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Ar Ke Bajabe Bamsi lyrics

Bengali lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.

Author
Traditional
Source
Ar Ke Bajabe Bamsi
Language
Bengali
  1. Verse 1

    (refrain) ār ke bājābe bāṁśī śyāma braje nāi (go)

    (refrain) ar ke bajabe bamsi syama braje nai (go)

    (रेfरैन्) आर के बाजाबे बांशी श्याम ब्रजे नाइ (गो)

    Since Syama has left Braja, the beautiful lotus-like Radharani is so unhappy that She is constantly weeping.

  2. Verse 1

    mana duḥkhe kāṅde ekā kamalinī rāi go śyāma braje nāi

    mana duhkhe kande eka kamalini rai go syama braje nai

    मन दुःखे काङ्दे एका कमलिनी राइ गो श्याम ब्रजे नाइ

    Since Syama has left Braja, the beautiful lotus-like Radharani is so unhappy that She is constantly weeping.

  3. Verse 2

    phuler bāsara khānī sājiye rāi vinodinī (āmi) sārā niśi jāgiyā kāṁp śyāma āse nāi (go) śyāma braje nāi

    phuler basara khani sajiye rai vinodini (ami) sara nisi jagiya kamp syama ase nai (go) syama braje nai

    फुलेर बासर खानी साजिये राइ विनोदिनी (आमि) सारा निशि जागिया कांप श्याम आसे नाइ (गो) श्याम ब्रजे नाइ

    While decorating a forest bower with wildflowers, Radharani exclaims, “My dear friend, all night I lie awake weeping and trembling, because Syama will not be coming. He is no longer in Braja!”

  4. Verse 3

    śyāma virohe kāṅde kāṅde sūka sārī śyāma virohe kāṅde kāṅde vraja nārī bājā nā śyāmer veṇu goṭhete caḍe nā dhenu vraje hote cale geche prāṇer kanāi (go) śyāma braje nāi

    syama virohe kande kande suka sari syama virohe kande kande vraja nari baja na syamer venu gothete cade na dhenu vraje hote cale geche praner kanai (go) syama braje nai

    श्याम विरोहे काङ्दे काङ्दे सूक सारी श्याम विरोहे काङ्दे काङ्दे व्रज नारी बाजा ना श्यामेर वेणु गोठेते चडे ना धेनु व्रजे होते चले गेछे प्राणेर कनाइ (गो) श्याम ब्रजे नाइ

    Due to separation of Syama both male and female parrots are weeping, along with the cowherd girls of Braja. Syama is no longer playing the flute and the cows no longer go out to the pasture. “My dear friend, our life and soul, Krsna, has left Braja!”

About this song

This song was found in a Bengali Krsna bhajans album. This song was also popularized by Vaiyasaki Das through his 1996 album, Divya Lila. Both sung this bhajan in Raga Misra Kafi and Pilu and Bhajani and Dadra Tala, respectively. There are some variations from the above version. Some renditions of this song may begin with “ke ār bājābe bāḿśi.” Verse 2: Third line: “koto niśi kāńde rase” (“For many nights, I cry endlessly.”) Verse 3: The first and second lines may be reversed. For the last line: “cheḍe geche brajapurī, brajera kanāi.” (“Vraja’s own Kanai [Krsna], has left the village of Vraja.”) This is the sister song to “Ke Abar Bajaye Bamsi.”

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