{"id":26537,"date":"2014-08-12T05:00:36","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T05:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=26537"},"modified":"2026-03-23T18:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:48:02","slug":"nitin-sawhney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=26537","title":{"rendered":"Talvin Singh + Nitin Sawhney &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Creator of an innovative fusion of Indian bhangra music and drum&#8217;n&#8217;bass<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-49165\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tabla.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"164\" \/> electronica, <strong><a class=\"name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qWdvmeWK3qU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Talvin Singh<\/a><\/strong> was classically trainedon the tabla but rejected most of his learning when he founded the Anokha club night at East London&#8217;s Blue Note. Singh grew up in Leytonstone, and though he began playing tabla at the age of five, he also liked to breakdance to electro and listen to punk rock. He was transplanted to India at the age of 16 to pursue a classical education, but later returned to Britain in the late &#8217;80s and began picking up work as a musician, with a diverse cast of artists<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25ca\u2192 &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/4hsSLMEbEPI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaan<\/a>&#8216;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"watch-headline-title\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ACZxRYYhx_U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Ananta&#8217;<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0[Sanskrit for <em>\u00abInfinite\u00bb<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>\u00abEndless\u00bb<\/em>] \u00a0by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZdPbDz0eRzU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Niladri Kumar &amp; Talvin Singh<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2190(Music for the Anahata Chakra)<\/p>\n<p id=\"watch-headline-title\"><strong>\u2666 \u00a0&#8216;See Breeze&#8217; \u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g4-4zzHsVcQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2666 \u00a0&#8216;The Beat Goes On&#8217; \u00a0\u2193<\/strong> \u00a0(Dope Smugglaz Mix)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1XfAzwB0Jic\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=89Er3xXtXi8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Talvin Singh talks\u00a0<\/a>\u21d0<\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9CnVBFT91jw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26527\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/TS.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/TS.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/TS-142x150.jpeg 142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zmiGEUoh2sM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bengal Song<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u21d1<\/strong><\/h6>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fute Full Apon Shukhe&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Kaar isharai&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Kaar Adore&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Kaata Bon&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Shomirone Shohag Chorai\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/address>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a4\u00a0\u2192\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/gnpfDmltPcU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Traveller \u00a0(In The East Mix)\u21d0<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7<\/h6>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a4 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nitinsawhney.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nitin Sawhney<\/a><\/h4>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u221e \u00a0w\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HbHKbIFgxJI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ojos de Brujo &#8211; &#8216;Shadowland&#8217;<\/a>\u21d0<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2666 \u00a0Nitin Sawhney&#8217;s Prophesy \u2193 visual album (2001)<\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/53507841\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Released as a DVD by V2 Records, Prophesy is a musically driven film shot in India, South Africa, Australia and the USA exploring the twin themes of technology and development. In the words of one reviewer &#8216;it forces the audience to question their role as a member of a world characterised by globalisation, a euphemism that encompasses the fleecing of poorer countries by the west in the name of Development&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u221e \u00a0\u00abSoundbites\u00bb \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0[with Brian Eno]<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/74qC1uPqh9w\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2666 \u00a0 &#8216;Mausam&#8217; \u00a0 \u21d3<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eW67-R0_r0E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ek rang mein jeena, jeevan ko&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>(Living your life in one colour)<\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aayy jaane tamanna, theek nahin&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>(My dear, is not a good thing)<\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Gham aur Khushi do rastay hai&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>(Sadness and Happiness are two paths)<\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ek rahe pe chalna, theek nahin&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>(To walk on one path, is not a good thing)<\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;<\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Badal jaaye Mausam&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>(The Seasons change)<\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Khushi aaye, Jaaye Gham&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>(Happiness comes and sadness leaves)<\/address>\n<h6 id=\"watch-headline-title\" style=\"text-align: right;\">\u25ca \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4jJJHfL1yQA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Nadia&#8217; <\/a>\u00a0 \u21d3 \u00a0 feat. Nicki Wells &amp; Ashwin Srinivasan [Coke Studio]<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A\u00a0song about two lovers on opposite ends of the river. Sounds\u00a0like someone calling across the river. Based on a <em>thumri<\/em>, this track is about how the river has become the enemy as it is keeping the lovers apart.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4jJJHfL1yQA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Kasturi tilakam \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0<\/em><\/i><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Lalat patle<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Vashkh sthale kaustubham &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><\/i><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Na sakre luv motikm<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Kartale emm kare \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0<\/em><\/i><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Kankanam<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Sarvange \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0<\/em><\/i><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Sarvange<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Har chandanam sulalitam &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><\/i><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Kanthecha mukta pali<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Gopastri parihastita \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0<\/em><\/i><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Vijaya De<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Gopal chhood mani<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Nadiyaan Bairee Bhayrein<\/strong> (7)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Bairee Bhayrein<\/strong> (3)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Mora Sainyaan, Bulaa ve<\/strong> (2)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Nadiyaan Bairee Bhayrein<\/strong> (3)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Bairee Bhayrein<\/strong> (3)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Sune Naahin . . .