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G  K  ( >  B  J  $  K  A   A ....." </P> <hr> <P> sangiitam caccipOyindi. teluguna'Ti velugu kanumarugaipOyindi. calana citra sangiita taranga'lu stamBinci pOyinavi. ga'li kooDa' nilicipOyindi. na' gunDe nevarO nokkutunnaTlaipOyindi. na' nara'lu bigusuku pOtunna'yi.</P> <P> mitrama'!</P> <P> niivu veLLipOya'vu! mammula nandarinii viDici veLLipOya'vu. pOtoo ma'lOni caitanya'nni kooDa' tiisikoni poyya'vu. ma'kEmii tOcaTamlEdu. da'ri kanupincaDamlEdu. eTu coosina' ciikaTi. ii ciikaTilO entaka'lam mangalam!</P> <P> niivunnantaka'lam, ma'lO, ma' gunDellO E moola da'gunna'vO teliyalEdu. mEmu telusukOTa'niki prayatnamkooDa ceyyalEdu! ka'nii niivu anantamlO kalisipOyina marukshaNamlO ErpaDina Ka'Lii ma'ku telisindi. ga'li kooDa niivulEni cOTiki ra'vaTa'niki BayapaDutOndi. ba'dha paDutOndi. a' ka'Lii ela' Bartii ceyya'li? ela' Bartii ceyya'li?</P> <P> GanTasa'la: "calapatira'u ba'boo! aipOyindi! mana mishanu (machine) ceDipOyindi. spEru pa'rts (spare parts) kooDa' dorakaDam lEdu. va'Di pilupu kOsam eduru coostunna'nu. a' Bagava'n Sriiniva'su DeppuDu karuNista'DO! rEpE pilavaccu! padi rOjullO pilavaccu!! E maina' nela da'Ta nivvanu ba'boo!"</P> <P>calapatira'u: "nii ma'Ta niivu dakkincukunna'vu. mammulanandarinii ciikaTilO vadali niivu veLLipOya'vu. niivanna ma'Talu ma'tram na' gunDellO suDigunDa'lla' tirugutunE vunna'yi. mitrama'! nii Boutika ka'ya'nni cooDa'lani vacca'nu. niivu lEni a' kaTTenu...niivuka'ni ninnu...cooDa'lani vacca'nu. na'valla ka'lEdu. kaLLalO niiLLu tiriginay. na' vaLLukooDa tirigindi. evarO nannu paTTukunna'ru. dooramga' tiisuku veLLa'ru. na'cEta ma'tralu minginci nidrapucca'ru.</P> <P>nidralO ennO kalalu : kalalannii gataka'lam cilikincina madhura smrutulu. sa'hitya'niki nEnu santarincina sangiita'nni nii nOTa palikincina tiirulu. a' pa'Talu adButamga' vinipincinapuDu nEnu pondina anuBootulu! konta mandi gurupanDitulu miiranalEni sangatini, miiru pa'DalEni saraLini srushTinca'lani, adi miiru pa'DalEkapOtE cooci a'nandinca'lani prayatninci viPalulainava'ri vinnabOyina vadana'lu! pratimeTToo miitO pa'Dincukuni, paravaSimci kiirtiSrENi meTlu okkokkaTiga' adhirOhincE a'ka'Sajiivulu!!!</P> <P> Uroora' oka GanTasa'la! "orE nii gontu GanTasa'la gontula' undira'!" anTE niivu pa'Dina prati pa'Ta' prati UrilO oka GanTasa'lalO vini, atanilO nii roopam pratishTincukuni, atani gontulO nii ma'dhuryam Uhincukuni anuBavincina, a'nandincina madhura kshaNa'lu!!!</P> <P>bratikunna va'LLanta' nii a'Karu praya'Na'niki sanna'ha'lu cEstunna'ru. svarga'rOhaNalO nii vippaTiki ca'la' dooram payaninci vunTa'vani telusu. nii vippuDu "bahudoorapu ba'Tasa'rivi"!</P> <P> aina' niikikkaDa a'Kari prya'Nam talapeTTa'ru. niiku sna'nam cEyinca'ru. krotta baTTalu peTTa'ru. pasupu kumkumalu didda'ru. idanta' oka trupti. inta pedda asamtruptilO - idi kooDa' oka trupti. kaDasa'ri Sradhdha'njaliga' ennO poolama'lalu.!</P> <P>nEnuu niitOpa'Tu bayaludEra'nu. niiku mundE naDustunna'nu. niiku kommu kooDa paTTa'nu! kaDakanTa' niitO ra'va'lanE vundi. baruvanta' ma'ku vadali niivu ga'lilO tEli pOya'vu. ninnela' cErukOnu? a' baruvunu mOstoo madra'su viidhullO voorEgutunnam. nii a'Karu praya'NamlO ma'nava hrudaya'lu GOshistoo vunna'yi. sooryuDu mabbuca'Tuna vekki vekki EDustunna'Du. rODDu prakkana ceTlannii galagala' kanniiru ka'rustunna'yi. maLLii na' kaLLu tiriginay. na' oLLu kooDa' tirugutunnaTlundi.</P> <P>aina' nuvvu veLLipoyya'vanTE -<br></P> <P>ika nuvvu ma' mundu lEvanTE -</P> <P>ela' nammEdi?</P> <P> indari hrudaya'llO gOODu kaTTukunna nuvvu anni gaduloo Ka'LiicEsi okkasa'ri veLLipOtE ela'???</P> <P>"a'! a'!! EmanTunna'v! sangiitam caccipOlEda'? manadEsam prati inTa', prati nOTa' nii pa'Ta palukutuoonE vunTunda'. niivu maLLii tirigi vasta'va'? EmO! nuvvu vasta'vO ra'vO na'ku teliyadu ka'ni nEnoo okana'Tiki nii daggaraku vasta'nu. niivunDE cOTa na'koo konta cOTuncu....."</P> </blockquote> </font> </body> </html>