Gaganavu Yello Bhoomiyu Yello

Doyen of Kannada Cinema, Puttanna Kanagal

Director Puttanna Kanagal left a treasure of 24 fabulous Kannada movies on various social subjects that mesmerized, intrigued and riveted film fans with much appreciation and delight. One such movie is Gejje Pooje made in 1969. Clearly, Puttanna was a genius who was 15 to 20 years ahead of his competition. The subjects he dealt with, the way he treated the various sensitivities and the conclusions he arrived at were always thought provoking. Several of his ideas were later modeled in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil movies. This song is picturized on Kalpana and Gangadhar in the backdrop of a vast expanse of Malenadu hills and valleys.

The song attempts to capture the new found excitement of the girl who just heard a very exciting and unbelievable message. She is on the top of the world and sings at the top of her voice.

This is by far the most difficult song that I have dared to attempt. The entire song is placed at high pitch and the aalaps were the most difficult to render beyond my voice range, testing the limits of my vocal cords. There is also a high energy and feeling of excitement in the song that I could not afford to compromise. Once again, I learned that S.Janaki is an inimitable and extraordinary singer with a voice range beyond most singers. I enjoyed singing this brilliant composition and hope the effort is well worth it.

I am dedicating this song to Visali avre. She enjoys classic old Kannada songs and suggested that I sing some of those. Visali avre has been a steady patron of my Kannada songs since my first Kannada song Baanallu Neene and she has always been a constant source of encouragement and support for me.

@ Visali avre, Thank you very much. I truly appreciate it :)

Lyrics:

English:
gaganavu ello bhoomiyu ello ondu ariyena
enage nee neeDida vachanava kELi
tEli tEli hOdenaa
gaganavu ello bhoomiyu ello ondu ariyena

nootana jagadaa baagilu tereyitu
manavanu kavidaa tereyu sariyitu
nootana jagadaa baagilu tereyitu
manavanu kavidaa tereyu sariyitu
kangaLu olavina katheyaa bareyithu
kaalgaLu harushade kuNi kuNi daaDitu
aaa. aaa.. aaa.. aaa...
aaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa a.......
gaganavu ello bhoomiyu ello ondu ariyena
enage nee neeDida vachanava kELi
tEli tEli hOdenaa
gaganavu ello bhoomiyu ello ondu ariyena

prema vasantada raagavu miDiyitu
aasaa gaanada pallavi haaDitu
nava jeevanadaa jyotiyu beLagitu
ullasadi mana nali nali daaDitu
aaa. aaa.. aaa.. aaa...
aaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa a.......
gaganavu ello bhoomiyu ello ondu ariyena

Kannada:
ಗಗನವು ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಭೂಮಿಯು ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಒಂದೂ ಅರಿಯೇನಾ
ಎನಗೆ ನೀ ನೀಡಿದ ವಚನವ ಕೇಳಿ
ತೇಲಿ ತೇಲಿ ಹೋದೆನಾ
ಗಗನವು ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಭೂಮಿಯು ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಒಂದೂ ಅರಿಯೇನಾ

ನೂತನ ಜಗದಾ ಬಾಗಿಲು ತೆರೆಯಿತು
ಮನವನು ಕವಿದಾ ತೆರೆಯು ಸರಿಯಿತು
ನೂತನ ಜಗದಾ ಬಾಗಿಲು ತೆರೆಯಿತು
ಮನವನು ಕವಿದಾ ತೆರೆಯು ಸರಿಯಿತು
ಕಂಗಳು ಒಲವಿನಾ ಕಥೆಯಾ ಬರೆಯಿತು
ಕಾಲ್ಗಳು ಹರುಷದೆ ಕುಣಿ ಕುಣಿ ದಾಡಿತು
ಆಅ ಆಅ.. ಆಅ... ಆಅ ..ಆಅ ..
ಗಗನವು ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಭೂಮಿಯು ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಒಂದೂ ಅರಿಯೇನಾ
ಎನಗೆ ನೀ ನೀಡಿದ ವಚನವ ಕೇಳಿ
ತೇಲಿ ತೇಲಿ ಹೋದೆನಾ
ಗಗನವು ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಭೂಮಿಯು ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಒಂದೂ ಅರಿಯೇನಾ

ಪ್ರೇಮ ವಸಂತದ ರಾಗವು ಮಿಡಿಯಿತು
ಆಶಾ ಗಾನದ ಪಲ್ಲವಿ ಹಾಡಿತು
ನವ ಜೀವನದಾ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಯು ಬೆಳಗಿತು
ಉಲ್ಲಾಸದಿ ಮನ ನಲಿ ನಲಿ ದಾಡಿತು
ಆಅ ಆಅ.. ಆಅ... ಆಅ ..ಆಅ ..
ಗಗನವು ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಭೂಮಿಯು ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಒಂದೂ ಅರಿಯೇನಾ

Title : Gaganavu Ello Bhoomiyu Ello
Film : Gejje Pooje (1969) (Kannada)
Music : Vijaya Bhaskar
Lyrics : Vijaya Narasimha
Original Singer(s) : S.Janaki
Sung By : Sarada Bhagavatula



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Excellent song and sung too extremely well. I must have heard this song 1000 times.
-Siddesh from NY

Sarada Bhagavatula said...

Siddesh,
Thank you so much !!