Galine poya galakalamu - గాలినే పోయ గలకాలము

Annamayya Keerthana Lyrics in Telugu & English with Meaning and Audio

A villager busy with daily chores, washing muddy feet and tying hair, while Lord Venkateswara waits in a glowing shrine behind him, illustrating Annamayya's keerthana Gaaline poya galakaalamu by S Dommu, vaksara.com

Gaaline poya galakaalamu: a whole life spent on daily chores, with no time to turn to Hari. Illustration created with AI for this post.

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Gaaline poya galakaalamu / Galine poya kalakalamu (గాలినే పోయఁ గలకాలము) is an adhyatma (spiritual) keerthana by the 15th-century composer-saint Annamacharya (Annamayya), set in raga Kannadagoula. The song is a quiet lament about a life spent on everyday chores. Annamayya says that all the time has gone into the wind, because it was taken up by washing muddy feet, stirring and filling pots, tying the hair and untangling it, and by the troubles of the body and the show of pride and pretence. In each charanam he adds that there was not even a little time left to remember Hari, the Lord of Tiruvenkatagiri, or to come near to him. TTD places this audio in its Sri Venkateswara Geetamalika collection. Below you will find the lyrics in Telugu, an easy-to-read English transliteration, word notes, and the meaning in English and Telugu.

Also written as: Gaaline poya, Gaaline poya galakaalamu, Galine poya galakalamu, Galine poya kalakalamu, గాలినే పోయ గలకాలము.

గాలినే పోయఁ గలకాలము అన్నమయ్య కీర్తన (రాగం: కన్నడగౌళ) సాహిత్యం, తెలుగు మరియు ఇంగ్లీష్ లిరిక్స్, భావము, ఆడియోతో.

Annamayya Keerthana Lyrics in Telugu & English

Song details

ComposerAnnamacharya (Annamayya)
వాగ్గేయకారతాళ్లపాక అన్నమాచార్య
CategoryAdhyatma sankeertana (ఆధ్యాత్మ)
RagaKannadagoula (కన్నడగౌళ)
Rekhu (copper plate)3-1
Volume (Samputam)1-14
DeitySri Venkateswara (Tirumala)
Singer (audio)Sobharaju
SourceTirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)
LanguageTelugu

గాలినే పోయఁ గలకాలము – Telugu lyrics

గాలినే పోయఁ గలకాలము
తాలిమికిఁ గొంతయుఁ బొద్దు లేదు ॥గాలినే॥

అడుసు చొరనే పట్టె నటునిటుఁ గాళ్ళు
గడుగుకొననే పట్టెఁ గలకాలము
ఒడలికి జీవుని కొడయఁడైన హరిఁ
దడవఁగా గొంతయుఁ బొద్దు లేదు ॥గాలినే॥

కలఁచి చిందనే పట్టెఁ గడవ నించగఁ బట్టె
కలుషదేహపు బాధఁ గలకాలము
తలపోసి తనపాలి దైవమైన హరి
దలఁచఁగా గొంతయుఁ బొద్దు లేదు ॥గాలినే॥

శిరసు ముడువఁ బట్టె చిక్కు దియ్యఁగఁ బట్టె
గరిమలఁ గపటాలఁ గలకాలము
తిరువేంకటగిరిదేవుఁడైన హరి
దరిచేరఁ గొంతయుఁ బొద్దు లేదు ॥గాలినే॥

Gaaline poya galakaalamu – lyrics in English (transliteration)

Gaaline poya galakaalamu
Taalimiki gontayu boddu ledu ||gaaline||

Adusu chorane patte natunitu gaallu
Gadugukonane patte galakaalamu
Odaliki jeevuni kodayadaina hari
Dadavagaa gontayu boddu ledu ||gaaline||

Kalanchi chindane patte gadava nincaga patte
Kalushadehapu baadha galakaalamu
Talaposi tanapaali daivamaina hari
Dalanchagaa gontayu boddu ledu ||gaaline||

Sirasu muduva patte chikku diyyaga patte
Garimala kapataala galakaalamu
Tiruvenkatagiridevudaina hari
Daricheraga gontayu boddu ledu ||gaaline||

Meaning of Gaaline poya galakaalamu (in English)

This is a summary of the idea of the song, not a word-for-word translation. Annamayya looks at an ordinary life, in which the time goes into small tasks and worries, and says that none is left for the Lord. A few words are uncertain, so some lines are given in broad terms.

