So Bahu Ballabha Sahaje-i Bhora
Song 42
so bahu ballabha sahaje-i bhora
kaichane bedana jānāba mora
Now I am overcome with love for Him. How can I understand what has happened to me?
cala-ite cāhi taha ādara bhaṅga
saha-i nā pāriye biraha-taraṅga
When I see Him, my peaceful composure is broken into pieces. I cannot bear being tossed to an fro by the waves of the anguish of separation from Him.
sakhi he kāhe upekhalu kāna nā
jāniye dagadhi calaba mohe māna
O gopi -friend, how can I turn away from Krsna? I do not know. It is as if I am burning in the midst of flames. My heart is enchanted by Him.
sakhī-gaṇa gaṇa-ite tuhu se seyānī
tohe ki śikhāyaba caturima bāṇī
You gopi -friends are very wise. What wise words can I speak to you?
majhu eta ārati ho jāni jāna ithe
lāgi taba pāya soṁpalu parāṇa
Ah! I am so overcome with longings. I feel that soon I will lose my life.
aba biracaha tuhu so parabandha
kānuka yaiche hoya nirabandha
Please write a letter. Place my request before Krsna.
jība-ite mohe milaba yaba kāna
gobinda-dāsa taba tuyā guṇa gāna
Only if I can meet Krsna will I stay alive. Govinda dasa says: O gopi girl, in this song I sing your glories.
Translation
Now I am overcome with love for Him. How can I understand what has happened to me?
When I see Him, my peaceful composure is broken into pieces. I cannot bear being tossed to an fro by the waves of the anguish of separation from Him.
O gopi -friend, how can I turn away from Krsna? I do not know. It is as if I am burning in the midst of flames. My heart is enchanted by Him.
You gopi -friends are very wise. What wise words can I speak to you?
Ah! I am so overcome with longings. I feel that soon I will lose my life.
Please write a letter. Place my request before Krsna.
Only if I can meet Krsna will I stay alive. Govinda dasa says: O gopi girl, in this song I sing your glories.
Notes
This is sung in Raga Dhanasri.