Oh Lord -me and
you
By
Sawmi Raidas
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Raidas was a great saint belonging to Benares. He was adopted by many including Meera Bai
as his Giru. This simple
prayer talks od devotion and high
philosophy,. Hear it in the mesmerizing voice
of Anup Jalota https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWITEd2kZ0E )
A very nice and popular bhajan from this great saint Raidas
प्रभुजी!
तुम चंदन हम पानी,
ज़ाकी अंग अंग बास समानी.
ज़ाकी अंग अंग बास समानी.
Prabhu ji tum chandan hum paani
Jaki ang ang baas samayi
Oh lord you are
sandalwood and I am water
So that you can be applied all
over my body
प्रभुजी! तुम घन्बन हम मोरा,
जैसे चित्वत चन्द-चकोरा.
प्रभुजी! तुम घन्बन हम मोरा,
जैसे चित्वत चन्द-चकोरा.
Prabhu ji tum ghanban hum mora
JAise chitwat chandra chakora
Oh Lord you are
the dark cloud and I am the peacock,
Which looks at you
like the Chakora bird looks at the moon
(Chakora bird
eats moon light and Peacock dances on seeing cloud)
प्रभुजी! तुम मोती हम धागा,
जैसे सोने में मिलत सुहागा.
Prabhu ji tum deepak hum baati
JAki jyot bare din rati
Oh Lord you
are the
pearl and I am the thread,
And I merge with you
like the powder for melting
mixes with the gold
(To bring down the
melting point of gold , they add
a chemical powder to it)
प्रभुजी! तुम दीपक हम बाती
ज़ाकी ज्योत जले दिन राति.
Prabhu ji tum moti hum dhaga
Jaise sonehu milat suhaga
Oh Lord you are
the lamp and I am t your wick,
So that we can
join and burn together the day and
night.
प्रभुजी तुम स्वामी हम दासा,
ऐसी भगति करै “रैदसा”.
प्रभुजी तुम स्वामी हम दासा,
ऐसी भगति करै “रैदसा”.
Prabhu ji tum swami hum dasa
Aisi bhakti kare Raidasa
Oh Lord you are the master and I am your servant ,
So that this Raidasa
can show you his devotion
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