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Bandish Text
English / Roman
gUMdha laavo ree maalaniyaa begee haravaa
karahUM siMgaravA lAgU garavA
hasa hasa piyA ko manAUM gAUM
maMgala chaara badhAUM nita uTha karoo kaaja |
lagana moree lAga rahee
sajanee rajanee una bina kaise kaTe aba
ghaDee ghaDee pala pala
China China nisa dina yahee kAja ||
Devnagri
गूंध लावो री मालनिया बेगी हरवा
करहूं सिंगरवा लागू गरवा
हस हस पिया को मनाऊं गाऊं
मंगल चार बधाऊं नित उठ करू काज ।
लगन मोरी लाग रही
सजनी रजनी उन बिन कैसे कटे अब
घडी घडी पल पल
छिन छिन निस दिन यही काज ॥
Meaning
Listening to the news of her beloved coming home after a long time, a lady in longing says to her maid, \"Bring the flowers woven into garlands - hurry up. I will wear those garlands. As my beloved will arrive, I will hug him fondly, I will cheer him up smiling. I will congratulate him with singing a welcome song, and do everything that will please him. I have drawn deep into love. Oh friend, how can I spend the nights without my beloved? Not just the night, but I can\'t spend even an hour or a minute or a second without him. So, I will do everything that will please him.\"