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Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Bhai Re

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hari bolo hari bolo hari bolo bhāi re hari-nāma aniyāche gauraṅga-nitāi re (modera duḥkho dekhe re)
Word for word
hari Hari!; bolaḥ chant; bhāi brotjers; re O; hari-nāma the naems of Lord Hari; aniyāche brought; gauraṅga-nitāi Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda; re Oh; modera of us; duḥkhaḥ the sufferings; dekhe saw; re Oh
Translation

Chant, "Hari!" Chant, "Hari!" Chant, Hari!", O my brothers. Ah! Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda brought us the holy name of Lord Hari. (Ah! They saw our sufferings.)

hari-nāma binā jībera anya dhana nāi-re hari-nāme śuddha ha'lo jagāi-mādhāi re (baḍo pāpī chilo re)
Word for word
hari-nāma the holy name of Lord Hari; binā without; jībera of the soul; anya another; dhana wealth; nāi-re isnot; hari-nāme the holy name of Lord Hari; śuddha pure; ha'laḥ is; jagāi-mādhāi Jagai and Madhai; re ah!; baḍaḥ great; pāpī sinners; chilaḥ were; re Ah!
Translation

Ah! For the soul nothing is a precious treasure but the names of Lord Hari. Ah! The holy names of Lord Hari purified even Jagāi and Mādhāi. (Ah! They were great sinners.)

miche māyā-baddha ho'ye jībana kāṭāi re (āmi āmāra bole re) āśā-baśe ghure ghure āra kothā jāi re (āśāra śeṣa nāi re)
Word for word
miche false; māyā by Māyā; baddha bound; ho'ye Iam; jībana life; kāṭāi cut; re O; āmi I; āmāra mine; bole says; re Oh; āśā of desires; baśe under the control; ghure going; ghure and going; āra other; kothā where?; jāi I go; re Oh; āśāra of desires; śeṣa end; nāi not; re Oh
Translation

Ah! I am shackled by Māyā. My life will soon be cut off. (Ah! StillI declare, "It is I." and "It is mine.".) Ah! In the grip of many desires, I wander and wander in circles. Where will I go now? (Ah! My desires have no end.)

hari bo'le deo bhāi āśāra mukhe chāi re (nirāśa to sukho re) bhoga-mokha-bāñchā cārḍi' hari-nāma gāi re (śuddha-sattwa ho'ye re)
Word for word
hari Hari; bole chant; deaḥ give; bhāi O my brothers; āśāra of material desires; mukhe in the face; chāi a pile of ashes; re Oh; nirāśa freedom from material desires; taḥ that; sukhaḥ happiness; re Oh; bhoga for sense gratification; mokha and liberation; bāñcha ṭhe desire; cārḍi' renouncing; hari-nāma the holynames of Lord Hari; gāi I sing; re Oh; śuddha pure; sattwa goodness; ho'ye I am; re Oh
Translation

Chant, "Hari!", O my brothers. Material desires are worthless like a pile of ashes. (Ah! Real happiness is freedom from material desires.) Ah! Turning away from desires for sense pleasure or impersonal liberation, I chant the names of Lord Hari. (Ah! Now I stand in pure goodness.)

nāceye-o nāmera guṇe o saba phala pāi re (tuccha phale prayāsa cheḍe re) binoda bole jāi lo'ye nāmera bālāi re (nāmera bālāi cheḍe re)
Word for word
nāceye-aḥ I dance; nāmera of the name; guṇe – the virtues; aḥ and; saba all; phala results; pāi I attain; re Oh; tuccha insignificant; phale results; prayāsa struggle; cheḍe I stop; re Oh; binoda Bhaktivinoda; bole says; jai I go; lo'ye I take; nāmera of the holyname; bālāi obstacles; re Oh; nāmera of the name; bālāi obstacles; cheḍe I renounce; re Oh
Translation

Ah! Inspired by the glory of the holy name, I dance. Now I attain all that is good. (Ah! I renounce the struggle to gain pathetic, worthless things.) Bhaktivinoda says: Ah! Now I remove all obstacles that stop the holy name. (Ah! I renounce all obstacles to the holy name.)

About Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Bhai Re

Built almost entirely around the repeated call hari bolo, say Hari, addressed to a brother, bhai re. The triple repetition in its own title mirrors the call-and-response chanting it was written to prompt.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Bhai Re?

Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Bhai Re was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.

What is the meaning of Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Bhai Re?

Chant, "Hari!" Chant, "Hari!" Chant, Hari!", O my brothers. Ah! Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda brought us the holy name of Lord Hari. (Ah! They saw our sufferings.)

Where can I listen to Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Bhai Re?

You can listen to 3 recordings of Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Bhai Re on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HG Sivarama Prabhu, HG Radheshyam Prabhu.

How many verses does Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Bhai Re have?

Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Bhai Re has 5 verses.

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