Ninnantha Taṇḍe Eṇagunṭu Ninagilla

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 7 verses

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ನಿನ್ನಂಥ ತಂದೆ ಎನಗುಂಟು ನಿನಗಿಲ್ಲ

ninnantha taṇḍe eṇagunṭu ninagilla

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.

About Ninnantha Taṇḍe Eṇagunṭu Ninagilla

Ninnantha Taṇḍe Eṇagunṭu Ninagilla is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, 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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