# करौ कलेऊ बलराम कृष्ण | Karau Kaleu Balaram Krishna

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/karau-kaleu-balaram-krishna-3509

Kirtan ID: 3509

Raag: Basant · बसंत

Occasion: Basant Kaleu Ke Pad · बसंत कलेऊ के पद

Updated: 2026-09-25T21:24:35.222Z

## Original text

करौ कलेऊ बलराम कृष्ण तुम मिल ब्रजकी नारी सिमिट सब आई ॥ चोबा चंदन अगर कुंमकुमा साज कामकी सब सज लाई ॥१॥ कछु खायो कछु धरनी गिरायो उमंग आनंद उर आनंद उर न समाय ॥ सूर स्याम होरी रस पागे उठे अचवन करि बीरा खाय ॥२॥

## English meaning

करौ कलेऊ बलराम कृष्ण | Karau Kaleu Balaram Krishna

(राग बसंत | Raga Basant)

करौ कलेऊ बलराम कृष्ण तुम मिल ब्रजकी नारी सिमिट सब आई ॥
Take Your morning meal, Balrām and Kṛṣṇa. All the women of Vraj have gathered together and come.

चोबा चंदन अगर कुंमकुमा साज कामकी सब सज लाई ॥१॥
They have brought and arranged chovā, sandalwood, agaru, kuṅkum, and all the things needed for the celebration. ॥१ ॥

कछु खायो कछु धरनी गिरायो उमंग आनंद उर आनंद उर न समाय ॥
Some was eaten and some was dropped on the ground; such joy and excitement arose that the heart could not contain it.

सूर स्याम होरी रस पागे उठे अचवन करि बीरा खाय ॥२॥
Sūr says: Shyām became filled with the joy of Holī. He rose, rinsed His mouth, and ate betel. ॥२ ॥

## Transliteration

karau kaleoo balaraam Krishna tum mil Braj-kee naaree simit sab aaee ||
chobaa chandan agar kummakumaa saaj kaamakee sab saj laaee ||1||

kachhu khaayo kachhu dharanee giraayo umang aanand ur aanand ur na samaay ||
soor syaam horee ras paage uthe achavan kari beeraa khaay ||2||

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