ನಿನ್ನಂಥ ತಂದೆ ಎನಗುಂಟು ನಿನಗಿಲ್ಲ
ನಿನ್ನಂಥ ತಂದೆ ಎನಗುಂಟು ನಿನಗಿಲ್ಲ
ninnantha taṇḍe eṇagunṭu ninagilla
Ninnantha Taṇḍe Eṇagunṭu Ninagilla
Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsaru · devaranama · 7 verses
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Verse 1 — ನಿನ್ನಂಥ ತಂದೆ ಎನಗುಂಟು ನಿನಗಿಲ್ಲ
ನಿನ್ನಂಥ ತಂದೆ ಎನಗುಂಟು ನಿನಗಿಲ್ಲ
ninnaṃtha taṃdè ènaguṃṭu ninagilla
A father like You, I have — You don't have one.
Verse 2 — ನಿನ್ನಂಥ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಎನಗುಂಟು ನಿನಗಿಲ್ಲ
ನಿನ್ನಂಥ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಎನಗುಂಟು ನಿನಗಿಲ್ಲ
ninnaṃtha svāmi ènaguṃṭu ninagilla
A Lord like You, I have — You don't have one.
Verse 3 — ನಿನ್ನಂಥ ದೊರೆ ಎನಗುಂಟು ನಿನಗಿಲ್ಲ
ನಿನ್ನಂಥ ದೊರೆ ಎನಗುಂಟು ನಿನಗಿಲ್ಲ
ninnaṃtha dòrè ènaguṃṭu ninagilla
A king like You, I have — You don't have one.
Verse 4 — ನೀನೇ ಪರದೇಶಿ ನಾನೇ ಸ್ವದೇಶಿ
ನೀನೇ ಪರದೇಶಿ ನಾನೇ ಸ್ವದೇಶಿ
nīne paradeśi nāne svadeśi
You are a stranger here; I am the native of this land.
Verse 5 — ನಿನ್ನ ಅರಸಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಎನಗೆ ತಾಯಿಯುಂಟು
ನಿನ್ನ ಅರಸಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಎನಗೆ ತಾಯಿಯುಂಟು
ninna arasi lakṣmī ènagè tāyiyuṃṭu
Your own consort Lakshmi is my mother — I have that blessing.
Verse 6 — ಎನಗಿದ್ದ ತಾಯಿ ತಂದೆ ನಿನಗ್ಯಾರು
ಎನಗಿದ್ದ ತಾಯಿ ತಂದೆ ನಿನಗ್ಯಾರು
ènagidda tāyi taṃdè ninagyāru
Those who are my parents — who do You have?
Verse 7 — ತೋರೊ ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲ
ತೋರೊ ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲ
torò śrī puraṃdaraviṭhala
Behold — so sings Purandara Viṭhala.
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About Ninnantha Taṇḍe Eṇagunṭu Ninagilla
Ninnantha Taṇḍe Eṇagunṭu Ninagilla is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsaru, addressed to Krishna — a Ugabhoga. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: meerasubbarao.wordpress.com.
Also known as: Ninnantha Tande.
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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