Dhule Dhule Gora Chanda
ḍhule
ḍhule gorā chāṅda hari
guṇa gāi āsiyā
vṛndāvane nace
gaura rāy
The moonlike Lord Gaura Chanda arrives in Vrndavana while dancing, swaying to and fro, and singing the glories of Lord Hari.
vṛndāvaner
tarur latā preme
koy hari kathā nikuñjer
pākhi guli hari
nām sonāi
The creepers adorning the trees of Vrndavana are overwhelmed with ecstatic love, and they are speaking about the glories of Lord Hari. Flocks of birds who live in the groves are singing the name of Lord Hari.
gaura
bole hari hari śārī
bole hari hari mukhe
mukhe śuka śārī hari
nām gāi
Lord Gaura says, "Hari! Hari!" a female parrot responds, "Hari! Hari!" and then all male and female parrots start singing a loud chorus of the name of Hari.
hari
nāme matta hoye harīṇa
āsiche deī mayur
mayurī preme nāciyā
khelāy
Becoming intoxicated by the holy name, the deer come forward from out of the forest. The peacocks and peahens are dancing and frolicking in ecstatic love.
prāṇe
hari dhyāne hari hari
bolo badan bhori harinām
geye geye rase
gale jāi
Lord Hari is in His heart, Lord Hari is in His meditation, and He always chants the name of Hari with His voice. Gaura Chanda is intoxicated by ecstatic mellows and rolls around on the ground while singing and singing Harinama.
āsiyā
jamunār kule nāce
hari hari bole jamunā
uṭhole ese caraṇa
dhoyāi
Arriving on the bank of the Yamuna River, He dances wildly while chanting "Hari! Hari!" Mother Yamuna becomes so ecstatic that she arises and comes forward to wash Lord Gauranga's feet.
Translation
The moonlike Lord Gaura Chanda arrives in Vrndavana while dancing, swaying to and fro, and singing the glories of Lord Hari.
The creepers adorning the trees of Vrndavana are overwhelmed with ecstatic love, and they are speaking about the glories of Lord Hari. Flocks of birds who live in the groves are singing the name of Lord Hari.
Lord Gaura says, "Hari! Hari!" a female parrot responds, "Hari! Hari!" and then all male and female parrots start singing a loud chorus of the name of Hari.
Becoming intoxicated by the holy name, the deer come forward from out of the forest. The peacocks and peahens are dancing and frolicking in ecstatic love.
Lord Hari is in His heart, Lord Hari is in His meditation, and He always chants the name of Hari with His voice. Gaura Chanda is intoxicated by ecstatic mellows and rolls around on the ground while singing and singing Harinama.
Arriving on the bank of the Yamuna River, He dances wildly while chanting "Hari! Hari!" Mother Yamuna becomes so ecstatic that she arises and comes forward to wash Lord Gauranga's feet.
Notes
This rare Bangladeshi Gaura bhajan was popularized by Vaiyasaki Das through his 1986 album "Caitanya Candra." It was rendered in Raga Misra Gara in Prabhupada Tala. Some renditions of this song will have the first words as " jhule jhule gorā chāńda " instead of " ḍhule ḍhule gorā chāńda."