'aakuraalu kaalamu' is an attemt to draw comparison between 'fall colours'
and human feelings.
'aakuraalu kaalamu'
tE. bratikiyunDuTa mari naalgu dinamulaina
vinta vintaina SObhala velli virisi
taamu tariyinci kanulaku vindu jesi
jnma saardhakya siddhini bondinaTula
tE. aakuraalu kaalamu darijErinanta
citramagu varNamula gone patramulunu
kaanukaga rangu vastraala ceTTu talli
veDalu napuDicce patra putrikala kanaga
tE. talli yicceDu rangulu naccalEdo?
aDigi naTTi rangulu mari yiiyalEdo?
ganTu mogamutO patramulu ginisi naTula
pariDhaville jEguru rangu konni cOTla
tE. tama haritamevvarO harincirani yenci
krOdha manducu patrabhaaminulu konni
rOsha vadanalai kempulu jimme nanaga
vividha yerupulu yagupince nacaTa nacaTa
tE. raalipOnunDa mari konni dinamulakunu
nijamu maraci bhraantini bratuka dagadanucu
cinta lEni vairaagyamu bonde nanaga
patramulu konni pingaLa vadana laaye
tE. talli nodalipOvu yavastha talacu konucu
kaThina satyamu nOrvani jiivulavale
digulu baadhayu madilOna gadale nEmo
tiivra niilamulaaye patramulu konni
tE. bratuku yannadi mUnnaLla muccaTaina
jarugudaaniki vagacucu bratuka nEla
bratuku yanaga diiyani yanubhUti gaade
yanna satyamu jagatiki jeppinaTula
tE. aaku paccadanamu lEni baadha lEka
raalipOvudamannaTTi cinta lEka
kashTa merugani yaananda jiivi vOle
pacca paccaga velige patramulu konni
tE. paTTudala vadalani dhairyaSaali valeno
monDidanamunu maanani mUrkhu valeno
parama pisinaari tanamunna lObhi valeno
haritamunu viiDakunDe patramulu konni
tE. gaDuvu miiri taaraaDu vaari vale gaaka
krotta vaariki cOTicci gauravamugaa
naDDu tolageDu nijamaina pedda vOle
konni yaaku lUdaana hundaanu telipe
tE. puTTinadi modalugoni yiinaaTi varaku
taamonarcina panulaku tRpti jendi
dhanya jiivana bhaavana bonde nanaga
murise panDu baccalini batramulu konni
mari koddi kaalamunaku,
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tE. kashTa sukhamula yanubhava bhEdamunna
heccu daggula tEDaalu yenni yunna
kaaladharmamunaku yellarokaTe yanaga
raali paDiyunDe yaakulu nEla miida
tE. bratiki nannaaLlu bhaavamu lenni yunna
raalina pidapa navi yella yEmi yaUno
yeruga revvaru jagatini yinta varaku
migilinaTTi vaaralakunna digulu dappa
tE. cEdu gatamunaku vagaci kOlukonucu
tiiyadanamunu bratukuna dirigi pondu
taruNa maaSinci jUceDu jiivulavale
aakuraalina ceTlaTa vEci yunDe
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With excuses to the knowledgeable people,
jEguru rangu= Reddish brown; pingaLa varNamu=Faded yellow;
tiivra niilamu=Dark blue; pacca pacca= Bright yellow;
Udaa= Violet; panDu baccali= purple.
With regards,
Prabhakar Vissavajjhala, Ph.D.
Fishberg Research Center for Neurobiology
Mt. Sinai School of medicine
New York, NY 10029