Ar Ke Bajabe Bamsi
(refrain) ār
ke bājābe bāṁśī śyāma braje nāi
(go)
Refrain: Now that Syama has left Braja, who else will play the flute?
mana
duḥkhe kāṅde ekā kamalinī rāi go śyāma
braje nāi
Since Syama has left Braja, the beautiful lotus-like Radharani is so unhappy that She is constantly weeping.
phuler
bāsara khānī sājiye
rāi vinodinī (āmi)
sārā niśi jāgiyā kāṁp śyāma
āse nāi (go) śyāma
braje nāi
While decorating a forest bower with wildflowers, Radharani exclaims, "My dear friend, all night I lie awake weeping and trembling, because Syama will not be coming. He is no longer in Braja!"
śyāma
virohe kāṅde kāṅde sūka sārī śyāma
virohe kāṅde kāṅde vraja nārī bājā
nā śyāmer veṇu goṭhete
caḍe nā dhenu vraje
hote cale geche prāṇer
kanāi (go) śyāma
braje nāi
Due to separation of Syama both male and female parrots are weeping, along with the cowherd girls of Braja. Syama is no longer playing the flute and the cows no longer go out to the pasture. "My dear friend, our life and soul, Krsna, has left Braja!"
Translation
Refrain: Now that Syama has left Braja, who else will play the flute?
Since Syama has left Braja, the beautiful lotus-like Radharani is so unhappy that She is constantly weeping.
While decorating a forest bower with wildflowers, Radharani exclaims, "My dear friend, all night I lie awake weeping and trembling, because Syama will not be coming. He is no longer in Braja!"
Due to separation of Syama both male and female parrots are weeping, along with the cowherd girls of Braja. Syama is no longer playing the flute and the cows no longer go out to the pasture. "My dear friend, our life and soul, Krsna, has left Braja!"
Notes
This song was found in a Bengali Krsna bhajans albu m. This song was also popularized by Vaiyasaki Das through his 1996 album, Divya Lila. Both sung this bhajan in Raga Misra Kafi and Pilu and Bhajani and Dadra Tala, respectively. There are some variations from the above version. Some renditions of this song may begin with " ke ār bājābe bāḿśi." Verse 2: Third line: "koto niśi kāńde rase" ("For many nights, I cry endlessly.") Verse 3: The first and second lines may be reversed. For the last line: " cheḍe geche brajapurī, brajera kanāi." ("Vraja's own Kanai [Krsna], has left the village of Vraja.") This is the sister song to " Ke Abar Bajaye Bamsi. "