and the light shines forth from Śrī Kṛṣṇa as he plays.
Verse 7 — ಕಿಣಿ ಕಿಣಿ ಕಿಣಿರೆಂಬ ಕರದ ಕಂಕಣ ಬಳೆ
ಕಿಣಿ ಕಿಣಿ ಕಿಣಿರೆಂಬ ಕರದ ಕಂಕಣ ಬಳೆ
kiṇi kiṇi kiṇirèṃba karada kaṃkaṇa bal̤è
His bangles tinkle “kiṇi-kiṇi” on his arms,
Verse 8 — ಝಣ ಝಣ ಝಣರೆಂಬ ನಡುವಿನ ಘಂಟೆ
ಝಣ ಝಣ ಝಣರೆಂಬ ನಡುವಿನ ಘಂಟೆ
jhaṇa jhaṇa jhaṇarèṃba naḍuvina ghaṃṭè
and his waist-bells ring “jhaṇa-jhaṇa”.
Verse 9 — ಡಣ ಡಣ ಡಣರೆಂಬ ಪಾದದ ತೊಡವಿನ
ಡಣ ಡಣ ಡಣರೆಂಬ ಪಾದದ ತೊಡವಿನ
ḍaṇa ḍaṇa ḍaṇarèṃba pādada tòḍavina
His foot-anklets echo “ḍaṇa-ḍaṇa”,
Verse 10 — ಮಿಣಿ ಮಿಣಿ ಕುಣಿದಾಡುತ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ
ಮಿಣಿ ಮಿಣಿ ಕುಣಿದಾಡುತ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ
miṇi miṇi kuṇidāḍuta śrīkṛṣṇa
and Śrī Kṛṣṇa dances in playful delight.
Verse 11 — ಹಿಡಿ ಹಿಡಿ ಹಿಡಿಯೆಂದು ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠಲನ
ಹಿಡಿ ಹಿಡಿ ಹಿಡಿಯೆಂದು ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠಲನ
hiḍi hiḍi hiḍiyèṃdu puraṃdara viṭhalana
“Catch him, catch him!” calls Purandara Viṭhala,
Verse 12 — ದುಡು ದುಡು ದುಡುಎಂದೋಡುತ ಹರಿ
ದುಡು ದುಡು ದುಡುಎಂದೋಡುತ ಹರಿ
duḍu duḍu duḍuèṃdoḍuta hari
as Hari runs swiftly in playful haste.
Verse 13 — ನಡೆ ನಡೆ ನಡೆಯೆಂದು ಮಲ್ಲನೆ ಪಿಡಿಯುತ
ನಡೆ ನಡೆ ನಡೆಯೆಂದು ಮಲ್ಲನೆ ಪಿಡಿಯುತ
naḍè naḍè naḍèyèṃdu mallanè piḍiyuta
“Walk slowly, walk slowly,” say the elders,
Verse 14 — ಬಿಡು ಬಿಡು ಬಿಡು ದಮ್ಮಯ್ಯ ಎನ್ನುತ
ಬಿಡು ಬಿಡು ಬಿಡು ದಮ್ಮಯ್ಯ ಎನ್ನುತ
biḍu biḍu biḍu dammayya ènnuta
but Kṛṣṇa laughs: “Let me go, let me go, Damma!”
About Bandanene Ranga Bandanene
Bandanene Ranga Bandanene is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: haridasaseva.com.
Revered as the Pitāmaha (grandfather) of Carnatic music and a foremost Haridasa saint of Karnataka; a disciple of Vyāsatīrtha who composed a vast number of Kannada devaranamas under the signature "Purandara Viṭhala".
What is Bandanene Ranga Bandanene and what does it mean?
Bandanene Ranga Bandanene is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna, of 13 verses. On Avabodhak every verse is shown with its English meaning, so you can understand the text line by line as you read.
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Who composed Bandanene Ranga Bandanene?
Bandanene Ranga Bandanene is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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