Mhaara Ri Giridhara Gopal - Meera Bhajan
Mhaara Ri Giridhara Gopal -... Lyrics & Chords
Happy Vishu and Happy new Year all of you!
This is one of my favorite Meerabai bhajans. This song written was in Rajasthani by Meerabai, the great 16th century poet and Saint.
Divinely and soulfully rendered by Lataji and created by none other Pt. Hridaynath Mangeshkar, this is one of the Meera bhajans that again describe her devotion for Lord Krishna (Giridhar Gopal)
I present a humble unplugged attempt with some touches and alaaps of my own – also I have not strictly adhered to a tabla beat but maintained a mental tempo.
Please do listen when you get a chance, and share your precious feedback and pointers as always. Sorry in advance for all the fumbles and mistakes.
Lyrics
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Mhara re Giridhar Gopal.
I have only one Krishna
Mhara re Giridhar Gopal, dusara na koya.
I have only one Krishna – no one else
Dusara na koya….dusara na koya.
- no one else
Sadha sakal lok joya, dusara na koya.
amongst all other people there is no one else
Mhara re Giridhar Gopal.
Bhaya chhadya, bandha chhadya.
Chhadya saga soya.
Bhaya chhadya, bandha chhadya.
Chhadya saga soya.
I have abandoned all my relatives
Sadhu sang baith baith.
Sadhu sang baith baith.
Lok laaj khoya.
Because of association with saints, I have been disgraced
Mhara re Giridhar Gopal, dusara na koya.
Mhara re Giridhar Gopal.
Bhagat dekhya raji hya, Lagat dekhya roya.
Bhagat dekhya raji hya, Lagat dekhya roya.
Sight of devotee pleases me, pretentious person saddens me
Dudh math ghrut kadh liya, Dar diya chhoya.
I have taken the essence (from the milk) and discarded the rest
Dar diya chhoya….Dar diya chhoya.
Mhara re Giridhar Gopal, dusara na koya.
Mhara re Giridhar Gopal.
Rana vish ro pyala bhejya, piy magan hoya.
Rana vish ro pyala bhejya, piy magan hoya.
Rana sent me a cup of poison, which I merrily drank
Meera ri lagan lagya, Hod ho jo hoya.
Meera says – Whatever happens, my devotion is to Krishna
Mhara re Giridhar Gopal, dusara na koya.
Dusara na koya….dusara na koya.
I have only one Krishna – no one else
Sadha sakal lok joya, dusara na koya.
Mhara re Giridhar Gopal.
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April 16, 2010
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Uthra said
Sudha: Absolutely divine! Listened to it with my eyes closed and thanks for posting the line by line meaning. Was able to enjoy it even more!
Srini S (bye bye friends)
said
Brave attempt sudha.Really liked it.No words to express and to my favs.Nice voice.
Happy vishu.God bless u and all the best.
Cheers,
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Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Uthra and Srini. Means a lot coming from you.
Happy Vishu and God bless you,
Sudha
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Adithi said
Exquisite! :) Loved it in your golden voice! :) To favs for sure! :)
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Rajeev Onv(away on a long break) said
Sudha, Superb singing. What a wonderful composition-seems like a variety of malahar. The occasional gandhar note is beautifully woven into the structure. Congrats for attempting and introducing such rich music here.
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Biju Ramachandran
said
superb sudha.yu r one of my fav here.liked it lots …keep singing.
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Annapoorna kumar said
Awsome aunty…no words words…soooperb! looved it…
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Kala Vijay(indefinitely away)
said
sudha,it is amazing.it shows your range.what a singing!!!thank u sudha for uploading this classic song.i just listnen this song whenever i feel dull.i cannot describe the feeling when i hear this.thanks a lot.
Kala Vijay(indefinitely away)
said
goes to my favourites.
Meena S said
Wow sudha lovely!!!
Rekha swaminathan (on and off...) said
:)) wow, that’s one of my favorite Meera Bhajans.
beautifully rendered Sudha, and like you said in your own version rather than the same as Lata’s (but her one line the ‘Lok laaj khoya’ is to die for…) :)
Can you please try another favorite sometime ‘Sanwara mhari preet nibhajo ji’? :)) Would love to hear that in your voice…
cheers
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Swaraaj said
Sudha, beautifully sung! Lovely and soothing.
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Sheba said
Superb singing sudha……
nice voice…nice singing….
goes to my fav:)
Subhashini Mukund said
Sudha, Sublime rendition. That’s the best way I can put in. Could really visualize Meera bhai singing this. Beautiful expression and loved the diction. Was very soothing to mind and soul. Higher registers were a lil strained I thought and hence sslight off notes cropped in. Overall you made my day and goes to my favs.
Forgot to mention, thank you for the meaning and the lyrics.
Regards
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One of my favts too…u have sung exceedingly well!!
