Krsna Govinda Govinda Gopala Nanda Lala
( refrain ) govinda govinda gopāla nanda
lāla kṛṣṇa govinda govinda gopāla nanda lāla
(Refrain) O Govinda, the pleasure of the senses of the cows, O Gopala, the cow caretaker, the son of Nanda Maharaja, O Krsna, the all attractive, Govinda! Gopala! Nanda-lala!
he gopāla! maṇi māla manohara
kaṇṭḥa meṅ ho pahane ura meṅ vanamālā
raho karate nita rāsa vilāsa raho
liye saṅga sadā vraja vāsa raho
O Gopala! You wear a necklace of jewels around Your neck. You wear a garland of flowers around Your stomach. You are eternally performing playful pastimes and always residing in Vraja.
apane mukha candra ke candrikā
se ulabijli kī ye ujiyārā raho
in nayanoṅ meṅ nitya dayā karake
tuma nācate nanda ke lālā raho
The moonshine from Your moon-like face illuminates like the strike of a lightning bolt. Please be eternally merciful to these eyes and keep performing Your dance, O son of Nanda Maharaja!
tumhe dekh kar aji jī cāhatā hai tumhe
prāṇa priyatama āṅkhoṅ meṅ biṭhāe
agara āsamāṅ taka rasāī ho apani
to tumhe āja tāroṅ ke mālā pahanāe
Having seen You, O I further desire to install You in my eyes, O love of my life. If You are a rope as high as the skies, then I would adorn You with a garland of stars.
tere pāūṅ dhoye,
hama phūloṅ ke rasse tuma āja nahalāe,
hama cāndanī se baḍi der se bīd
ke muntaśir hai jo tuma muskurāo,
to ham muskurāye
I would adorn You with a flower garland, wash Your feet, and bathe You with sandlewood paste. For the longest time, I have been suffering. If you smile, then I can only smile.
hai yād teri kitani mīṭhī is dil chipāyi baiṭhī hūṅ
tasavīr teri rasiyā priyatama is dil meṅ basāye baiṭhī hūṅ
I have many sweet memories of You that are hidden in this heart. Your mellow-like face, O beloved, is installed in my heart.
har māṅg tumhara milane ke hai dil meṅ bahuta ghanaśyāma
mere un aramāno se is dil ke maiṅ duniyā basāye baiṭhi hūṅ
Every desire in my heart is greatly centered on meeting You again, O Dark Cloud Complexioned like Syama! With all of these hopes in my heart, I am sitting in the world.
kaba āoge kuch k͟habar to do becaina hai dil is piḍahana
kā kaba se tumhāri rāhoṅ meṅ halakoṅ bichāye baiṭḥi hūṅ
Please give some news on when You are coming, as my heart is very restless in separation. Since the longest time, I look to the route attempting to listen my heart.
maiṅ dīna duḥkhi gunahīna sahī
para tuma to karuṇā sāgara ho
teri karuṇā para hī he priyatama! maiṅ āsa lagāye baiṭhi huṅ
I am fallen, sad, and without any good qualities, but You are the ocean of mercy. Hoping receive Your mercy, O beloved one, I sit here with such a hope.
maiṅ qābil nā sahī,
para śauqa to hai dīdāra tumhāre kā mohana isi
dāṅw pe apane jīvana kī maiṅ bāzi lagāye baiṭhi hūṅ
Of course, I am not worthy of this, yet my heart still is very interested in seeing You, O Mohana! With putting my entire life at stake, I risk the fate of my life for You.
Translation
(Refrain) O Govinda, the pleasure of the senses of the cows, O Gopala, the cow caretaker, the son of Nanda Maharaja, O Krsna, the all attractive, Govinda! Gopala! Nanda-lala!
O Gopala! You wear a necklace of jewels around Your neck. You wear a garland of flowers around Your stomach. You are eternally performing playful pastimes and always residing in Vraja.
The moonshine from Your moon-like face illuminates like the strike of a lightning bolt. Please be eternally merciful to these eyes and keep performing Your dance, O son of Nanda Maharaja!
Having seen You, O I further desire to install You in my eyes, O love of my life. If You are a rope as high as the skies, then I would adorn You with a garland of stars.
I would adorn You with a flower garland, wash Your feet, and bathe You with sandlewood paste. For the longest time, I have been suffering. If you smile, then I can only smile.
I have many sweet memories of You that are hidden in this heart. Your mellow-like face, O beloved, is installed in my heart.
Every desire in my heart is greatly centered on meeting You again, O Dark Cloud Complexioned like Syama! With all of these hopes in my heart, I am sitting in the world.
Please give some news on when You are coming, as my heart is very restless in separation. Since the longest time, I look to the route attempting to listen my heart.
I am fallen, sad, and without any good qualities, but You are the ocean of mercy. Hoping receive Your mercy, O beloved one, I sit here with such a hope.
Notes
The chant in the refrain is frequently chanted alone. Verses 1 through 9 is essentially an alankāra (improvised lyrics based on the mood) from the Radha Ramana Temple tracks.