdaru) - When tomorrow (nALe oMdu) arrives (baralu)
Here (illi) all are (ella) strangers (hosabaru)

Grand-father (ajja) came (baMdudu) here (ille)
along with (joteyalle) Grand-mother (ajji)
Father (taMde) also sat (kuLitudu) here (ille)
at the side (pakkadalle) of Mother (tAyi)
They all alighted there.. (iLidaravaru alle)
At their place (avara Urinalle) -
making us to alight comfortably (iLisaliruva nammanu)
At the place (Urale) where they all (ella) alighted (iLida)

Listen to the song here: Audio by Shri PBS
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