I was browsing through Youtube as usual and this time I was searching for Kannada bhavageete. Suddenly I got a video of Kolike Ranga. A professional, enjoyable, truly humoristic parody of the English song 'Constantinople' in Kannada .. 'Nanu Kolike Ranga' written by the legendary Kannada dramatist TP Kailasam.
The lyrics are amazingly, uniquely humorous and sometimes tongue twisting and rhyming and feels good to listen, listen to them carefully else you will miss out something very funny and good to listen. C.R.simha and Ashwath.C have sung it... wonderful piece of a genuine genius.
TP Kailasam the Kannada Playwright who gave humor a totally new dimension by giving it a professional quality touch in Kannada Literature(theatre) through his many plays which depict very professional, sensible comedy. By inducing quality into comedy that revolved around everyday social issues he uplifted the position of comedy in Kannada literature.
He was rightly called 'Kannada Prahasana Pitamaha' meaning 'the grand old man of humorous Kannada plays' and there is also a popular saying 'Kannadakobbane Kailasam! Hasyakobbane Beechi'(There is only one Kailasam for Kannada! and only one Beechi for humor'.. Beechi was another famed humor writer in Kannada).
Lyrics
naanu koLike ranga
konu Linu kenu ranu sonne gaaa…
kakotva Li kakotva ra mat sonneuru gaaa…
idanna haaDakke barde baibiDonu… ha ha ha…
bepnan maga
naanu koLike ranga
konu Linu kenu ranu sonne gaaa…
kakotva Li kakotva ra mat sonneuru gaaa…
namma tipparaLLi boran aNNan tamman doD magaa…
Naa HuTTid daDDraLLi, beLedidd bayaDraLLi
maduve maarnaLLi, beLegaL HaarnaLLi
nam Shyanbhogayya alde Shekdarappa
ivarelru kanDavre nannaaaaa…
Naa HuTTid daDDraLLi, beLedidd bayaDraLLi
maduve maarnaLLi, beLegaL HaarnaLLi
nam Shyanbhogayya alde Shekdarappa
ivarelru kanDavre nannaaaa…
HenDrunnu makkaLnu biTTu, HaTTi adannu biTTu
HenDrunnu makkaLnu biTTu, HaTTi adannu biTTu, bandivni na
nimmunde nintivni na, bandivni na, nimmunde nintivni na
nammaLLi kilaaDi ooonjaaaaa
naanu koLike ranga
konu Linu kenu ranu sonne gaaa…
kakotva Li kakotva ra mat sonneuru gaaa…
idanna haaDakke barde baibiDonu… ha ha ha…
bepnan maga
naanu koLike ranga
konu Linu kenu ranu sonne gaaa…
yettildad banDigaLuru, yeNNeildad deepagaLuru
tombid mysorig bandee…
doD chaukad munde, doD gaDiyarad hinde
kaTinganDil butti tindidde…
yettildad banDigaLuru, yeNNeildad deepagaLuru
tombid mysorig bandee…
doD chaukad munde, doD gaDiyarad hinde
kaTinganDil butti tindidde…
al kuduremel kuntidda obb savarayya
yedurge band misemel Haaktan tan kaiyya
YeLtanaNNa, gadarstali, bedarstali
Yey yaaro? Yaako illi anta
Ha Ha naanu,
naanu koLike ranga
konu Linu kenu ranu sonne gaaa
kakotva Li kakotva ra mat sonneuru gaaa…
idanna haaDakke barde baibiDonu… ha ha ha…
bepnan maga
