hā hā sakhi, ki kari upāya!
kāṅhā karoṅ, kāhāṅ yāṅa, kāhāṅ gele kṛṣṇa pāṅa,
kṛṣṇa vinā prāṇa mora yāya"
kāṅhā karoṅ, kāhāṅ yāṅa, kāhāṅ gele kṛṣṇa pāṅa,
kṛṣṇa vinā prāṇa mora yāya"
Synonyms
hā hā-O; sakhi-friends; ki-what; kari-shall I do; upāya-means; kāṅhā karoṅ-what shall I do?; kāhāṅ yāṅa-where shall I go; kāhāṅ gele-where going; kṛṣṇa pāṅa-I can get Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa vinā-without Kṛṣṇa; prāṇa-life; mora-My; yāya-is leaving.
Translation
"O My dear friends, how shall I find Kṛṣṇa? What shall I do? Where shall I go? Where can I meet Him? Because I cannot find Kṛṣṇa, My life is leaving Me."