Ghana ghamanda nAbha garjata ghora

[smala]

Here's another composition - lyrics from the net, no corrections made, clueless on the author.
Krishnaa, would love a translation on this one.

rendered by Gundecha bros. Top track
http://www.muzigle.com/track/ghana-gham ... jat-ghora/

Ghana ghamanda nAbha garjata ghora priya heen darpata mana mora
Damini damak rahan ghana mahi khal ke preeti jathA thir nAhi
Barasahin jalad bhoomi niyrAye jatha nabahin guni vidya pAye
Boond aghata sahayin giri aise khal ke bachan sant saha jaise
Chhudra nadi bahi chali torayi jas torehun dal khal itrai
bhoomi padat bhAdha bhar paani janu jivayi maya lapitani
samiti samiti jal bharihin talaba jimi sajjan sadguna pahinaava
Sarita jala jala nidhi mahoon jaayi hohi achala jin jeev hari paayi

[Pratyaksham Bala]

Ramcharitamanas
Kishkindhakanda

रामचरितमानस:किष्किन्धाकाण्ड
घन घमंड नभ गरजत घोरा। प्रिया हीन डरपत मन मोरा॥
दामिनि दमक रह न घन माहीं। खल कै प्रीति जथा थिर नाहीं॥
बरषहिं जलद भूमि निअराएँ। जथा नवहिं बुध बिद्या पाएँ॥
बूँद अघात सहहिं गिरि कैंसें । खल के बचन संत सह जैसें॥
छुद्र नदीं भरि चलीं तोराई। जस थोरेहुँ धन खल इतराई॥
भूमि परत भा ढाबर पानी। जनु जीवहि माया लपटानी॥
समिटि समिटि जल भरहिं तलावा। जिमि सदगुन सज्जन पहिं आवा॥
सरिता जल जलनिधि महुँ जाई। होई अचल जिमि जिव हरि पाई॥

[krishnaa]

They say its always better late than never... although this is long due... i present the translation with humble apologies for the long delay...

Yes this is section of kishkindhakand from Goswami Tulsidasji's Ramacaritamanasa. A conversation between Lord Rama and Shri Lakshmana - Sri Rama describes the rainy season to his younger brother by giving practical examples.

ghana ghamanDa nabha garjata ghorA, priyA hIna Darapata mana morA
The aggresive(ghamanDa) clouds (ghana) in the skies (nabha) make deep (ghorA) thundering sounds (garjata) and without (hIna) my beloved (priyA), my (morA) heart (mana) is overwhelmed with fear (darapata) [Lord rAma is worried about the situation in which his beloved motehr sItA would be in during this fearsome season of thunder and rain]

dAmini damaka na raha ghana mAhI, khala ke prIti jathA thir nAhI
The shine (damaka) of the lightening (dAmini) does not remain stable (na raha) within the (mAhI) clouds (ghana) just like (jathA) a scoundrel's (khala) love (prIti) is absolutely unstable (thir nAhI). [Here the momentous appearance of the lighetning in the clouds is compared to the momentous love of the crooked persons, which only appears momentarily to accomplish their own tasks]

barasahi jalada bhUmi niyarAye, jathA navahi budha vidyA pAye
The clouds (jalada) begin to drop down in teh form of rain (barasahi) as they approach nearer (niyarAye) the earthly ground (bhUmi), just like (jathA) the real wise (budha) humble down (navahi) as they get (pAye) knowledge (vidyA). [the scriptures say vidyA dAdAti vinayam - knowledge bestows humility, the lord is giving an example, as the clouds get nearer to the earth, they humble down, melt away and drop down, in a similar manner as the wise receive knowledge, they also humble down]

bUnda aghAta sahahi giri aise, khal ke vacana sanata saha jaise
The mountainous rocks (giri) queitly tolerate (sahahi) the large drops of rain (bUnda) on themselves, just as (jaise) the saintly beings (santa) tolerate (saha) the harsh words (vacana) of the rogues (khal).

cchudra nadI bhari chalI torAI, jasa thorehu dhana khala itarAi
As the smallest of rivers (chhudra nadI) get fileld with water (bhari), they try to break their boundaries and flow beyond capacity (chali torAI),, like (jasa) the unfair rogues (khala) begin to boast (itarAI) on receiving the least amount (thorehu) of money (dhana). [when the unfair get the least amount of money, they begin to boast and show off out of their capacity, in the same way the rivers, on receiving the smallest amount of water, begin to flow out of thei capacity]

bhUmi padata bhA DHAbara pAni, janu jIvahi mAyA lapaTAnI
The pure water (pAnI) becomes impure and dirty (DHAbara) as soon as it drops (padata) on the ground (bhUmi), just like (janu) the Lord's illusion (mAyA) enraptures (lapaTAnI) the embodied soul (jIvahi). [This is one of my most favorites. When the water drops from the clouds, it is in the purest state until it touches the ground after which it becomes filled up with other impurities. In a similar way, as long as the individual (soul) is not born, he is in the purest form as he is part and parcel of the supreme soul, but as soon as he is born, illusion begins to capture him and layer him with all the impurities of the world]

samiTi samiTi jala bharahI talAvA, jimi sadaguna sajjana pahi AvA
The waters (jala) group up (samiTi samiTi) and fill up (bharahi) the ponds (talAvA), just like (jimi) good qualities (sadaguna) automatically come to (AvA) to the good people (sajjana). [If one wants to adopt good qualities, they automatically come to him, and if one wants to remain with bad habits, he will always find excuses, this is what the Lord is indicating here].

saritA jala jalanidhi mahu jAI, hohi acala jimi jiva hari pAI
The waters (jala) of the rivers (saritA) go (jAI) into (mahu) the sea (jalanidhi) and remain there, just like (jimi) the soul (jiva) becomes stable (acala) after obtaining the association (pAI) of Sri hari. [After the waters enter the sea, they do not move anywhere else on the earth, in a similar way, the soul becomes liberated when he achieves Sri HAri]

[smala]

Very beautiful, thanks Krishnaa.

[krishnaa]

Oh it was a pleasure shyama dear! Sorry to keep you waiting...