This lovely Gujarati composition by Dhruv Bhatt will fill your hearts with happiness and good will. "Ochintu Koi Mane" depicts a fun loving person who is on his way to find joy in little things that the nature offers. He is not afraid of interactions and challenges on his route, instead he feels overjoyed and his heart is swaying like the waves of the ocean.
Listen to this heart-touching composition in the enchanting voice of Shabnam Virmani accompanied by Shreeparna Mitra at at the 2ed edition of Maharaja Ranjitsinh Gaekwad Baroda Festival of Arts 2023. 4-5th January 2023 at the historic Durbar Hall of The Lukshmi Vilas Palace, Baroda. Presented by Maharaja Fatesingh Museum Trust, Supported by Bank of Baroda.
Shabnam Virmani initiated The Kabir Project journeys in 2002 and has since been exploring the philosophy of Kabir and other mystics through a deep engagement with their oral folk traditions.
Translation
If, suddenly, I were to come across
Someone on the way
And if they were to ask me
Softly,
"How are you doing today?"
Then I would say,
Nature is so bountiful
And like waves in the ocean
I'm at play!
In my torn trouser-pocket hide
Many joyful, dancing waves
Even when alone
I'm in a carnival each day
In a tiny bundle
Which can never be locked
My treasure is as safe as day
Like waves in the ocean
I'm at play!
Water in the eyes comes and goes
But the moistness within never dries
The shore may keep accounts
Of less and more
The ocean doesn't bother about such scores
The sun may rise and set everyday
The sky over me is always the same
Like waves in the ocean
I'm at play!
Translated by Vipul Rikhi