needless to say - enjoyed reading the vEnu Dasigi gaari keelu bomma kavita
Hair Om!
Sadananda
>Inspired by some recent discussion with Dr. Ramakrishna Pillamarri, I
>made the following attempt, which is my first exercise in writing
>anything in patterned Telugu. The theme is ... (please see the end of
>the message). Comments welcome. Also, I am not good with RIT version
>of telugu spelling. I would appreciate corrections.
>
>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
K. Sadananda
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