Singing and listening to songs about Krishna and Radha is a form of Hindu devotional practice in Bengal. Singer Punna Moyee Dassi (also known as Roma Bai) recorded the song “Kanu Kahe Rai Kahite Ḍarai” in Calcutta around 1910. It presents Krishna speaking to Radha and telling her that he cannot repay the debt of her love.

Translation by Dr. Eben Graves, Yale University

Printed and published by Chore Bagan Art Studio, Jugal Rup (Conjoined Form), about 1895–1910. Lithograph. Marshall H. Gould Fund.