Kii banshii bajali bandhu

Kii banshii bajali bandhu
Music and lyrics ; by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Song number	0508
Date	1983 May 14
Place	Madhumalainca, Kolkata
Theme	Contemplation
Lyrics	Bengali (Dialect)
Music	Kaharva
Audio
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Kii banshii bajali bandhu is the 508^th song of Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar's Prabhat Samgiita.^[1]^[2]

Lyrics

Roman script^{[nb 2]}	Bengali script	Translation
Kii báṋshii bájáli baṋdhu D́háliyá dili mahula madhu (Tor) Ásári path ceye tháki je jági Málá gáṋthi ami tori lági Cái ná kichu nite cái je sab dite Bhálobási bhálobási shudhu Áṋdhár sheśe jabe vihána áse Súrja ut́he jabe kamal háse (Tor) Chavit́i mor mane je bháse (Tui) Diner álo mor rátera vidhu	কী বাঁশী বাজালি বঁধু ঢালিয়া দিলি মহুল মধু (তোর) আসারই পথ চেয়ে থাকি যে জাগি মালা গাঁথি আমি তোরই লাগি চাই না কিছু নিতে চাই যে সব দিতে ভালোবাসি ভালোবাসি শুধু আঁধার শেষে যবে বিহান আসে সূর্য উঠে যবে কমল হাসে (তোর) ছবিটি মোর মনে যে ভাসে (তুই) দিনের আলো মোর রাতের বিধু	What flute did You play, Beloved?^{[nb 3]} You made nectar flow from mahuwa.^{[nb 4]} Watching for You, I keep awake And string a garland for Your sake. I would take nothing; I would give my all; In love, in love am I, pure and simple. When darkness ends, morning arrives; When sun ascends, the lotus smiles. Your splendor rises in my mind; You're my daylight, the moon at night.^{[nb 5]}

^ The dialect of this song is uncertain. But from some words in the song, it might be related to Oriya.
^ For details on the notation, see Roman Bengali transliteration.
^ In Prabhat Samgiita, bandhu (বন্ধু), baṋdhu (বঁধু), and baṋdhuyá (বঁধুয়া) are appellations often used by Sarkar to address Shiva. The meaning of these three terms is roughly the same. They are all suggestive of a long-time friend, but the latter two carry a greater sense of intimacy.
^ From mahuwa flowers, Indian tribal people manufacture a sweet jam for eating, a syrup for medicinal purposes, and even a colorless liquor, similar to the Japanese sake. In English vernacular, mahuwa is sometimes known as the honey tree or butter tree.
^ This verse is rich with spiritual symbolism, as it brings to an end a series of eight songs (beginning with Song 501: Diner aloy kena aso ni), all focused on the concept of Parama Purusa revealing Himself amid darkness. Here we discover how darkness not only leads to light but also love.

^ Sarkar, Prabhat Ranjan (2019) Prabhat Samgiita Songs 501-600 Translated by Acarya Abhidevananda Avadhuta (3rd ed.) Tel Aviv: AmRevolution, Inc. ASIN B082X65YMB ISBN 9781386728276
^ Sarkar, Prabhat Ranjan (1994) Acarya Vijayananda Avadhuta, ed. Prabhat Samgiita Volume 2 (in Bengali) (2nd ed.) Kolkata: Ananda Marga Publications ISBN 81-7252-084-0

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Preceded by Prabhu tomar liila apar	Prabhat Samgiita 1983 With: Kii banshii bajali bandhu	Succeeded by Ogo mor giitimay

Kii banshii bajali bandhu

Music and lyrics by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Song number	0508
Date	1983 May 14
Place	Madhumalainca, Kolkata
Theme	Contemplation
Lyrics	Bengali (Dialect)^{[nb 1]}
Music	Kaharva
Audio
License	NoteNone of the information in this article or in the links therefrom should be deemed to provide the right to reuse either the melody or the lyrics of any Prabhat Samgiita song without prior permission from the copyright holder.
Location in Sarkarverse
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