AMdhra bhArati - kavitalu - basavarAju appArAvu gItAlu - smR^itulu, abhiprAyAlu - basavarAju appArAvu geetaalu - Basavaraju Appa Rao - Basavaraju Apparao geeyamulu gEyAlu geeyaalu geeyAlu paatalu pATalu - telugu kavitalu - tenugu andhra ( telugu andhra andhrabharati )

Np^j

euoh dho R^j

u^j, dhj

Kvhu^bN %NY&

euoh dho - uab o^b `wK. `wK K^ o^a oau, ~oK K^ o^a. ~oa`. oau cucjo\ `bok oKNh kb`. coch^oK`. U^o_ c\ uOo Nb `LOo k` obsk. ao^ K\` c\ oRK. qRb bhq k` oauk. ^b oauK^ `ho K`h K^aaNao\. K`T^ NK`h uw^j haa cUo\aNaoh. ohNK`h Ua^aob aoom. Nb bK TdjKZ ^aNkbNKZ c`wa uKo^hj oK` cZ\b Tdl. ha NkbNKN ha ~oj N^p. K`T^ NK`hN wmaR K\`. pKUa `aj N` ha vhu^Kk qq^vaK hhTNb dha\. ojcj T^ hua ohNKZ Tk vhu^uo Tq\.

ha oShTh^ Np^b Rha N ~soaoT. K`k ThKUab pshj hzK`ka ThKTk`.

djp` pR\ oKZo\ dho. Ua^aKka ~oa`K^a ^a NhNaY c`ojp` Np^K^ `Rj, pThK a` kNK\ uhbN \Nfha\ dho. 39 hK\N haN ahK\ bK\a.

haa Kvw^bN %NY& b TcoT.

- r NhRKZ u^hoh
("aoK vw^pj# aK\)

Keats & Shelly rolled into one

(` dhK r `oh vKeohRh ^o ouKk k oNK Tqh. r vKeohRh NK^NjK o`u %ohj&ka, NK^NjK fKfh %Zo  K\h&ka, ohNK^NjK %K\ha Ncu& pho\ \saka uKd`NohKk cbTqh.)

... ...

Appa Rao was a poet in his own right, Burns, Keats and Shelly rolled into one. To him a thing of beauty is a joy for ever and he held that beauty when unadorned, is adorned most. Song or verse came straight from his heart. There was not much of ornateness or unbelishment of his work.

Appa Rao belongs to a galaxy of modern poets - Gurazada, Abburi and Rayaprolu. Gurazada led the way but in my opinion he lacked the complete poetic temperement of both Abburi and Basavaraju. Gurazada was more a prophet than a poet. Barring a few verses in which he showed sparks of genius, most of his poetic work is didactic and bereft of colour and imagery. Appa Rao's latest songs spray from the saddist thoughts.

Burns, Keats and Shelly died when young. So also did Appa Rao. Though he is no more, he will live through his songs. He came into this world like a spring breeze and left it like a winter wind.

- Duvvuri Sambamurthy

a Npp^\ euoh dho

euoh dhoN aN ^l uwThK o`uk N`hK`. _honN]k NkY wujN `hR oKUo\ oK\`. K`k "k# Nkk, cu\b Nkk T`o^a p`hj - c\Toh hRh `N K\oh. aa p`hb NNdha NjcNah.

dho - NhRKZoh - _honN]ka K\oh. aac\ ^]NKN] hTak aa. vhK^K uo`K \a oua c`j pbcu oK\o\b.

o_

^]NKN]K Th ehYN oUK`. dhoN N\ N Nc h\bN ^Ta.  vhK^bN ha cZN oK` ^]NKN]K Nb, T`p T^cYNb o euN oT\.

a\ dho oOKk NK^ pqsK Thj `h^ NbcKUK`. a\ uo`K \a K`k R^j cYNa c`jb ha T`o\.

oha\ uZR a R`N oT\. o Nb uKR^j oj\KT\.  h]k oau pU uTK`KR cuhKT ojNK Nae\`. cZaK\ o chThK uwKR URhou, o_R Noj vRK`.

