Syama Sundara Sugada Sekhara
Song 95
(Refrain) śyāma sundara sugaḍa
śekhara śarada-śaśadhara hāsa
saṅge sa-bayasa su-beśa sama-rasa satata sukhamaya bhāṣa
(Refrain) He is handsome and dark. His peacock-feather crown is graceful. His smile glistens like the autumn moon. Again and again He happily talks with His gopa friends, friends whose glorious garments, age, and sweetness are all like His own.
mudita marakata madhura mūrati mugadha mohana chānda
mallikā mālatī māle madhu-mata madhupa manamatha-phānda
His graceful sweet form glistens like sapphires. His ways are charming. His garland of mallika and malati flowers makes the black bees wild with its nectar scent. He has set Kamadeva's trap.
cikaṇa cāñcara cikura-cumbita cāru-candraka pānti
capala-camakita cakita cāhani cita-coraka bhānti
A line of graceful peacock feathers kisses His curly glistening hair. His glistening restless wonderful glances rob every heart.
girika gairika goraja gorocana gandha garabhita bśaa
gopa gopana garima guṇa-guṇa gā-ota gobinda-dāsa
He is decorated with red gairika and yellow gorocana, anointed with sweet fragrances, and dressed in graceful garments. Govinda dasa sings the glories of Him, the Lord filled with all virtues, the protector of the cowherd people.
Translation
(Refrain) He is handsome and dark. His peacock-feather crown is graceful. His smile glistens like the autumn moon. Again and again He happily talks with His gopa friends, friends whose glorious garments, age, and sweetness are all like His own.
His graceful sweet form glistens like sapphires. His ways are charming. His garland of mallika and malati flowers makes the black bees wild with its nectar scent. He has set Kamadeva's trap.
A line of graceful peacock feathers kisses His curly glistening hair. His glistening restless wonderful glances rob every heart.
He is decorated with red gairika and yellow gorocana, anointed with sweet fragrances, and dressed in graceful garments. Govinda dasa sings the glories of Him, the Lord filled with all virtues, the protector of the cowherd people.
Notes
This song is in Raga Baradi.