Goddess Kali…Goddess Kali… Do not weep upon the stoneBeside the dark Kaala Nadi river,Do not let your tearsBecome the cause of ours. Goddess Kali…Goddess Kali… In the city where swords once blazed,Your noble lineage was struck down.Now Velapura echoes only with silence—Do not dwell forever in sorrow,Do not chain your heart to the past. Goddess…
I am alone, lost in the deep forest.The stranger’s roar shatters the silence—It is fierce, it is terrifying.There is no place to run,No refuge to hide.Where are my others? The colony is not yet formed,Only fear has taken shape.Shadows twist into strange illusions,And the air trembles with a dreadful roar.Am I to be prey, caught…
The evening shadows gather,Darkness spreads across the land.The branches of the ancient banyan sway,As winds from the kamathasWhirl around the quiet village. “Dadakiri Appa,Dadakiri Appa…” I lost track of time in idle talk,Not knowing dusk had come.Now my baby cries at home—I run with hasteTo soothe the little one’s tears. “Dadakiri Appa,Dadakiri Appa…” My heart…
I hear someone speaking softly of love,And at once, I remember you there.At night a flute drifts through the distance—Before sleep arrives, I begin to dream. My heart carries me far away…I am alone, in a lonely world. The stars paint dreams across the sky,While the moon hides shyly in the clouds,As if the warmth…
The novice…You are my uninitiated one. He drifts away slowly, yet glances back in secret,Whistling now and then, just to trouble my heart.The novice…You are my uninitiated one. At night I hear his voice in song,Weaving colorful dreams through the silence.He tries to make me believe each lyricWas written only for me.The novice…You are my…