Pranam Tomay Ghana-Syam
(refrain) praṇām tomāy
ghana-śyām
Refrain: All obeisances to You, O Ghana-syam!
tomār caraṇa śaraṇa
kori abhoy ei bār ho'bo hari duḥkha sāgor jābo tori tori kari tomār nām
Taking refuge at Your lotus feet, now I will become fearless, O Lord! I will cross the ocean of miseries by the boat of Your Holy Name.
āmarā paḍi ghumāy
prabhu tomār nitya jāgaran kṣane kṣane ghaṭāo
ye bhūl cakṣe moder āvaraṇ
O Lord, we have fallen into sleep, while You are ever awake. Every moment we can only make errors, our eyes being covered by illusion.
sei āvaraṇ ghucāo hari dārāo yugāl mūrti dhari
dekhi tomāy nayana bhari pūrṇa kori manuśkām
Please remove this covering, my Lord, so I may behold Your form as the Divine Couple, with Sri Radha by Your side. I will gaze at You until my hankering eyes are pacified, thus fulfilling my soul's desire.
Translation
Refrain: All obeisances to You, O Ghana-syam!
Taking refuge at Your lotus feet, now I will become fearless, O Lord! I will cross the ocean of miseries by the boat of Your Holy Name.
O Lord, we have fallen into sleep, while You are ever awake. Every moment we can only make errors, our eyes being covered by illusion.
Please remove this covering, my Lord, so I may behold Your form as the Divine Couple, with Sri Radha by Your side. I will gaze at You until my hankering eyes are pacified, thus fulfilling my soul's desire.
Notes
This song is sung in Raga Misra Bhairavi in Bhajani Tala. The version presented above is the original version. This song was popularized by Vaiyasaki Dasa in his 1991 album "Bhakti-Ratna Mala." There are some variations from the above version. Verse 1: " abhay ei bār dāo he hari " and " tori kari tava nām " Verse 2: " amrā kori ghumāy prabhu " and " cakṣe moher āvaraṇ " Verse 3: " dekhbo tomāy nayana bhari." This bhajan is also featured in the film Mejdidi (1951) sung by Kanan Devi. Verse 2 is sung without the refrain. Verse 3 immediately follows Verse 2.