Hear me, You are my father; then,
Akkamahadevi · 12th century · from the Kannada original
Original
ಅಂದೂ ನೀನೆ, ಇಂದೂ ನೀನೆ, ಏಂದೂ ನೀನೆ, ಕೇಳಾ ತಂದೆ.ನಿನ್ನ ಬೆಂಬಳಿವಿಡಿದ ಹಳೆಮಗಳಾನಯ್ಯ ಅಂದೂ ಇಂದೂ ಎಂದೂನಿನ್ನ ನಂಬಿದ ಒಲವಿನ ಶಿಶು ನಾನಯ್ಯ. ಒಂದಲ್ಲದೆ ಎರಡಯೆನಯ್ಯಾ.ಎನ್ನ ತಂದೆ ಕೇಳಾ, ಚೆನ್ನಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನಾ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಎಂಜಲನುಂಬ ಹಳೆಯವಳಾನಯ್ಯಾ
Translation
Hear me, You are my father; then, now & foreverI, Your daughter & follower, then, now & foreverI, the beloved child, who has implicit faith in YouThis is the truth & the only truthO’ Chenna Mallikarjuna, my father, I am your trusted & loyal one
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