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)
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.
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)
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!
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)
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.
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)
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.
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)
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.
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.)
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.
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You can listen to 4 recordings of Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Bhai Re on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HG Sivarama Prabhu, HH Gour Govinda Swami, HG Radheshyam Prabhu.
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Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Bhai Re has 5 verses.