Sanskrit - Composer unknown
Arranged by Chris Hale and Miranda Stone
Recorded live on June 24th, 2016 at
Church of the Resurrection, Toronto
We first learned this song in 2004 when we stopped for a brief visit at Sewa Ashram, on the outskirts of Delhi. Ton Snellaert, affectionately called “Ton Baba,” started the ashram in 1997 when he literally began picking up the destitute from off the streets in Delhi, providing medical care and a compassionate heart. The following year, we were able to experience a week at the ashram and took part in the daily devotional singing that was sometimes led by Ton Baba or “Ompy” Umesh Kumar, one of the volunteers there. Being a place of rehabilitation and hospice, the music would often reflect the deep suffering experienced by those who were there as patients, or the struggle of those who were trying to give loving care in the face of such great need. Sometimes, those gathered there would sing and drum with full abandon, and I would be deeply moved to laughter or joyful tears by the wildness, as if hearing a battle cry of love and resistance in the face of despair. - M.S.
lyrics
1. ऊँ प्रभु येशु जी नमो नम:
Om Prabhu Yeshu ji namo namah
Om Lord Jesus, I bow to you again and again
ऊँ गुरु येशु जी नमो नम:
Om Guru Yeshu ji namo namah
Om teacher Jesus, I bow to you again and again
प्रेमा सरोवर नमो नम:
Prema Sarowar namo namah
Great Lake of Love, I bow to you again and again
नमो नमा: नमो नम:
Namo namah namo namah
I bow to you/ bring salutations again and again
2. सचिदानंद नमो नम:
Sachidananda namo namah
To the one who is being/truth, consciousness/intelligence
and bliss, I bow to you again and again
चिन्मयानंद नमो नम:
Chinmayananda namo namah
O one who is truly alive with joy
(O Blissful Consciousness!) I bow to you again and again
अशिश दाता नमो नम:
Ashisha daata namo namah
Giver of blessing, I bow to you again and again
नमो नम: नमो नम:
Namo namah namo namah
I bow to you/ bring salutations again and again
3. मामा गुरु येशु जी नमो नम:
Mama guru Yeshu ji namo namah
My teacher Jesu, I bow to you again and again
सदगुरु येशु जी नमो नम:
Sadguru Yeshu ji namo namah
Eternal teacher Jesus, I bow to you again and again
अशिश दाता नमो नम:
Ashisha daata namo namah
Giver of blessing, I bow to you again and again
नमो नम: नमो नम:
Namo namah namo namah
I bow to you/ bring salutations again and again
Song No. 10 from the Kshama Sagar Bhakti Mala (Songbook)
credits
from Bhakti Geet - Volume One,
released June 22, 2017
Miranda Stone - vocal, tabla, manjira
Chris Hale - vocal & guitar
Luke Parker - harmonium
Duke Vipperman - sitar
Chris Padiath - bass overdub
Multitrack recording by Chris Hale and Luke Parker
Mixed and mastered by Ed Hanley
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