Radha's Song- a Folk Song of India 1/2
Prelude
This folk song is based on the childhood incidents of 8-10 years old Krishna, who use to
please everyone of Gukul village by his loving playfulness. Gokul is the place where the
divine Krishna was brought up by his foster mother Yashoda about 5000 years back.
Radha’s Song- A folk Song of India 1/2
When the golden rays of Sun peeped,
From behind the hanging dark clouds,
My mind bloomed touching the rays,
As flowers bloom seeing the Sunshine,
O my friend, I came to Punghat*,
To collect water from the river,
And was about to dip and fill it,
In my empty earthen, Gagariya*,
Suddenly Krishna,* appeared there,
From where, I do not know, Sakhi*,
My Gagariaya*, slipped from my hand,
Even my Chunariaya* also drifted away,
Now, how to go home tell me, my friend,
Without, the water pot and water,
From where, I can get my Chunariaya*,
To cover myself, before I reach home.
Such is the magic of Krishna & his flute,
They enchants our mind & heart, Sakhi,
O, even I hear, the melodies of his flute,
When he is nowhere, around me, O Sakhi,
You also feel, as I feel, for our dear Krishna,
Suffering as I suffer, still smiling in our hearts my friend,
Does the melodies, of his ever enchanting flute,
Lives in your mind and heart, like me, O, Sakhi.
Ravindra
Kanpur India 23 10 2010
(Protected under copyright provisions of Poetry Soup)
Clarifications:
*Radha. Radha was the childhood friend and was one of the most beloved Gopi of Lord
Krishna. She was the beauty, power and aura create the ethics of love. None of the
scriptures consists of the power to verbalize her beauty, for it is clear enough that when
beauty of Sri Krishna makes several hearts leave their boundaries, her beauty is so
mesmerizing that it makes Him loose consciousness.
*Krishna. Krishna is often depicted as an infant or young boy playing a flute as in the
Bhagavata Purana or as a youthful prince giving direction and guidance as in the Bhagavad
Gita. The stories of Krishna appear across a broad spectrum of Hindu philosophical and
theological traditions.]
*Gagariya. The earthen pot used still in Indian villages to collect water from river, pond
or wells.
* Chunariya. A long strip of cloth to cover the beauty of a woman. It normally hangs on
the bosom to cover them.
Punghat. Is the word used for a place from where water can be collected by village women
of India.
*Sakhi. Hindi word means female friend
Copyright © Ravindra K Kapoor | Year Posted 2010
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