jaa re jaa re jaa kagavaa
Raag: Bilawal, Alhaiya · Taal: Teen Taal
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English / Roman
jaa re jaa re jaa kagavaa
itanaa saMdesavaa kaha de baalamavaa
kaTata na raata tore bina |
tuma bina mohe kala naa parata hai
bega aavo darasana deejiye ||
Devnagri
जा रे जा रे जा कगवा
इतना संदेसवा कह दे बालमवा
कटत न रात तोरे बिन ।
तुम बिन मोहे कल ना परत है
बेग आवो दरसन दीजिये ॥
Meaning
Oh messenger (in this case a Kagava; meaning Crow) please go and give this message to my beloved, I am unable to spend the night without you. I feel lonely without you, so please come quick.
Contributed by: Adwait Joshi