Ore Nila Jamunar Jol
(refrain) ore
nīla jamunār jol bol
re more bol kothāy ghanaśyāma āmār
kṛṣṇa ghanaśyāma
Refrain: Oh blue waters of the Yamuna River, tell me where did my dear monsoon-cloud-like beauty Krsna is present!
āmi
bahu āśāy buk beṅdhe ye elām āmi
elām braja dhāma
I have kept much hope in the heart, that I came to Vraja Dhama.
tor
kon kūle kon baner mājhe āmār
kānur venu bāje (āmi)
kothāy gele śunte pābo rādhā
rādha nāma
I have gone to the bank of the open forest and who did I see? My Krsna playing the flute, where I went to hear Srimati Radharani's name.
āmi
śuddhāi brajer ghare ghare kṛṣṇa
kothāy bol keno
keu kahenā kothāy heri
sabār cakṣe jol
I went to each home in Braja asking, "Where is Krsna?" Where are they not telling me where he is, and why are all eyes filled with tears?
bol
re āmār śyāmol kothāy kon
mathurāy kon gokulāy (kon mathurāy kon dwārkāy) bāje
vṛndāvaner kon pathe tār nupura
abhirāma
Tell me, where is my beautiful Syama? Is he in Mathura? He must be in Gokula or Dwarka! He must be in Vrndavana playing the flute who is walking on the pathways resounding His anklebells that gives pleasure to all.
Translation
Refrain: Oh blue waters of the Yamuna River, tell me where did my dear monsoon-cloud-like beauty Krsna is present!
I have kept much hope in the heart, that I came to Vraja Dhama.
I have gone to the bank of the open forest and who did I see? My Krsna playing the flute, where I went to hear Srimati Radharani's name.
I went to each home in Braja asking, "Where is Krsna?" Where are they not telling me where he is, and why are all eyes filled with tears?
Tell me, where is my beautiful Syama? Is he in Mathura? He must be in Gokula or Dwarka! He must be in Vrndavana playing the flute who is walking on the pathways resounding His anklebells that gives pleasure to all.
Notes
This song is sung in Raga Khamaja in Ektal. This song was featured in the Bengali Krsna bhajans in www.bhaktisangeet.com.