Category: literaturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

ಭಾವಗೀತೆ

/bhāvagīte/Roman

English meaning: lyric poem / lyric song

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ಭಾವನೆಗಳನ್ನು ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವ ಸಣ್ಣ ಕವನ ಅಥವಾ ಗೀತೆ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾವಗೀತೆಗಳು ಸಂಗೀತ ಕಛೇರಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಡಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತವೆ.

English Definition

Emotionally expressive short poem or song conveying personal feelings

Example

ಕುವೆಂಪು ಅವರ ಭಾವಗೀತೆಗಳು ಹೃದಯ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಿ.

In English: Kuvempu's lyric poems are deeply touching.

Synonyms

  • ಕವನ
  • ಗೀತೆ

Literary Heritage

ಕಾಯಕವೇ ಕೈಲಾಸ

/Kayakave kailasa/

Work itself is paradise — honest labour is divine.

Basavanna · Philosopher, Social Reformer & Poet · 1131–1167 CE

Vachanas

Basavanna's foundational teaching on the dignity of labour

ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ ಆಗು ನೀ ಅನಿಕೇತನ

/O nanna chetana aagu nee aniketana/

O my spirit, become one without a fixed abode — free, boundless, universal.

Kuvempu (K. V. Puttappa) · Rashtra Kavi (National Poet of Karnataka) · 1904–1994

Viswamanuva Geete

Kuvempu's call for a universal human identity beyond caste, religion, and region

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Language
ಕನ್ನಡ
Kannada
Script
Kannada
Family
Dravidian
Speakers
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