तुम बिन कौन लेत खबर मोरी

An enjoyable rendering, and a powerful appeal to God, of a Shivranjani composition of only four lines of lyrics. Rough translation:

"Who else is concerned about me,
You are the lord — Swami — of everyone, in everyone.
My boat is stuck in a vortex
Please get me out to a shore, God."

बनाके क्यों बिगाड़ा रे

A woman who has suffered an ill-fated incident in her life questions whether she can trust God. Why? Because of the injustice meted out to her (by God, she thinks).

ಕಾಡು ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆಯೊಂದು ಕಾಡಿನಲಿ ನರಳುತಿದೆ ಬಾಡಿ ಹೋಗುವ ಮುನ್ನ

A lovely metaphor in the form of a flower somewhere in the woods that feels isolated and not appreciated, because it feels that it has not gotten a chance to decorate someone's hairdo. The song appears also to refer to an individual that feels detached from the world, and longs not only to reach God but, at least, to be valued in the world. It is very ably sung by Vijay Prakash of 'Jai Ho' fame.

As you listen to it, you can also feel the pain that the flower might feel ... Glory to the poet who captured the emotion in words, and to the singer who brings the emotion alive.

In this case, it is not necessary for me to create a Kannada transliteration: It is already available on the web.

ಯಮನೆಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣೆನೆಂದು ಹೇಳಬೇಡ

This song was sung by someone in a recent gathering marking someone else's death. Its beauty, as I see it, is its ability to point out God's eternal presence supporting the life-death continuum. God underlies both life and death. If you know the Hindu puranic character pairs of ಯಮ-ರಾಮ, ವಿಭೀಷಣ-ರಾವಣ, ಅರ್ಜುನ-ಕೌರವ, ಉಗ್ರಸೇನ-ಕಂಸ and ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದ-ಹಿರಣ್ಯಕ, it will help in appreciating the lyrics a bit better.

[Prelude added on 22 August 2020]

जाने कहाँ गए वह दिन?

It is not often that a song can make a lasting impact in one's memories. For me, the song

जाने कहाँ गए वह दिन?

is one such.