Kahan Lage Mohan · कहन लागे मोहन
Meaning
कहन लागे मोहन मैया मैया । बाबा बाबा नंदरायसों अरु हलधरसों भैया भैया ॥१॥
Mohan began to say, “Mother, Mother”; to Nandarai, “Father, Father”; and to Haldhar, “Brother, Brother.” ॥१॥
छगन मगन मधुसूदन माधौ सब ब्रज लेत बलैया। नाचत मोर रहत संग उनके तोतरे बोल बुलैया ॥२॥
Chhagan, Magan, Madhusudan, Madhau—everyone in Vraj takes His balaiyā̃. Peacocks dance and remain with Him, while His sweet, faltering words call them near. ॥२॥
दूरि खेलन जिन जाउ मनोहर मारैगी काहूकी गैया । मात यशोदा ठाड़ी टेरै लै लै नाम कन्हैया ॥३॥
“Do not go far away to play, O beautiful one; you may strike someone's cow.” Mother Yashoda stands calling out again and again, taking the name of Kanhaiya. ॥३॥
सब गोकुलमें आनंद उपज्यौ घरघर होत बधैया । नंदनंदन की या छवि ऊपर परमानंद बलि जैया ॥४॥
Joy has arisen throughout all of Gokul, and congratulations are being sung in every home. Paramanand is a sacrifice to this lovely form of Nanda's son. ॥४॥
Transliteration
kahan laage mohan maiyaa maiyaa · baabaa baabaa nandaraayason aru haladharason bhaiyaa bhaiyaa ॥1॥
chhagan magan madhusoodan maadhau sab Braj let balaiyaa · naachat mor rahat sang unake totare bol bulaiyaa ॥2॥
doori khelan jin jaau manohar maaraigee kaahookee gaiyaa · maat Yashodaa thaaree terai lai lai naam kanhaiyaa ॥3॥
sab gokulamen aanand upajyau gharaghar hot badhaiyaa · Nand-nandan kee yaa chhavi oopar paramaanand bali jaiyaa ॥4॥
Original
कहन लागे मोहन मैया मैया । बाबा बाबा नंदरायसों अरु हलधरसों भैया भैया ॥१॥
छगन मगन मधुसूदन माधौ सब ब्रज लेत बलैया। नाचत मोर रहत संग उनके तोतरे बोल बुलैया ॥२॥
दूरि खेलन जिन जाउ मनोहर मारैगी काहूकी गैया । मात यशोदा ठाड़ी टेरै लै लै नाम कन्हैया ॥३॥
सब गोकुलमें आनंद उपज्यौ घरघर होत बधैया । नंदनंदन की या छवि ऊपर परमानंद बलि जैया ॥४॥
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