Akki MeLe Aase Nenatara MeLe Preeti

ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಮೇಲೆ ಆಸೆ ನೆಂಟರ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರೀತಿ

Literal meaning - "Desire over rice; love over relatives". If one does not like to spend the rice he has at home but is equally interested in serving his guests/relatives well, one faces a dilemma.

This is used to describe the dilemma that people sometimes face when they have to give up something they like in order to obtain another item. When the both the objects are nice to have but only one can be had, the dilemma one faces is describe with this Gaade.