Choti Si Kisori Mere Angana Men Dole Re

Song Name: Choti Si Kisori Mere Angana Men Dole Re

Official Name: None

Author: Candrasakhi

Book Name: None

Language: Braja Bhasa

LYRICS:

(1)

choṭī sī kisorī mere āńgana meń ḍole re

pāva me pāyaliyā bāke jham-jhamā-jham bole re

(2)

maine bāse pūchī lālī kahā tero nāma re

hāsa hāsa ke batāve boto rādhā mero nāma re

(3)

maine bāse pūchī lālī kahā tero gāva re

mīṭhī mīṭhī bole mose barasāno mero gāva re

(4)

maine bāse pūchī lālī, kauna tero sasurāla re

śaramāke yo bole mose jāvaṭa grāma sasurāla re

(5)

maine bāse pūchī lālī kauna tero bharatāra re

muskarāke bolī mose śyāma mero bharatāra re

(6)

maine bāse pūchī lālī, khāogī kā mākhana

āhā, āhā bole, mere āge pīche ḍole re

(7)

candrasakhī bhaja bāla kṛṣṇa chavi

sapane me āke mose mīṭḥī mīṭḥī bole re

pāva me pāyaliyā bāke jham-jhamā-jham bole re

TRANSLATION

1) A young girl is wandering in my courtyard and Her anklebells are jingling.

2) When I asked Her, “Lali, what is Your name?” Laughing, She told me, “My name is Radha.”

3) When I asked Her, “Lali, where is Your village?” She sweetly replied, “My village is Varsana.”

4) When I asked Her, “Lali, who are Your in-laws?” Coyly She replied, “My in-laws reside in the village of Yavata.”

5) When I asked Her, “Lali, who is Your beloved?” Smiling She replied, “My beloved is Syama.”

6) When I asked Her, “Lali, will You eat some butter?” She replied, “Yes, yes” and began prancing around Me.

7) Candrasakhi worships the beautiful boy Sri Krsna Radhika came in a dream and spoke so sweetly and the jingling of Her anklebells was so charming.