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Song Name: Sakhi Keva Sunaila Syama
Official Name: None
Author: Candi Dasa
Book Name: None
Language: Bengali
LYRICS:
(1)
sakhi, kevā śunāila śyāma-nāma
kānera bhitara diyā, marame paśila go
ākula karila mora prāṇa
(2)
na jāni kateka madhu, śyāma-nāme āche go
vadana chāḍite nāhi pāre
japite japite nāma, avaśa karila go
kemane pāiba, sai, tare
(3)
nāma-paratāpe jā’ra, aichana
karila go
ańgera paraśe kivā haya
jekhāne vasati tā’ra, sekhāne thākhiya go
yuvatī dharama kaiche raya
(4)
pāsarite cahi mane, pāsarā nā jāya go
ki kariba ki habe
upāya
kahe dvija-caṇḍidāse, kulavatī
kula-nāśe
apanāre yauvana jācāya
TRANSLATION
1) O my dear sakhi, who is that person who first made Me
hear this name “Syama”? When it enters My heart through My ears, I become overwhelmed with
impatience.
2) I don’t know how much
sweetness fills this name. It is so sweet that My
tongue will not leave it for a moment. As I go on repeating this name, I become
completely absorbed. O sakhi, how will I ever be able
to meet Him?
3) If that person’s name
alone has the power to put Me in such a condition, I
cannot even imagine what My condition would be if I were to touch His body. Wherever
He stays, how can the young women maintain their religious principles?
4) In My heart I want to
forget Him, but I cannot. Now I cannot understand what is the remedy, what to
do. Dvija Candidasa says,
“Simply by displaying His youthful beauty, that Syamananda
has destroyed the whole dynasty of young cultured ladies.”
REMARKS/EXTRA INFORMATION:
The
first word of the song can be changed to “sai.”
UPDATED: July 9, 2009