kaha, sakhi, ki kari upāya?
kṛṣṇera se śabda-guṇe, harile āmāra kāṇe,
ebe nā pāya, tṛṣṇāya mari' yāya
kṛṣṇera se śabda-guṇe, harile āmāra kāṇe,
ebe nā pāya, tṛṣṇāya mari' yāya
Synonyms
kaha-please say; sakhi-My dear friend; ki-what; kari-can I do; upāya-means; kṛṣṇera-of Kṛṣṇa; se-that; śabda-of the sound; guṇe-the qualities; harile-having attracted; āmāra-My; kāṇe-ears; ebe-now; nā pāya-do not get; tṛṣṇāya-from thirst; mari' yāya-I am dying.
Translation
"My dear friend, please tell me what to do. My ears have been plundered by the qualities of Kṛṣṇa's sound. Now, however, I cannot hear His transcendental sound, and I am almost dead for want of it.