(1)
kabe āhā gaurāṅga baliyā
bhojana-śayane dehera yatana
chāriba virakta hayā
Ah, when will I, calling out “Gaurāṅga!,” give up bodily care such as eating and sleeping, becoming detached?
(2)
navadvīpa-dhāme nagare nagare
abhimāna parihari’
dhāma-vāsī-ghare mādhukarī laba’
khāiba udara bhari’
When, giving up all pride, will I wander village to village in Navadvīpa-dhāma, take madhukarī from the houses of the residents of the dhāma, and eat to fill my belly?
(3)
nadī-taṭe giyā añjali añjali
piba prabhu-pada-jala
taru-tale paḍi’ ālasya tyajiba
pāiba śarīra-bala
Going to the riverbank, cupping my hands again and again, I will drink the water that has touched the Lord’s feet. Sitting under a tree, giving up laziness, I will regain bodily strength.
(4)
kākuti kariyā gaura-gadādhara
śrī-rādhā-mādhava nāma
kāndiyā kāndiyā ḍāki ucca rabe
bhramiba sakala dhāma
With intense pleading, crying out “Gaura-Gadādhara! Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava!” I will wander through the dhāma, calling loudly again and again while weeping.
(5)
vaiṣṇava dekhiyā paḍiba caraṇe
hṛdayera bandhu jāni’
vaiṣṇava ṭhākura prabhura kīrtana
dekhāibe dāsa māni’
Seeing a Vaiṣṇava, I will fall at his feet, knowing him as the friend of my heart. The Vaiṣṇava, considering me a servant, will show me the Lord’s kīrtana.