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राम

Jīvārāma Yugalapriyā · Pad 68

राग मलार

Ayodhya's player swings in Savan

Unit 68 of 115 · printed source page 13

Original · Devanagari

रंग झूलें अवधबिहारी हो सरयू तट संग लिये सिय प्यारी। सावन झूलन सुहावन पावन रतन भूमि हरियारी॥ निज निज कुंजन ते बनि आई नित्य सखी अधिकारी। गावहिं सरसाती बरसाती दरसाती सुख भारी॥ कबहुँ झुलावत प्यारी प्रीतम कबहुक प्रीतम प्यारी। युगलप्रिया रसमत्त परस्पर दंपति लीलाधारी॥

Fresh English translation

Ayodhya's player swings in colour on Sarayu's bank with beloved Siya. The Savan swing is lovely; the sacred jewelled earth is green. Eternal privileged companions come adorned from their own bowers, singing rain-soaked songs that reveal great joy. Sometimes Pyari pushes her Beloved, sometimes the Beloved pushes Pyari. To Yugalapriya the married Pair is intoxicated with rasa and each sustains the other's play.