Saye Kiba Sei Nayana Cahani
Ah, what a glance from those eyes! With just a flash of his smile, the very doll of my life trembles, and I long to offer up my youth to him.
The sandal-paste moon on his forehead is an enchanting snare for women's hearts; it has brought light into the darkness, as if, above a dark cloud, the full moon with all its sixteen digits were forever rising, night after night, in every direction.
What splendor is his crest! His ten moon-like nails dance as he plays his wondrous flute. Beholding that face, whatever joy fills my heart, how, while I live, could I ever forget it?
Whatever family honor and modesty I once held dear, all of it is gone, having seen that beauty even once. Thus, in Govinda dasa's heart, this is what is longed for: the very embodiment of ever-fresh love.
About Saye Kiba Sei Nayana Cahani
Built from the stock imagery of sandalwood and moonlight applied to Krishna's beauty, this pada imagines his face as a moon rising in sixteen full digits night after night above a dark cloud. Govinda dasa Kaviraja ends by admitting a complete loss of family honor and social propriety after even a single glimpse of that form, the price willingly paid for what the song calls simply "ever-fresh love."
- Composer
- Govinda Dasa Kaviraja · Read biography
- Verses
- 4
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Who wrote Saye Kiba Sei Nayana Cahani?
Saye Kiba Sei Nayana Cahani was composed by Govinda Dasa Kaviraja.
What is the meaning of Saye Kiba Sei Nayana Cahani?
Ah, what a glance from those eyes! With just a flash of his smile, the very doll of my life trembles, and I long to offer up my youth to him.
How many verses does Saye Kiba Sei Nayana Cahani have?
Saye Kiba Sei Nayana Cahani has 4 verses.
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