Hari ni vadane kana - హరి నీ వాడనే కానా
Annamayya Keerthana Lyrics in Telugu & English with Meaning and Audio
Hari nee vaadane kaana: the poet says he is the Lord's own, stuck between sin and merit, and finds the way across in surrender. Illustration created with AI for this post.
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Hari nee vaadane kaana (హరి నీ వాఁడనే కానా) is an adhyatma (spiritual) keerthana by the 15th-century composer-saint Annamacharya (Annamayya), set in raga Goula. The poet begins by saying to Hari, "Am I not your own?" He says that since ancient times he has only dreamed inside the Lord's maya. In the verses that follow he looks honestly at himself. The body carried all the filth, and then bathes in holy waters. The mind brooded on sins, and now only thinks of merit. The tongue praises everyone and only turns over the Vedas. Between sin and merit, he says, he became like a post stuck in a thick mire. The last verse gives the way out: taking refuge in Sri Venkatesa alone, he will cross both and reach the end. The audio here is sung by Nukala Chinna Satyanarayana. TTD places it in the album Annamayya Hari Nigamam. 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: Hari nee vaadane kaana, Hari nI vADanE kAnA, Hari ni vadane kana, హరి నీ వాఁడనే కానా.
హరి నీ వాఁడనే కానా అన్నమయ్య కీర్తన (రాగం: గౌళ) సాహిత్యం, తెలుగు మరియు ఇంగ్లీష్ లిరిక్స్, భావము, ఆడియోతో.
Annamayya Keerthana Lyrics in Telugu & English
Song details
| Composer | Annamacharya (Annamayya) |
| వాగ్గేయకార | తాళ్లపాక అన్నమాచార్య |
| Category | Adhyatma sankeertana (అధ్యాత్మ సంకీర్తన) |
| Raga | Goula (గౌళ) |
| Rekhu (copper plate) | 308-2 |
| Volume (Samputam) | 4-44 |
| Deity | Sri Venkateswara (Tirumala) |
| Singer (audio) | Nukala Chinna Satyanarayana |
| Audio album | Annamayya Hari Nigamam |
| Source | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) |
| Language | Telugu |
హరి నీ వాఁడనే కానా – Telugu lyrics
హరి నీ వాఁడనే కానా ఆదికాలమున నేను
గరిమ నీమాయలోనే కలగంటిఁ గాక ॥పల్లవి॥
యీమేనే కాదా హేయమెల్లా మోచినది
ఆమీఁదఁ బుణ్యతీర్థము లాడీఁగాక
కామించి యీరెంటి సంగాతంబు నేఁజేసి
గామిడినై యెందువాఁడాఁ గానైతిఁగాక ॥హరి॥
చిత్తమిదే కాదా చింతించెఁ బాపాలు దొల్లి
పొత్తుల పుణ్యాలు దలపోసీఁగాక
రిత్తకు రిత్తయి యీరెంటి నడుమను జిక్కి
కత్తరపు రొంపి లోని కంబ మైతిఁగాక ॥హరి॥
యీ నాలుకే కాదా యిందరినిఁ బొగడేది
తానకపు వేదములు తడవీఁగాక
వూనిన శ్రీవేంకటేశ వొంటి నీకు శరణని
తోనే యా రెండుఁ గడచి తుద కెక్కేఁగాక ॥హరి॥
Hari nee vaadane kaana – lyrics in English (transliteration)
hari nI vADanE kAnA AdikAlamuna nEnu
garima nImAyalOnE kalagaMTi gAka ||pallavi||
yImEnE kAdA hEyamellA mOchinadi
AmIda buNyatIrthamu lADIgAka
kAmiMchi yIreMTi saMgAtaMbu nEjEsi
gAmiDinai yeMduvADA gAnaitigAka ||hari||
chittamidE kAdA chiMtiMche bApAlu dolli
pottula puNyAlu dalapOsIgAka
rittaku rittayi yIreMTi naDumanu jikki
kattarapu roMpi lOni kaMba maitigAka ||hari||
yI nAlukE kAdA yiMdarini bogaDEdi
tAnakapu vEdamulu taDavIgAka
vUnina SrIvEMkaTESa voMTi nIku SaraNani
tOnE yA reMDu gaDachi tuda kekkEgAka ||hari||
Word notes
- Hari (హరి): Vishnu, here Sri Venkateswara.
- Nee vadane (నీ వాఁడనే): I am yours, I am one of yours.
- Kana (కానా): "am I not?", a way of asking for agreement.
- Adikalamuna (ఆదికాలమున): from the very beginning, since ancient times.
- Garima (గరిమ): greatness, weight.
- Maya (మాయ): the Lord's power of illusion.
- Kalagamti (కలగంటి): I dreamed, I saw as in a dream.
- Gaka (గాక): only, merely. It ends each line as a refrain of self-blame.
- Yimene (యీమేనే): this very body.
- Heyamu (హేయము): something unclean, impure, contemptible.
- Mochinadi (మోచినది): that carried.
- Amida (ఆమీఁద): afterwards, then.
- Punya-tirthamulu (పుణ్యతీర్థములు): holy waters, sacred places of pilgrimage.
- Adigaka (ఆడీఁగాక): only plays, only bathes.
- Kaminchi (కామించి): having desired.
- Yirenti (యీరెంటి): these two. In the song it is read as sin and merit. This is a tentative reading.
- Sangatambu (సంగాతంబు): association, company.
- Gamidi (గామిడి): a fool, a dull person.
