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Dhala Dhala Kanca Angera Labhani

Bhajan | Govinda Dasa Kaviraja

Verses

Verse 1

ḍhala ḍhala kāñcā ańgera lābaṇī

abanī bahiyā yāya

īṣat hāsiratarańga-hillole

madana mūrachā pāya

Verse 2

kibā se nāgaraki khene dekhinu

dhairaya rahala dūre

nirabadhi mora cita beyākula

kena bā sadā-i jhure

Verse 3

hāsiyā hāsityāańga dolā-iyā

nāciyā nāciyā yāya

nayāna katākṣe biṣama biśikhe

parāṇa bindhita dhāya

Verse 4

mālatī phuleramālāṭi gale

hiyāra mājhare dole

uḍiyā paḍiyāmātala bhramara

ghuriyā ghuriyā bule

Verse 5

kapāle candanaphoṭāra chaṭā

lāgila hiyāra mājhe

nā jāni ki byādhimarame bādhala

nā kahi lokera lāje

Verse 6

emana kaṭhinanārīra parāṇa

bāhira nāhika haya

nā jāni ki jāni haye parimāṇa

dāsa gobinde kaya

Translation

Verse 1

The soft, fresh beauty of her tender body flows down over the earth itself; in the gentle waves of her faint smile, even Cupid himself swoons.

Verse 2

What was that lovely woman I glimpsed for just a moment? My composure has fled far away; my mind is ceaselessly troubled -- why does it grieve so constantly?

Verse 3

Laughing again and again, swaying her body, she moves on as if dancing; with the deadly arrows of her sidelong glances, she rushes to pierce my very life.

Verse 4

A garland of malati flowers hangs at her throat, swaying over her heart; drunken bees, rising and falling, wander round and round it.

Verse 5

The mark of a sandalwood dot glows on her forehead, and it has struck straight into my heart; I know not what illness has taken root within me -- out of shame before others, I dare not say.

Verse 6

Such is the hardened heart of this woman -- what lies within it never comes out; I know not what its true measure could be, says the servant Govinda.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerGovinda Dasa Kaviraja
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses6 verses

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