Gods above seem to be really happy with me. Within three months I got another chance to visit Rishikesh. This time all by myself and hence I decided to stay at SRSG (Swami Rama Sadhak Grama). Even in the peak of summer, this place felt like heaven. The foliage, blooming flowers, serene atmosphere and a Rudraksha tree outside my cottage bestowed me with a sense of divine peace.
Next morning when I woke up I had forgotten all about my madness last night. In fact I did my meditation practise in the cottage and was so late for breakfast that I did not even meet anyone. But later in the day when I spotted Sophia I remembered again and decided to ask her. She immediately said Yes and we decided to give it a try post dinner.
We both had to meet near Meditation Hall after dinner but when I went there Sophia wasn't to be seen. I searched around the whole area looking for her but couldn't find her. Thinking she will come I waited but she didn't. At that point of time I dropped the idea and decided 'Jaane Do!' I went back to the cottage to sleep and realized i needed to get water. So I went back in there and saw Sophia standing outside. She said she was delayed. Looking at the watch I asked her if she wanted to do it now because it was late but she said, "Yes." Her affirmative response revived me again and I brought out the lyrics for her to study.
She hadn't even spent few minutes trying to read Hindi when it was time for the next session at SRSG. I thought it was the end of it but an hour and a half and a few interruptions later we finally sat down to practising the lyrics. Under the moonlight night, and a small bulb allowing Sophia to read from the paper, we were ready for our first recording! Anita from Hungary became our willing audience. She thought we were practising a popular hit song and was shocked to know that it was being composed and put to tune right there in front of her!
Lyrics: Ik din subah Ishwar ne darshan diya
(One morning God appeared in front of me) Bola aisa mantra
(Spoke divine words) Har marz ki jo dawa
(A cure to all problems) Jaane Do- (8)
(Let it go)
Dard jab uthe
(When the pain rises) Apnon ne dukh diya
(Because of hurts caused by loved ones) Yaad karo har marz ki jo dawa
(Remember the divine words) Jaane Do- (8)
(Let it go)
Jab bas Mein Na ho
(When it is not in your control) Is duniya ki hawa
(The ways of the world) Yaad karo har marz ki jo dawa
(Remember the divine words) Jaane Do- (8)
Let it go
You can watch the song at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_RNgY_IDDY&feature=youtu.be
Read Sophias' blog at http://www.lostinwanderlust.co.uk/
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| View from inside my cottage Every Saturday night at 8pm they hold a kirtan (singing devotional songs) and have this beautiful process where everyone not only participates by repeating what the main singer is singing, but also gets an opportunity to be the main singer. As a part of this process we suddenly discovered this phenomenon called Sophia! All of 19 years old and a cheerful young lady, half Russian and half English, she took us by the storm. When she started singing I checked twice to ensure I wasn't dreaming. Her voice had a hypnotic effect on all of us. Truly blessed with Ma Saraswati (Goddess of learning and Music) in her throat, I couldn't get her out of my mind when I returned back to my cottage. |
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| Rudraksha tree outside my cottage A couple of hours later, still unable to ignore her melodious voice singing in my heart, an idea struck me. Out of the few songs she had sung, one was the famous Beatles song 'Let it be.' Although I had never heard it before, the melody appealed to me. I decided to translate it in Hindi and the chorus 'Let it be' became 'Jaane Do.' Then I started working on the verse and chose words that would be easy for her to sing and within the next 15 minutes lyrics were ready. I wasn't even sure if she will be there the next day and if she was there would she like to sing it, but well! |
Next morning when I woke up I had forgotten all about my madness last night. In fact I did my meditation practise in the cottage and was so late for breakfast that I did not even meet anyone. But later in the day when I spotted Sophia I remembered again and decided to ask her. She immediately said Yes and we decided to give it a try post dinner.
We both had to meet near Meditation Hall after dinner but when I went there Sophia wasn't to be seen. I searched around the whole area looking for her but couldn't find her. Thinking she will come I waited but she didn't. At that point of time I dropped the idea and decided 'Jaane Do!' I went back to the cottage to sleep and realized i needed to get water. So I went back in there and saw Sophia standing outside. She said she was delayed. Looking at the watch I asked her if she wanted to do it now because it was late but she said, "Yes." Her affirmative response revived me again and I brought out the lyrics for her to study.
She hadn't even spent few minutes trying to read Hindi when it was time for the next session at SRSG. I thought it was the end of it but an hour and a half and a few interruptions later we finally sat down to practising the lyrics. Under the moonlight night, and a small bulb allowing Sophia to read from the paper, we were ready for our first recording! Anita from Hungary became our willing audience. She thought we were practising a popular hit song and was shocked to know that it was being composed and put to tune right there in front of her!
Lyrics: Ik din subah Ishwar ne darshan diya
(One morning God appeared in front of me) Bola aisa mantra
(Spoke divine words) Har marz ki jo dawa
(A cure to all problems) Jaane Do- (8)
(Let it go)
Dard jab uthe
(When the pain rises) Apnon ne dukh diya
(Because of hurts caused by loved ones) Yaad karo har marz ki jo dawa
(Remember the divine words) Jaane Do- (8)
(Let it go)
Jab bas Mein Na ho
(When it is not in your control) Is duniya ki hawa
(The ways of the world) Yaad karo har marz ki jo dawa
(Remember the divine words) Jaane Do- (8)
Let it go
You can watch the song at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_RNgY_IDDY&feature=youtu.be
Read Sophias' blog at http://www.lostinwanderlust.co.uk/
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