- Yenduvada (యెందువాఁడా): one who belongs somewhere, one from some place.
- Chittamu (చిత్తము): the mind.
- Chintinche (చింతించె): brooded on, thought about.
- Papalu (పాపాలు): sins.
- Dolli (దొల్లి): formerly, in the past.
- Pottula (పొత్తుల): a word of old Telugu with more than one reading, such as "in company with" or "in groups". The meaning here is tentative.
- Punyalu (పుణ్యాలు): merits.
- Dalapositi (దలపోసీఁ): thinks over, considers.
- Rittaku ritta (రిత్తకు రిత్త): utterly empty, completely in vain.
- Naduma (నడుమ): in between.
- Jikki (జిక్కి): having been caught.
- Kattarapu rompi (కత్తరపు రొంపి): a thick, harsh mire, a sticky swamp.
- Kambamu (కంబము): a pillar, a post.
- Nalukē (నాలుకే): the tongue itself.
- Bogadedi (బొగడేది): that praises.
- Tanakapu (తానకపు): read here as "established, authoritative". The word is old Telugu, so this is tentative.
- Vedamulu (వేదములు): the Vedas.
- Tadavi (తడవీఁ): turns over, goes through, searches.
- Vunina (వూనిన): resolved, determined.
- Sri Venkatesa (శ్రీవేంకటేశ): Sri Venkateswara.
- Vonti (వొంటి): alone, the single one.
- Saranamu (శరణము): refuge.
- Tone (తోనే): with that, immediately.
- Gadachi (గడచి): having crossed.
- Tuda kekku (తుద కెక్కు): to reach the end, to attain the goal.
Meaning of Hari nee vaadane kaana (in English)
This is a summary of the idea of the song, not a word-for-word translation. A few phrases (especially yireMTi, "these two", and pottula) are old Telugu and can be read in more than one way, so please treat this as one reading.
- Pallavi: O Hari, am I not yours? Since the beginning of time I have only been dreaming inside your great maya.
- First charanam: Isn't this very body the one that carried every impurity? And then it only goes to bathe in holy waters. Having desired and joined these two (sin and merit), I became a fool who belongs nowhere.
- Second charanam: Isn't it this mind that brooded on sins before? Now it only turns over thoughts of merit. Caught between these two, utterly empty, I became a post stuck in a harsh mire.
- Third charanam: Isn't it this tongue that praises everyone? It only turns over the Vedas. O Sri Venkatesa, resolved to take refuge in you alone, I will cross both of these and reach the end.
The song starts with a claim ("am I not yours?") and then examines it honestly. The body, the mind and the tongue each did something wrong and then did something good, and he finds that neither gets him anywhere. He is still stuck, like a post in the mud, between sin and merit. The way out in the last verse is not a third practice. It is one act of surrender to the Lord, and with it he will cross both and reach the end.
భావము (తెలుగులో)
ఈ కీర్తనలో అన్నమయ్య హరీ, నేను నీవాడనే కదా, ఆదికాలం నుండి నీ మాయలోనే కలగంటినే కాని అని పల్లవిలో అంటున్నారు. మొదటి చరణంలో ఈ దేహమే కదా హేయమైనదంతా మోసింది, ఆ తరువాత పుణ్యతీర్థాలలో స్నానం చేస్తుంది, ఈ రెంటి సాంగత్యాన్ని కోరి చేసి, ఎటూ కాని మూర్ఖుడినయ్యాను అంటున్నారు. రెండవ చరణంలో ఈ చిత్తమే కదా ఇంతకుముందు పాపాలను చింతించింది, ఇప్పుడు పుణ్యాలను తలపోస్తోంది, ఈ రెంటి మధ్య చిక్కుకుని వట్టిదై, గట్టి బురదలో కూరుకుపోయిన కంబమయ్యాను అని చెబుతున్నారు. మూడవ చరణంలో ఈ నాలుకే కదా అందరినీ పొగిడేది, వేదాలను తడిమి చూస్తోంది, శ్రీవేంకటేశా, నీకే శరణని ఒంటరిగా నమ్మి, ఈ రెండింటినీ దాటి తుదకు చేరుతాను అని ముగిస్తున్నారు.
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Frequently asked questions
Who wrote Hari nee vaadane kaana?
Tallapaka Annamacharya (Annamayya), the 15th-century composer-saint.
Which raga is it in?
Goula (గౌళ).
What are the rekhu and samputam numbers?
Rekhu 308-2, Samputam 4-44.
What does the keerthana say?
The poet says that he is the Lord's own, but has been dreaming inside the Lord's maya since the beginning. He looks at his body, mind and tongue, each of which did something wrong and then something good, and finds himself stuck between sin and merit like a post in a mire. He ends by saying that by taking refuge in Sri Venkatesa alone he will cross both and reach the end.
What does "kambamu" mean in the song?
It means a pillar or a post. The poet compares himself to a post that is stuck in a thick mire, unable to move between sin and merit.
How is this different from the other "Hari neeve" songs on this blog?
There are several songs that begin with "Hari nee..." on this blog. This post is the one that begins "Hari nee vaadane kaana" (rekhu 308-2, samputam 4-44).
Which album is the audio from?
The audio is from the TTD album Annamayya Hari Nigamam, sung by Nukala Chinna Satyanarayana.
Where can I listen to it?
The audio on this page is 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 308-2, samputam 4-44) follow the TTD Annamacharya Sankeertanas edition.
- Audio: Sung by Nukala Chinna Satyanarayana. 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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