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ಅನುಪಲ್ಲವಿ: ನೀ ಮಾಡಿದ ನ್ಯಾಯವ ನಾ ಹೇಳಲಿ ಯಕಮ್ಮ ನಮ್ಮ ಸೋಮೇಶ್ವರನ ಜೊತೆ ಸೇರಿಸಮ್ಮ ee jeeva yakamma kannada song lyrics
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The composer laments the futility of worldly life while addressing the "Mother" (Yakamma, a reference to the Goddess Parvati or Mariamma). The word "Yakamma" is a term of endearment and desperation in colloquial Kannada, akin to "Oh, Mother!" Below are the original Kannada lyrics (written in the Kannada script) followed by a transliteration for non-Kannada readers. Shall I recount the justice (fate) you have meted out to me
Shall I recount the justice (fate) you have meted out to me? Please unite me with our Lord Someshwara (Shiva).
As you read these lyrics— "Kandare keralli mullu" (If you look, there is a thorn) —remember that the thorn is part of the bush. Pain is part of the path. And the song ends not with a full stop, but with a question directed at the Divine Mother, keeping the conversation between the soul and God eternally open.