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mere nandajī ko lālā alabelā, meri maṭakī me māra gayo ḍhela
My playful son of Nanda throws stones, which break the clay pots I carry on my head.
kabhī gaūo ke saṅga, kabhī bacharana ke saṅga
kabhī sakhāo ke saṅga me akelā, merī maṭakī me māra gayo dhelā
Sometimes in the company of the cows, sometimes in the company of the calves,
sometimes alone with all the cowherd boys…
kabhī śrīdamā ke saṅga, kabhī subala ke saṇga
kabhī madhumaṅgala saṅga me akelā, merī maṭakī me māra gayo dhelā
Sometimes in the company of Śrīdāma, sometimes in the company of Subala,
sometimes alone with Madhumaṅgala…
kabhī lalitā ke saṅga kabhī viśakhā ke saṅga
kabhī rādhā ke saṅga me akelā, merī maṭakī me māra gayo ḍhelā
Sometimes in the company of Lalitā, sometimes in the company of Viśakhā, sometimes alone with Rādhā…
kabhī yamunā ke taṭa, kabhī gaṅgā ke taṭa
kabhī baṁśi ke vaṭa me akelā, merī maṭakī me māra gayo ḍhelā
Sometimes on the bank of the Yamunā, sometimes on the banks of Mānasā-
gaṅgā, sometimes alone at Vaṁśī-vaṭa…
kabhī nanda gāva, kabhī barasāne gāva
kabhī saṅketa vana me akelā, merī matakī me māra gayo ḍhelā
Sometimes at Nandagrama, sometimes at Varsānā, sometimes alone at Saṅketa
forest…
kabhi rādhā-kuṇḍa kabhī śyāma-kuṇḍa
kabhī kusuma sarovara me akelā, merī matakī me māra gayo ḍhelā
Sometimes at Rādhā-kunda, sometimes at Śyāma-kuṇḍa, sometimes alone at
Kusuma-sarovara…
kabhī gokula vana, kabhī mahāvana
kabhī govardhana me akelā, merī maṭakī me māra gayo ḍhelā
Sometimes at Gokula forest, sometimes at Mahāvana, and sometimes alone at
Govardhana---He breaks my earthen pots.
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