baapu ramaNala buDugu
taratarammula telugu
amerikalO velugu
O keelubommaa!
raagaala sarigamalu
laasyaala tadhikiNalu
sadaa mee madhurimalu
O keelubommaa!
tandaana taanaalu
vEDukala aaTaalu
snEhaala bhETeelu
O keelubommaa!
valasa poyina vaaru
tirigEru palumaaru
priyamaina sontooru
O keelubommaa!
amerikaa rahadaari
pai tirugu raav gaari
gundello gOdaari
O keelubommaa!
sootlu bootloo todugu
vEyi velugulu velugu
manasu maatramu telugu
O keelubommaa!
snOki mootalu baLLu
vaaravaaram sELLu
amerikakE cellu
O keelubommaa!
vasamtapu mOwarsu
calimamcuna shawarsu
madhya leef blOwarsu
O keelubommaa!
uttaraana himammu
daxinapu greeshmammu
amerika somtammu
O keelubommaa!
blaanDlatO spai baanDu
kaaka DisneelaanDu
paDamaTikivE braanDu
O keelubommaa!
O warkahaalikO
kaakaalkahaalikO
E kalki vEDukO
O keelubommaa!
maaTlaaDu telugeeshu*
panilOna bahu bhEshu
aamdhruDi kamaameeshu
O keelubommaa!
pratirOju O koora
tinnAka nOroora
kaavaali gOmgoora
O keelubommaa!
kamcamlo aavakaay
kaaka gutti vamkay
vumTEne haayihaay
O keelubommaa!
taDabaDE naa telugu
amerikaalO merugu
telloDu Emerugu
O keelubommaa!
telugulO taDabaaTu
ammatO eDabaaTu
amerikanu grahapaaTu
O keelubommaa!
inTilOnE ceere
aafeesulO vEre
aandhra vanitayyaare
O keelubommaa!
mundEmo ef vannu
aapaina ech vannu
Daalarlu E vannu
O keelubommaa!
amerika khamdammu
pacca kaardandammu
alarincu Dendammu
O keelubommaa!
*with apologies to Dr. Pillalamarri Ramakrishna.
The keelubomma is intended to refer to "the mechanized Indian (Telugu)
American who is mostly controlled by his/her love for India, the
language and the culture."
Of course, this is my feeble attempt at imitating aarudra's koonalamma
paddalu. I didn't think it wouldn't be obvious, but an
acknowledgement is due.
--- Venu Dasigi