Nanda Baba
Nanda Baba Ji Ko Chhaiya · Kanhaiya
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Lyrics
Chorus
Nanda baba ji ko chhaiya
Father Nanda was blessed with a baby boy
Rakho naam hai Kanhaiya
He kept his name Kanhaiya
Babu naam hai Kanhaiya
The baby boy’s name is Kanhaiya
Kanhaiya, Kanhaiya, re
Oh Kanhaiya, oh Kanhaiya
Verse 1
Karo gend ko pilaiya
The marigold blooms yellow
Ai ai re bhi laiya
Oh come bring them too
Kahe ke gende hai
What kind of marigold?
Kahe ka baala
What kind of offering?
Gende mein kahe ko laage ho challa
What will be in the marigold?
Verse 2
Gwaal baal sab khelan aaye
The shepherd boys all come to play
Var ke datta chhaiya, Kanhaiya, o gora
The blessed offering, oh Kanhaiya, oh beautiful one
Verse 3
Sone ke gende hai
The marigold is gold
Sone ka baala
The offerings are gold
Gende mein sone ko laage ho challa
There will be gold in the marigold
Verse 4
Le le Jamuna neela gagan hai
The Jamuna River flows underneath the blue sky
Neela Kanhaiya, neela gagan hai
Kanhaiya is blue, the sky is blue
Subah re shaam ye khelan aaye
Morning and afternoon they come to play
Subah re shaam yeh nila gagan hai
Morning and afternoon the sky is blue
Meaning
Classic Krishna chutney-bhajan. Nanda Baba (Krishna’s foster father in Gokul) is blessed with a baby boy and names him Kanhaiyā. The cowherd boys (gwaal) come to play with marigolds (genda) by the Yamuna under the blue sky — Krishna as the blue (neela) child.
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Added 11 Nov 2026