Song 1: Introducing the dramatic personae
Radha:
The joyous Cuckoo
Perches on the mango tree
She calls to her loving Lord
By singing “Pihu, Pihee”
Innocent peahen, ’Mayuriya’
In bush near forest chute
Forgets her own empty (bodily) vessel
On hearing the Lord’s flute
On the banks of river ‘Jamuna’
When the spring, ‘Basanti’, comes
Charm ‘Mohini’, of flowers ‘Fulvari’
Showers branches with blossoms
Embroidery of dots of ‘Bindiya’
Sparkle on the beautiful skirt
The stars in the sky aloft
Are woven by ‘Nisha,’ the night
This poetic riddle I've made
Can you solve, it hides indeed
Names 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......Basanti
Mohini.......Fulvari
Bindiya.......Nisha
Where are you all?
*Sakhi: We are coming!
*Sakhi = Female Friends
End of Chapter 2