Lyrics for sunE ri mainE nirbal kE bal ram......Surdas, plea

smala · Post by **smala** » 14 Aug 2009, 03:50

Thanks a lot.

murthyhmg · Post by **murthyhmg** » 14 Aug 2009, 09:22

suni ri maine nirbal ke bal ram
pichhali saakh dharun santan ki ade sawaren kaam

jab lag gaja bal aapno bartyo nek saryo tah kaam
nirbal hoi balram pukaro aayen aadhe naam

drupad suta nirbal bhai ta din taj aayen nij dhaam
duhshashan ki bhuja thakit bhai basan roop bhayen shyam

ap-bal tap-bal aur bahu-bal chutha bal hai bal-dam
sur kishor kropa se sab bal haare ko hari naam

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 14 Aug 2009, 13:49

A small correction the beginning word should be "sunErI."

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 14 Aug 2009, 14:36

I think the lyrics need a bit of correction.... if rasikas dont mind, i can look for the exact words and post them soon...

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 14 Aug 2009, 16:42

This is what I have:

sunE rI mainE nirbal kE balarAm
picchlI sAkh bharUn santan kI aDE samvArE kAm
jab lagI gAj bal apnO baratyO nEk sarayO nahin kAm
nirbal hain balarAm pukAryO AyE AdhE nAm
drupad sutA nirbal bhayI vasan rUp mayE syAm
Ap bal tap bal aur bAhu bal cauthI hain bal dAm
sUr kishOr krupati sab bal hArE kO hari nAm

smala · Post by **smala** » 14 Aug 2009, 21:52

Thank you, Murthyhmg, Lakshman-ji for the lyrics. Krishnaa, would like to take a jab at the translation? Thank you and still waiting on the slide show of Kancheepuram......

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 15 Aug 2009, 18:13

Shyama-priya,
i will do the translation, but tommorrrow. today we are busy ith leelotsavams in continuation for sri krishna jayanti... i will definitely do the translation,,, tommorrow...

as for the slide-show,i will try to send it to you by mail, mayb that will work... i am really sorry about this mess up...

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 16 Aug 2009, 12:47

Here is the translation.... additions/corrections welcome...

sunE rI mainE nirbal kE bala rAm
picchlI sAkh bharUn santan kI aDE samvArE kAm
I(maine) have heard (sunE rI) that the strength (bal) of the weak (nirbal) is sri rAma.
picchlI sAkh bharUn santan kI - ??? will find out soon...

he mends (saMvAre) the stuck up (aDe) works (kAm)

jab lagI gAj bal apnO baratyO nEk sarayO nahin kAm
nirbal hvai balarAm pukAryO AyE AdhE nAm
until(jab lagI) the elephant(gaj) tried(baratyO) with his own(apno) effort(bal), his work(kAm) was not(nahin) successful(saryO) even the least(nEk). when he helplessly(nirbal hvai) called(pukAryO) for the lord(balarAm), he immediately came(Aye) just as Gajendra uttered half his name(Adhe nAm)

drupad sutA nirbal bhayI tA din taji Aye nija dhAm
dussAsan ki bhujA thakit bhayI vasan rUp bhayE syAm
when the daughter(sutA) of drupad became(bhayI) helpless(nirbal), that day(tA din), he left(taji) his(nij) abode(dhAm) and came(Aye) to her rescue. DushshAsan's arm(bhujA) tired down(thakit bhayI) as the lord himself(syAm) assumed(bhayE) the form(rUp) of her robe(vasan)
(many devotees have described that sri kRSNa himself became draupadi's sArI, that is why it became endless, ananta. one example that comes to mind is ny guru nAnak -
"karuNAkar draupadi pukArI, paTa me lipatA gaye banvArI")

ap bal tap bal aur bAhu bal cauthI hain bal dAm
sUr kishOr kRpa te sab bal hArE kO hari nAm
the strength of apa*, the strength of austerity(tapa), the bodily strength(bAhubala) and the fourth(cauthI) strength is(hain) money(dAm), sUrdAs says all these strengths(sab bal) are a result of the mercy(kRpA) of kRSNa(kishor), and for the one who is defeated in all ways(hArE) the only strength is the name of sri hari(harinAm)
* - will find the translation of apa soon...
(kishor literally means one who is always youthful)

hariharan · Post by **hariharan** » 16 Aug 2009, 20:26

shyama-priya,
In which Rag this Bhajan is sung and by whom? Please can you post he audio link, if available, to have the pleasure of listening to Sur Bhajans.
Thanks
Hariharan

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 16 Aug 2009, 20:31

It is sung in HM bhairavi by Vidyadhar Vyas here:

http://smashits.com/tsearch/music/song/ ... raam.html#

smala · Post by **smala** » 17 Aug 2009, 09:17

Hariharan, besides the beautiful rendition of Pt. Vyas above....Sikhil Gurucharan has also sung this......http://www.hummaa.com/search/search.php ... neri+maine

You can also hear a fair number of surdas bhajans here......http://www.hummaa.com/music/artist/3293/surdas

Krishnaa, thanks for the translation - the references make it very interesting.