This chant is a song of the sixteenth-century saint Sri Chaitanya. This is a relatively simple chant that rotates between three lyric sections, each done twice. The only really tricky part is remembering to do each section twice, and knowing that the chant begins with one extra bar (A) before the repeated phrase. Part of practicing it is simply remembering the lyrics in each of the three parts, and generally creating devotion and intensity by increasing the tempo throughout the chant, potentially taking the “Radha, Radha Govinda” part and doing prolonged repeats.

Song Form

A Radha, Radha,

A′ Radha Govinda, jai! Radha, Radha, x2

B Spirit and Nature, dancing together. x2

C Vict'ry to Spirit and vict'ry to Nature! x2

Notes

• A is 1 bar and A′ is 2 bars sung x2; B and C are 2 bars each, sung x2. In 4/4, the length of the form is 13 bars.

• A good section to repeat in prolonged fashion is A′ (“Radha Govinda, jai! Radha, Radha,”), with increasing tempo and intensity, similar to Brother Devananda's recording on the album I Will Sing Thy Name.

Listen to SRF Recordings

Videos on YouTube

• 2022 Convocation Nuns' Kirtan (3-hour)

• 2024 Convocation Nuns' Kirtan (3-hour)

Audio Recordings

• Spirit and Nature (Sr. Premamayee), from the album Ever New Joy
  Spotify · Apple Music · Tidal

• Spirit and Nature (Bro. Devananda), from the album I Will Sing Thy Name
  Spotify · Apple Music · Tidal

• Spirit and Nature (Sr. Ishwari), from the album When My Dream's Dream is Done
  Spotify · Apple Music · Tidal