Let yes yes flow from your mouth like amrita
25 Dec 2011 2 Comments
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Sung to Raga Vibhasa
Come, Radha, come. Krishna follows your
every desire.
‘Soil my bed with indigo footprints, Kamini,
lay waste the grove
savage it with your petal-soft feet.
‘I take your feet in lotus hands, Kamini,
you have come far.
Lay those gold flaring anklets across my bed.
‘Let yes yes flow from your mouth like amrita.
From your breasts, Kamini,
I draw off the dukula-cloth. We are no longer separate.’
–from the Gitagovinda (xii.2, 3, 4) by Jayadeva
Oxford Anthology of Bhakti Literature (2011:69)
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Jan 06, 2012 @ 11:20:29
The grove will sprout anew by dawn,
Kamini.
Even now a sweet root
grows toward your flesh.
Jan 09, 2012 @ 21:47:34
That creeper, so deft, so welcome.
Caressing my foot like a golden anklet.