Analysis of Krishna Awakes
Krishna awake, for the day has dawned:
large, deep and lotus-like,
your eyes are as in the love-shaped lake
a pair of swans even a million Kamadevas cannot vie
with the bewitching beauty of your face;
the sun rises in the east,
a crimson ball the night is going
and the moonlight pales
the lamps turn dim
and the stars fade out
as though the bright radiance of wisdom's rays
dispels the pleasures that the senses tire,
and the light of hope chases away
the murky darkness of despair and doubt.
Listen, the birds sing
aloud with glee O sweet child,
life of my life,
my sole wealth,
O darling boy,
bards and minstrels
sing your praises,
saying 'victory! victory!'
Clusters of lotuses burst into bloom
the bumblebees humming with sweet sound
leave the lotuses;
as though the devout renouncing worldly ties,
in your love drowned
chant your name as they go about.
Hearing his mother's words with love
drenched the Lord of Mercy arose from his bed;
the world's woes vanished,
maya's net was rent.
Says Suradasa,
'Seeing his lotus face delusion fled;
all doubts and dualities were destroyed and I found in Govinda eternal joy.
Scheme | XXXXAXBXXCXXXC BXXXDXXX XEAXEC XFXX AFD |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (26%) |
Metre | 100110111 110101 111100111 0111100101101 10110111 0110001 010101110 0011 0111 00111 1101100111 01010101010 001111001 0101010101 10011 0111111 1111 111 1101 1010 1110 10100100 10111011 0110111 101 11001010101 0111 11111101 10110111 10111001111 01110 1111 11 1011010101 1101001011010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,123 |
Words | 200 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 14, 8, 6, 4, 3 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 178 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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