Nanda Baba

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

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?

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

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

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