Artist : Swarna Chitrakar
Transcript
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
Who knows which dark skinned person has she given her heart to?
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
Who plays the flute sitting on the branches of the burflower tree?
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
Underneath the tree, Krishna plays his flute.
This flutters the hearts of all Gopis.
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
Some dance, some sing, some cry, ‘Hari!’
The devotees roll in dust.
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
Radha goes to fetch water covering her head with a veil.
The beautiful Radha sways.
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
At sunset, Kanhai (Krishna) was present at the pond.
Seeing Kanhai, Radha draws her veil.
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
“I am ready to trade all my cows for your sake.
But where will I find someone as beautiful as you?”
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
“Why are you professing love for someone who’s taken?
Go back home and ask your father to get you married.”
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
“I went to marry Radha, but fate decided otherwise.
I’ll look carefully and marry someone who goes by the name of Radha.”
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
“Why do you crave for me, Krishna?
You should tie earthen pots around your neck, immerse yourself into water and die.”
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
“To get the pot, Radha, where would I get money?
Where would I get the rope to tie around my neck?”
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
“Your small vessel is my earthen pot.
Your long hair is my rope.”
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
“Your river of love is my Yamuna.
I want to dive into that.”
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
“Your hands are dark, your feet are dark, and your skin is dark.
Your entire body is dark, and dark are your features.”
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
Hearing these words, Krishna laments.
He calls the flute in his hand a ‘black snake’.
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
The flute turned into a black snake and stayed on the road.
It bit Radha on her left foot, and coiled itself around both her legs.
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
While walking, Radha became drowsy.
She started calling out Krishna’s name.
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
“Whatever you want Kanhai, I’ll marry you.
I’ve been bitten by a black snake, please cure me.”
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
Happy, Krishna gave her an antidote and asked,
“Honestly tell me, how far is your poison?”
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
The poison being removed, Radha regained consciousness.
Radha-Krishna, the two entities, became one.
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
Who knows which dark skinned person has she given her heart to?
Who knows which dark skinned person has she given her heart to?
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?
Who asks you to fetch water from the Yamuna in the evening?