calamEla jEsEvaiya

nATakuraJji Adi mUlaivIDu raGgaswAmi nATTuvanAr telugu varNam

Sahityam

calamEla jEsEvaiya cakkani mA¹ raGgaiya

Why harbour a grudge, my good Rangaiya?

kalakAlamu nI pAdamulE
gatiyani nammi yuMDaga

When, at all times, I seek refuge true, In your sacred feet, and none but you.

nannu brOva nIku bhAramA

Is saving me such a burden for you?

[1] Though mA literally means “our,” it is used in this context in the sense of “my.” This is as in sItamma mAyamma : “Sita is my mother.”