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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

siggari pelli koothura sitamma

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Context: Annamayya describes the bride during "SIta- rama" kalyanam( wedidng ceremony that happens in temples on Rama Navami. An...
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

ramudu lokhabhi ramuvidigo

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This song is a keerthana in its true sense, an eulogy to Rama by Annamayya. The whole song is full of sobriquets/titles of Rama and need l...
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Saturday, September 19, 2020

chandamama ravo

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This is a beautiful song referring to moon. Culturally, the moon is referred to as "mama" or uncle, mostly all over India. The fi...
Saturday, July 11, 2020

uyyala baalunoochedaru kadu noyya

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This is a cradle song. Annamayya describes the cradling of little Krishna by the gopikas. It is a cradle song but with lot of "nois...
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vadala vadala venta vasantamu

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Song: vadala vadala venta vasantamu Background of the song is set to the spring festival, Vasantotsavam, with various things sprinkle...
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Friday, March 6, 2020

rama daya para seema

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This song is very popular in last few decades as I remember it being played in temples early in the mornings, specifically by P. Susheela. ...
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Sunday, February 9, 2020

emani pogadudame

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This song is Annamayya's description of what Alamelmanga's beauty means to Venkateswara. S. Janaki's rendition of this song...
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Friday, January 19, 2018

kolani dopariki gobillo

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This song is anther folk song by Annamayya referring to the Sankaranthi festival where gobbemma(cow dung cones) are made and put in front c...
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Monday, June 26, 2017

antaryami alisithi

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This a self-realization song as a dialogue with Antaryami or inner soul. Antaryami is one who resides in inner self (of everybody). Usually...
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itti mudduladi

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This is a beautiful song describing the mischief of Krishna and how the gopikas are frightened by his menace, :). The context of this son...
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