'Kyon Sove Re Banda?' by Mahesha Ram

This song is a classic ‘wake-up call’ by the poet Kabir. He urges us to recognize the precious and transformative potential of this life, of each moment, asking us again and again to ‘wake up!’ And something seems to strike home when he says – the time to meet Raam is now! *** Find lyrics/translation of this song at http://ajabshahar.com/songs/details/4... Discover a universe of Bhakti, Sufi, Baul poetry and music at http://www.ajabshahar.org. *** 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 (Click on Settings for subtitles in English & Hindi. Click ‘B’ on keyboard to remove the black background in subtitles.) For another zesty version of this song by Ramprasad Atariya from Madhya Pradesh, Malwa see    • 'Kyon Sove Re?' by Ramprasad Atariya   Get Mahesha Ram's music at https://www.oklisten.com/MaheshaRam Ajab Shahar is a digital archive of mystic poetry and music drawing from the rich Bhakti and Sufi oral traditions in India and beyond... Explore a world of sung and spoken wisdom at https://ajabshahar.com Song Credits: Tambura & Vocals: Mahesha Ram Manjiras & Co-Singers: Bhage Khan & Gemra Ram Kamaicha: Hakim Khan Dholak: Kutla Khan Matka: Harkha Ram Translation: Shabnam Virmani & Vipul Rikhi Video Credits: Camera: Shabnam Virmani Editing: Sharanya Gautam Sub-Titling: Kabir Khanna & Shabnam Virmani Recording Facilitation & Support: Rupayan, Jodhpur Collection: The Kabir Project Place: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Date: July, 2003