Kabe Habe Bolo
Vijnapti Song 1
kabe
ha'be bolo se-dina āmār (āmār) aparādha ghuci', śuddha nāme ruci, kṛpā-bale ha'be hṛdoye sañcār
Word for word
kabe ha'be -when will it be?; bolo-please tell me; se- dina -that day; āmār -mine; ( āmār )-my; aparādhā ghuci ' -offenses ceasing; śuddha nāme -for the pure holy name; ruci -increasing taste; kṛpā -bale-by the power of divine grace; ha'be -will be; hṛdoye -within my heart; sañcār -infused.
When, O when, will that day be mine? When will you give me your blessings, erase all my offences and give my heart a taste [ruci] for chanting the Holy Name in purity?
tṛṇādhika
hīna, kabe nije māni', sahiṣṇutā-guṇa hṛdoyete āni' sakale mānada, āpani amānī, ho'ye āswādibo nāma-rasa-sār
Word for word
tṛṇādhika hīna -lower than a blade of grass; kabe -when?; nije māni ' - considering myself; sahiṣnutā-guṇa -the quality of forbearance; hṛdoyete - into my heart; āni ' -bringing; sakale mānada -showing respect to all; āpani -myself; amānī hoye -being freed from false pride; āsvādibo -I will taste; nāma-rasa-sār -the essence of the nectar of the holy name.
When will I taste the essence of the Holy Name, feeling myself to be lower than the grass, my heart filled with tolerance? When will I give respect to all others and be free from desire for respect from them?
dhana
jana āra, kobitā-sundarī, bolibo nā cāhi deho-sukha-karī janme-janme dāo, ohe gaurahari! ahaitukī bhakti caraṇe tomār
Word for word
dhana -wealth; jana -following; āra -and; kavitā-sundarī -beautiful women, as described in worldly poetry; bolibo -I will say; nā cāhi -I do not want; deho-sukha-karī -bodily pleasures; janme janme -birth after birth; dāo -please give; ohe gaurahari -O Lord Gaurahari!; ahaitukī bhakti - unmotivated devotion; caraṇe tomār -to Your lotus feet.
When will I cry out that I have no longer any desire for wealth and followers, poetry and beautiful women, all of which are meant just for bodily pleasure? O Gaura Hari! Give me causeless devotional service [bhakti] to your lotus feet, birth after birth.
(kabe)
korite śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāma uccāraṇa, pulakita deho gadgada bacana baibarṇya-bepathu ha'be saṅghaṭana, nirantara netre ba'be aśru-dhār
Word for word
( kabe )-when?; korite -to do; śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāma uccāraṇa -while articulating the divine name of Srī Kṛṣṇa; pulakita deho -body thrilled in ecstatic rapture; gadgada vacana -words choked with emotion; vaivarṇyavepathu -changing bodily color and ecstatic trembling; ha'be sańghaṭana -will occur; nirantara -constantly; netre -from my eyes; ba'be -will flow; aśru-dhār -streams of tears.
When will my body be covered with goose bumps and my voice broken with emotion as I pronounce Krishna's name? When will my body change color and my eyes flow with endless tears as I chant?
kabe
navadwīpe, suradhunī-taṭe, gaura-nityānanda boli' niṣkapaṭe nāciyā gāiyā, berāibo chuṭe, bātulera prāya chāriyā bicār
Word for word
kabe - when?; navadvīpe -in the land of Navadvīpa; suradhunī-taṭe -on the banks of the celestial Ganges; gaura-nityānanda boli ' -calling, "O Gaura! O Nityānanda! "; niṣkapaṭe -innocently; nāciyā -dancing; gāiyā - singing; beḍāibo chuṭe -I will joyfully run about; bātulera prāya -just like a madman; chāḍiyā vicār -giving up all considerations.
