Translation of "sogasu lura" tillana with lyrics

సొగసు లూర హొయలు కోరి నీ దరి చేరితిని

నీర క్షీర న్యాయమై మైమరచి

సకల చరా చర మెల్ల పులకించె

తీయని హాయని పించు చిరు రవళి

నీ మురళీ మాధురి   నాదిర్ ధీం

sogasu luura hoyalu kOri nii dari cEritini

niira kshiira nyaayamai maimaraci

sakala caraa cara mella pulakince

tiiyani haayani pincu ciru ravaLi

nii muraLii maadhuri   naadir dhiim

Gopika confides in Krishna thus:

“Enchanted by your graceful movements (poses)

I’ve come to you

Like the inseparable water in milk

I am exhilarated (delighted beyond description)

(I’ve become one with you, I’ve totally dissolved in you)

The whole universe encompassing

The moving and fixed

Is in ecstasy, in a state of bliss

Your flute’s gentle sound

Produces a sweet soothing relaxation” 

“He is also an experimenter in nada or musical sound and floods his concerts with finer nuances of music, gliding melody and ever-fresh musical phrases” - Sangita Kala Acharya T. S. Parthasarathy in the foreword to Dr. Balamurali’s magnum opus, “Suryakanthi”. I am nobody to comment on the extraordinary musician, but being an amateur singer myself I have tried to express similar sentiments in a blog after attending his Albany concert in 2011, almost fourteen years after Sri Parthasarathy’s objective assessment of the great artist.

Sadly many Indians did not understand Dr. Balamuralikrishna, nor did they appreciate his musical genius fully. A real genius does not care much about power, pelf, awards, or titles. The creative person’s world is up there in the stratosphere; he is in touch with the fountain of energy. It is rare to find the combination of precocity, prolific output, originality, and versatility in one individual. Now that fame securely belongs to the coastal Sankaraguptam hamlet in Andhra, the birthplace of Sri Balamuralikrishna.

Due to the language barrier (Telugu, Sanskrit, or Tamil) sometimes Dr. Balamurali’s singing is not transparent to all. But his art always reached the heart directly. He also successfully utilized music therapy for bringing peace and relief to desperate patients. He will forever remain a great inspiration to many aspiring singers and music fans. The composer’s death leaves a huge gaping void in the world Telugu community. His concerts were spontaneous performances on the stage, shorn of monotonous rehearsals. At home he rarely sang or hummed any snippets!

The copyright for the original Telugu song (with the entire music) belongs to Dr. Balamuralikrishna, his estate, and his Trusts. This article was originally posted at my Facebook. Copyright 2016 by the author.