'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