Gummana Kareyadiru

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 5 verses

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ಗುಮ್ಮನ ಕರೆಯದಿರೆ

ಗುಮ್ಮನ ಕರೆಯದಿರೆ

gummana kareyadiru

Verse 1 — ಗುಮ್ಮನ ಕರೆಯದಿರೆ ಅಮ್ಮ ನೀನು | ಗುಮ್ಮನ ಕರೆಯದಿರೆ

ಗುಮ್ಮನ ಕರೆಯದಿರೆ ಅಮ್ಮ ನೀನು |
ಗುಮ್ಮನ ಕರೆಯದಿರೆ

gummana karèyadirè amma nīnu |
gummana karèyadirè

Don't call the bogeyman, mother — don't call the bogeyman.

Verse 2 — ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ ಇದ್ದೇನು ಅಮ್ಮಿಯ ಬೇಡೆನು | ಮಮ್ಮು ಉಣುತೇನೆ…

ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ ಇದ್ದೇನು ಅಮ್ಮಿಯ ಬೇಡೆನು |
ಮಮ್ಮು ಉಣುತೇನೆ ಅಮ್ಮ ಅಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

summanè iddenu ammiya beḍènu |
mammu uṇutenè amma al̤uvudilla

I'll sit quietly and won't ask for milk; I'll eat what I'm given and I won't cry.

Verse 3 — ಹೆಣ್ಣುಗಳಿರುವಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಅವರ | ಕಣ್ಣು…

ಹೆಣ್ಣುಗಳಿರುವಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಅವರ |
ಕಣ್ಣು ಮುಚ್ಚುವುದಿಲ್ಲವೆ |
ಚಿಣ್ಣರ ಬಡಿಯೆನು ಅಣ್ಣನ ಬೈಯೆನು |
ಬೆಣ್ಣೆಯ ಬೇಡೆನು ಮಣ್ಣು ತಿನ್ನುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

hèṇṇugal̤iruvalligè hogi avara |
kaṇṇu muccuvudillavè |
ciṇṇara baḍiyènu aṇṇana baiyènu |
bèṇṇèya beḍènu maṇṇu tinnuvudilla

I won't go where the girls gather and cover their eyes; I won't strike the little ones or scold my brother; I won't beg for butter or eat mud.

Verse 4 — ಬಾವಿಗೆ ಹೋಗೆ ಕಾಣೆ ಅಮ್ಮ ನಾನು | ಹಾವಿನೊಳಾಡೆ ಕಾಣೆ |…

ಬಾವಿಗೆ ಹೋಗೆ ಕಾಣೆ ಅಮ್ಮ ನಾನು |
ಹಾವಿನೊಳಾಡೆ ಕಾಣೆ |
ಆವಿನ ಮೊಲೆಯೂಡೆ ಕರುಗಳ ಬಿಡೆ ನೋಡೆ |
ದೇವರಂತೆ ಒಂದು ಠಾವಿಗೆ ಕೂಡುವೆ

bāvigè hogè kāṇè amma nānu |
hāvinòl̤āḍè kāṇè |
āvina mòlèyūḍè karugal̤a biḍè noḍè |
devaraṃtè òṃdu ṭhāvigè kūḍuvè

I won't go near the well, mother, or play among snakes; I won't drink the cow's milk and set the calves free; I'll sit like a little god in one quiet place.

Verse 5 — ಮಗನ ಮಾತನು ಕೇಳುತ ಗೋಪೀದೇವಿ | ಮುಗುಳುನಗೆಯ ನಗುತ |…

ಮಗನ ಮಾತನು ಕೇಳುತ ಗೋಪೀದೇವಿ |
ಮುಗುಳುನಗೆಯ ನಗುತ |
ಜಗದೊಡೆಯ ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲನ |
ಬಿಗಿದಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡಳು ಮೋಹದಿಂದಾಗ

magana mātanu kel̤uta gopīdevi |
mugul̤unagèya naguta |
jagadòḍèya śrī puraṃdaraviṭhalana |
bigidappikòṃḍal̤u mohadiṃdāga

Hearing her child's words, Gopīdevī — Yaśodā — smiled a gentle smile, and clasped the lord of the universe, Śrī Purandara Viṭhala, to her bosom in sheer affection.

About Gummana Kareyadiru

Gummana Kareyadiru is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: bhakthilahari.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".

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