Edesamegina Endukalidina

"Edesamegina Endukalidina"
"Edesamegina Endukalidina"
Song
Genre	Patriotic song
Composer	S. Rajeswara Rao
Lyricist	Rayaprolu Subba Rao

Edesamegina Endukalidina (Telugu: ఏ దేశమేగినా ఎందుకాలిడినా) is patriotic poem in Telugu written by Rayaprolu Subba Rao. It is also known as "Janmabhumi."

The poem is a perennial favourite in Andhra Pradesh and among the Telugu diaspora. It was popular for public events in the pre-Independence Andhra region.

Subba Rao coined the term "amalina srngara" to refer to patriotic love for one's "country, language, and culture."

Translation

Edesamegina endukalidina
epeetamekkina evaremanina
Pogadara neetalli bhoomi Bharatini
Nilupara neejaati nindu gauravamu.

— Janmabhumi ('Motherland')

To whichever country you go,
and wherever you place your feet,
Whatever honour you get,
and whatever people say,
Praise Bharati, your motherland,
Hold aloft your nation’s (full) honour.

— Translation by A. Viswam

In film

The verse has been adapted into song for use in Telugu films. It is incorporated in the 1954 Telugu film Parivartana. A modified version of this song written by C. Narayana Reddy is featured in America Abbayi (1987) directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The music score is provided by S. Rajeswara Rao.

References

1 2 3 Williams, William Carlos; Rayaprol, Srinivas; Krätli, Graziano (2018). Why should I write a poem now: the letters of Srinivas Rayaprol and William Carlos Williams, 1949-1958. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. p. 7. ISBN 9780826359971.
↑ "The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : Rayaprolu remembered". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
1 2 Rambabu, J (November 2009). "Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Modern Telugu". Prabuddha Bharata. 114 (11): 611–617. Issue theme: Literary Traditions: Oriya, Bengali, Telugu, Gujarati.
↑ Krätli, Graziano (15 December 2018). Why Should I Write a Poem Now: The Letters of Srinivas Rayaprol and William Carlos Williams, 1949-1958. University of New Mexico Press. pp. 5–8. ISBN 978-0-8263-5997-1.
↑ "ఘంటసాల గళామృతం - పాటల పాలవెల్లి".

[williams-1] 1 2 3 Williams, William Carlos; Rayaprol, Srinivas; Krätli, Graziano (2018). Why should I write a poem now: the letters of Srinivas Rayaprol and William Carlos Williams, 1949-1958. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. p. 7. ISBN 9780826359971.

[2] "The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : Rayaprolu remembered". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[Rambabu-3] 1 2 Rambabu, J (November 2009). "Cultural and Spiritual Aspects of Modern Telugu". Prabuddha Bharata. 114 (11): 611–617. Issue theme: Literary Traditions: Oriya, Bengali, Telugu, Gujarati.

[kratti-4] Krätli, Graziano (15 December 2018). Why Should I Write a Poem Now: The Letters of Srinivas Rayaprol and William Carlos Williams, 1949-1958. University of New Mexico Press. pp. 5–8. ISBN 978-0-8263-5997-1.

[5] "ఘంటసాల గళామృతం - పాటల పాలవెల్లి".