’Hansa Chaalo’ (Poet: Dev Dungarpuri)

हंसा मोतीड़ा उग्यो हरी जे नाम रो जी जेने शील संतो सींचनहार रे Sung by Shabnam Virmani, Swagath Sivakumar, Shreeparna Mitra, Anisha Baid, Anushree Gogirwar, Tanya Reddy, Ritvik Khushu & Mallika Joshi. Song starts at 2:49 A striking metaphor unfolds in this song by Dev Dungarpuri. When wisdom beckons and we follow the call, rain arrives with a crack of lightning. We plant the seeds of Hari’s name, and as true seekers we water this ’field of attention’. There aren’t many takers for this kind of harvest though. No one desires the fruits of contemplation - the jewels of Hari’s name. You must be your own customer. Recognise this true market, one that swings up and down in your own self, with the movement of your breath, the true home of Hari. With deep gratitude to Naran Siju and his mandli of weavers from Bhujodi village in Kutch, Gujarat, for sharing this song, which I sing here with my students of Srishti. This concert was held in Dharampur, during a village yatra in Gujarat in Sept 2019. In the audience is popular Gujarati writer Dhruv Bhatt, organiser of our annual forays into rural Gujarat with the voice of Kabir and other mystics. Words of the Song: हंसा चालो सतगुरुजी ना देस मां जी जियां काग पलटी ने हंस होए रे हंसा बिजलियारी झलमल हुई रह्या जी तियां मेहुलिया वरसे रे अखंड धार रे हंसा पियो रे पियाला हरी रे नाम रा जी ए मां आवा गमन मटि जाए रे हंसा पियो रे पियाला निर्भय नाम रा जी हंसा अगर चन्दन केरा हल वले जी तेमां वाव्यो मोतीड़ा नो बीज रे हंसा मोतीड़ा उग्यो हरी जे नाम रो जी जेने शील संतो सींचनहार रे हंसा मोतीड़ा पड़यो रे मैदान मां जी जेने जगत उलांघी ने जाए रे हंसा ज्यारे आवे रे हीरला ना पारखू जी तैयाँ हीरला वेचाए मोंगे मोल हंसा काया रे नगर केरे शहर मां जी ए मां उलटी ने सुलटी बाजार रे हंसा आप सौदागर हुई रह्या जी तैयाँ वानजो हीरा मोती लाल रे  हंसा आवंत जावंत हरी ने ओड़खो जी ते मां वार ना फेर लगार रे हंसा देव डुंगरपुरी बोलिया जी जे जा धन घड़ी ने धन भाग रे O swan Let’s fly to that land Where the guru of truth resides Where crows turn into swans Lightning glimmers and the sky Pours down sheets of rain! O swan Drink from the cup of the Name All your coming and going will end Drink from the cup of the Fearless Name! A sandalwood plough turns the soil When you plant jewels A crop grows of the jewels of Hari’s name True seekers water it well Jewels lie strewn in the field But the world just walks by When a true connoisseur comes along They’ll sell for a worthy sum In the city of this body-self An upside-down market bustles O swan, be a true merchant Trade in these pearls, rubies and gems See Hari in that which comes and goes Get free of cycles of return Dev Dungarpuri has spoken thus Your fortunes will take a turn Translation - Shabnam Virmani Camera: Prakash Patel & Flash Team Editing: Yashwant S. Concert organisers: Dhruv Bhatt & Sahitya Prabhat, Dharampur with the support of ARCH & Nachiketa Trust. Recorded in Dharampur in September 2019