Dasu Sreeramulu Krutis, Padams and Javalis

Kruthis

Javalis & Padams

P	Emani telpudu nE kOmali nA bhAgya mEmani telpudunE nA muddu sAmiki nA meeda prEma ||	Oh my delicate lady, is it possible to describe how fortunate I am to win the love of my lovely lord Venugopala?
C	chekkili muddADenE chakkani nA sAmi chekkili muddADenE nikkamuga ninna rEyi - prakka nE pavvaLinchi chakkani kemmOvi nokkenE ||	Last night my beautiful lord Venugopala fondled me, Kissed on my cheeks and lips, sleeping by my side.
C	baLi chE nannElenE kELilO na sAmi bALi chE nannElenE vELa gadE rArammani viluva gala sommu lichchi chAlagA lAlinchenE sOlenE bAlanE ||	My lord sported with me in love. He coaxed me with precious ornaments. I am young, I fainted in his arms.
C	nA sATi pEranenE vENu gOpAluDu nA sATi pEranenE Asa deerchi rAma dAsa kavi chitta vAsu DAye poosenE gandhamu chEsenE bAsanE ||	Venugopala extoled me as unrivaled. He remains in poet Ramadasa's mind forever. He smeared sandalwood paste on me and swore to be mine.

P	mooTa laDigitinA mulle laDigitinA mooti trippedavEmirA muddiDarA mOmu tippeda vEmi rA ||	Did I ask you bundles of money or packets of goods? Why do you turn your face aside? Why don't you kiss me?
AP	nOTi mATa kai na nOchukOnaitinA kooTa mulA muddu kOmali pAlaina ||	Am I not fortunate even to chat with you? That lady is lucky in enjoying time with you.
C	tyAga SeeluDaveevu dAchina sommanta vEga nA kimmanTinA bhAgA livva naina paniki rAnaitinA bAgAye nadi yenta bangAru bommaina ||	Did I ask for the money you hoarded? You treated her as an idol of gold. Am I not good for you?
C	vaDiga nee pAnpu vaddaku chEraga vaddu vaddana nElarA aDugu lottaga naina anukoola paDa rAdA paDati bOdhana liha para sAdhanmulaina ||	When I reached your bed so soon, Why do you reject me? Am I not even fit for comforting your legs? You accepted that lady's preaching as steps for your bliss in this and the other world too.
C	pAlinchu Sree tOTla valluri vENu gopAlA mrokkiti mrokkiti Sree la minchina dAsu Sree rAMa kavi kruti vALAyamuga ninnu varNana jEsina ||	I bow to you, Oh Venugopala, protect me. Poet Dasu Sree Rama's song of your praise is above all riches.

P	munjEti kankaNNammuna kaddamEla nE ranjillu vAni guNamu ramaNi mana meragamE ||	Why do you keep a mirror to see a bracelet on your hand? Oh charming lady, don't we know his flattering words?
C	kammadanapu mATa lane kaDupulO noka vidhame komma vAni valapu nikkamu gAde namma rAde ||	His talk is sweet, but he is different at heart. Oh my young lady, his love is not real, do not believe him.
C	mATalunu chEtalunu mana vaddane cheliya mATiki paDAkalA maguva tODa tagava dEla ||	His talk and actions are with us, but he spends the night with the other woman.
C	bhAsurAngi nannu mAya jEse nEnEmi sEtu dAsu rAma kavi manO nivAsuDAye mOsamAye ||	Oh my wise lady, he cheated me. What shall I do? I am at loss. He dwells in the heart of Dasu Rama.

P	neetOTi mATalu nAkElarA sAmi nA tOTi mATalu neekElarA ||	Why do I bother to talk to you, oh Lord? Why should you talk to me?
AP	nEtALa dAni tO khAtAlu neekEla preeti gala nAti yani pOtivi rAtiri ||	Why should you regularly visit the woman whom I cannot tolerate? That woman is dear to you, so you visited her last night.
C	paruvaTarA nAtO panulEmi rA sAmi paruvaTarA nAtO panulEmi rA vira jAji bantulu visaraku rA sAmi sarasamu virasamau chAlura chAlura ||	What a shame, my Lord, do you care for me? Don't throw jasmine garlands on me. All fun becomes discord. Enough is enough.
C	oyyAra midi yEmi oorukOrA sAmi oyyara midi yEmi oorukoRa uyyala manchamu noochakurA sAmi ayyadi gayyALi ayya yO ayya yO ||	Why is this cajoling. Stop it, stop it. Don't swing me, my lord. That woman is termagant, alas.
C	vEsamA valloori vENu gOpAlA sAmi vEsamA valloori vENu gOpAlA dAsu Sree rAmuni bhAsura vAkyamu chEserA vEyi vElu sEbhAsu sEbhAsu ||	Why this drama? Oh Venugopala. Dasu Sreerama's statement is invaluable. Well done, well done.

