Jaya Madhava Madana Murari
(refrain) jaya
mādhava madana murārī rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma jaya
keśava kali-mala-hārī rādhe-śyāma
śyāmā-śyāma
Word for word
(refrain) jaya - all glories; mādhava - the husband to the goddess of fortune; madana - Cupid-like; murārī - defeater of the demon Mura; rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma - Rādhe Śyāma; Śyāmā Śyama; jaya - all glories; keśava - the one with fine hair; kali - Kali Yuga; mala - dirtiness; hārī - remover of; rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma
(Refrain) Glories to the husband of the goddess of fortune, who is the transcendental Cupid and the enemy of the demon Mura. Glories to the divine couple Radhe Syama, also known as Syama Syama! Glories to Lord Kesava, who has fine hair, who removes the miseries of the age of Kali--Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
sundara
kuṇḍala naina viśālā, gale sohe
vaijantī-mālā yā
chavi kī balihārī rādhe-śyāma
śyāmā-śyāma
Word for word
sundara - beautiful; kuṇḍala - earrings; naina - eyes; viśālā - great; gale - neck; sohe - shines; vaijantī - victory; mālā - garland; yā - or; chavi - complexion; kī - of; balihārī - the greatest; rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma
O Krsna, You wear beautiful earrings, and You have lovely widened eyes. Around Your neck hangs the splendorous vaijanti flower garland. Your complexion is most excellent--Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
kabahūṅ
lūṭa lūṭa dadhi khāyo, kabahūṅ madhu-vana
rāsa racāyo nācata
vipina-vihārī rādhe-śyāma
śyāmā-śyāma
Word for word
kabahūń - sometimes; lūṭa lūṭa - stealing and stealing; dadhi - yogurt; khāyo - ate; kabahūń - sometimes; madhu-vana - in the groves of the Madhuvana forest; rāsa - the rāsa dance; racāyo - created; nācata - danced; vipina-vihārī - the one who sports in the woods; rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma
Sometimes You secretly plunder yogurt and eat it, and sometimes You design a rasa-dance performance with the young gopis in the forest of Madhuvana. There dances Vipina-Vihari, You who love to sport in the forest-- Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
gvāla-bāla
saṅga dhenu carāi, vana-vana bhramata phire yadu-rāi kāṅdhe
kāmara kārī rādhe-śyāma
śyāmā-śyāma
Word for word
gvāla - cowherd boys; bāla - boys; sańga - in association; dhenu - cows; carāi - tends; vana-vana - in various forest; bhramata - roams; phire - goes; yadu-rāi - the descendent of the Yadu dynasty; kāńdhe - shoulders; kāmara - blankets; kārī - who carries; rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma
You herd the cows in the company of the cowherd boys. You, the monarch of the Yadu dynasty, thus wander from forest to forest, carrying a blanket draped over Your shoulder-- Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
curā
curā nava-nīta jo khāyo, vraja-vanitana pai nāma
dharāyo mākhana-cora
murārī rādhe-śyāma
śyāmā-śyāma
Word for word
curā curā - steals and steals; nava-nīta - butter; jo - that; khāyo - ate; vraja - Vraja land; vanitana - women; pai - on; nāma - name; dharāyo - instituted; mākhana - butter; cora - thief; murārī - the defeater of Mura; rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma
Because You, O Murari, repeatedly steal fresh butter from the homes of the women of Vraja and secretly eat it, they have named You 'Makhan-Chor' (the butter thief)-- Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
eka-dina
māna indra ko māryo, nakha ūpara govardhana dhāryo nāma
paḍāyo giridhārī rādhe-śyāma
śyāmā-śyāma
Word for word
eka - one; dina - day; māna - the false ego; indra - the demigod, Indra; ko - of; māryo - killed; nakha - fingernail; ūpara - up; govardhana - Govardhana Hill; dhāryo - fixed on top; nāma - name; paḍāyo - read; giridhārī - Giridhari (lifter of Govardhana Hill); rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma
One day You curbed the pride of Indra by lifting the great mountain Govardhana upon the tip of Your fingernail, thus winning for Yourself the name Giridhari-- Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
duryodhana
ko bhoga na khāyo, rūkho sāga vidura ghara khāyo aise
prema pujārī rādhe-śyāma
śyāmā-śyāma
Word for word