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Harry Narain said
Very good singing Sudha…… Quite Nice pitching….
Liked it a lot!!!!
Single take again…….Great….
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wooo…. great singing…. awesome!!
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Mythri Raveesh said
Beautiful composition and very well sung. Your range is amazing!!
Harshan (away) Nambiar
said
Wah wah !! Sudha ….athi sundar performance….hats off for this blast singing. From my limited knowledge of classical music, is this sung in Dhrupad style, I guess this can be sung in that style. I am imagining the pakhwaj playing ….:-)
Goes to my favourites ….splendid indeed….very Happy Vishu.
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Dr. daniel Paul said
Extremely well done. One of the best songs in this site. Would love to listen to your songs.
God Bless!
Vishnu Mohan ( busy mode) said
Wah~~~~~~~~~~ very nice, superb singing wht a composition like it
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Kumar Srinivasan
said
Amazing rendition Sudha. Takes a lot of courage to render an unplugged version of such a complex piece and you have done it with a lot of elegance and good voice control. Great work – my salutations.
-Kumar.
Srividhya Kannan said
Simply superb singing!! loved it completely…ur varaiations given for Dusara na koya was awesome….
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Ajay m nair said
superb…… talented person……. lovely…. keep it up
Thinkal govind kumar
said
WAH RE WAH SUDHA !
Bahut Khoob !
LOVED it to the core !
Keep it up !
Cheers !
GOD Bless !
Loving Best Wishes,
Thinkal Govind Kumar.
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot all you wonderful artist friends for listening to this lovely composition! All your feedback means a lot. :-)
Adithi, Biju, Sai, Annu, Kalaji, Meena, Swaraaj, Sheba, Vidya, Harry, Praveen, Mythri, Harry C, Dr. Paul, Vishnu, Ajay and Govindji – Thank you for your encouraging words and fav’ing.
@Rajeevji – Yes, this is a kind of Malhaar – Ramdasi Malhaar (which uses Miyan and Gaud angs in its melody) per my notes – but I may have favored Miyan Malhar (Kanada) for lack of knowledge. Thanks to you also for composing amazing music!
@Rekha – Thanks dear. Yes, Lataji’s high registers really hit the spots! Will attempt some songs in Gurjari Thodi etc later…
@Subha – Wow thanks. Lovely words from you! yes, higher notes were strained, esp. in the last antara since I attempted the sustained alaaps etc… and there were some ooopses! :-)
@Harshan – Thanks a lot! I too love Dhrupad style – need some strong training for that… The original beat is to the tabla, but yes, Pt. Hridaynath used the Mridang in his Suniyoji composition…
@Kumar – Thanks a lot! I’m so happy you liked this unplugged attempt…
@Srividhya – Thanks! Glad you liked some of the variations… :-)
Thanks all of you, and Happy New year!
-Sudha
Sing from your heart…
Shaniruh
said
Sudha! Superb singing …. Liked it a lot :)
Cheers :-)
Shaniruh
Preety Reddy said
Like this song Meera bai’s. you sound very much like Lataji. I like all your songs Sudhaji. don’t know to write long comments though want to.
v. v. nice and to my favorites.Will listen everyday.
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Hugs to you sudha………beautiful…….:)
loved it so much……fav. for sure……
surely do sing more such songs……
god bless you….
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Radhika Nair (away) said
Beautiful, Sudha – excellent work! Loved it all the way. Very good control all through. Brindavan sarang ?
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Hi! Sudha,
am late here……sorry….:)
Beautiful singing……
GREAT !!!
Liked……………………………:)
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Usha R said
Sudhaji my father-in-law is a fan of your songs and bhakthi bajans. We listened to this song yesterday night only but commenting now.
So sweet voice and divine singing we wish we can rate it many times and favorites. Thank you.
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Shaniruh, Preety, Meena (chechi), LK, Radhika, Anju, Anil and Usha for your wonderful warm feedback! Thanks for fav’ing too… I’m glad you could enjoy this bhajan. :-)
God bless you all,
Sudha
Sing from your heart…
Dr. priya Rajan said
Sudhaaaaaaa my dear what should say comment about this song :)
I get lost with Music and the best way is devotionals. Your songs help me to get the required relaxation i need. Wonderful dear!!!!
I never compare with the Original singer. your songs does touch my soul and that is all i need a powerful, stress relieving technology that is what i look for and get it here.
God Bless U with Looooooots of singing and thanks for singing.
All my LOVE/5 and fav’.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
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Neha ........ said
What control you have over your singing Sudha…! And a very pretty voice too… Loved it….!
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Parasmani (away) said
Love this bhajan. Very well sung, Sudha!
It is one of the Rajasthani dialects. It is not Gujarati.
Sargam….