P	ramaNi rO samukhAna - rAya bAra mETikE nimisha maina tAlAlEne. nEne vAni rammandunE ||	Oh my charming lady, when I am in front of him, why does he talk through some mediator? I cant wait even for a minute. I myself will request him to come.
C	kaDu vEDuka vAni mEna - gandhamunu boosi Aku maDupu lichchi taDa vETiki - mApaTiki rammandune ||	I will smear sandalwood cream on his body, offer him tamboolam (betel leaves) and request him to come in the night.
C	kOri vAni jEri panneeru jalli nannu vEru sEyaga rAdu vE vEga rammandune ||	I will meet him in all love, I will sprinkle perfume and request him to come soon to be with me.
C	bhoosurAngi vENu gOpAla inta panta mEla dAsu rAma kavi sannuti jEse nika rammandune ||	Oh my wise lady, why is Venugopala so stubborn? I will request him to come soon. Dasu Rama surely worships him.

P	valachiti rA ninu vadalanu sAmi jala jAksha nee darSanamE padi vElu ||	Oh lord Gopala, I loved you, I'll not leave you. Oh lotus eyed lord, your presence is invaluable.
C	ichchina sarE ivvakunna sarE vachchinAtO noka muchchaTADina chAlu ||	Whether you give me anything or not, I will be content with just your fond talk.
C	neeLLa nE munchu pAla nE munchu kALLaku mrokkeda karuNincharA sAmi ||	Whether you save me or sink me, I will only bow to your feet. Please be merciful.
C	vENu gOpAlA vEDiti chAlA rANinchu dAsu Sree rAmu nullamu vale ||	Oh Venugopala, I have been imploring you too long. You flourish well in Dasu Sree Rama's heart.

P	vanita rO ee vanne lEla nE ee vELa nAku tanuvEla taruNulEla dhanamEla dhAmamEla ||	Oh young woman, what good is this beauty for me? What for is this body, youth and abode?
C	AkulEla pOkalEla anna mEla pAnamlEla Sree karunDu rAka yunDi ASaluDigi yunna vELa ||	Why tamboolam (betel leaves & nuts), why food and drink when I lost all hopes of my dear lord returning?
C	sogasEla sommulEla agarEla gandha mEla maganiki daya lEka mEnu sagamai yunnaTTi vELa ||	Why these ornaments, why this beauty why this perfume, why this sandalwood paste? When my lord is so merciless, my body is reduced to half.
C	bhAsurAngi tOTa lEla pATa lEla Ata lEla dAsu rAma pAlu bAsi AsaluDigi yunna vELa ||	Oh my wise lady, why these gardens for me? Why this song and dance? When the lord of Dasu Rama,VenuGopala left me alone, when all my hopes are shattered.

P	vAri veeri jOli nA kEla rA sAmi vaddu vaddu chAlurA ||	Why should I bother about others affairs? No, no, it is enough.
AP	nOru moosu koni yoora kunna gAni teera dAye dAni pOru nE nEmi sEtu ||	Though I keep my mouth shut, trouble from her never stops. What shall I do?
C	ala dAnitO neevu kalasi kuluku chunna nade nAku padi vElu rA valapu nApai neeku kaluga kunna nEmi toli nOmu phalamani talachiti nE kAni ||	I did not grudge though you were flirting with her. I only cursed my fate, though you did not show me love.
C	vala vala kanneeru varada lai pAragA tala vrAse gA daivamu nilachi neetO ninka paluku lEmiTikirA alaru tEniya visa maina grOleda gAni ||	It is my fate to shed tears incessantly. What is the use of talking to you any more? I prefer to consume poison like honey.
C	vAraka Sree tOTla valluri vEnu gOpAla mrokkeda mrokkeda dheeru Daina dAsu Sree rAma kavi kruti sAra maina vini sAmi nannE larA ||	I bow to you always, Oh Gopala. You listen to the essence of the learned Dasu Sreerama's song. Protect me, oh Lord Venu Gopala.