aarta geetam (excerpts)(1956)
naa dESaanni goorci paaDalEnu, nee aadESaanni manniMcalEnu
yee vipaMcikaku Sruti kalapalEnu
yee rOju naaku vishaada smRti, vidhi tamassulu moosina divaaMdhRti
naa yeDada mrODaina oka dusthiti.....
nEnu nEDu kanneerugaa karigina geetikanu, siggutO reMDugaa
ceelina veduru boMgunu, maMTalalO aMtaraaMtara dagdhamaina booDidanu.....
yee rOju nEnu coosinadEmi? vidhi inni kattulanu doosinadEmi?
jaagRti hEtu vaadarala dudhiramEmi?
nEnu cooSaanu nijaMgaa aakalitO allaaDi marriceTTu kiMda
maraNiMcina musali vaaNNi;
nEnu coosaanu nijaMgaa neeraMdhra varshaana vaMtena kiMda
niMDu coolaalu prasaviMci moorCillina dRSyaanni;
nEnu cooSaanu nijaMgaa talli lEka taMDri lEka, muMjEtula
kanulu tuDucukuMToo, muriki kaalva pakkanE nidriMcina
mooDELLa pasi baaluNNi;
nEnu coosaanu nijaMgaa, pillalaku gaMji kaaciposi, taanu niraahaaruDai
rudhdha baashpaakulita nayanuDai, aafees ku vaccina vRdhdhuni
pyoon veeranna ni;
nEnu coosaanu nijaMgaa, kshayagrasta bhaarya ika batakadani
DAkTar ceppinapuDu, pracaMDa vaatoola hata neepaSaakha vale, gaja gaja
vaNiki pOyina arakta aSakta gumastaa ni,
aidaaruguru pillalu galavaaNNi;
nEnu coosaanu nijaMgaa, moorteebhavat dainyaanni, hainyaanni
kshubhitaaSR kallOla neeradhulni, gacCat Savaakaara vikaarulni
idi yE naagarikataku phalaSRti? yE vij~naana prakarshaku prakRti?
yE budhdha dEvuDi janmabhoomiki garva smRti?
ika nannu nirbaMdhiMcaku nEstaM, yee raatri nEnu paaDalEnu;
yee kRtrima vEshaanni abhinayiMpalEnu, maanavata lEni lOkaanni stutiMpalEnu
....
okka nirupEda vunnaMta varaku, okka malinaaSRbiMdu voriginaMta varaku
okka prEgu aakali kanalinaMta varaku
okka Sushka stanya sannidhini kshudhaarti nEDcu paapa unnaMta varaku
okka talli veeravaakrOSa ravamu vinnaMta varaku
okka kshata du@hkhita hRdaya mooraDillanaMta varaku
naaku SaaMti kalugadiMka nEstaM, nEnu nigarvi nainaanu...
yee guMDe gooDupaTlu ekkaDO kadalinavi, yee kanulu varadalai paarinavi
yee kalalu kaagitapu pElikalai raalinavi
yee aarti yE saudhaaMtaraalaku payaniMpagaladu?
yE raajakeeyavEtta guMDelanu spRSimpagaladu?....
yE bhagavaMtuniki nivEdiMcu konagaladu....?
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