Category: Songs Explanation

BRL 181: Gauranga Bolite Habe explanation

Recorded in India 29 October 2017

Gauranga Bolite Habe

(from Prarthana)(1)
‘gauranga’ bolite habe pulaka-sarira
‘hari hari’ bolite nayane ba’ be near(2)
ara kabe nitai-cander koruna hoibe
samsara-basana mora kabe tuccha ha’be

(3)
vishaya chariya kabe suddha ha ’be mana
kabe hama herabo sri-brindabana

(4)
rupa-raghunatha-pade hoibe akuti
kabe hama bujhabo se jugala-piriti

(5)
rupa-raghunatha-pade rahu mora asa
prarthana koroye sada narottama-dasa

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BRL 035: If Gaura Had not Come

Recorder India 2017

If Gaura Had not Come “(yadi) gauranga nahito”

A beautiful song describing the glory of Lord Gauranga, and appreciating what the Lord has done for us.
It is an english translation/composition of Srila Narahari prabhu’s bengali song “(yadi) gauranga nahito”.

lyrics

yadi gauranga nahito tabe ki hoito kemane dharita de
radhara mahima prema rasa sima jagate janato ke
jagate janato ke(1)
If Gaura had not come,
What would have we become,
How could we manage to live?
If Gaura had not come,
What would have we become,
How could we manage to live?

Sri Radha’s greatness, love at it’s highest,
Sri Radha’s greatness, love at it’s highest,

Who in the world would know this?
Who in the world would know this?
Who in the world would know this?

If Gaura had not come,
What would have we become,
How could we manage to live?

(2)
Conjugal sweetness in Vrindavan’s forests,
Who could find entrance to this?
Conjugal sweetness in Vrindavan’s forests,
Who could find entrance to this?The Vraja maidens’ moods of devotion-
The Vraja maidens’ moods of devotion-

Who has the power to get?
Who has the power to get?
Who has the power to get?

If Gaura had not come,
What would have we become,
How could we manage to live?

(3)
Over and over sing Gauranga’s qualities,
With a pure simple mind,
Over and over sing Gauranga’s qualities,
With a pure simple mind,

Within all nature, His great compassion…
Within all nature, His great compassion…

Has not been seen in mankind!
Has not been seen in mankind!
It Has not been seen in mankind!

If Gaura had not come,
What would have we become,
How could we manage to live?

(4)
Chanting Gauranga, my heart’s not melting
How does my body survive?
Chanting Gauranga, my heart’s not melting
How does my body survive?

For Narahari’s heart stone was given,
For Narahari’s heart stone was given,

How do I remain alive?
How do I remain alive?
How do I remain alive?

yadi gauranga nahito tabe ki hoito kemane dharita de
radhara mahima prema rasa sima jagate janato ke
If Gaura had not come,
What would have we become,
How could we manage to live?
Sri Radha’s greatness, love at it’s highest…
Sri Radha’s greatness, love at it’s highest…

Who in the world would know this?
Who in the world would know this?

jaya sacinandan jaya gaurahari!
jay sacinandana jaya gaurahari!
jaya sacinandan jaya gaurahari!
jay sacinandana jaya gaurahari!

jaya sacinandan jaya gaurahari!
jay sacinandana jaya gaurahari!
jaya sacinandan jaya gaurahari!
jay sacinandana jaya gaurahari!

from Songs of Holy Masters

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