dhok caKR - cuYKR N R]K NbcKT`. p\c phoo kb N ThN^aK haa owKU K\`. cYob c`botj Nhk\. c`p N`c^  h

k om^ ghghk\ojuK`.

dho ToaTh obs. cjTb TNm, NjoOK. N]K _ha auN - NK\ NKTo k^R K\p. Nb Tck No\ - N br^ohu Nae\`. ha e` _uyo. T`ok N\ d`huKok cowKT`Y. d[cuNk T`p^, ha  uNuka hN ^c^K` aoh p^j. c\ ` NbhRK RK^k o`j^a K\`. c`oa dZa T`p^ TNR pbcKT`. c`jk a chs uhmu~oK RobKTo\. uKj ^KTo\.

NaqjK

K^k Rh\oh NaqjK o p\`N oUK`. ouK^o\ v`hj o^a K\oh. oh` pqOcY]K. ou ou c\ cNZ^oa `_h o`]K Nc ^Th. K`ho T`oo. K`hka ` K^Luh^K NlRK`. NhNKR o dhok `^oa `K Nae\`. hK\o\vh Naqj d^ja RhKU a^ ThN `R\. fR cNoa`. RhqK co_~oj kNKk oap. obb kNu`oa ~sk uRoZ^K Th\o Noob o`KT\. `b^ hak, ha hTak Noh, N _h Nae\K`. %No`o^ aY Np^ paa& b N R^K K\k. `  dK^a ouK`.

- hhdj ufho
("o]# uKcYK 13 uKUN 4 aK\)

~oNpTK`\ euoh dho

RaRhKk Na\ c_uo^oR cK\oajk dhoRh ^owja _jNKU chorKUdhh. hvc^oa aZ oh w`huK`ao ^owk RhoR hdK`K`.

    op\TYa jNa`
    op j^NZ
    ho hK\KZ couKc`
    hK_K^ako

    T\kN dcs ^da
    \gN j^a
    o\hdh op\TY
    oRo ojou
    ... ... ...
    op\TY opj^^
    ohk RjuK`
    Np^pT op\cK\
    NojN pRlK`!

Njo^oo^ oK^ fRo c\dha`b Npw`hK NrKUK`. txa TNoh coUwo ^owjR hcRZ vy^huK` N` hb hYK`a`.

dhoRh p^RN  RhcKNj ~soR ohjTap. op\TYN TYNa opj^a dcs ^da dYk cYNKZ, dho p^Rk op\TYa NNZom^ hXKhXoh^o cNlKUouK`. oc`^p` uKo^hj bK\Na Np, pohN\aa dhoRh Naoqh (10 a 1933). Kvw^ kNoaN hvjju`qojR oh Rhoj, Nj, ouoj o^o pRldhap.

dhoRh cY~R. "oNcj ^\j^ pKU dhaZ ok d^R\ o cY]o# b o^ TcNa ap\ NpRh a~p. ap\ uKvaok `oajR, `ahrjhR choua euoh oh NYKeok 13 \qKeh 1894 ^`a dhoRh bKTh. cZa hK\ uKo^hojk o^oh oKNoRhb Nkhah. ^K\Rha cThRh _hR powoa TuNaYN oauhKTN dho, ^b c (ajRK\ flN)^ pho\N o\ omk aa c\oYRooK`l ^RhKZN NchK ohh.

dhoRh o^owj RpK`hoh RhroK^j. pK`h NYKeo. ^lkb kY NahbhN ^^, oaooRh, ^j p`pNl oRh dhoRhb cKUah. pe\k p`~uK hRK`. p`oK^jR ^^Rh, oaooj dhoRh T`ouKjk p^q` owKU TNb ca`j ouah.

pe\ T`o oRuaK^a pho\ u.hK.u. ujk ujak T`p, ^h^ KYh aK\ g.hk. ohN o`uk T`oh. d[~Roj q` owKU T`pa` k`. Nb vw^Rsjk d`j cT\oh. c^NKU p`uKuR chR]Kce\ah. NhRKZ u^hoh, hhdj ufho, aK\h ufho, dZeK\ dho, Njoa hoNZqhho, \p fchRh oaR vw^ chj Rsjk dkaoh. KYh T`o hjk Rhoj, pohaouoj oh dhKKUah, Kc_N,RKjhuhuo oaR c_Njk ph N^j cTh^ojhz\p. `q`hN aRqhhoRhT vcKce\a %~h_& ouc_Nk g.hk. T`oT uxhuKd`NjR Th uohoK^oR uKd`N^K bhwKUah.  hjk hgha aY Nja ^jRk ao`KUah. KNp^Th^a hUKUah.

