Krishna Nee Begane Baro is a famous classical song in

Kannada language Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native sp ...

. It is composed in

Raga A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradit ...

Yamunakalyani Yamunakalyani is the janya raga of Mechakalyani, the 65th Melakarta ragam.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications It brings out Bhakthi, Sringara, Gambheera and Shantha rasas. Raga Lakshana Yamuna ...

Vyasatirtha Vyāsatīrtha (. 1460 – 1539), also called ''Vyasaraja'' or ''Chandrikacharya'', was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, polemicist, commentator and poet belonging to the Madhwacharya's Dvaita order of Vedanta. As the patron saint of the Vijay ...

. The Tala is ''Misra chapu''.

Composer and Singer

Vyasaraya Tirtha or

(1460–1539) (also known as Vyasaraja, Vyasaraayaru), a

Haridasa The Haridasa Bhakti Sahitya devotional movement (sampradaya) originated in Karnataka, India, after Madhvacharya, and spread to eastern states such as Bengal and Assam of medieval India. Over a span of nearly six centuries, several saints and ...

, was born at Bannur in the

Mysore District Mysore district, officially Mysuru district is an administrative district located in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Mysore division.Chamarajanagar district, Chamarajanagar District wa ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

state. He is regarded as one of the foremost dialecticians in the history of

Indian philosophy Indian philosophy refers to philosophical traditions of the Indian subcontinent. A traditional Hindu classification divides āstika and nāstika schools of philosophy, depending on one of three alternate criteria: whether it believes the Veda ...

. He belonged to the

Dvaita Dvaita Vedanta (); (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST:Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. The term Tattvavada literally means "arguments from a realist viewpoint". The Tattvavada (Dvaita) Vedanta su ...

school of

Madhvacharya Madhvacharya (; ; CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317), sometimes Anglicisation, anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the ''Dvaita'' ...

. He along with

Jayatirtha Sri Jayatirtha (), ''also known as'' Teekacharya () (1345 - 1388), was a Hindu philosopher, dialectician, polemicist and the sixth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha from (1365 – 1388). He is considered to be one of the most important seers in ...

, helped in systematizing Dvaita into an established school of

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thought. Vyasatirtha's genius lay in his clear understanding and exposition of all his opposing schools of thought, for which even his opponents admired him. He was a master at debate and dialogue in logic and philosophy.

Lyrics

Lyrics in Latin script

Krishna Nee Begane Baro
Begane Baro Mukhavanne Toro
Krishna Nee Begane Baro

Kalalanduge Gejje, Neelada Bavuli
Neelavarnane Natyavanaduta Baro
Krishna Nee Begane Baro

Udualli Udigejje, Beralalli Ungura
Koralalli Haakida Vaijayantiya Maale
Krishna Née Begane Baro

Kasi Pitambara, Kaiyalli Kolalu
Pusida Shreegandha Mayyolagamagama!
Krishna Nee Begane Baro

Tayige Bayalli Jagavannu Thorida
Jagadoddharaka Namma Udupi Shri Krishna.....
Krishna Nee Begane Baro

Lyrics in Kannada script

ಕೃಷ್ಣ ನೀ ಬೇಗನೇ ಬಾರೋ , , ಪ, ,

ಬೇಗನೆ ಬಾರೋ ನೀ ಮುಖವನ್ನು ತೋರೋ , , ಅ.ಪ, ,

ಕಾಲಾಲಂದುಗೆ ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ನೀಲದ ಭಾವುಲಿ
ನೀಲವರ್ಣನೆ ನಾಟ್ಯವಾಡುತ ಬಾರೋ , , 1, ,

ಉಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಡುಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಬೆರಳಲ್ಲಿ ಉಂಗುರ
ಕೊರಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಕಿದ ವೈಜಯಂತಿಮಾಲೆ , , 2, ,

ಕಾಶೀ ಪೀತಾಂಬರ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊಳಲು
ಪೂಸಿದ ಶ್ರೀ ಗಂಧ ಮೈಯೊಳು ಘಮಘಮ , , 3, ,

ತಾಯಿಗೆ ಬಾಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜಗವನ್ನು ತೋರಿದ
ಜಗದೋದ್ಧಾರಕ ನಮ್ಮ ಉಡುಪಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣ , , 4, ,

Raaga

(

janya ''Janya'' is a term meaning "derive". In Carnatic (South Indian) music a ''janya raga'' is one derived from one of the 72 ''melakarta'' ragas (fundamental melodic structures). ''Janya'' ragas are classified into various types based on a varie ...

Mechakalyani Kalyani is a melakarta raga (parent musical scale) in the Carnatic music. It was called Kalyan but is now more popularly called Yaman in Hindustani Music. Its Western equivalent is the Lydian mode. Kalyani in Carnatic music In South Indian w ...

, the 65th

melakarta Mēḷakartā is a collection of fundamental musical scales ( ragas) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). ''Mēḷakartā'' ragas are parent ragas (hence known as ''janaka'' ragas) from which other ragas may be generated. A ''melak ...

) *

Arohana Arohana, Arohanam or Aroha, in the context of Indian classical music, is the ascending scale of notes in a raga.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, ''Glossary'' pages, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications The pitch increases as we ...

: S R2 G3 P M2 P D2 S *

Avarohana An Avarohana, Avarohanam or Avaroha, in the context of Indian classical music, is the descending scale of any raga.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, ''Glossary'' pages, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications The notes descend in pitch ...

: S D2 P M2 P G3 R2 S

References

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External links

Rendition of the song
Kavya Limaye, Deepak Pandit and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Sufiscore (via Youtube), 16 September 2022. Carnatic compositions Kannada-language songs Haridasa Shreya Ghoshal songs