Lyrics
(Refrain) kāliya-damana dīna-nāha kālindī-kūla kadamba chāha
(1) kata kata braja naba bālā pekhalu janu thira bijarīka mālā
(2) tohe kaho subala sāńgāti tabadhari hāma nā jāni dibā rāti
(3) tahi dhani maṇi du-i cāri tahi mano-mohinī eka nārī
(4) so rahu majhu mane paṭhi manasija dhūme ghuma nāhi diṭhi
(5) anukhaṇa tahita samādhi ko jāne kaichana biraha-biyādhi
(6) dine dine kṣīṇa bhela dehā gobinda-dāsa kaha aiche naba-lehā
Translation
(Refrain) Krishna, who is the Lord of the poor and meek and the hero that vanquished Kaliya, stays in a kadamba tree's shade on the Yamuna's banks.
(1) (Lord Krishna says:) How many girls of Vraja have I seen? Still, this one girl is splendid like a garland of unmoving lightning flashes,
(2) O friend Subala, I tell you: from that moment I no longer know whether it is day or night.
(3) In that place were two or four beautiful girls splendid like glistening jewels. But only one of those girls cast a spell on My heart.
(4) I keep that girl in my heart. My heart is filled with the smoke of Kamadeva's flames. Lost in the smoke, I cannot see the directions.
(5) Moment after moment I am rapt in thinking of this girl. I know nothing but Her. I am overcome by the fever of separation from Her.
(6) Day after day my body becomes more thin and emaciated. Govinda dasa says: These are the signs of new love.