Rajput Painting, Being an Account of the Hindu Paintings of Rajasthan and the Panjab Himalayas from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century v2.c19.183

v2.c19.183

‘(He.) Thou hast bought me for a price, thou hast come unasked, I know thy love.
(She.) Ah, Ghanaśyāma (Dark-cloud, a name of Krishna), the cloud-wreath's (*ghana-mālā*) calling led me hither.
(He.) Lo, there must be danger, where even thy body cannot be seen (so black is the night)! How mightest thou see the road?
(She.) The lightning, O Keśava, made it plain.
(He.) Up hill and down dale, and through the mud, have not the thorns hurt thy feet?
(She.) Courage like an elephant's gave me great comfort.
(He.) The night is very fearsome; and thou all alone!
(She.) Nay, Lord of my Life, my companion was love.’