http:\/\/cityoffeeling.blogspot.in\/2016\/<\/a> 03\/ochintu-koi-raste-made.html)<\/p>\nThe other song of Dhruvdada which we sang also evokes the sea as a place of joy and bounty. On one side, it says, is the ocean with its waves; on the other, is the fertile, green earth. There is joy as far as the eye can see.<\/p>\n
We also sang a song of Kabir which describes the journey of a boat. My boat is now sailing smoothly, says Kabir. It has fear neither of shallow nor of deep waters, no terror of storm or rain, no anxiety of turning upside down. This is because it has found the right navigator, the guru who is guiding its path.<\/p>\n
But this guru, the boatman, is a somewhat strange figure.<\/p>\n
Kabir says the one who rows<\/em>
\nWithout a head<\/em>
\nOnly he can point out this path<\/em>
\nThis is an untellable tale<\/em>
\nOf great benediction<\/em>
\nOnly a rare boatman<\/em>
\nCan describe it<\/em><\/p>\nAnd so we arrive into tales of headless boatmen! When we seek to navigate these waters with our limited minds, perhaps we are led astray. But when we give up our need for control and allow ourselves to be guided by something larger, a great benediction appears. Could this be the \u0091untellable’ import of this song?<\/p>\n
The sixth and final song we presented was a Baul song (from the Bengal region in the east of India) by a famous Baul fakir and poet called Lalon Fakir. It is a call in a simple and full voice. The poet is asking to be \u0091taken across’. He says that he cannot see the way. He has been left all alone on this shore, and the sun is setting on the horizon. Things appear dark, and this plea is his only support. In his helplessness, he still finds the strength to call out for help.<\/p>\n
We had never before curated a whole concert just around the sea. It was a beautiful experience for Shabnam and me, to immerse in these waters, and perhaps come out on the other shore, refreshed.<\/p>\n
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