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<h1>Ghantasala (1922-1974)</h1>
<h3>By T.Chalapathi Rao, Music Director, from  <I>Andhra Jyoti, 1974</I> </h3></center>


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<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>


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