Kaanha ron kona gail
Fetching water — Yamuna
Lyrics
Tek
Kaanha ron kona gail
O Kanha, don’t block our path
Hamaari bharan jaao paani
We must go to fetch water
Pad
Roj baroj bharo Jamuna jal
Daily we fetch Yamuna water, walking gracefully
Chaalu chalo alhi laani
If you want our life you may take it —
Jaane chaho to jaane paiho
Your youth enchants us
Tum ho almast javaani
We must go to fetch water
Bharan jaao paani
Since when are you chief of Brij? We don’t know you
Kab se bhayo Biraj ko lhaakur
It’s late — let us go home, Mohan
Ham tum ko nahin jaani
Mother-in-law will scold me
Der bhai ghar jaane de Mohan
We must go to fetch water
Mohistuni ghar saasu risaani
Bharan jaao paani
In pride you tease and ignore our pleas
You are the cunning thief of Brij
Abhir garur jaaro na maanen
Blocking women on lonely paths
Bole ati se baani
We must go to fetch water
Chor baror basat yeh Braj mein ho
Tum rokat naari biraani
Neighbours taunt, saying you have no dignity
Bharan jaao paani
Dwij Hari Charan goes to the guru’s refuge
O friend, you are so clever
Raanha parosi taanamaaren
We must go to fetch water
Kahen raan ki aani
Dwij Hari Charan sharan sat guruji ke
Sakhi tum asi chatur sayaani
Bharan jaao paani
Meaning
Tek
O Kanha, don’t block our path We must go to fetch water
Pad
Daily we fetch Yamuna water, walking gracefully If you want our life you may take it — Your youth enchants us We must go to fetch water
Since when are you chief of Brij? We don’t know you It’s late — let us go home, Mohan Mother-in-law will scold me We must go to fetch water
In pride you tease and ignore our pleas You are the cunning thief of Brij Blocking women on lonely paths We must go to fetch water
Neighbours taunt, saying you have no dignity Dwij Hari Charan goes to the guru’s refuge O friend, you are so clever We must go to fetch water