Movie: Swarna Kamalam

Director: K. Vishwanath

Music: K.V. Mahadevan

Lyricist: Srivennela Sitaramasastry

1.                              Telimanchu karigindi talupu teeyanaa prabhu

Ila gonthu vanikindi pilupuneeyanaa prabhu

[Meaning of critical words] Telimanchu (udayapu manchu)

Ila (Bhoomi)

[Telugu] Kavi ikkada Surya bagavaanudini gurchi chebutu anna maatalivi..

Udayapu Manchu nee tholi kiranala valla kariginadi, talupu theeyana prabhu,

Ee lokalu ika nidra lechhinavi, ninnu gonthu vippi prardinchedanu prabhu

[English] The poet here is referring to the Sun God. This description is done to signify the sunrise. The small boy’s character in the movie welcomes the Sun God by opening the doors when the morning's snow has started to melt due to the rays of the Sun and wants to open up his voice (to pray) to the Sun God, as the world has just woke up.

2.                              Nee doava podavunaa kuvakuvala swagatham

Nee kaali alikidiki melakuvala vandanam

[Meaning of critical words] Kuvakuvalu (pakshulu)

[Telugu] Nee daaripodavuna pakshulu swagatham palukuthunnayi..

Nee kaali alikidiki (ante nee raaka ki) melakuva (nidra lechina tanamu) vandanalu palukuthunnadi

[English] He is being warmly welcomed by the melody of the birds all his way and gets the salutation of the awakening, at the slightest hint of his arrival.

3.                              Ee poola raagala pulakintha gamakaalu

Gaarabu kavanaala gaali sangathulu

[Meaning of critical words] Pulakintha (utsaham)

Kavanam (kavitha)

[Telugu] Ee utsahabaritamaina puvvula kadalika gamakamu..

Garabamula kavithwamu lante gaali sangathulu

[English] The poet compares the sync between the flowers and the wind with the intricacies of the Carnatic music. He says that the excitement in the wavy rhythm of the flowers seems like "gamaka" and the wind composed with love seems to play the "sangathi" 

4.                              Nee charana kiranaalu palukarinchina chaalu

Pallavinchunu prabhu pavalinchu bhuvanaalu

[Meaning of critical words] Pavalinchu (nidurapoyina)

[Telugu] Nee padalanunchi vachina kanthi valla chiguristhayi (niduralesthayi) swamy nidurinchina lokalu

[English] Oh Lord ! The slightest touch of the rays from your feet would awaken/bring up the sleeping worlds.

5.                              Bhaanumoorthy, nee prana keerthana vini palukani

Pranathulani pranava sruthini

Paadani prakruthini pradhama kruthini.

[Meaning of critical words] Bhaanumoorthy (Surya Devudu),

Pranati (namaskaram)

Pranava (the note “Om”)

[Telugu] Surya deva, nee keerthana vini Omkaranadhamanthati namaskaralu palukani

Prakruthini pradama bhakthi tho prathispandinchani

[Abhinav] Oh Sun God, by listening to the song of your praise, let there be a salutation at the level equivalent to that of the note "Om" and let the Nature react in its best possible devotional way towards you.

6.                              Bhoopala, nee mrola ee baela gaanalu

Nee raajasaanikavi neeraajanaalu

[Meaning of critical words] Mrola (eduruga)

Baela (amayakapu)

Neerajanam (aarathi or tribute)

[Telugu] Oh Raja, nee eduruga paade ee amayakapu paatalu, nee rajasanike arpithalu/aarathulu

[Abhinav] Oh King/ruler of this Earth (Sun God), these innocent (childish) songs sung in front of you are nothing but a tribute to your Kingship.

7.                               Pasaru pavanaalalo pasikoona raagalu

Pasidi kiranaala padi padunuderina chaalu

Thalayoochu, thaliraaku bahuparaakulu vini doralani

Doranagavu dontarani tharalani daari tholagi raathirini.

[Meaning of critical words] Pasaru (letha, mruduvaina)

Pasidi (bangaram)

Thaliraaku (appude chigurinchina aaku)

Bahuparaak (pogadtha)

Doranagavu (manchi trupthikaramaina chirunavvu)

Dontara (kuppa, okadanipai okati amarchabadina)

[Telugu] mruduvuga veeche galulaloni pillavadi paatalaki nee bangarapu kiranalu takithe chalu avi entho merugu diddukuntayi ani poguduthunna letha chiruraku pogadthalani vintu, nee madhuramaina chirunavvu (ante kanthi ki) doralithe, daaniki raathri chikati tolagipothundi

[Abhinav] By listening to the praises of a tender leaf which thinks that it is sufficient to have the grace of your golden rays on a baby’s cries in the tender breeze, let your cascading smile unroll by letting away the darkness of the night.

Notes: There is a beautiful description of the Nature’s reaction towards the Sunrise in this song which is a typical mark of the poet (Sitaramasastry garu). Also, there is an excellent symmetry maintained in this song. You can observe that the first line of both the charanas (middle stanzas of the song) ends with the word “vini”.