Garimella Satyanarayana (14 July 1893 – 18 December 1952) was a poet and freedom fighter of Andhra Pradesh, India.
He influenced and mobilised the Andhra people against the British Raj with his patriotic songs and writings, for which he was jailed several times by the British administration.
An English translation of his most famous poem Maakoddee Tella doratanamu in folk song format:
We don't want this White rule - Garimella Satyanarayana
We don't want this White man's rule
O God
We don't want this White man's rule
We don't want this ....
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Stalking on our lives
Robbing us of our honour
We don't want this ....
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Stalking on our ....
(1) The eighteen lamps have doused off, but
A handful of rice is hard to come by
Throws dirt into our mouths
Wants us to fight with his dogs to eat our food
We don't want this ....
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(2) For taxes he's devised ways
Sells toddy and liquor
Looted Chattels and belongings
Drunken (husband) snatched that mother's wedding jewellery.
Threw dust in to our eyes
Pushed us close to our grave
We don't want this ....
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(3) Brought in Courts, created political parties.
Murdered the charitable character
Raised thirst for money
Raised bad thoughts
Showing off his style he wooed us
We don't want this ....
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(4) Brings on the Gandhi cap
Don't come says
Don't come to school like this
Takes away the cap and moves on
It is rebellion against State
It is all over the Country
We don't want this ....
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Stalking on our ....
We don't want this White man's rule
Translated from Telugu: Bhaanuh