Jhana Jhana Jhana
Lyrics in English
Jhana Jhana Jhana
Jebu tumba haNa
Melaketthi biDalu saddhu
TaNa TaNa TaNa
Suttha hasiru vana
NaDuve Meva dana
Gollanobba uudutidda
Taana naana nana
Lyrics in Kannada
ಝಣ ಝಣ ಝಣ
ಜೇಬು ತುಂಬ ಹಣ
ಮೇಲಕೆತ್ತಿ ಬಿಡಲು ಸದ್ದು
ಟಣ ಟಣ ಟಣ
ಸುತ್ತ ಹಸಿರು ವನ
ನಡುವೆ ಮೇವ ದನ
ಗೊಲ್ಲನೊಬ್ಬ ಊದುತಿದ್ದ
ತಾನ ನಾನ ನನ
Jhana Jhana Meaning
The first half is about coins. Jhana jhana is the jingle of a pocket full of money (jebu tumba hana). Toss the coins up and they ring “tana tana tana” as they fall.
The second half paints a village scene: green forest all around, cattle grazing in the middle, and a cowherd (golla) playing his flute, “taana naana na”. The sound words make it an easy first poem for little ones.