duryodhana - Duryodhana; ko - of; bhoga - sweetmeats; na - not; khāyo - eat; rūkho - raw; sāga - vegetable preparations; vidura - Vidura; ghara - house; khāyo - ate; aise - this; prema - love; pujārī - worshipper; rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma
You did not accept the sumptuous feast of the wicked Duryodhana, but took the coarse food offered by Your devotee Vidura. Therefore You are worshipped by love and not by mere rituals--Rädhe Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
karuṇā
kara draupadī pukārī, paṭa lipaṭa gaye
vana-vārī nirakha
rahe nara nārī rādhe-śyāma
śyāmā-śyāma
Word for word
karuṇā - mercy; kara - do; draupadī - Draupadi; pukārī - called; paṭa - garment; lipaṭa - over another garment; gaye - went; vana-vārī - the king of the forests; nirakha - watching; rahe - remained; nara - men; nārī - women; rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma
To bestow mercy upon Draupadi, You, the Lord of the forest, supplied unlimited cloth to protect her from shame, while the assembly of men and women looked on-- Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
bhakta-bhakta
saba tumane tāre, binā bhakti hama ṭhāḍe dvāre lījo
khabara hamārī rādhe-śyāma
śyāmā-śyāma
Word for word
bhakta bhakta - we, devotees; saba - all; tumane - by You; tāre - deliver, binā - without; bhakti - devotion; hama - we; ṭhāḍe - stand; dvāre - door; lījo - please take; khabara - news; hamārī - ours; rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma
You deliver each of Your devotees in unique ways. Alas, we who are bereft of devotion are standing here outside Your door. Please favorably receive the news of our presence-- Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
arjuna
ke ratha hāṅkana hāre, gītā ke upadeśa
tumhāre cakra-sudarśana-dhārī
rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma
Word for word
arjuna - Arjuna; ke - of; ratha - chariot; hāńkana - steering; hāre - defeated; gītā - Bhagavad Gita; ke - of; upadeśa - discourse; tumhāre - Yours; cakra-sudarśana - the Sudarsana disc; dhārī - the one who bears; rādhe-śyāma śyāmā-śyāma
You were the driver of Arjuna's chariot, and on the battlefield You gave Arjuna the instructions of the Bhagavad-Gita. During the fight You exhibited Your form as the wielder of the discus Sudarsana-- Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
Translation
(Refrain) Glories to the husband of the goddess of fortune, who is the transcendental Cupid and the enemy of the demon Mura. Glories to the divine couple Radhe Syama, also known as Syama Syama! Glories to Lord Kesava, who has fine hair, who removes the miseries of the age of Kali--Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
O Krsna, You wear beautiful earrings, and You have lovely widened eyes. Around Your neck hangs the splendorous vaijanti flower garland. Your complexion is most excellent--Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
Sometimes You secretly plunder yogurt and eat it, and sometimes You design a rasa-dance performance with the young gopis in the forest of Madhuvana. There dances Vipina-Vihari, You who love to sport in the forest-- Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
You herd the cows in the company of the cowherd boys. You, the monarch of the Yadu dynasty, thus wander from forest to forest, carrying a blanket draped over Your shoulder-- Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
Because You, O Murari, repeatedly steal fresh butter from the homes of the women of Vraja and secretly eat it, they have named You 'Makhan-Chor' (the butter thief)-- Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
One day You curbed the pride of Indra by lifting the great mountain Govardhana upon the tip of Your fingernail, thus winning for Yourself the name Giridhari-- Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
You did not accept the sumptuous feast of the wicked Duryodhana, but took the coarse food offered by Your devotee Vidura. Therefore You are worshipped by love and not by mere rituals--Rädhe Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
To bestow mercy upon Draupadi, You, the Lord of the forest, supplied unlimited cloth to protect her from shame, while the assembly of men and women looked on-- Radhe Syama Syama Syama!
Notes
This song can be sung in Raga Jhinjhoti in Sitarkhani Tala (as Jagjit and Chitra Singh sang it in Samarpan), or Raga Yaman Kalyana (as Acyutananda Swami introduced it) in Kaherva Tala.