Banke Bihari Aarti
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refrain
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
कुन्जबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Kunjabihari teri aarti gaun
Kunj Bihari, I sing your aarti
श्री श्यामसुन्दर तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Shyamsundar teri aarti gaun
Shri Shyamsundar, I sing your aarti
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
verse 1
मोर मुकुट प्रभु शीश पे सोहे
Mor mukut Prabhu shish pe sohe
A peacock crown graces the Lord's head
प्यारी बंशी मेरो मन मोहे
Pyari bansri mero man mohe
his dear flute enchants my heart
देखि छवि बलिहारी जाऊँ
Dekhi chhavi balihari jaun
beholding your beauty, I offer myself to you
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
verse 2
चरणों से निकली गंगा प्यारी
Charanon se nikali Ganga pyari
from your feet flowed the dear Ganga
जिसने सारी दुनिया तारी
Jisane sari duniya tari
who delivered the whole world
मैं उन चरणों के दर्शन पाऊँ
Main un charanon ke darshan paun
may I gain the sight of those feet
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
verse 3
दास अनाथ के नाथ आप हो
Das anath ke Nath aap ho
you are the lord of your helpless servants
दुःख सुख जीवन प्यारे साथ हो
Duhkh sukh jivan pyare sath ho
in life's sorrow and joy, dear one, you are with us
हरि चरणों में शीश नवाऊँ
Hari charanon mein shish navaun
I bow my head at Hari's feet
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
verse 4
श्री हरि दास के प्यारे तुम हो
Shri Hari Das ke pyare tum ho
you are the beloved of Shri Haridas
मेरे मोहन जीवन धन हो
Mere Mohan jivan dhan ho
my Mohan, you are the treasure of my life
देखि युगल छवि बलि-बलि जाऊँ
Dekhi yugal chhavi bali-bali jaun
beholding the beauty of the divine pair, I offer myself again and again
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
verse 5
आरती गाऊँ प्यारे तुमको रिझाऊँ
Aarti gaun pyare tumako rijhaun
I sing the aarti, beloved, to delight you
हे गिरिधरी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
He Giridhari teri aarti gaun
O Giridhari, I sing your aarti
श्री श्यामसुन्दर तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Shyamsundar teri aarti gaun
Shri Shyamsundar, I sing your aarti
closing
श्री बाँकेबिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ
Shri Banke-Bihari teri aarti gaun
Shri Banke Bihari, I sing your aarti
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