though Vimalananda never listened to or sang this song in my presence, it is precisely the kind of "filmi" song that he loved, one that though written to express human emotion can effortlessly be shifted to a focus on the divine.
an ardent devotee of God the Mother, Vimalananda's prayer to Her is well expressed in the words of the refrain:
Make space for my love in your heart,
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
Wah, Ma, Wah!
(with thanks to Abhinav Chetan for his translation)
chhupaa lo yoon dil mein pyaar meraa ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki
hide / make space for my love in your heart
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
tum apne charnon mein rakh lo mujhko tumhaare charnon kaa phool hoon main
please keep me close to you
as i'm a flower blossom from your lotus feet
main sar jhukaaye khadi hoon preetam main sar jhukaaye khadi hoon preetam
I stand here with my head bowed low, o mother
I stand here with my head bowed low, o mother
ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki chhupaa lo yoon dil mein pyaar meraa ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
hide / make space for my love in your heart
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
ye sach hai jeenaa thaa paap tum bin
ye paap maine kiyaa hai ab tak
magar hai man mein chhavi tumhaari
magar hai man mein chhavi tumhaari
ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki
it's true that life is sin without you
and I have all but sinned till now
but I have your image in my heart
but I have your image in my heart
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
chhupaa lo yoon dil mein pyaar meraa ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki
hide / make space for my love in your heart
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
phir aag birhaa ki mat lagaanaa ke jalke main raakh ho chuki hoon ye raakh maathe pe maine rakh li ye raakh maathe pe maine rakh li ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki
please don't let me burn in the fire of separation
in those flames I have turned into ash
ash which now is smeared on my forehead
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
chhupaa lo yoon dil mein pyaar meraa ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki chhupaa lo yoon dil mein pyaar meraa
hide / make space for my love in your heart
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
please hide / make space for my love in your heart
an ardent devotee of God the Mother, Vimalananda's prayer to Her is well expressed in the words of the refrain:
Make space for my love in your heart,
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
Wah, Ma, Wah!
(with thanks to Abhinav Chetan for his translation)
chhupaa lo yoon dil mein pyaar meraa ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki
hide / make space for my love in your heart
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
tum apne charnon mein rakh lo mujhko tumhaare charnon kaa phool hoon main
please keep me close to you
as i'm a flower blossom from your lotus feet
main sar jhukaaye khadi hoon preetam main sar jhukaaye khadi hoon preetam
I stand here with my head bowed low, o mother
I stand here with my head bowed low, o mother
ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki chhupaa lo yoon dil mein pyaar meraa ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
hide / make space for my love in your heart
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
ye sach hai jeenaa thaa paap tum bin
ye paap maine kiyaa hai ab tak
magar hai man mein chhavi tumhaari
magar hai man mein chhavi tumhaari
ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki
it's true that life is sin without you
and I have all but sinned till now
but I have your image in my heart
but I have your image in my heart
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
chhupaa lo yoon dil mein pyaar meraa ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki
hide / make space for my love in your heart
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
phir aag birhaa ki mat lagaanaa ke jalke main raakh ho chuki hoon ye raakh maathe pe maine rakh li ye raakh maathe pe maine rakh li ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki
please don't let me burn in the fire of separation
in those flames I have turned into ash
ash which now is smeared on my forehead
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
chhupaa lo yoon dil mein pyaar meraa ke jaise mandir mein lau diye ki chhupaa lo yoon dil mein pyaar meraa
hide / make space for my love in your heart
like the flame of a solitary lamp in a temple
please hide / make space for my love in your heart
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