# मेरो तो कान्ह | Mero To Kanh

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/mero-to-kanh-6125

Kirtan ID: 6125

Raag: Kalyan · कल्याण

Occasion: Shayan Darshan Ke Pad - Ushnakal · शयन दर्शन के पद - उष्ण काल

Updated: 2026-11-05

## Original text

मेरो तो कान्ह हैरी प्राण सखीरी आन ध्यान नाहिन मेरे मनके हरन सुखके करन ॥ लटपटी पचरंग पाग ढरक रही वाम भाग कुंकुमको तिलक भाल नयनकमल घनस्याम वरन ॥१॥ भृकुटी कुटिल ललाट लोलरत्नजटित कुंडल लोल मानों शशि प्रकट भयो उदय कियो युगल तरणि ॥ प्रभु कल्याण गिरिधरकी छबि निरखत मगन भई मोहि लई मन माई मुरली अधरधरणि ॥२॥

## English meaning

मेरो तो कान्ह | Mero To Kanh

(राग कल्याण | Raga Kalyan)

मेरो तो कान्ह हैरी प्राण सखीरी आन ध्यान नाहिन मेरे मनके हरन सुखके करन ॥ लटपटी पचरंग पाग ढरक रही वाम भाग कुंकुमको तिलक भाल नयनकमल घनस्याम वरन ॥१॥
“O dear friend, Kanhaiya alone is my very life! My mind thinks of no one else. He steals my heart and brings me happiness. His beautiful five-coloured turban sits slightly tilted to the left, a vermilion tilak adorns His forehead, His eyes are like lotuses, and His complexion is dark like a raincloud.” ॥१॥

भृकुटी कुटिल ललाट लोलरत्नजटित कुंडल लोल मानों शशि प्रकट भयो उदय कियो युगल तरणि ॥ प्रभु कल्याण गिरिधरकी छबि निरखत मगन भई मोहि लई मन माई मुरली अधरधरणि ॥२॥
“His beautifully curved eyebrows adorn His forehead, and His jewel-studded earrings swing gracefully. It seems as though the moon has appeared between two rising suns. Kalyan says, ‘Beholding the beautiful form of Lord Giridhar, I became completely absorbed in joy. O mother, He who holds the flute to His lips has stolen my heart!’” ॥२॥

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