Gay Gora Madhur Sware Lyrics — Lord Gauranga Sweetly Sings
Songs of Instruction
Gāy Gorā Madhur Sware
By Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
Read Gay Gora Madhur Sware from Krishna Meditations, with Bengali transliteration and an English rendition by Kalakantha das.
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Original lyrics · Bengali transliteration
1) gāy gorā madhur sware hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare
2) gṛhe thāko, vane thāko, sadā ‘hari’ bole’ ḍāko, sukhe duḥkhe bhulo nā’ko, vadane hari-nām koro re
3) māyā-jāle baddha ho ‘ye, ācho miche kāja lo ‘ye, ekhona cetana pe’ye, ‘rādhā-mādhav’ nām bolo re
4) jīvana hoilo śeṣa, nā bhajile hṛṣīkeśa bhaktivinodopadeśa, ekbār nām-rase māto re
English rendition
1) Lord Gaurāṅga sweetly sings, Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma Hare Hare.’
2) As householder or as sannyas, while happy or when feeling cross, please be sure your mouth never stops chanting harināma every day.
3) Māyā’s network has you ensnared in lifetimes of useless despair. Chant the names Rādhā Mādhava. Now your consciousness is awake!
4) Though at any time death may come, your bhakti has never begun. Bhaktivinoda begs, just once, please get high tasting nāma rase.