'Mann Mast Hua' says Kabir

मन मस्त हुआ फिर क्या बोले?
Song starts at 00:56.
Sung by Shabnam Virmani, Swagath Sivakumar, Shreeparna Mitra and Yashwant S.

With deep gratitude to Kaluram Bamaniya ji of Tonk Khurd village from whom I first heard this song, a profound singer and carrier of the oral traditions of Kabir and other mystics from the region of Malwa, Madhya Pradesh. Hear Kaluramji sing this song at http://ajabshahar.com/songs/details/1....

Words of the Song:
मन मस्त हुआ फिर क्या बोले?

हीरा पाया बांध गठडि़या
बार बार वाको क्यों खोले
मन मस्त हुआ फ़िर क्या बोले?

हल्की थी जब चढ़ी तराजू
पूरी भरी फिर क्या तोले
मन मस्त हुआ फिर क्या बोले?

सुरत कलालन भयी मतवाली
मदवा पी गयी अणतोले
मन मस्त हुआ फिर क्या बोले?

हंसा पावे मानसरोवर
ताल तलाई में क्या डोले
मन मस्त हुआ फिर क्या बोले?

कहें कबीर, सुनो भाई साधो
साहिब मिल गया तिल ओले
मन मस्त हुआ फिर क्या बोले?

My mind’s intoxicated, what can I say?

I found a gem, tied it in my bundle.
Why would I open it to display?
I'm drunk on joy, what can I say?

I was less when I climbed the scale,
I’m full now, what’s there to weigh?
I'm drunk on joy, what can I say?

My awareness the wine-seller, she’s on a high.
She’s drunk her own wine, without measure!
I'm drunk on joy, what can I say?

My swan has found Mansarovar
Why hang about in ponds and puddles?
I'm drunk on joy, what can I say?

Says Kabir listen o seekers,
I found God in the pupil of my eyes!
I'm drunk on joy, what can I say?

Translation: Shabnam Virmani
Camera: Kunal Choudhary
Editing: Yashwant S.
Concert organisers: Parivartan, Jalgaon

Place of Recording: Bhauche Udyan Park, Jalgaon
Date of Recording: Feb 2020