Hari Hari Nita I Kabe Karuna Karibe

hari hari nitā-i kabe karuṇā karibe saṁsāra-bāsanā mora kabe dūra habe

Hari! Hari! When will Lord Nitāi be merciful to me? When will material desires flee far away from me?

kabe bā kāṅgāla-beśe bṛndābane yāba śyāma-kuṇḍa rādhā-kuṇḍa nayane heriba

When, wearing the garments of a beggar, will I live in Vṛndāvana? When will I see Śyāma-kuṇḍa and Rādhā-kuṇḍa with my own eyes?

baṁśī-baṭera chāyāya giyā jībana juḍāba kabe gobardhana-mūle gaḍāgaḍi diba

When, attaining the shade of the Vaṁśī-vāṭa tree, will I feel my life filled with cooling bliss? When, at the foot of Govardhana Hill, will I roll on the ground?

māyā-moha puruṣa-deha kabe bā chāḍiba sakhīra anugā haiyā caraṇa sebiba

When will I give up this human body made of māyā's illusions? When, attaining the form of a follower of the gopīs, will I serve the feet of the Divine Couple?

śrī-rūpa-mañjarī-sakhira āśraya la-iba bāma-pāśe rahi aṅge cāmara ḍhulāba

When will I take shelter of Śrī Rūpa-mañjarī? When, standing at her side, will I fan the Divine Couple with a camara whisk?

ekāsane yugala-kiśora basā-iba eka mālā duhuṁ gale kabe bā parāba

When will give the Divine Couple a sitting place on a single throne. When will I place a single flower garland around Their necks?

kāṅgāla haiyā braje giyā kabe bā bhramiba ghare ghare mādhukuri bhikṣā māgi khāba

When, now become a baggar, will I wander in Vrndavana? When will I eat by going house to house and begging like a madhukari.

prema dāsa kahe kabe hena bhāgya habe gaurāṅga balite mora pāpa prāṇa yābe

Prema dāsa says: When will I become fortunate in these ways? When, calling out, "Gaurāṅga!", will I leave this body made of sins?