Maribo Maribo Sakhi Niscoy Maribo
Song 97
moribo moribo sakhi niścoy moribo
kānu heno gunanidhi kāre diyā yābo
I will die, I will die, O sakhi, I will surely die. How will I attain an ocean of attributes like Krsna?
tomrā joteko sakhī theke majhu sange
maraṇa kāle kṛṣṇa nāma likho mora ange
All you sakhis, that are staying with Me, please write Krsna's name on My body as I die.
lalitā prāṇera sakhi mantra dio kāne
morā deha pore yeno kṛṣṇa nāma śune
Lalita, My hearts friend! Utter the mantra in My ear, so that I hear Krsna's name when my body burns on the pyre.
nā porāio mora anga nā bhāsāio jole
morile tuliye rekho tamālera ḍāle
Don't burn My body and don't throw it in a river. When I die, then keep it around the branch of a Tamala tree.
sei se tamāla taru kṛṣṇa-varṇa hoy
acetana tanu mora tāhe yeno roy
This Tamala tree has the complexion of Krsna. Let my unconscious body dwell on it.
kabahu se piyā yadi āse vṛndāvane
parāṇa pāyabo hām piyā daraśane
If My beloved ever returns to Vrndavana I will get My life back by seeing Him.
puna yadi cāṅda mukha daraśa nā
pābo viraha anale māho tanu teyāgibo
If I never see His moonlike face back again I will give up My body in the fire of separation.
kohite kohite dhanī murachita bhelo
dhāi viśakhā tāre kole kori nilo
When Radha spoke thus She fainted and Visakha came running to take Her on her lap.
thara thara kāmpe anga khīn bohe śvās
nāsāgrete tula dhari dekhaye niśvās
Her body trembled strongly and only a very thin breath came from Her mouth. The sakhis kept a cotton swab in front of Her nose to see if She was still breathing.
śravane vadana dei kohe kṛṣṇa nā;
ma cetana pāiyā kohe kāhā ghana-śyāma
They uttered Krsna's name in Her ears and, regaining consciousness, She said: 'Where is Ghanasyama?'
sanmukhe tamāla heri kore nirīkhan
unmādinī hoye yāy dite ālingan
When She sees a Tamala tree ahead of Her She stares at it and embraces it like mad.
aichana dhanīra daśā kori nirīkhan
govinda dās bhelo sajala nayan
Seeing such a condition of Radha, Govinda dasa simply stares with tear-filled eyes.
Translation
I will die, I will die, O sakhi, I will surely die. How will I attain an ocean of attributes like Krsna?
All you sakhis, that are staying with Me, please write Krsna's name on My body as I die.
Lalita, My hearts friend! Utter the mantra in My ear, so that I hear Krsna's name when my body burns on the pyre.
Don't burn My body and don't throw it in a river. When I die, then keep it around the branch of a Tamala tree.
This Tamala tree has the complexion of Krsna. Let my unconscious body dwell on it.
If My beloved ever returns to Vrndavana I will get My life back by seeing Him.
If I never see His moonlike face back again I will give up My body in the fire of separation.
When Radha spoke thus She fainted and Visakha came running to take Her on her lap.
Her body trembled strongly and only a very thin breath came from Her mouth. The sakhis kept a cotton swab in front of Her nose to see if She was still breathing.
They uttered Krsna's name in Her ears and, regaining consciousness, She said: 'Where is Ghanasyama?'