Song 1: Introducing the dramatic personae
Radha:
The joyous CuckooPerches on the mango treeShe calls to her loving LordBy singing “Pihu, Pihee”
Innocent peahen, ’Mayuriya’In bush near forest chuteForgets her own empty (bodily) vesselOn hearing the Lord’s flute
On the banks of river ‘Jamuna’When the spring, ‘Basanti’, comesCharm ‘Mohini’, of flowers ‘Fulvari’Showers branches with blossoms
Embroidery of dots of ‘Bindiya’Sparkle on the beautiful skirtThe stars in the sky aloftAre woven by ‘Nisha,’ the night
This poetic riddle I've madeCan you solve, it hides indeedNames of 'Gopis'*, my friends,In whose love I'm steeped
*Gopis = Female cowherds
Dialogue:
Radha: Oh! Mayuriya......Mayuriya: I am coming......Radha: Where are you all?Jamuna......BasantiMohini.......FulvariBindiya.......NishaWhere are you all?
*Sakhi: We are coming!
*Sakhi = Female Friends
End of Chapter 2