'Raam Ras Meethho Ghano' says Kabir

मैं मेरा घर जाळिया रे

Sung by Shabnam Virmani and Shreeparna Mitra
With deep gratitude to Amolak Ramji and Mahesha Ramji of Chhattangadh village of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan from whom I first heard this song.

Words of the Song:
मैं मेरा घर जाळिया रे, जोगिया जी, लियो पलीता हाथ
कोई अगर जाळो घर आपरो रे, जोगिया जी, चलो हमारे साथ

हे राम रस मीठो घणो रे, जोगिया जी, पिए अमर होई जाए

घर जाळिया घर ऊभरे रे, जोगिया जी, घर राख्यो घर जाए
एक अचंभो मैं देखियो रे, जोगिया जी, मड़ौ काल ने खाये

आगे रे आगे दव जळे रे, जोगिया जी, पीछे हरिया है
बलिहारी इण रूंखड़ी रे, जोगिया जी, जड़ काट्यो फल होए

ध्रुव पियो, प्रहलाद पियो रे, जोगिया जी, पियो पीपे रविदास
भगत कबीरो पिए रह्यो रे, जोगिया जी, फेर पीयण री आस

English Translation:
I’ve burnt it down, my home
The torch is blazing in my hand
You want to walk with me?
Then raze yours to the ground

This is the taste of Raam
A nectar incredibly sweet
The spectre of death dissolves
Drink it, and you are free

Burn it, break it
Your house is saved
Clasp it, grasp it
It’s gone before your eyes
A dead man devours Death
I’ve seen that wondrous sight

On the heels of a raging fire
The land turns green and lush
In awe I bow to this tree
Which fruits when the root is cut

Dhruv, Prahlad, Peepa, Ravidas
They all quaffed this drink
Kabir gulped it down too
With a thirst that stays
Unquenched

Translation: Shabnam Virmani
Concert organisers: Maharaja Ranjitsinh Gaekwad Baroda Festival of Arts
Recorded in Vadodara, Gujarat in Jan 2023