Krsna Kirtana Songs est. 2001 www.kksongs.org
Song Name: Raja Rani Mira
Official Name: None
Author: Mira Bai
Book Name: None
LYRICS:
(refrain)
rāj-rāṇī
mīrā bhikhāriṇī
giridhāri tomāro
lāgiyā
(1)
(āmi) pathe pathe
ghūri bhikhārinī
hari nām bhikhā
māgiyā go
(2)
loke bole mīrā
pāgalinī
rāṇā kohe
kūla kalańkinī
mīrā kohe prabhu
giridhāri
(mīrā)
āśā pathe royeche chāhīyā go
(3)
dekha dāo
prabhujī prabhujī
mīrā
kāńde tomāro lāgiyā
kāńdaiyo nā
abhāgire
rākho more ańge
miśaya go
(4)
giridhāri tomāro
prāṇ mirār
giridhāri tomāro
lāgiyā
TRANSLATION
Refrain: The queen Mira is
simply a beggar-woman, but only for Your sake, O Giridhari!
1) I simply wander here and
there like a mendicant, but I seek only the alms of Your holy name.
2) People say, “Mira has
become a madwoman.” The King says, “She has disgraced her family.” But Mira
says, “O Lord Giridhari, my only desire is to remain at Your lotus feet.”
3) O Prabhuji! Kindly
reveal Yourself to me! Mira simply weeps for You, my Lord. Please don’t make
this most unfortunate person cry any more. Please keep me tightly embraced, as
if united with Your own body.
4) O Giridhari! You are the
life and soul of Mira!
REMARKS/EXTRA INFORMATION:
This
song was originally Hindi, as with all Mira’s songs. Vaiyasaki Prabhu popularized
this song through his 1991 album “Bhakti Ratna Mala.” There are other versions
of verse 3 and deleting verse 4 as heard in the Bengali Krsna bhajans page on www.bhaktisangeet.com. This song was
rendered in Raga Misra Pilu in Kaherva Tala.