Sweet Flute, Tell Us What Austerities Have You Performed? Poem by Narsinh Mehta

Sweet flute, tell us what austerities have you performed?
You play on his lips and resonate in the forests
Stealing our hearts!

All night long, you rejoice with him and he never puts you aside
Like a ruthless arrow, you run through our hearts!
Sweet flute, tell us what austerities have you performed?
You play on his lips and resonate in the forests
Stealing our hearts!

From you our beloved gets all the witchcraft he needs!
Says Narsinh, how you become daring
And seduce all those lovely proud girls!
Sweet flute, tell us what austerities have you performed?
You play on his lips and resonate in the forests
Stealing our hearts!