cUDarE celulAra

pantuvarALi mizra cApu tyAgarAja telugu kRti

Sahityam

cUDarE celulAra yamunA dEvi
sogasella santOSamuna

Happily behold, O friends, the exceeding grace of Yamuna Devi!

errani paGkEruhamulE andu
yimpaina bhRGga nAdamulE (cUDarE)

What reddish lotuses! And, what a sweet humming of the bees thereon!

isuka dinnelenta telupE mEnu
indra-nIlamuvaNTi nalupE (cUDarE)

What white sand banks! And, what a sapphire-like dark body of the river!

mETikalu vajrampu zilalE andu
kuTilamaina cinna yalalE (cUDarE)

The steps (of the ghat) are indeed diamond stones! And, what curly little waves thereon!

haMsala ravaLicE cAla dEvi-
yadigO celaGgenI vELa (cUDarE)

Behold! Together with calls of swans, how nicely shines Yamuna Devi now!

polatulAra podariNDLE tEne-
loluku kharjUrapu paNDLE (cUDarE)

O Maids! What a bowers! And, what nectarine date palm fruits!

phalamucE drAkSa latalE andu
paccani cilukala jatalE (cUDarE)

What grape vines with bunches of fruits! And, what pairs of green parrots thereon!

vinta vinta virulu vAna madi-
kententO marulayyanE (cUDarE)

To the mind, how much desire arousing is the shower of variety of flowers!

kOkilamulu mrOsenE maruDu
kusuma zarambulEsenE (cUDarE)

There, the koels are cooing and Cupid is shooting shafts of flowers!

callani malaya mArutamE kRSNa
swAmini kUDunadi satamE (cUDarE)

There, the wafting of cool gentle breeze! And, certain is our meeting Lord Krishna!

rAja vadanalAra kanarE
tyAgarAja sakhuni pATa vinarE (cUDarE)

O Moon-faced ones! Behold! Listen to the music of Krishna, the friend of Thyagaraja!