- r TNh TaNsh

NhqsjR euoh oKNY dhoRh, g.., g.hk.
(aao 13-12-1894, bh]o 19-06-1933)

 Np KbhzR fw]\, NrN uR^\. ^K\ cThRh. ^l oKNoRh. Ntkk fo\ `Rha cYoY Rooa oaoojR RpK`hjohhKY cZ chRa.

^\ hoho ohN fo\ C.M.S.wujk T`p 1912k ujaj chyk a_h\hza. ^ho^ Tachkb cu\b Nmqjk T`p 1916k g.. cYoaK`a\. ^`ch Nam Kc_NNa, Nam ~h_Nb uxh uKd`N\R aK\a. 1926k g.hk. cYoaK` 1927k fo\k aho`o_k eorKTa. 1932 uKo^hK^oa aho`o_ TlKU c_N bhw]`Roa h`jU lN oma. TYa oaoNjo RlR uRooaN oU Nb ajjka qhvbo ha.

^\ g.. T`oTK\Ra ^a oaoo NohhR r oKNYhjyoRhb ch]hohza.  `Kc^jNN Nohh, aN Noh\a RlRh Rb fjoaa oh]KUh.

dho ohuK`qoa c`Nooa hUhKTa Rb `b o^c_ Nae\k`. ^b oTahTajk KNp^Th^ oTc\a`Rb, KTh^o, hgh aYNj TNk`.

`qYaoaa, pa`Rshaa, Np^oaa dhoN c_. ^\ `hKTb oxaRhoRb, c]y^oRb k`. ^\ TpT\b vhu^pqsoa Rah`. ^\ Rcp`Ku\, pb, huN\. ^\ covRh\b TcoTa.

^b R^ojK` Nae\ Rcjy] p co^hKRok. ^b Np^o ~oRh^o huch^o w`hhKNoR aK\a. ^\ ^a uO`LOoja Rb, oa~oojaRb hzK^o^o `T\.  Np boR ~oNpuoZhaYN uK`ho k`.

- `Rol oKNY roho. B.A., B.L.

c[N

%aK` ew hYa dejN aK^h` awKco& hb qKPhoo h ohb c]hf "d]ojNa aN\ d]oa# cohO\ c\TpKfZ ^uoh, a dK^a N^jjTa a Toje\, bosoa a`sch q~~uoa c]hNp^hoaN aa RKdh, NK\N %oK`h oaK^ho^ uhLdK^K`NK^cj o`Nc& dhoqoua p\hKU hzYa ohodhza. b`h kTac\ o^o %o^! pqj `s uhoK RKU ha~pKU, oho NasKco uoKue`a& a cjNj Toj oRTK\. kU ^_o v~Roj `bp`h aa~pKU pNu^ w`hK\a_. aYRk aaK`dua, uhoaK`ohoR ~pKU `oNc aN`hKUa Np^Na aaK`jhuoa bhzRKU_b.

o Np^Na Ua^aoa aK\h hR]. ~oa`c^ Rakj hupb. oaok o^a Naojcj NhR Njoj johNoa, TNjkb TK`hNa aN\ fYuhh, achc\a, kN_^K\a aR a `o`obc oico bKU c]hu` RKTp o`a uNT aqj ak\T, UK^Rao hTa`. "oK\oup pjcKT NK\va `aRaoa Naa _haa# ho phwR^oj Np^chdNo aa~ohuNk hziKR RwK^hRN. "ch]p^o a v uhK, aTc NoK aop^o`K. uK^L chya^h^ ~K^. oL chc^hahe`L# a oxNpNn`u oTaoj huw`hjR d[Nj dZK^h RN.

-euoh oKNY dho
(` N.q. dhoRh ^a R^oj o^c_k ouhKUa c[N)