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taaLam: rUpaka
Composer: Badraacala Raamadaas
Language: Telugu

pallavi

bUcivAni piluvabOdunA O gOpAlakruSNA

anupallavi

bUcivAni piluvabOte vaddu vaddu vaddanEvu A cicci jOlapADi Ayi Ucina nidurapOvu

caraNam 1

mattagajamutecci cinna tittilO namarci nAdu nettimIda beTTi nannu ettukOmanEvu kruSNA

caraNam 2

allamUrugAya perugu anna mAraginca maNTe talli venna pAlu nAku temmu temmu temmanEvu

caraNam 3

rOTagaTTivEtu kruSNA rAmadAsuvaradA nIvu mATi mATi kiTlu nannu mArAmu jEsitEnu

Meaning:

pallavi

Shall I call the Boogeyman, O Gopala Krishna?

Anupallavi:

When I say I’ll call the Boogeyman, you say, no no. But however much I pat you to sleep, sing lullabies, sway the swing, you are refusing to sleep

caraNam 1

You brought a fully grown elephant, inserted it into a small sack and put it on my head and asking me to carry it

caraNam 2

When I am asking you to eat curd rice with ginger pickle, you are insisting on drinking only your mother’s creamy milk

caraNam 3

I will tie you to the stone grinder outside if you keep throwing tantrums like this, O Krishna, the savior of Ramadasu!

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Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning contributed by Aruna Turaga.