Sanvariya Kare Manohara Hori
( refrain ) sāṅvariyā kare
manohāra hori ki rādhe āyī bahāra
(Refrain) The season of the enchanting Holi festival has come, Sri Radhe!
abīra gulāla kī bhara bhara jholī mukha
mala ḍāro āyī horī sāṅvariyā pakaḍe hai āja
Filling Your cloth with red powder-dye and applying it to His face, catch Your beloved today.
bṛja me gvāla bāla saba nāce madhura
muraliyā śyāma bajāve pāyaliyā kare jhanakāra
In Vraja all the cowherd boys are dancing Syama is playing the flute sweetly and His ankle bells are tinkling.
raṅga
biraṅgī gopī ḍole gārī deke mose hasa hasa bole cudariyā pe raṅga ki phuhāra
As He throws color on the gopis and playfully abuses them, their clothes become covered with color.
Translation
(Refrain) The season of the enchanting Holi festival has come, Sri Radhe!
Filling Your cloth with red powder-dye and applying it to His face, catch Your beloved today.
In Vraja all the cowherd boys are dancing Syama is playing the flute sweetly and His ankle bells are tinkling.
As He throws color on the gopis and playfully abuses them, their clothes become covered with color.