Aaj man bas gai Saanvare ki suratiya
Lyrics and meaning.
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Complete lyrics, transliteration and meanings
| Section | Original script | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sthayi | आज मन बस गई सांवरे कि सुरतिया | Aaj man bas gai Saanvare ki suratiya | Today the image of the dark beloved has settled in my heart. |
| Sthayi | प्यारि प्यारि सखि रि कहा कहुँ तोसे अपने जिया कि बीति आली री | Pyaari pyaari sakhi ri kaha kahun tose apne jiya ki biti aali ri | Dear, dear friend, what can I tell you of what my heart has endured? |
| Sthayi | वाहु के बिन देखे कल न परत मोको | Vaahu ke bin dekhe kal na parat moko | Without seeing that beloved, I find no peace. |
| Antara | हा हा करत तोरे पैंयां परत हूँ | Ha ha karat tore painyaan parat hun | Pleading again and again, I fall at your feet. |
| Antara | जो पिया आन मिले मोरि सजनी | Jo piya aan mile mori sajani | If my beloved comes and meets me, my friend, |
| Antara | मैं तो चेरी सनद भइ तेरि | Main to cheri Sanad bhai teri | I, Sanad, have become your servant. |
Word notes
Suratiya is the beloved’s remembered image, now settled in the heart. Kal na parat expresses the absence of rest or peace. Painyaan parat and cheri make the appeal one of humility and devoted service.