Bhuliya Tomare - Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Song Name: Bhuliya Tomare
Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Singer: HG Swarupa Damoradara Prabhu
Book Name: Saranagati (Section: Dainya Song 1)
(1)
bhuliyā tomāre, saṁsāre āsiyā,
peye nānā-vidha byathā
tomāra caraṇe, āsiyāchi āmi,
bolibo duḥkehera kathā
(2)
jananī jaṭhare, chilāma jakhona,
biṣama bandhana-pāśe
eka-bāra prabhu! dekhā diyā more,
vañcile e dīna dāse
(3)
takhona bhāvinu, janama pāiyā,
koribo bhajana tava
janama hoilo, paḍi' māyā-jāle,
nā hoilo jñāna-lava
(4)
ādarera chele, sva-janera kole,
hāsiyā kāṭānu kāla
janaka jananī-snehete bhuliyā,
saṁsāra lāgilo bhālo
(5)
krame dina dina, bālaka hoiyā,
bhelinu bālaka-saha
āra kichu dine, jnāna upajilo,
pāṭha poḍi ahar-ahaḥ
(6)
vidyāra gaurave, bhrami' deśe deśe,
dhana uparjana kori
sva-jana pālana, kori eka-mane,
bhulinu tomāre, hari!
(7)
bārdhakye ekhona, bhakativinoda,
kāṇdiyā kātara ati
nā bhajiyā tore, dina bṛthā gelo,
ekhona ki habe gati?
TRANSLATION
1) I forsake You, O Lord, and came to this world
of pain and sorrow. Now I submit my tale of woe
at Your lotus feet.
2) While still in the unbearable shackles of my
mother's womb, I saw You before me. You
revealed Yourself but briefly and then abandoned
this poor servant of Yours.
3) At that moment I swore to worship You after
taking birth; but birth came, and with it the
network of wordly illusion which robbed me of all
good sense.
4) As a fondled son in the lap of relatives, I
passed my time smiling and laughing. My parents'
affection helped me to forget the pangs of birth,
and I thought the world was very nice.
5) Day by day I grew and soon began playing with
other boys. Shortly my powers of understanding
emerged. I read and studied my lessons
incessantly.
6) Travelling from place to place, proud of my
education, I grew wealthy and maintained my
family with undivided attention. O Lord Hari, I
forgot You!
7) Now in old age, Bhaktivinoda is sad. He weeps.
I failed to worship You, O Lord, and instead
passed my life in vain. What will be my fate now?