Gay Gora Madhura Sware
gāy gorā madhur sware
Bhaktivinoda Thakura is the composer of 319 songs in this collection, drawn from Gitavali, Saranagati, Kalyanakalpataru, Gitamala, Baula Sangita, Seva Lalasa. 421 recordings are available to stream.
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gāy gorā madhur sware
gopīnātha mama nibedana śuno
udilo aruṇa pūraba-bhāge,
kali-kukkur-kadan jadi cāo (he)
(jaya) rādhā-mādhava (jaya) kuñja-bihārī
mānasa, deho, geho, jo kichu mor
ohe!
'rādhā-kṛṣṇa' bol bol bolo re sobāi
rādhā-kunḍa-taṭa-kuñja-kuṭīr
tumi sarveśvareśvara, brajendra-kumāra!
āmāra jīvana, sadā pāpe rata,
gurudev!
kabe ha'be bolo se-dina āmār
nārada muni, bājāy vīṇā
vibhāvarī śeṣa, āloka-praveśa,
jamunā-puline kadamba-kānane
anādi' karama-phale, paḍi' bhavārṇara jale,
bhuliyā tomāre, saṁsāre āsiyā,
bolo hari bolo (3 times)
gopīnātha āmāra upāya nāi
kabe śrī-caitanya more koribena doyā
nadīyā-godrume nityānanda mahājana
vidyāra vilāse, kāṭāinu kāla,
boro sukher khabor gāi
doyāl nitāi caitanya bole nāca re āmāra mana
durlabha mānaba-janma labhiyā soṁsāre
(prabhu he!)
gopīnātha ghucāo soṁsāra-jwālā
(kiba) jaya jaya gorācānder āratiko śobhā
jīv jāgo, jīv jāgo, gauracānda bole
bhakti prīti mālā candan
śuddha-bhakata-caraṇa-reṇu,
prabhu taba pada-juge mora nibedana
yaśomatī-nandana, braja-baro-nāgara,
āra keno māyā-jāle parḍitecho jība-mīna
bhaja bhakata-vatsala śrī-gaurahari
ekhona bujhinu prabhu! tomāra caraṇa
kabe gaura-bane, suradhuni-tate,
gurudev!
sarvasva tomār, caraṇe saṁpiyā,
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu jīve doyā kori’
duṣṭa mana! tumi kiser vaiṣṇava?
hari bolo hari bolo hari bolo bhāi re
janama sa-phala tā'ra kṛṣṇa-daraśana jā'ra
nivedana kori prabhu! tomāra caraṇe
rūpera gauraba keno bhāi
tumi to’ māribe jāre, ke tāre rākhite pāre,
bandhu-sańge yadi tava rańga parihāsa, thāke abhilāṣa (thāke abhilāṣa)