Koti Baavaku Pellanta
Koti Baavaku Pellanta
My Cousin Monkey Goes to Wed
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Telugu)
(English)
Koti baavaku pellanta
Kondaa konaa vididi anta
Kukka nakkala vindu anta
Enugu vaddana cheyunu anta
Elugu vintha choochunu anta
Kodi, kokila, kaakamma
Koti pelliki paata anta
My cousin monkey goes to wed
Hill and dale are well bedecked
Dog and fox have come to dine
Trumpeting elephant's serving fine
Bear has come to watch the fun
Cock and crow and cuckoo sing
My cousin monkey's wedding song
Comments
Dr. Srinivas Gummaraju, who sent me this song, writes, "Children often grew up in the same house as part of large joint families. Little kids would playfully taunt their cousins with songs like these - and invite a reply in kind!"
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Midhun Kumar Allu wrote me in July 2004, "I have visited your webpage and found this song (Koti Baavaku Pellanta). This song is right but it is not Koti but KoThi.
The correct version with the right intonation is :
Kothi baavaku pellanta
Kondaa konaa vididhanta
Kukka nakkala vindhanta
Enugu vaddana cheyunanta
Elugu vintha choochunanta
Kodi, kokila, kaakamma
Kothi pelliki paata anta"
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Dr. Gummaraju for contributing and translating this song and to Midhun Kumar Allu for providing information about the intonation.
Dhanyavaadaalu!
