'''rAgA: kApi / khamAs/rAgamAlikA. jhampa tALA'''
('''rAgA: kEdAra)
'''pallavi'''
jO acyutAnantA jO jO mukunda lAli paramAnanda rAma gOvinda
'''caraNam 1'''
nandu ninTa jEri nayamu miranga candra vadanalu nIku sEva cEyanga
nandamuka variNDla nADu cuNTanga mantalaku donga mA muTTu ranga
('''rAgA: bilahari)
'''caraNam 2'''
pAlavArAshilO pavvaLincinAvu mElukA vasudEvu kutayincinAvu
bAlugA munulaka bhayamincinAvu bAluDAi yuNDi gOpAluDainavu
('''rAgA: dhanyAsi)
'''caraNam 3'''
aTTugaTTinamIgaDaTTe tinnADE paTTikoDalu mUtipai rAsinADE
aTTe tinenani yattayaDuga vinnADE gaTTigA "nidi donga koTTu" mannADE
('''rAgA: shankarAbharaNa)
4: gollavAriNDlakunu gobbunaku boyI kollaluga trAvi kuNDalanu nEyI
cellunA maganAndra jelagi Isha I cillatanamulu sEya jellunaTa vOyI
('''rAgA: kharaharapriyA)
5: rEpalle satullela gOpambutOnU gOpamma mI koDuku mAyinNDalOnu
mApuganE vacci mA mAnamulanu nI pApadE cerice nEmanudunamma
('''rAgA: kAmbhOji)
6: okani yAlini decci nokani kaDabeTTi jagaDamulu kalipinci satipatulabaTTi
pagalu nalujamulunu bAluDainaTTi maganAndra cEpaTTi madanuDainaTTi
('''rAgA: mOhana)
7: angajuni kanna mAyanna yiTu rArA bangAru ginnelO pAlu pOsErA
donganivani satulu pongucunnArA mungiTa nADArA mOhanAkArA
('''rAgA: bEgaDa)
8: gOvardhanambella goDugugabaTTi kavaramuna kamsu paDagoTTi
nIvu madhurApuramu nEla cEbaTTi tIvitOnElina dEvakI paTTi
('''rAgA: suraTi)
9: angugA tALLapAkanaiya cAla shrngAra racanagA jeppanI jOla
sangatiga sakala sampadala nIvELa mangaLamu tirupaTla madana gOpAla
10: nanduniNTanu jEri nayamumIrangA candravadanalu nIku sEvacEyangA
andamuga vAriNDla AducuNDangA mandalaku donga mA muddurangA
Meaning:
Here the poet assumes himself, transforms himself into YasOda and sings this lullaby to Balakrishna.
He is teasing Balakrishna as a thief who steals butter from all the houses when he is offered milk in a
golden bowl in his own house. The poet sings this romantic lullaby and also refers that beautiful women
are looking after the needs of Balakrishna.