My Voices - Ragi Tandhira ....

This is a song written by Sri.Purandara dasa.
Ragi Tandhira Bhikshaka Ragi Tandhira.... it goes,

Finally, landed my hands on a shruthi box, here in campus.
So, was tempted to record again!

You can listen to this song at
Ragi tandhira 

Lyrics:
(Source: http://sapthaswaras.blogspot.com/2008/08/ragi-thandira-bhikshake.html)

........This is a very impressionable “needhibodhana” song. In this song PurandaraDasa explains how one should live. But in a very charming way he has played with the word “Ragi”. He starts off the song with the common day to day meaning of the word and wakes you up with a jolt with a verydifferent use of that word as he delves into the song proper. And just watch how manytimes that word is used in this song by Purandara Dasa. It is class poetry, in simple words but carrying profound education for living......

Sri Purandara Dasa was a real social reformer. He had the dream of providing peace of mind to all the people. His ambition is to build a healthy society. Dasa’s socialism is poor man’s side. He represented the poor people. He wished to his the poverty till the end of his life. That’s why he use to ask ‘rAgiya ta.ndIra, bhikshake rAgi ya tandira’ ('Will you gave me just ragi? I want only that' - ragi is basically a sort of grain grown in southern India,  being consumed by the rural poor)

Pallavi

Ragi Tandirya Bhikshake Ragi Tandirya

Bhogyaragi Yogyaragi Bhagyavantaragi Nivu

Charanam 1 :

Annadanava Maduvaragi Anna Chatra Vanittavaragi

Anya Varteya Bittavaragi Anudina Bhajaneya Maduvaragi (Ragi)

Charanam 2 :

Guru Gala Seveye Maduvaragi Gurutige Bahoranthavaragi

Kare Kare Samsarava Nitavaragi Purandara Vittalana Seviparagi