Finally, before I offer up the song-poem, here’s whatDa Ra Bendre, 20th-century Kannada’s genius poet and one of the greatest lyric poets to have lived, had to say about song-poems like this one and thewomen who created them. It is an excerpt from my English translation of the ...
The Mysore dialect of Kannada has 15 vowel phonemes, i.e., sounds that make a difference in word meaning, All but one vowel (/ə/) can be short or long. Vowel length makes a difference in word meaning. In addition, there are two diphthongs: /ai/ and /au/. /ɛ/ =einbed /...
According to astrology in Kannada by date of birth, the sun is known as the ultimate power source and the energy that drives the entire solar system. The sun is a symbol of power, independence, strength, energy, popularity, and other positive attributes. Generally, the Sun is a defining el...