  • Pallavi: All of our time has gone into the wind. There is not even a little time left for calm.
  • First charanam: Wading into the mud and moving the feet about, and then washing them, took up the whole time. There is no time at all to turn to Hari, the master of the body and the soul.
  • Second charanam: Stirring and spilling, and filling the pot, and the troubles of this impure body took all of our time. There is no time to think of Hari, the God who is our own.
  • Third charanam: Tying up the hair and untangling it, and all the show and pretence, took all of our time. There is no time to come near Hari, the Lord of Tiruvenkatagiri.

The keerthana does not condemn the chores themselves. Its point is that daily tasks and pretence fill the whole day, until no time is left for the Lord. It is devotional poetry meant to prompt the listener to turn towards him now.

భావము (తెలుగులో)

ఈ కీర్తనలో అన్నమయ్య రోజువారీ పనులతోనే జీవితమంతా గడిచిపోతోందని, హరిని తలచుకోవడానికి సమయం లేకుండా పోయిందని బాధపడుతున్నారు. పల్లవిలో కాలమంతా గాలిలో పోయిందని, ప్రశాంతతకు కొంచెమైనా సమయం లేదని అంటున్నారు. మొదటి చరణంలో బురదలో కాళ్ళు పెట్టి అటూ ఇటూ తిరగడం, వాటిని కడుక్కోవడంతోనే సమయమంతా గడిచిందని, శరీరానికి, జీవునికి ప్రభువైన హరిని తడిమి చూడటానికి కొంచెమైనా సమయం లేదని చెబుతున్నారు. రెండవ చరణంలో కలిపి చిందడం, కడవ నింపడం, కలుషమైన దేహపు బాధలతో కాలమంతా గడిచిందని, తనకు దైవమైన హరిని తలచడానికి సమయం లేదని అంటున్నారు. మూడవ చరణంలో జుట్టు ముడువడం, చిక్కులు తీయడం, గొప్పలు, కపటాలతో కాలమంతా గడిచిందని, తిరువేంకటగిరి దేవుడైన హరి దరి చేరడానికి కొంచెమైనా సమయం లేదని ముగిస్తున్నారు.

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Frequently asked questions

Who wrote Gaaline poya galakaalamu?
Tallapaka Annamacharya (Annamayya), the 15th-century composer-saint.

Which raga is it in?
Kannadagoula (కన్నడగౌళ).

What are the rekhu and samputam numbers?
Rekhu 3-1, Samputam 1-14.

What does the keerthana say?
It says that the whole of life has gone into the wind, spent on washing muddy feet, stirring and filling pots, the troubles of the body, tying and untangling the hair, and on pretence, so that there has been no time to remember Hari or to come near the Lord of Tiruvenkatagiri.

What does "gaaline poya" mean?
It means "went into the wind", an expression for something spent in vain.

Where can I listen to it?
The audio on this page is sung by Sobharaju and hosted by TTD. Use the button at the top of this post.

Source & credits

  • Lyrics: Composed by Tallapaka Annamacharya (15th century, public domain). Reference numbers (rekhu 3-1, samputam 1-14) follow the TTD Annamacharya Sankeertanas edition.
  • Audio: Sung by Sobharaju. Audio file hosted by TTD (tirumala.org). Audio rights belong to TTD and the artist.
  • Transliteration, word notes and meaning: Original to the Annamayya Keerthanalu blog.

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