Gay Gora Madhura Sware
gāy gorā madhur sware
Bhaktivinoda Thakura is the composer of 283 songs in this collection, drawn from Gitavali, Saranagati, Kalyanakalpataru, Gitamala, Baula Sangita, More Songs of the Vaisnava Acaryas. 248 recordings are available to stream.
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gāy gorā madhur sware
kali-kukkur-kadan jadi cāo (he)
gopīnātha mama nibedana śuno
(jaya) rādhā-mādhava (jaya) kuñja-bihārī
vibhāvarī śeṣa, āloka-praveśa,
doyāl nitāi caitanya bole nāca re āmāra mana
(kiba) jaya jaya gorācānder āratiko śobhā
nadīyā-godrume nityānanda mahājana
'rādhā-kṛṣṇa' bol bol bolo re sobāi
jamunā-puline kadamba-kānane
boro sukher khabor gāi
gurudev!
nārada muni, bājāy vīṇā
śuddha-bhakata-caraṇa-reṇu,
udilo aruṇa pūraba-bhāge,
yaśomatī-nandana, braja-baro-nāgara,
āmāra jīvana, sadā pāpe rata,
bhaja bhakata-vatsala śrī-gaurahari
(prabhu he!)
jīv jāgo, jīv jāgo, gauracānda bole
kabe ha'be bolo se-dina āmār
mānasa, deho, geho, jo kichu mor
anādi' karama-phale, paḍi' bhavārṇara jale,
bhuliyā tomāre, saṁsāre āsiyā,
ekhona bujhinu prabhu! tomāra caraṇa
kabe gaura-bane, suradhuni-tate,
bhakti prīti mālā candan
rādhā-kunḍa-taṭa-kuñja-kuṭīr
sarvasva tomār, caraṇe saṁpiyā,
tumi sarveśvareśvara, brajendra-kumāra!
āra keno māyā-jāle parḍitecho jība-mīna
bandhu-sańge yadi tava rańga parihāsa, thāke abhilāṣa (thāke abhilāṣa)
durlabha mānaba-janma labhiyā soṁsāre
hari bolo hari bolo hari bolo bhāi re
jaya jaya Rādhā Kṛṣṇa jugala-milana
pakhi nā jāni kon aparādhe
ohe!
bhāi-re!
āsalo kathā bolte ki
bhaja re bhaja re āmāra mana ati manda
bolo hari bolo (3 times)
hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare
gopīnātha āmāra upāya nāi
gopīnātha ghucāo soṁsāra-jwālā
hari hari kabe mora ho'be heno dina
kabe śrī-caitanya more koribena doyā
keśava! tuwā jagata vicitra
ramaṇī-śiromaṇi bṛṣabhānu-nandinī