Here is a beautiful song from the movie ‘baMgArada hUvu’ (Golden flower), a B/W film released during 1967.
Song describes about how the marriage is performed in Karnataka style.

Lyric follows:

citra: baMgArada hUvu 1967
gAyana: es jAnaki
saMgIta: rAjan-nAgEMdra
sAhitya: ci udayashaMkar

maduve maduve maduve
heNNigu gaMDigu maduve
saMbhrama tuMbida habbada dinave
saMtOShada dinave /maduve/

bAgilali bhAri cappara hAki
mAvina elegaLa tOraNa kaTTi
heNNanu gaMDanu siMgarisi
maMtrava hELisi vAdyava moLagisi
hasemaNe mEle avaranu kUrisi
mADuva I shubha kAryave /maduve/

ThIviyiMdali baruva maduve gaMDu
nAcuta nAcuta baruvaLu heNNu
obbaranobbaru kaddu nODalu
maMgaLa muhUrta kUDutabaralu
maduve gaMDu tALiya kaTTalu
muttaideyaru Arati beLagalu /maduve/

Meaning of the song:

Marriage .. (maduve maduve maduve)
Marriage (maduve) between bride (heNNigu) and bride-groom (gaMDigu)
Festive (habbada) day (dinave) filled (tuMbida) with excitement (saMbhrama)
happiest day (saMtOShada dinave)

put on (hAki) a grand (bhAri) bunting (chappara) at the main door (bAgilali)
put on (kaTTi) a garland (tOraNa)(festoon) of green mango (mAvina) leaves (elegaLa)
Adorn (siMgarisi) the bride (heNNanu) and bride-groom (gaMDanu)
chanting (hELisi) sacred words (maMtrava) and
playing (moLagisi) musical instruments (vAdyava)
make them (avaranu) to sit (kUrisi) on wooden seat (hasemaNe mEle)
doing (mADuva) this (I) holy task (shubha kAryave)

Bride-groom (maduve gaMDu) will arrive (baruva) showing swank/pomp (ThIviyiMdali)
Bride (heNNu) will step-in (baruvaLu) feeling shyness (nAchuta nAchuta)
Peeping among themselves (obbaranobbaru kaddu nODalu)
there comes auspicious time (maMgaLa muhUrta kUDuta baralu)
groom has tied the ornament (maduve gaMDu tALiya kaTTalu)
married women light-up Arati (muttaideyaru Arati beLagalu)

(tALi - Gold ornament tied around the neck of a Bride)
(muttaideyaru - married women with their husband alive)

View the film 'baMgArada hUvu' here:
Song appears at 1:21:00:
Kalpana and other children on the screen with English subtitles:
Spoiler: