yashomati maiya se bole nndalaala
raadha kyo gori main kyon kaala
boli muskaati maiya lalan ko bataaya
kaari andhiyaari adhi raat men tu aya
laadala kanhaiya mera kaali kamali waala
isilie kaala

boli muskaati maiya sun mere pyaare
gori gori raadhika ke nain kajaraare
kaale nainon waali ne aisa jaadu daala
isilie kaala

itane main raadha pyaari ai ithhalaati
mainne na jaadu daala boli balakhaati
maiya kanhaiya tera jag se niraala
isilie kaala

Nandlala spoke to Yashomati,
"Why is Radha fair, and I, dark as night?"

Smiling, his mother spoke to her son,
"You came to this world, when the dark had won.
My beloved Kanhaiya, cloaked in shadows deep,
That is why your essence, secrets to keep."

"Listen, my dearest," his mother then said,
"Radha's eyes are like kohl, a shimmering thread.
Those dark eyes of hers, a spell they did cast,
That is why your soul, echoes the past."

Then Radha, so lovely, came gliding near,
"I cast no magic, mother, have no fear."
"Your Kanhaiya, is unique, beyond compare,
That is why his spirit, embraces the air."