Few days ago we saw some posts on the poem `aakali' by krishnaSaastri.
I have found the complete text in newly published `badarika'. I thought
I can share the complete poem with you all. So, here it is!!
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aakali (from a radio speech on aakali, 1938)
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kaala dEvata gunDe orisi, kaaLa raatiri netru kurisi
raakaasi yelugu cheekatla muulugu!
lOna- , vanne pOyina rangu deepaalu
vennellO unmatta naaTyaalu
visugu puTTee viDaru, veenulunDee vinaru
daggaraga daggraga, raakaasi yelugu cheekatla muulugu!
lOna- , rekkalegarani nemali simhaasanam
ekki Sirasandanidi kOteeram
bhaaramainaa viDaru, chEruvainaa vinaru
biggaraga biggaraga, raakaasi yelugu cheekatla muulugu!
lOna- , raaNa pOyina raacha nagarulO
paanu panTani vEDi niduralO
melaku vochchee vinaru, praLayamochchee viDaru
daggaraga biggaraga, raakaasi yelugu cheekatla muulugu!
paina- , kaaLaraatiri gunDe pagili
kaala sarpamu vishamu ragili
raakaasi yelugu cheekatla muulugu!
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tama kamRutamunchukonnaaru, tama madhuvu ninchu konnaaru-
maaku aakali nichchi!
maaku rOsham hechchi, mandaakinee jhurul
maru garbhamandinku varaku!
tama sogasu vaaDipOdanTa; tama sukamu veedipOdanTa-
maaku naaSam ichchi! maaku dvEsham hechchi
mandaara tarulu hEmanta masana mmandu varaku!
tama ghanata kRuta yugamu daitE, tama prabhuta brahmaayuvaitE -
maaku sankeLLIchchi! maaku maanam vachchi
maghava kOTeeramE manTi kougili nanTu varaku
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kOTi chEtulu chaapi, kaaTakammE tirugu, nETi bhaarata bhoomilO
kaaSikaa swarNa simhaasanaadhyaayinee!
kanikarammEdamma, kadali raavEvamma ?
aSaaSa lanTikone, aakaaSamanTukone
aruNa kaala kshudhaanalamulO
amRuta madhu koumudee haasinee naa talli!
aDaripOvEmamma, arasi raavEvamma ?
naalgu dikkula naDuma velgu bangaru nEla
naaSamaaye mahaa SmaSaanamai
vaasanta jeeva vinyaasinee naa talli!
aasa maakEdamma, andi raavEvamma ?
kOTi chEtulu chaapi, kaaTakammE tirugu, nETi bhaarata bhoomilO!
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Regards
Madhav