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Song Name: Main To Giridhara Ke Ranga
Rati
Official Name: None
Author: Mira Bai
Book Name: None
Language: Braja Bhasa
LYRICS:
(refrain)
maiń to giridhara ke rańga
rātī
(1)
paca rańga cola pahara sakhī re
jhuramuṭa khelana jātī
jhuramuṭa maiń mohe milayā sāńvaroń
khola mile tana gātī
(2)
koī ke piyā para desa basata haiń
likha likha bhejata pāti
mere piyā
mere mana meń virāje
bāta
karūń dina rāti
(3)
pīhara
rahūń nā sāńsare
meń
prabhu se saina lagāte
mīrā kahe prabhu giridhara
nāgara
carana
rahūń dina rāti
TRANSLATION
Refrain: I am colored in love for Giridhari.
1) The girls are wearing the outfit known as pacaranga and playing the Rajasthani
game of jhuramuta. During this game of jhuramuta, I meet my Beloved One, open my veil, and sing my
heart to Him.
2) Other people have lovers living in other
countries. They write to them to communicate to them. My lover lives in my
heart. I stay up all night talking to Him.
3) I do not go to my family or my in-laws. I give my
Lord the signal. Mira Bai says to her courtly Giridhara, “I will remain at Your
feet, day and night.”
This is sung in Raga Jogiya in Bhajani Tala. This song is
popularized by Dilraj Kaur’s
ISKCON album “Prabhu Vandana.”
UPDATED: June 10, 2010