When will I give up all thought of the world and society to run like a madman along the banks of the Ganges in Navadvipa, singing and dancing and sincerely calling out the names of Gaura and Nityananda?
kabe
nityānanda, more kori 'doyā, chārāibe mora viṣayera māyā diyā more nija-caraṇera chāyā, nāmera hāṭete dibe adhikār
Word for word
kabe -when?; nityānanda -Lord Nityānanda; more kori ' doyā -being merciful to me; chāḍāibe mora -He will release me; viṣayera māyā -from the illusion of worldliness; diyā more-having given me; nija-caraṇera chāyā -the shade of His own feet; nāmera hāṭete -into the marketplace of the holy name; dibe adhikār -He will allow me to enter.
When will Nityananda Prabhu be merciful to me and deliver me from the enchantment [maya] of the sense objects? When will he give me the shade of his lotus feet and the right to enter the market place [nama-hatta] of the Holy Name?
kinibo,
luṭibo, hari-nāma-rasa, nāma-rase māti' hoibo bibaśa rasera rasika-caraṇa paraśa, koriyā mojibo rase anibār
Word for word
kinibo -I shall buy; luṭibo -I shall plunder; hari-nāma-rasa -the mellows of the name of Hari; nāma-rase -by those mellows of the holy name; māti ' - becoming intoxicated; hoibo vivaśa -I shall become stunned; rasera rasika -of those great souls who relish those mellows; caraṇa paraśa -by touching the feet; koriyā majibo -I will be immersed; rase -in the sweet nectar; anibār -constantly.
When will I buy, borrow or steal the ecstasies of the Holy Name? When will I lose myself in the intoxication of the Holy Name? When will I immerse myself in the nectar of the Holy Name after grasping the feet of a saint who constantly relishes the flavors [rasa] of devotion?
kabe
jībe doyā, hoibe udoya, nija-sukha bhuli' sudīna-hṛdoya bhakativinoda, koriyā binoya, śrī-ājñā-ṭahala koribe pracār
Word for word
kabe -when?; jīve doya -compassion for all fallen souls; hoibe udoya -there will be an awakening; nija-sukha bhuli ' -forgetting my own happiness; sudīna-hṛdoya -with a meek heart; bhakativinoda -this Bhaktivinoda; koriyā vinoya -by humble entreaty; śrī-ājñā-tahala -the sacred order of Srī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; koribe pracār -will set out to propagate.
When will I feel compassion for all living beings [jivas]? When will I forget my own pleasure in genuine humility? And when will I, Bhaktivinoda, meekly go from door to door, preaching your message of love?
Translation
When, O when, will that day be mine? When will you give me your blessings, erase all my offences and give my heart a taste [ruci] for chanting the Holy Name in purity?
When will I taste the essence of the Holy Name, feeling myself to be lower than the grass, my heart filled with tolerance? When will I give respect to all others and be free from desire for respect from them?
When will I cry out that I have no longer any desire for wealth and followers, poetry and beautiful women, all of which are meant just for bodily pleasure? O Gaura Hari! Give me causeless devotional service [bhakti] to your lotus feet, birth after birth.
When will my body be covered with goose bumps and my voice broken with emotion as I pronounce Krishna's name? When will my body change color and my eyes flow with endless tears as I chant?
When will I give up all thought of the world and society to run like a madman along the banks of the Ganges in Navadvipa, singing and dancing and sincerely calling out the names of Gaura and Nityananda?
When will Nityananda Prabhu be merciful to me and deliver me from the enchantment [maya] of the sense objects? When will he give me the shade of his lotus feet and the right to enter the market place [nama-hatta] of the Holy Name?
When will I buy, borrow or steal the ecstasies of the Holy Name? When will I lose myself in the intoxication of the Holy Name? When will I immerse myself in the nectar of the Holy Name after grasping the feet of a saint who constantly relishes the flavors [rasa] of devotion?
When will I feel compassion for all living beings [jivas]? When will I forget my own pleasure in genuine humility? And when will I, Bhaktivinoda, meekly go from door to door, preaching your message of love?
Notes
This song can be sung in Raga Misra Pilu.