Keeping A Vibrant Interest in The Heart's Adoration...

Mungaru Maleye..
Yenu ninna hanigala leele

Ninna mugila saale, dhareya korala premada maale
Suriva olume aajadi malege, preeti moodide

Yaava chippinalli, yaava haniyu muttaguvudo
Olavu yelli kudiyoduvudo, tiliyadagide

Mungaru Maleye..
Yenu ninna hanigala leele

Bhuvi kenne tumba, mugilu surida muttina gurutu
Nanna yedeya tumba, avalu banda hejjeya gurutu
Hejje gejjeya savi saddu, premanadavo

Yede mugilinalli, rangu challi nintalu avalu
Baredu hesaru kamanabillu, yenu modiyo

Mungaru Maleye..
Yenu ninna hanigala leele

Yava hanigalinda, yava nelavu gasiraguvudo
Yaara sparshadindaa, yara manavu hasivaguvudo
Yara usirali yara hesaro yaru baredaro
Yava preeti huvu, yara hrudayadalli araluvudo
Yaara prema poojege mudipo, yaru balloro

Mungaru Maleye..
Yenu ninna hanigala leele

Olava chandamama naguta banda manadangalake
Preeti belakinalli, hrudaya horatide meravanige
Avala prema doorinakadege, preeti payanavo
Pranaya doorinalli, kaledu hogo sukava indu
Dhanyanaade padedukondu hosa janmavo

Mungaru Maleye..
Yenu ninna hanigala leele

Rhythm of Life

Have you ever felt the breeze
and stood unshaken
Have you ever been pattered by raindrops
and gone untouched
Have you ever felt the rhythm of music
and been unmoved
Have you ever seen a damsel
and stayed not flustered
Have you ever been smiled at by a babe
and remained unhappy
Have you ever loved an angel
and lived not to realize it

Lighten My Path

You hold my hand and walk
So I know where I'm heading
Without you how do I know the path
A friend like you is a light
That not just makes me bright
But also my path

The Bliss from the Sky

How I wish you would come on,
As a shower of joy, a shower of fresh
A blessing from the sky
Ye, you beautiful dark clouds,
Gather and spread your tresses,
Pour the celestial ambrosia;
Sprinkle the earth,
Drench the world,
Refresh the mind,
Save from the burn;
Shower on, rain on,
Pour On Eternal Moments
Let us Live On Valued Earnest;
Build the bridge
Unite the sky and the earth,
And make us walk on the rainbow

Poems by Rumi

Been reading some poetic works by Jalaluddin Rumi, the philosopher musician. As you read on his enthralling and soul-stirring creations, you cannot help but become one with his thoughts. Associated with Rumi are the famed whirling Dervishes; the both go on to instill a sense of awe and joy, not just in the mind, but in the soul.

Some thoughts of Rumi -

"We are the flute, our music is all Thine;
We are the mountains echoing only Thee;
And movest to defeat or victory;
Lions emblazoned high on flags unfurled
The wind invisible sweeps us through the world"


"In your light I learn how to love
In your beauty, how to make poems
You dance inside my chest,
where no one sees you,
but sometimes I do,
and that sight becomes this art"


An article on Rumi - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1800175.cms

A video of the whirling Dervishes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddiJLecNHkI&feature=related

Rehna Tu

Rehna Tu from Delhi 6, translated by Daisy

Rehna tu, Hai jaisa tu
Stay as you are
Thoda sa dard tu, Thoda Sukun
A little pain, a little relief
Rehna Tu, Hai Jaisa Tu
Stay as you are
Dheema Dheema jhonka, Ya phir junoon
A gentle breeze, a strong gust of wind
Thoda sa resham, Tu hamdam
A little silky, you are my love
Thoda sa khurdura
A little rough
Kabhi tu adh jaaye, Ya ladh jaaye
Sometimes you are stubborn, and sometimes you end up fighting
Ya khushboo se bhara
Sometimes (you are) full of fragrance (sweetness)
Tujhe badalna na chahoon
I don't want to change you
Rati bhar bhi sanam
Not even a bit
Bina sajawat milawat
Undecorated, Unaltered
Na zyaada na hi kam
Neither more nor less
Tuhje chaahon, jaisa hai tu
I like you, just the way you are
Mujhe teree barish mein beegna hai ghuljana hai
I want to drench myself in rain (of your love).. seek union with you

Tujhe chaahon, jaisa hai tu
I like you, just the way you are
Mujhe tere lapat mein jalna rakh ho jana hai
I want to get burnt in your tresses...burn away to ashes
Tu zakham de agar
If you torment me,
Marham bhi aakar tu lagaaye
You soothe me too
Zakham mein bhi mujhko pyaar aaye
Even in pain, I find you adorable

Dariya oooo dariya
Doobne de mujhe dariya
Doobne de mujhe dariya
Let me sink in your love (river-like)
Rehna Tu, Hai Jaisa Tu
Stay as you are

Thoda sa dard tu, Thoda Sukun
A little pain, a little relief
Rehna Tu, Hai Jaisa Tu
Dheema Dheema jhonka, Ya phir junoon
A gentle light breeze or a strong gust of wind

Haath thaam chalna ho
If we hold hands and walk,
To dono ke daye haath sang kaise
Then how our right hands will be intertwined
Haath thaam chalna ho
If we hold our hands,
To dono ke daye haath sang kaise
Then how our right hands will be intertwined
Ek daaya hoga, ek baaiya hoga
Only the left and right hands can join
Tham le, haath yeh thaam le
Hold my hands...hold my hands dear
Chalna hai sang thaam le
Hold my hands...in the journey of life

The Butterfly

One day I saw a cocoon and wondered what it was

It looked very pretty and I treasured it with my heart

Every day I would ask it what it was

But only silence was what I always got

One day, holding in my palm, I asked it what it was

Then I heard it say I'm pretty outside and beautiful inside

I said Can I not see you

It replied i want to be within the cocoon

I said if you won't come out

The world wouldn't know your beauty

And it said the cocoon is warm and the world is cold

Then I held it close to my heart

And I saw a butterfly fly out

But it flew not without into the world

but within deep into my heart