DASAKOM 68

 STANZA 1

 THE GOPIS STOOD STUNNED,

 WHEN THEY SAW YOU IN FRONT OF THEM,

 AND WERE EXCITED WITH GREAT JOY,

 FEELING AS IF IMMERSED IN AN OCEAN OF NECTAR

 STANZA 2

 ONE GIRL,

 WITHOUT ANY SHYNESS, CAUGHT

 HOLD OF YOUR HANDSOME HAND,

 AND LAID IT ON HER THICK BIG BREASTS

 STANZA 3

 ANOTHER WOUND YOUR ARM

 ROUND HER NECK,

 AS IF HOLDING BACK

 HER BREATH OF LIFE

 STANZA 4

 STILL ANOTHER, LOOKED, WITH TEARS IN HER EYES,

 AND SAID, “WHO WILL TOUCH YOU, SIR!

 DID YOU NOT, LEAVING US IN THE FOREST ALONE,

 CRUELLY GO AWAY!

 STANZA 5

 THEN YOU, ALONG WITH THE GIRLS, WHO,

 HEARING YOUR WORDS, WERE EXTREMELY GLAD,

 AND SAT ON THEIR SILKEN TOP GARMENTS,

 SPREAD ON THE YAMUNA BANK

 STANZA 6

 THE GIRLS PRAISED YOU,

 SAYING, “HOW MANY TYPES OF KINDNESS ARE THERE, KRISHNA,

 SOME TOWARDS ALL, SOME TOWARDS DEPENDANTS,

 SOME TOWARDS THOSE LIKE US “

 STANZA 7

 YOU TOLD THEM,

 “I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH

 DO NOT THINK, I AM CRUEL TO YOU

 I DID THIS ONLY TO KNOW YOUR MINDS, MY DEARS,”

STANZA 8

 YOU ADDED, “LISTEN MY DEARS,

 NOBODY IS DEARER THAN YOU IN THIS WORLD

 LET US ENJOY THESE BEAUTIFUL NIGHTS,

 WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT”

 STANZA 9

 YOU, THUS MAKING

 THE GOPIS EXCEEDINGLY GLAD

 STARTED THE DANCE-CUM-SPORT (RAASAKREEDA)

 STANZA 10

 YOU MADE THE GOPIS EXCEEDINGLY HAPPY,

 AND PLAYED WITH THEM, FOR SOME TIME,

 BEFORE PLAYING THE RAASAKREEDA, MY LORD

 PLEASE CURE ME OF MY ILLNESS, I PRAY