NAANU KO…KO…KOLIKE RANGA

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