Suna Vrsabhanu Nandini Rai
Song 24
(Refrain) śuna bṛṣabhānu-nandinī rā-i
abalā-maṇḍale kirīti rākhali bhāla mati se bithā-i
(Refrain) O Radha, O daughter of Vrsabhanu, please listen. In the circle of young girls Your reputation was good in the past. But today that good reputation is in disarray.
nanda-nandana rāja-bhūṣaṇa nayana sukha-maya śeja ki
khane tuyā sane leha karala he se saba dūrahi teja
Nanda's son is a regal jewel. Delight resides in His eyes. He loves You. Why do You flee so far from Him?
ye tuhu tākara birasa ānata heri mūrachita bhela
kaiche pāmari bacana aichana nidaya antara-śela
You have made Him very unhappy. If He sees You He is overcome. O cruel girl, why did You speak such words to Him, cruel words, words like a lance pushed into His heart?
tuhāri nāgara dhūli-dhūsara se nāhi lagaye toya bāma
kara -tale badana lambita dharaṇī likhi lihki roya
For Your sake Your lover is now anointed with dust. Now He cannot attain You. In His left hand He rests His head. Aimlessly scratching some letters in the ground, He weeps.
ye jana duhu-jana bedana nāhi jāne tākara antara
jāna rāya rāmacandra bacana mānaha dāsa gobinda bhāṇa
No one knows what You two feel. Only You know what is truly in His heart. Please reflect on Ramacandra Raya's words. This Govinda dasa says.
Translation
(Refrain) O Radha, O daughter of Vrsabhanu, please listen. In the circle of young girls Your reputation was good in the past. But today that good reputation is in disarray.
Nanda's son is a regal jewel. Delight resides in His eyes. He loves You. Why do You flee so far from Him?
You have made Him very unhappy. If He sees You He is overcome. O cruel girl, why did You speak such words to Him, cruel words, words like a lance pushed into His heart?
For Your sake Your lover is now anointed with dust. Now He cannot attain You. In His left hand He rests His head. Aimlessly scratching some letters in the ground, He weeps.
No one knows what You two feel. Only You know what is truly in His heart. Please reflect on Ramacandra Raya's words. This Govinda dasa says.
Notes
This song is sung in Raga Dhanasri.