Yaava janmada maitri...

- Kuvempu

yAva janmada maitri ee janmadali bandu
nammibbaranu matte bandisihudO kANe ||
elliddarEnante ninnanoliyade mANe
gurudevanANe, o! nanna necchina bandhu

vishwa jeevanavondu pAravillada sindhu
mEle terenoreyeddu bhOrgareyutire rEgi
adarantarALadali guptagAminiyAgi
hrudayagaLu naliyutide prema teerthadi mindu

adararthagirthagaLu shrushTikartanigirali
vyartha jignAseyali kAlaharaNavadEke ?
(kuruDanAdage dAriyartha tiLiyale bEkE ?)
(hAdi sAgidarAytu baruvudellA barali)
bArayya mamabandhu jeevana patadoLAvu
ondAgi munduvareyuva (hindirali sAvu)

Video Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDLaWk8Lznk
P.S: words in Italic are not included in movie version of the song
ಕನ್ನಡ ಲಿಪಿ:
http://www.kannada-lyric.blogspot.com/2012/10/blog-post_9465.html