There are no restraints on the wild breeze
and there are no boundaries to the ocean!
How can the upward surges of river Ganga
are contained in a kamandalam—a mere small jar?
Is it possible to control the racing mind
by placing it inside a borderline?
Shall I sing several songs
by being a cloud in the sky?
Shall I perform several dances
by being a peacock on this earth?
Where is the restraint on the wild deer
that jumps from place to place with gay abandon?
Does malli flower hide behind a green leaf
if the spring season visits again and again?
and there are no boundaries to the ocean!
How can the upward surges of river Ganga
are contained in a kamandalam—a mere small jar?
Is it possible to control the racing mind
by placing it inside a borderline?
Shall I sing several songs
by being a cloud in the sky?
Shall I perform several dances
by being a peacock on this earth?
Where is the restraint on the wild deer
that jumps from place to place with gay abandon?
Does malli flower hide behind a green leaf
if the spring season visits again and again?
There are no restraints on the wild breeze
and there are no boundaries to the ocean!
Oh! Bumblebee! Make me move in the
swing of my imaginations!
Oh! Malli! Give me a string of smiles!
A mature woman has turned into
a young girl and a flower has blossomed into a bud!
a young girl and a flower has blossomed into a bud!
What is wrong in my leaving a temple
and becoming a flaming lamp in another temple?
and becoming a flaming lamp in another temple?
There are no restraints on the wild breeze
and there are no boundaries to the ocean!
This write-up is based on the song “Gaalikadupu Ledu…” from the Telugu movie Idi Katha Kaadu (1979) featuring Sarat Babu, Jayasudha, Chiranjeevi, and Kamal Haasan. This song was written by Acharya Athreya and set to music by M. S. Viswanathan. The song was rendered by S. Janaki. This movie was directed by K.Balachander.
