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This famous, wonderful and thought provoking poem 'O Nanna Chethana' (O my spirit, transcend all boundaries) is written by the legendary Kannada poet Dr.K.V. Puttappa(Kuvempu).
The song is the main pick from his famous collection 'Manuja Matha Vishwa Patha' (One world, one cast, one path). Kuvempu spreads the wonderful message of universal humanism among people.
This poem in particular inspires man to let his spirit/consciousness to break out of the narrow confines of home, religion and country, and become free to reach for the eternal and universal path.
Poet Dr. K. V. Puttappa (Kuvempu) is notably the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He was also a great writer, playwright. He has penned over 70 collections of poems, plays, novels each of which is a joy to read. Many of his works convey a profound social message applicable at all times. The epic 'Sri Ramayana Darshanam', his famous rewriting of the great ancient Indian epic Ramayana in modern Kannada won him the prestigious 'Jnanapeeth Award'. Living in the heart of western ghats at his house in Kuppali, Shimoga Dist, Karnataka it is said nature had considerable influence on many of his famous poems and writings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuvempu
http://kuvempu.com/
http://ekavi.org/jnanpeeth.htm
Some other sources
http://www.kannadaaudio.com/Songs/Bhaavageethe/ONannaChetana/ONanna.ram
http://www.kannadaaudio.com/Songs/Bhaavageethe/BhaavaSangama/ONannaChetana.ram
Lyrics
ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ, ಆಗು ನಿ ಅನಿಕೇತನ!
ರೂಪರೂಪಗಳನು ದಾಟಿ, ನಾಮಕೋಟಿಗಳನು ಮೀಟಿ,
ಎದೆಯ ಬಿರಿಯ ಭಾವ ಬೀಸಿ,
ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ, ಆಗು ನಿ ಅನಿಕೇತನ!
ನೂರು ಮತದ ಹೊಟ್ಟ ತೂರಿ, ಎಲ್ಲ ತತ್ವದೆಲ್ಲೆ ಮೀರಿ,
ನಿರ್ದಿಗಂತವಾಗಿ ಏರಿ,
ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ, ಆಗು ನಿ ಅನಿಕೇತನ!
ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ನಿಲ್ಲದಿರು, ಮನೆಯನೆಂದು ಕಟ್ಟದಿರು,
ಕೊನೆಯನೆಂದು ಮುಟ್ಟದಿರು,
ಓ ಅನಂತವಾಗಿರು
ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ, ಆಗು ನಿ ಅನಿಕೇತನ!
ಅನಂತ ತಾನ್ ಅನಂತವಾಗಿ, ಆಗುತಿಹನೆ ನಿತ್ಯ ಯೋಗಿ,
ಅನಂತ ನೀ ಅನಂತ ವಾಗು, ಆಗು ಆಗು ಆಗು,
ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ, ಆಗು ನಿ ಅನಿಕೇತನ!