Mella Mellane bandane meaning

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pramadoss
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Mella Mellane bandane meaning

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Namaskaram

Can someone please give me meaning for Mella Mellane bandane by Purandaradasa.

Thank you

Here are the lyrics I found online.

Pallavi
mella mellane bandane gOpyamma kELe mella mellane bandane

Anupallavi
mella mellane bandu gallakke muddu koTTu nillade Odi pOda kaLLage buddhi pELe

Charanam 1
hAlu mAralu pOdare ninnaya kanda kAlikaTTava kaTTida hAla sungava
bEDi kOlanne aDDa kaTTi shAleya seLa koNDu hELadODida krSNa

Charanam 2
mosara mAralu pOdare ninnaya kanda hesarEnendele kELida hasanAda
heNNa mEle kusumava tandikki shashimukhiyarigella basiru mADidanIta

Charanam 3
hOgire rangayyana mEle nIvu dUrEnu koNDu bandire yOgIsha
purandara viTTala rAyana tUgi pADire bEga nAgavENiyarella


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Re: Mella Mellane bandane meaning

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A couple of corrections:
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Caranam 3
KAligaDDava
Sunkava bEDI.
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Re: Mella Mellane bandane meaning

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There is another version of charaNa{3}

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mosaru mAralu hOdare ninnaya kanda

hesarEnendu kELida

hasanAda heNNa mEle kusumava tandikki

shashi mukiyarigella hesarhELi OdipOda{c3}

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Please check your mail.

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Lyrics with a defferent worded chranam.::
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Pallavi
mella mellane bandane gOpyamma kELe mella mellane bandane
Anupallavi
mella mellane bandu gallakke muddu koTTu nillade Odi pOda kaLLage buddhi pELe
Charanam 1
hAlu mAralu pOdare ninnaya kanda kAligaDDava kaTTida hAla sunkava
bEDi kOlanne aDDa kaTTi shAleya seLa koNDu hELadODida krSNa
Charanam 2
mosara mAralu pOdare ninnaya kanda hesarEnendele kELida hasanAda
heNNa mEle kusumava tandikki shashimukhiyarigella hesahELi ODipOda
Charanam 3
hOgire rangayyana mEle nIvu dUrEnu koNDu bandire yOgIsha
purandara viTTala rAyana tUgi pADire bEga nAgavENiyarella.

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Re: Mella Mellane bandane meaning

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Translation for the above mentioned lyrics.::
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O, yashOdA, listen,he came upgradually [slowly, silently,like a thief},
He came gradually{P}
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He came up gradually, he gave a kiss, on my chin, did not stop,just ran away,give him, some advice.{AP}
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When I went to sell milk,your little baby, put an obstacle,of a stick,at my feet.
After obstructing me,he demanded tax,for the milk, he pulled away the saree,
and ran away,without a word{c1}
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When I went to sell curds,your son asked me, my name.He found a beautiful girl
Placed a flower on her,he told her name to all the lotus faced maidens.and ran away,your son{c2}
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Go away,you girls, with cobra like braids,what complaints have you
brought against rangayya?
Quickly sing and swing the lOrd of yOgis,purandara viTTalarAya.{c3}

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Please check your mail.
I have sent the translation.
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Re: Mella Mellane bandane meaning

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Thank you very much!!

I haven’t received the email. Will you please be able to send it to pramadoss@gmail.com

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