by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	mATADI pommanavE manjula vANi vAni noka || neeTimooTa tO sATi booTakamulEtTiki manchidi||	Oh beautiful maid with sweet voice, please request him to talk to me. He is unreliable like a bundle in water. Why is he so deceitful?
C 1	raddi yEla vaddanuchu koddigAnu buddhi cheppi muddiya mOmuna mOmiDi muddulu gulku vaddajEri yoka ||	Why is this clamour? He should be taught a lesson. Let him come to shower kisses on my face.
C 2	chinna nADE nannu gooDE vannekADE vADanuchu kanneminna ninnE kOri yunnadi ika vanne meera noka ||	I am pining for him because that handsome lord met me in my childhood. Ask him to talk to me.
C 3	bhAsurAnga gOpAluni bAsalachE mOsapOti dOsamEmi chEsitinO dAsu rAma kavitAsudhA ruchi ||	I am deceived by Venugopala's sweet words. I don't know what mistakes I made. Dasu Srirama's sweet poetry is enjoyable.

P	iTu rArA idi mErA yErA nanda kumArA||	Oh Lord Venugopala the son of Nanda, Please come here. It it good for you to neglect me ?
C 1	sannajAji poodanDa savarinchi sEvincheda ||	I'll worship you with beautiful jasmine garland.
C 2	mogamuna kasturi diddi siga duvvi sEvincheda ||	I'll decorate you with kasturi mark on your face and dress your hair.
C3	mElaina gandhamu mEnaboosi sEvincheda ||	I'll smear best sandalwood paste on your body and worship you.
C 4& C5	Aku maDupulandinchi aDugulotti sEvincheda || dAsu rAma kavi hrudaya vAsuDavani sEvincheda ||	I'll offer betel leaves and nuts to you and worship. I'll worship Venugopala who dwells in the heart of poet Dasu Srirama.

P	mAnavati jnAnavati mahitamati bhArati saraswati ||	Oh Saraswati, Oh Bharati, you are embodiment of knowledge. You are dignified and revered by all.
C 1	nee naya mennaga nevvari taramu nimisha rahitula kunaina dustaramu mAnuga nA vAkkula nirantaramu nee nila varamu nE kOru varamu ||	Who is competent to evaluate your virtues ? Even gods can not.Please listen to me patiently.
C 2	prAkaTa veeNAgAna bhajanamu bhavya kAvya mrudu bhAva kadhanamu yE kaDalanu vAnchinchu nA manamu neeku sEvanamu nAku jeevanamu ||	I wish to hear your praise on Veena, auspicious poetry and good thoughts. My life is dedicated to worship you.
C 3	manjulamagu nee mahimamu ghanamu bhanjita durmata bhava vAsanamu ranjita dAsu SrirAma kavanamu rakshita dhanamu mOksha sAdhanamu ||	Your powers are pleasant and great. They shatter away all evil thoughts to make earthly existence delightful. Dasu Srirama's poetry is like safe treasure. It is means to attain salvation.

P	EmanenE kOmali telupavE neetO EmaneNe kOmali ||	Oh beautiful lady, please tell me what Venugopala told you?
C 1	angajubAriki niluva taramaTE mangaLa vArtalu mari yEmE neetO ||	Do you think it is possible to escape powerful influence of Manmadha ? Have you any auspicious news to convey?
C 2	mOhapayOdhi lO munigiti nika nE yOohalu sEyudu nokasAri neetO ||	I am drowned in ocean of infatuation. I'll take your advice here after.
C 3	dAsu SrirAma kavi geeta sudhA dhAruDaina hari daya chEsi neetO ||	Please tell me what Venugopala told you. He enjoys songs written by poet Dasu Srirama like elixir.