Aja Aja Re Kanhai Teri Yad Aye
( refrain ) ājā ājā re kanhāi teri yād āye he
kanhāī parama sukhadāī mere sāṅvare prīta kanhāi
Refrain: Come here, come here, O Kanhai! I miss You! O Kanhai, the greatest pleasure-giver, my lover is the only beloved Kanhai!
jaba yāda śyāma teri āti hai ek ajab nazārā hotā hai
ek tīsa si uṭhati hai aura dil becaina hamārā hotā hai
Whenever I remember You, O Syama, a strange sight occurs. An ecstatic feel comes up and my heart become restless.
terā pyāra chipāye sīne meṅ dina rāta taḍapatī rahatī
hūṅ kaise badalāūṅ prāṇa nātha ro ro ke guzārā hotā hai
Your love is hidden deep in my heart. I wander here and there during day and night. How can I change this, O Lord of my life. I pass the day crying.
jaba yāda śyāma teri āti tai dehe jātī hūṅ tufānoṅ meṅ
maṅjhadhāra meṅ go dekhāti huṅ ek terā sahārā hotā hai
Whenever I remember You, O Syama, my body enters a storm. I look to the mid point of the waters with the help and support of You.
maiṅ calatī phiratī uṭhatī hūṅ duniyā se dard chipāne
ko yeh duniyā-vāle kyā jāne kyā pyār tumhārā hotā hai
I am roaming and traveling hiding the pain of the world in my heart. What will the worldly people know what love for You is?
Translation
Refrain: Come here, come here, O Kanhai! I miss You! O Kanhai, the greatest pleasure-giver, my lover is the only beloved Kanhai!
Whenever I remember You, O Syama, a strange sight occurs. An ecstatic feel comes up and my heart become restless.
Your love is hidden deep in my heart. I wander here and there during day and night. How can I change this, O Lord of my life. I pass the day crying.
Whenever I remember You, O Syama, my body enters a storm. I look to the mid point of the waters with the help and support of You.
I am roaming and traveling hiding the pain of the world in my heart. What will the worldly people know what love for You is?
Notes
This is a song from the Radha Rama Temple. This is not a standard song, but an improvised verse, known as alankara.