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He Ri Main To Prema Divani lyrics

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

Author
Mira Bai
Source
He Ri Main To Prema Divani
Language
Hindi
  1. Verse 1

    (Refrain) he rī maiṅ to prema dīvānī, merā dard na jāne koya

    (Refrain) he ri main to prema divani, mera dard na jane koya

    (Rएfरैन्) हे री मैङ तो प्रेम दीवानी, मेरा दर्द न जाने कोय

    My bed is over the gallows. How could I sleep? My lover's bed is in heaven's mandala. How could I get to him?

  2. Verse 1

    sūlī ūpara seja hamārī, kisa bidha sonā hoya gagana maṇḍala pai seja piyā kī, kisa bidha milana hoya

    suli upara seja hamari, kisa bidha sona hoya gagana mandala pai seja piya ki, kisa bidha milana hoya

    सूली ऊपर सेज हमारी, किस बिध सोना होय गगन मण्डल पै सेज पिया की, किस बिध मिलन होय

    My bed is over the gallows. How could I sleep? My lover's bed is in heaven's mandala. How could I get to him?

  3. Verse 2

    ghāyala kī gati ghāyala jānai, kī jina lāī hoya jauhar kī gati jauhar jānai, kī jina jauhar hoya

    ghayala ki gati ghayala janai, ki jina lai hoya jauhar ki gati jauhar janai, ki jina jauhar hoya

    घायल की गति घायल जानै, की जिन लाई होय जौहर की गति जौहर जानै, की जिन जौहर होय

    The one who is wounded knows what a wound means, what it means to be burned. The jeweler knows what it means to be a jeweler, what it means to have a jewel.

  4. Verse 3

    dard kī mārī bana bana ḍolūm baida milā nahim koya mīrā kī prabhu pīra miṭaigī jaba baida sāṅvaliyā hoya

    dard ki mari bana bana dolum baida mila nahim koya mira ki prabhu pira mitaigi jaba baida sanvaliya hoya

    दर्द की मारी बन बन डोलूम बैद मिला नहिम कोय मीरा की प्रभु पीर मिटैगी जब बैद साङ्वलिया होय

    Afflicted by pain, I wander from forest to forest. I cannot get a doctor O Lord, Mira's torment will be wiped out when the doctor is the Dark Lover.

About this song

This song is heard in the 1979 film “Meera.” This is rendered in Raga Todi in Dadra Tala.