Maa Telugu Talliki

Maa Telugu Talliki (మా తెలుగు తల్లికి pronounced [maː teluɡu talliki], IAST: Mā Telugu Talliki; lit. ' "To Our Mother Telugu"'), originally Maa Tenugu Talliki is the official song of the State of Andhra Pradesh, one of the twenty-eight states of the Republic of India. The Telugu Thalli is portrayed as a symbol of Telugu people. Many schools and government events start with this song, showing respect to the Telugu language.

మా తెలుగు తల్లికి

English: "To Our Mother Telugu"
Maa Telugu Talliki
Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
State song of Andhra Pradesh
Lyrics	Sankarambadi Sundaraachari, 1942
Music	Suryakumari
Adopted	1956

Background

It was written by Sankarambadi Sundaraachari and sung by Suryakumari[1] for the Telugu film Deena Bandhu (1942) which starred Chittor V. Nagaiah but was released as a private label by the artist. The song gained popularity and is sung at the start of social functions in Andhra Pradesh as it seemed to gather attention from the masses.

Lyrics

Telugu	Latin script
మా తెలుగు తల్లికి మల్లెపూదండ మా కన్న తల్లికి మంగళారతులు, కడుపులో బంగారు కనుచూపులో కరుణ, చిరునవ్వులో సిరులు దొరలించు మాతల్లి. గలగలా గోదారి కదలిపోతుంటేను బిరాబిరా కృష్ణమ్మ పరుగులిడుతుంటేను బంగారు పంటలే పండుతాయీ మురిపాల ముత్యాలు దొరులుతాయి. అమరావతీ నగర అపురూప శిల్పాలు త్యాగయ్య గొంతులో తారాడు నాదాలు తిక్కయ్య కలములో తియ్యందనాలు నిత్యమై నిఖిలమై నిలచి వుండేదాకా. రుద్రమ్మ భుజశక్తి మల్లమ్మ పతిభక్తి తిమ్మరసు ధీయుక్తి, కృష్ణరాయల కీర్తి మా చెవులు రింగుమని మారుమ్రోగేదాక నీ పాటలే పాడుతాం, నీ ఆటలే ఆడుతాం జై తెలుగు తల్లి, జై తెలుగు తల్లి.[2][3]	Mā telugu talliki mallepūdaṇḍa Mā kannatalliki maṅgaḷāratulu, Kaḍupulō baṅgāru kanucūpulō karuṇa, Cirunavvulō sirilu doralincu mā talli. Galagalā Gōdāri kadilipōtuṇṭēnu Birabirā Kṛṣṇamma paruguleḍutuṇṭēnu Baṇgāru paṇṭalē paṇḍutāī Muripāla mutyālu doralutāī. Amarāvati nagara apurūpa śilpālu Tyāgayya gontulō tārādu nādālu Tikkayya kalamulō tiyyandanālu Nityamai nikhilamai nilaci vuṇḍēdāka. Rudramma bhujaśakti mallamma pati bhakti Timmarasu dhīyukti, kṛṣṇarāyala kīrti Mā cevulu riṇgumani mārumrōgēdāka Nī pāṭalē pāḍutām, nī āṭalē āḍutām Jai Telugu Talli, jai Telugu Talli.	[maː teluɡu talːiki malːepuːdaɳɖa] [maː kanːatalːiki maŋgaɭaːɾatulu] [kaɖupulo baŋgaːɾu kanut͡ʃuːpuloː kaɾuɳa] [t͡ʃiɾunaʋːuloː siɾul̪u doɾalint͡ʃu maː talːi] [galagalaː goːdaːɾi kadilipoːtuɳʈeːn̪u] [biɾabiɾaː kɽʂɳamːa paɾuguleɖutuɳʈeːn̪u] [baɳgaːɾu paɳʈaleː paɳɖutaːiː] [muɾipaːla mutjaːl̪u doɾalutaːiː] [amaɾaːʋati nagaɾa apuɾuːpa ɕilpaːlu] [tjaːgajːa gontuloː taːɾaːɖu naːdaːlu] [tikːajːa kalamuloː tijːandanaːlu] [nitjamai nikʰilamai nilat͡ʃi ʋuɳɖeːdaːka] [ɾudr̪amːa bʱud͡ʒaɕakti malːamːa pati bʱakti] [timːaɾas̪u dʱiːjukti kɽʂɳaɾaːjala kiːɾti] [maː t͡ʃeːʋulu ɾiŋgumani maːɾumɾoːgeːdaːka] [niː paːʈaleː paːɖutaːm niː aːʈaleː aːɖutaːm] [d͡ʒai teluɡu talːiki d͡ʒai teluɡu talːiki]	A garland of Jasmines for our Mother Telugu, Veneration to the great Mother that birthed us, With gold in thy belly and grace in thine eyes, O Mother, from whose smile wealth doth flow! Full of life and vigor, the river Godavari Flowing excitedly, the river Krishna Crops like gold shall they yield bountiful Gems glinting and shining shall roll forth. Until the exotic sculptures of Amaravati The riveting voice of Tyāgayya in his songs The wondrous writings of Tikkayya have Truly and gloriously withstood the test of time. Rudramma's strength and Mallamma's fidelity Timmarasu's courage and Krishnadevaraya's glory Until our ears ring with the pleasantries Thy songs shall we sing, thy games shall we play Victory to our Mother Telugu, Victory to our Mother Telugu.

Inspirations

It was ultimately recognized as the official song of the State.[4]

The song was used in the 1976 film Alludochadu featuring Ramakrishna and Jayasudha.

The song was used in 1985 film Bullet featuring Krishnam Raju and Suhasini.

The song was used in the 2010 film Leader featuring Rana Daggubati and Richa Gangopadhyay.

See also

• Telugu Thalli

References

1. Harpe, Bill (18 May 2005). "Surya Kumari". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
2. http://www.vijayavipanchi.org/ViewFile.aspx?FileID=106
3. https://www.tnilive.com/2019/05/13/telugu-kids-story-maa-telugu-thalli-poet-sankarambadi-sundarachari/
4. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article1566396.ece