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Dr. Priya, Neha and Paras for listening to this bhajan… Appreciate your time and your nice f/bs! :-)
Paras – Thanks. noted the dialect mistake… will correct my prelude notes.
-Sudha
Sing from your heart…
Harish said
As pure and unadulterated as the Ganges emanating from the gangotri….
despite not being in india, keeping in touch with indian music is great! your hard work (keeping yourself in peak all the time) and giving prodigious output consistently shows incredible diligence on your part to justify god-given gift!
marathi, south indian, bengali, rajasthani….too much!!!
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Harish for your encouragement as always! I just try my best to give the best input I can, and don’t worry about the output much… :-)
-Sudha
Sing from your heart…
Babu Nm said
its really amazing. really a great one from you
great owrk ji
may god bless you and bw with you always
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Babu! :-)
-Sudha
Sing from your heart…
Sukumar Varier said
You should bring out songs like this,Sudhaji.You are capable of that.The strong enthusiasm in you,should be preserved.Always remember that a considerable number of keen listners are there for you.So keep it up Sudhaji.The fumblings are quite negligible compared to the general goodness of your rendering.
Yes.I shall definitely post my songs in Muziboo.A temporary delay only,which would be rectified very soon.
With regards,Sukumar varier.
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Sukumar. Please feel free to call me Sudha. Appreciate your nice words…
-Sudha
Sing from your heart…
Subhash David said
Sudha,
You have got a gifted voice….beautiful singing
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said
Awesome singing!To favorites,from the very beggining!
Music has no boundaries !
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Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Subhash and Ibolya for visiting my space, and your lovely f/bs!
-Sudha
Sing from your heart…
Mathangi said
woww!! too good!!! To favorites :)
regards
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Bharathi Dinesh said
Waaahhhhhhhh…beautiful singing Sudha.
There were few offs….but definitely negligible….considering the beauty of your voice and general pitching perfection,sangathis, hummings…Great job!!
Cheers,
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Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Mathangi, DJ Karthik and Bharathi for listening and your f/bs.
-Sudha
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Deepa kumar said
Amazed by your singing…. Hats off!!!
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Angela Paduraru said
very nice singing Sudha!
Adina Galani
said
Good God! This is just professional! So incredibly beautyful!
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Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Deepa, Angela and Adina. Thank you for fav’ing. Angela, Adina – great to see how you enjoy music from India.
-Sudha
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Adwait Ranade (busy, away)
said
I waited upto the “lok laaj khoya” line before I typed my feedback in here. This is my all time favourite bhajan and you did a fantastic job in style of your own.
Loved the alaps. Great stuff….:-)
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Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Adwait! Yes, Taar Saptak Pa is one of the best parts of this song. Glad you could enjoy this with my improvs. :-)
-Sudha
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Vishak Subramoney said
very beautiful….dont know how i missed this one so far….
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks a lot Vishak!
-Sudha
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Some one from romania said
speachless !!
Sriram Emani said
I love the power in your voice Sudha, the training comes across clearly :) And the last time I heard this bhajan was by a very good singer from my school, so it brought back a lot of memories. Great job!
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Sravanthi Emani said
Wow, loved this so much! The alaap was fantastic and i really liked the high notes in your voice. Though strained they added their own little lovely effect which was perfect for the song!
You are an inspiration! Keep putting up more of such lovely bhajans… :)
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thank you – Someone from romania, Sriram and Sravanthi for listening to this Meera bhajan. I’m very glad you all liked it – Lataji’s bhajans really exercise our vocal range and act as great riyaaz tools. :-)
-Sudha
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Rahul (getting back to routine)
said
Very late here Sudha Ji:) Lovely divine singing on this lovely bhajan. Sitting at the airport and listening to your song and enjoying my time here. Great Stuff:) Favs:)
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Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thanks for reminding me of this upload, Rahul. Enjoy yourself! :-)
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Rajeev Bhave
said
Sudha, just listened to your rendition of this beautiful Bhajan. Very well sung, indeed! I loved your alaaps and adding your own touch! Miyan Ki Malhar, would be perfect to listen on a rainy day! You handled the high notes very well!
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Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Hey Thanks Rajeev. This was a quick take recording – lovely raag, right?
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“Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?”
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Archana(will be back soon) said
Aha – very divine voice. Superb!
Priya Sukumaran
said
Sudha,heard this last night and my respect and awe for your singing increases ten-folds dear! What a cover! Did you say this was done in a single-take, I have no words at all, period. Loved every bit of it.
Sudha Kumar (listening..)
said
Thank you Archana and Priya!
@Priya – Yes dear, this was one of 2 takes. To be honest, these kinds of bhajans should be sung in one go, with all its heartfelt mistakes, pitching issues, cracked voice, et al! I too liked this take of mine for its sincerity.
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Pksharma.bbk said
Very nice