by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	nEnu needAna nAmEnu needEnurA neenA sanduna gAnaDE vAdurA ||	I am yours. My body is yours. Why am I not able to find you ?
C 1	ennaDu nee mATakedurADanu rA manninchi tinnaga mATADavEmirA ||	I'll never oppose you in my talk ?Please pardon me and talk to me well.
C 2	Oree nA sAmi nE kOritirA teeraina gubbala gOruluncha rArA ||	Oh my lord, I yearn for you. Please come and press my chest with your nails.
C 3	bhAsura vENugOpAla dayAlavAla dAsu SreerAmuni dayanElavadEla ||	Oh lustrous Venugopala, you are very compassionate. Why are you not compassionate to Dasu Srirama ?

P	kAmAndhakAramu kappenA neevinta kanugAnaka yunTivi ||	Are you so infatuated with blind love that you are not able to see your way ?
AP	EmirA teliyadA idi kAdani neeku nee muddu kOmali nivasinchina illu ||	Don't you know that this is not the house where your dear woman lives ?
C 1	panjaramuna chiluka pagiDi nEnunDaga parulaku Emi panirA sanja chhekaTi dAri jADa teliya lEka kanjAta nayana ikkaDa vachchitivA lEka ||	I am staying here like a bird in cage. What business do you have with other women ? Oh lotus eyed lord, perhaps you missed your way due to darkness of twilight.
C 2	vagakADa neevanTi vAniki nAvanTi maguva pondadi ElarA mogali poo jiDumabO mullAkanTina yaTlu tagani ee nA illu dari dAkenA lEka ||	Why does a deceitful lover like you want my company ? It is like getting hurt by thorny leaf while plucking mangrove flower. Did you come to my house by mistake ?
C 3	bhramalEla ninnaTi rAtiri galasina bhAma illidi gAdurA ramaNeeya dAsu SrirAma kaveendruni amala chittAmbuja manukonTivA lEka ||	Why are you in delusion ? This is not the house of the woman you met last night. Or Did you think that this is pure lotus-like heart of poet Dasu Srirama.

P	muddu mudduga pilavanA nAsAmini muddu mudduga pilavanA nA sAmini ||	Shall I address lord Venugopala fondly ? Should I call him intimately ?
AP	muddu mudduga pilava chulaka sEyunEmO muddu mudduga pilava bAgani tOchenE ||	If I call him fondly he may take me lightly. I think it is better to call him prettily.
C 1	pATalu pADudunA manchi ATalu ADudunA vATamaina gubba pOTu joopintunA tETa chekkili kona gOTa meeTudunA ||	Should I sing songs or should I play interesting games ? Should I push him with my chest? Should I fling my nail tips on his smooth cheeks?
C 2	AkumaDupu littunA manchi tAvi attaru pai bootunA tEkuvatO jaDa trippi koTTudunA mOka mAvi taliru mOvi garatunA ||	Should I offer him stuffed betel leaves? Should I smear fragrant scent? Shoul I lash him with my plaited hair? Shoul I bite his lips resembling tender mango leaves ?
C 3	kOpaginchaku mandunA yEra vENu gOpAla rammandunA Sree purNuDagu dAsu SrirAmu manamuna prApai nivasinchi pAlinchamandunA ||	Should I request him not to get angry? Should I request him to come close? Should I beg Venugopala to dwell in the heart of Dasu Srirama ?

P	tattarapaDanEla tALu tALurA sAmi attinTi kODalurA ||	Oh my lord, why are you so confused? Please be patient. I am a daughter-in-law staying with mother-in-law.
AP	kottaga nE vachchi konni nALLAyerA poddu gaDiya marachi pOru mAvAru chittamuna nEramenchakurA cheekaTi vELagAdurA atta gArinTa lEkunnapuDaina rAvatirA sAmi ||	I came to this house only a few days back. My husband won't forget me even for a minute. Don't find fault with me. It is not dark yet.You could have come in my mother-in-law's absence.
C 1	makkuva chekkili nokka rAkurA sAmi nokkulekkaDa dAturA akkaDanunnadi adigO yADubiDDa ikkadha lerigina egiri paibaDu sAmi nikkamuga neekE dakkitirA nETi mApiTiki rA pOrA pakkanE panchAdi gadi velapala talupu mooya kunchedarA ||	Don't come to press my cheeks in love. How can I hide the marks. My sister-in-law is right there. If she comes to know our story , she will pounce upon me. I am certainly yours. Please come in the night. I'll keep back door open.
C 2	kougiTikidi vELa gAdurA neekinta kakkurti pani yEmirA bAgu bAgu ravika baTTi nee gOLLatO lAgina pigili nElAgu bonkedarA kAgaladurA neevu kOrina kAryamadi yoka jAmu lOpala rAgadarA mApaTiki mAlOgiTiki paDamaTi kiTiki dArini ||	Oh lord, this is not time for embracing. Why are you behaving embarassingly? You've torn my blouse with nails. How can I hide all this ? You'll certainly get what you desire. Please enter my house in the night from western entrance.
C 3	valla gAdura tOTlavalluri vENugOpAla tagadu tagadurA challani panneeru challi yattaru dEha valli booseda mooya vaSamA vAsanalu sallalita dAsu SrirAmuni kruti nullasillitivirA madi mana mella guntalevvAru joochina allariki moolamagu sAmi ||	Oh Totlavalluru Venugopala, it is impossible for me and it is not good for you. Is it possible to hide fragrance of the scent sprinkled on me? It will be a scandal if others observe nail marks. Dasu Srirama's lyric makes you joyful at your heart.