Nodayya Kwate Lingave

Nodaiah kwate lingavae - See there, Oh lord Shiva(the one in the fort)! Belakki Jodi kuntawe - There sits that Pair of birds (referring to egrets (belakki) Anguy-ashtagala-goodu - A nest as small as a palm Aadrunuu darbar noodu - Yet, Look at their darbar (referring to them Being happy and content in their small home) Preetili loka marthave - They are lost in love and forgotten the world Paaya illa, gwade illa - no foundation, no walls Nodu ivara aramane - look at their palace Raja rani aalu kalu yellanu ivarene - king, Queen, servant, gheevant, there are them all Swane maliyo - pouring rain Uriyo bisilo - burning sun Yene bandru jagalla - nothing will deter them Avalige ivana kodae yaagavana - he becomes her umbrella Ivarigay ivaru bitrae yaarilla - they Have but each only each other and no one else Peddhu haida manasu suddha - dumb village idiot, but a pure heart Sullu haelo kulavalla - comes from a simple, truthful community Sunnadha neergu - water mixed with sunna (whitewash) Govina halgu - cow's milk Yatwasa gothilla - he can't differentiate between them A aah e ee odidolu evana manasu odhovlae - She the learned one has also read his heart Kogale banna aadaru chinna - the Colour of a koel, but nonetheless gold Antha evana jothegavalae - thus she is with him Translated by mdjibran