No one understands my words, says the poet Dharamdas. I belong to another land, where they speak a different language. A tantalising piece of mystery, intriguingly crafted into a poem that uses a series of cryptic images – a sesame seed, a ripening fruit, a vine on fire and the seeds that get destroyed in the blaze, never to sprout again…
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Find lyrics/translation of this song at
http://ajabshahar.com/songs/details/25/Mhaari-Boli-Lakhe-Na-Koi&title=Mhaari-Boli-Lakhe-Na-Koi
Discover a universe of Bhakti, Sufi, Baul poetry and music at http://www.ajabshahar.org.
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Many of the songs one encounters in the oral traditions of Kabir bear the signature of Dharamdas or other poets, who were all evidently inspired to compose their own songs as a tribute to Kabir. Dharamdas is the founder of one of the largest Kabir Panth sects and is widely held to be a disciple of Kabir, though he may have lived much after his time.
This poem springs to life in a song embodied in the voice of a very young and handsome Mahesha Ram ji recorded in the year 2003, when we first met with him at the Rupayan centre in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
That Mahesha Ram ji derives the utmost rasa from his music, that he tastes and savours its nectar, is amply evident when he sings. He belongs to Chhatangadh village near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, and represents the folk style of the Meghwal community, who are the traditional carriers of the poetry of many bhakti poets including Kabir, keeping it alive through a powerful oral tradition.
Contact Mahesha Ram at +91 99298-76095
Get his music at http://www.amazon.in/dp/B00PH5KE8G and http://www.amazon.in/dp/B00PH5KJFY
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Get Mahesha Ram's music at
https://www.oklisten.com/MaheshaRam
This is one of a series of uploads for Ajab Shahar, a webspace dedicated to mystic poem and song, created by the Kabir Project team (http://www.ajabshahar.org ; http://www.kabirproject.org).
Song Credits:
Tambura & Vocals: Mahesha Ram
Manjiras & Co-Singers: Bhage Khan & Gemra Ram
Kamaicha: Hakim Khan
Dholak: Kutla Khan
Matka: Harkha Ram
Translation: Vipul Rikhi
Video Credits:
Camera: Shabnam Virmani
Editing: Sharanya Gautam
Sub-Titling: Shruti Kulkarni & Vipul Rikhi
Recording Facilitation & Support: Rupayan, Jodhpur
Collection: The Kabir Project
Place: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Date: July, 2003