Pranam Tomay Ghana-Syam lyrics
Bengali lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.
- Author
- Anonymous
- Source
- Pranam Tomay Ghana-Syam
- Language
- Bengali
- Verse 1
(refrain) praṇām tomāy ghana-śyām
(refrain) pranam tomay ghana-syam
(रेfरैन्) प्रणाम तोमाय घनश्याम
Taking refuge at Your lotus feet, now I will become fearless, O Lord! I will cross the ocean of miseries by the boat of Your Holy Name.
- Verse 1
tomār caraṇa śaraṇa kori abhoy ei bār ho’bo hari duḥkha sāgor jābo tori tori kari tomār nām
tomar carana sarana kori abhoy ei bar ho’bo hari duhkha sagor jabo tori tori kari tomar nam
तोमार चरण शरण कोरि अभोय एइ बार होऽबो हरि दुःख सागोर जाबो तोरि तोरि करि तोमार नाम
Taking refuge at Your lotus feet, now I will become fearless, O Lord! I will cross the ocean of miseries by the boat of Your Holy Name.
- Verse 2
āmarā paḍi ghumāy prabhu tomār nitya jāgaran kṣane kṣane ghaṭāo ye bhūl cakṣe moder āvaraṇ
amara padi ghumay prabhu tomar nitya jagaran ksane ksane ghatao ye bhul cakse moder avaran
आमरा पडि घुमाय प्रभु तोमार नित्य जागरन क्षने क्षने घटाओ ये भूल चक्षे मोदेर आवरण
O Lord, we have fallen into sleep, while You are ever awake. Every moment we can only make errors, our eyes being covered by illusion.
- Verse 3
sei āvaraṇ ghucāo hari dārāo yugāl mūrti dhari dekhi tomāy nayana bhari pūrṇa kori manuśkām
sei avaran ghucao hari darao yugal murti dhari dekhi tomay nayana bhari purna kori manuskam
सेइ आवरण घुचाओ हरि दाराओ युगाल मूर्ति धरि देखि तोमाय नयन भरि पूर्ण कोरि मनुश्काम
Please remove this covering, my Lord, so I may behold Your form as the Divine Couple, with Sri Radha by Your side. I will gaze at You until my hankering eyes are pacified, thus fulfilling my soul’s desire.
About this song
This song is sung in Raga Misra Bhairavi in Bhajani Tala. The version presented above is the original version. This song was popularized by Vaiyasaki Dasa in his 1991 album “Bhakti-Ratna Mala.” There are some variations from the above version. Verse 1: “abhay ei bār dāo he hari” and “tori kari tava nām” Verse 2: “amrā kori ghumāy prabhu” and “cakṣe moher āvaraṇ” Verse 3: “dekhbo tomāy nayana bhari.” This bhajan is also featured in the film Mejdidi (1951) sung by Kanan Devi. Verse 2 is sung without the refrain. Verse 3 immediately follows Verse 2.