'radha-krsna' bol bol bolo re sobai(ei)sikha diya,sab nadiya phirche nece'gaur-nitai

[krsna]

Radha-Krsna Bol

 

(from Gitavali)

by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur

 

 

1.

'radha-krsna' bol bol bolo re sobai

(ei) sikha diya, sab nadiya

phirche nece' gaura-nitai

(miche) mayar bose, jaccho bhese',

khaccho habudubu, bhai

 

‘radha-krsna' bol bol bolo–everyone chant, chant, chant, ‘Radha-Krsna!'; re–oh!; sobai–everyone;

(ei) sikha–this teaching; diya–giving; sab nadiya–all over the land of Nadia;

phirche–wandering around; nece'–while dancing; gaura-nitai–Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda;

(miche)–needlessly; mayar bose–under the control of maya; yaccho bhese'–carried away by the waves;

khaccho habudubu–sometimes floating and sometimes sinking; bhai–O brothers!

 

1. Chant, chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant!

When Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda came dancing through Nadia,

They gave these teachings: Chant, chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant!

You are caught up in a whirlpool of senseless action and are sinking lower and lower.

Chant, chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant!

 

 

2.

(jiv) krsna-das, e biswas,

korle to' ar duhkho nai

(krsna) bolbe jabe, pulak ha'be

jhorbe ankhi, boli tai

 

jiv–the spirit soul; krsna-das–the eternal servant of Krsna; e visvas korle–if you have this faith;

to'–then; ar duhkho nai–there will be no more misery; (krsna) bolbe jabe–when you chant the holy name of Krsna;

pulak ha'be–your body will shiver in ecstasy; jhorbe ankhi–your eyes will shed tears; boli tai–this is what I say.

 

2. If you just understand that the spirit soul is the eternal servant of Krsna,

you will never have any more sorrows. Chant Hare Krsna and your eyes will fill with tears

and your body will feel transcendental shivering.

Chant, chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant!

 

 

3.

('radha) krsna' bolo, sange calo,

ei-matra bhikha cai

(jay) sakal'bipod bhaktivinod

bole, jakhon o-nam gai

 

(‘radha) krsna' bolo–chant "Radha-Krsna"; sange calo–please join with us;

ei-matra–only this; bhikha–request; cai–do I beg; (jay) sakal vipod–all dangers go away;

bhaktivinod bole–Thakura Bhaktivinoda says; yakhon–when; o-nam gai–I chant those holy names.

 

3.

 

Simply chant "Radha-Krsna" and join with us. Those are the only alms we beg.

Chant, chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant! "

All dangers will be gone when that Name is chanted," says Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Chant, chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant!

[Tarun]

Revatinandan Swami (Visnu-jan's cousin, 1st authorized rtvik 4 Europe) had a distinct melody 4 this song.