Be still, be still, O moon, do not make the dawn yet,
The life of my life has come to my home!
It is after hundreds of millions of lives of penance,
That I have attained my Vitthal, my love!
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Oh moon! ! ! Let my life of life come to my home. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
This translation is rendered well, but still no translation can capture the original's beauty. I know this song in Gujarati known for its simplistic but robust devotional appeal. Yet, a good poetic rendering of the original, no doubt.
The sea is adorned by the surging waves; The waves are adorned by the wavelets, And gopis adorn our Govind! /// beautiful Be Still, Be Still in the heart of sacredness O dear moon let you come to shine the heart let you come to make eternal let you come to make a pure love
' Be still, be still, O moon, do not make the dawn yet. The love fe of my life has come to my home'. An intriguing poem.