Hindi · Devanagari
मेरे तो गिरिधर गोपाल
मेरे तो गिरिधर गोपाल, दूसरो न कोई। जाके सिर मोर मुकुट, मेरो पति सोई। छाँड़ि दई कुल की कानि, कहा करिहै कोई। संतन संग बैठि-बैठि, लोकलाज खोई॥
Meera
Mere To Giridhar Gopāl
Meera’s declaration of exclusive devotion: a whole life gathered into one beloved name.
Why return to it: This is devotion as identity — not private sentiment, but a chosen way of belonging.
Included here: Hindi in Devanagari, English transliteration, Urdu, and an English translation for easier access across scripts and readers.
English Transliteration
Mere To Giridhar Gopāl
Mere to Giridhar Gopāl, dūsaro na koy. Jāke sir mor mukuṭ, mero pati soy. Chhāṛi daī kul kī kāni, kahā karihai koy. Santan saṅg baiṭhi-baiṭhi, lok-lāj khoī.
Urdu
میرے تو گردھر گوپال
میرے تو گردھر گوپال، دوسرو نہ کوئی۔ جاکے سر مور مکٹ، میرو پتی سوئی۔ چھاڑ دی کل کی کان، کہا کریہ ہے کوئی۔ سنتن سنگ بیٹھ بیٹھ، لوک لاج کھوئی۔
English Translation
Poetic English rendering
Giridhar Gopal is mine; I belong to no other. The one crowned with peacock feathers is the only beloved my heart will name. Let family honor fall where it may; what can the world take from one who has already given everything? Among the saints, Meera set down shame and chose the freedom of love.
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