Narsinh Mehta

Someone silence that bird; he doesn’t leave me alone!

To shoot the arrows of desolation at me!Someone silence that bird; he doesn’t leave me alone!His cry is so beautiful, he cries in the middle of the nightHe is no songster; he is a wicked birdWho kills even those who are already dying!Someone silence that bird; he doesn’t leave me alone!It is already dark night,…

This is how I bewitched him, friend, I rolled over him in our love play!

But I clasped him passionately to my breasts!This is how I bewitched him, friend, I rolled over him in our love play!I drank his eyes with my eyes, his lips with mine,I drank him as if he was the elixir of Immortality!Amorously, I took him on my breastsI enjoyed myself doing what he wanted me…

Let go your embrace for a while and send my lord! I fall at your feet!

With your love, you’ve conquered the invincible, bound the boundlessAnd are completely in charge of the houseAs even the earth, the bearer of the oceans moves aroundSeeking your grace!Let go your embrace for a while and send my lord! I fall at your feet!Radhika, the jewel incomparable, beloved of Vitthal! I implore!What’s the use of…

Speak only as godlike of the man who feels another’s pain

Who regards himself lowliest of the lowSpeaks not a word of evil against anyoneBlessed is the mother who gave birth to such a sonWho looks upon everyone as his equal,Lust he has renouncedWho honors women like he honors his motherWhose tongue knows not the taste of falsehoodNor covets another’s worldly goodsWho longs not for worldly…

Enjoy this girl and celebrate the night!

In no time will it dawn,Soon you’ll be off into the woodsYodeling with your cowherd friends!Enjoy this girl and celebrate the night!Inviting is the bed, nectarous is the girl,Luscious are her breasts overflowing from her choli!Though the girl is tender, her breasts are firmThey’ll jab you when you embrace!Enjoy the girl and celebrate the night!Why…

Let’s go and play dear friend; leave aside the churning of curds!

Cuckoos sing happily among kadamb trees, mango trees have bloomedAnd hanging around every flower are the mischievous bees!Let’s go and play dear friend; leave aside the churning of curds!Wear these ornaments and necklaces, elephant-gaited one!How many times to tell you to get started!We’ll kiss the nectarous mouth of our admirer, embrace him, and gambolLeaving aside…