Nace Gaura Preme Bhora
nāce
gorā preme bhorā kṣaṇe
bale hari hari kṣaṇe
vṛndāvana karaye smaraṇa kṣaṇe
kṣaṇe prāṇesvari
Overcome with ecstatic love, Lord Gaura dances. One moment He chants, "Hari!" The next moment He is rapt in thinking of Vrndavana. Moment after moment He accepts the mood of Sri Radha, the queen of Lord Krsna's life.
yābaka
barana kaṭira basana śobhā
kare gorā-gāya kakhana
kakhana yamunā baliyā suradhuni-tire
dhāya
A garment the color of yavaka is splendidly wrapped about His waist. Sometimes He runs to the Ganga, declaring, "The Yamuna!"
tā
tha-i tā tha-i mṛdaṅga bāja-i jhana
jhana karatāla nayana-ambuje
bahe sura-nadi gale
ḍole bana-māla
The mridangas play, "Ta tha-i! Ta tha-i!" The kartalas plays "Jhana jhana!" A Ganga of tears flows from Lord Gaura's lotus eyes. A forest-garland swings to and fro on His neck.
ānanda-kanda
gauracandra akiñcane
baḍa dayā dīna
kṛṣṇa-dāsa karata āśa o
pada-paṅkaja-chāyā
Lord Gauracandra is the root of all bliss. He is very kind to the devotees, who have no wealth but Him. Dina Krsna dasa yearns to attain the shade of His lotus feet.
Translation
Overcome with ecstatic love, Lord Gaura dances. One moment He chants, "Hari!" The next moment He is rapt in thinking of Vrndavana. Moment after moment He accepts the mood of Sri Radha, the queen of Lord Krsna's life.
A garment the color of yavaka is splendidly wrapped about His waist. Sometimes He runs to the Ganga, declaring, "The Yamuna!"
The mridangas play, "Ta tha-i! Ta tha-i!" The kartalas plays "Jhana jhana!" A Ganga of tears flows from Lord Gaura's lotus eyes. A forest-garland swings to and fro on His neck.
Lord Gauracandra is the root of all bliss. He is very kind to the devotees, who have no wealth but Him. Dina Krsna dasa yearns to attain the shade of His lotus feet.
Notes
This song was featured in Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura's compilation, Sri Ksanada Gita Cintamani, Vimsa Ksanada Sukla Pancami (the 20 th night, fifth night of the bright portion of the month), as the first song. This song can be rendered in Raga Todi or Raga Yaman Kalyan as shown in the clip above.