<\/strong> (4)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Nadiyaan Bairee Bhayrein<\/strong> (3)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Bairee Bhayrein<\/strong> (2)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Mora Sainyaan, Bulaa ve<\/strong> (2)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Nadiyaan Bairee Bhayrein<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Bairee Bhayrein<\/strong> (2)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Sune Naahin . . .<\/strong> (4)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Nadiyaan Bairee Bhayrein<\/strong> (3)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Bairee Bhayrein<\/strong> (2)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Sune Naahin<\/strong>\u00a0. . . (3)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022\u2192 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1H9SEZ-DozM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Saahil Tak&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0 \u21d0[feat. Papon &amp; Ashwin Srinivasan]<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u25ca \u00a0Nitin Sawhney \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0&#8216;Sunset&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0[RYUICHI\u00a0SAKAMOTO]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wI2xQkjO4QA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>If I were never to leave you <\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>If I were always alone\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>If I would never to see you\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>If I could set the sun\u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0If I could set the sun\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Keep moving\u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0Keep changing <\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Keep flowing in the sun\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Lovers rise\u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0Oceans rise <\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>People rise in the sun\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>If I were never to leave you <\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>If I were always alone\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>If I would never to see you\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>If I could set the sun\u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0If I could set the sun\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Tears falling\u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0Right falling <\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Leaves a falling in the sun\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Lives drifting\u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0Seas drifting <\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Worlds drifting with the sun\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>If I were never to leave you <\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>If I were always alone\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>If I were never to receive you <\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>If I could set with the sun\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>If i <\/strong>\u00a0. . .\u00a0<strong>Never to leave here \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0<strong>If i\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0. . .\u00a0<strong>Always alone \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>If i\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>(if I) <\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Oceans rise\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0Vapors rise\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>(if I) <\/strong>\u00a0<strong>People rise\u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0With the sun <\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Oceans rise\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>(if I) <\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Vapors rise\u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0People rise <\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>With the sun<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2666 \u00a0&#8216;Distant Dreams&#8217; \u00a0\u21d3 \u00a0[featuring Roxanne Tataei]<\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cg6gvVFykq4\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This city, everywhere I go, I see faces I know all in their different zones<br \/>As we&#8217;re flying through this world underground<br \/>And my eyes are wide shut, I&#8217;m not hearing a sound<\/p>\n<p>Time standing still &#8211;\u00a0Surrounded by sad hearts unfulfilled<br \/>Empty places for the disenchanted pass and fade away<\/p>\n<p>Distant dreams, where I go &#8211;\u00a0Distant dreams, when I&#8217;m low<br \/>As they echo . . . in my head<br \/>Distant dreams, how they flow &#8211;\u00a0Distant dreams, moving slow<br \/>As I&#8217;m falling out of time,\u00a0I still have distant dreams here in my mind<\/p>\n<p>Faces distorted by pressure &#8211;\u00a0Everyone forced together<br \/>Spilling out through the doors<\/p>\n<p>No more spaces &#8211;\u00a0It&#8217;s a dog-eat-dog world<br \/>And a mad free-for-all &#8211;\u00a0Maybe room for one more<\/p>\n<p>Time standing still, surrounded by sad hearts unfulfilled<br \/>Empty places for the disenchanted pass and fade away<\/p>\n<p>Distant dreams, where I go &#8211;\u00a0Distant dreams, when I&#8217;m low<br \/>As they echo . . . in my head<br \/>Distant dreams, how they flow &#8211;\u00a0Distant dreams, moving slow<br \/>As I&#8217;m falling out of time,\u00a0I still have distant dreams here in my mind<\/p>\n<p>Distant dreams, where I go &#8211;\u00a0Distant dreams, when I&#8217;m low<br \/>As they echo, echo in my head<br \/>Distant dreams, how they flow &#8211;\u00a0Distant dreams, moving slow<br \/>As heartbreak surrounds me and heartache has found me<\/p>\n<p>Distant dreams, where I go &#8211;\u00a0Distant dreams, when I&#8217;m low<br \/>As they echo in my head<br \/>Distant dreams, how they flow &#8211;\u00a0Distant dreams, moving slow<br \/>As I&#8217;m falling out of time,\u00a0I still have distant dreams here in my mind<\/p>\n<p class=\"yt watch-title-container\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title \" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Nitin sawhney - The search\">\u2022\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?t=74&amp;v=uORY0Lr2pxY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;The search&#8217;<\/a>\u21d0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 id=\"watch-headline-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca \u00a0Nitin Sawhney \u2193 &#8216;The Pilgrim&#8217;<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v-Jb3c_nLBE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Woke up in the morning in a temple<br \/>Kinda lucky on my feet for it was central<br \/>So I walk across the village<br \/>Saw a group of kids pillage<br \/>And I thought to myself I might be meant to<br \/>You see\u00a0\u00a0Pilgrims in the town<br \/>All seem to hold a frown<br \/>Say all they wanna be is diggy down<br \/>You know Speck thought he&#8217;d ask<br \/>But figured it&#8217;s just a mask<br \/>This guy&#8217;s on something else that&#8217;s profound<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;m not the stool or the fool or the leader here to rule<br \/>Not the lover or the fighter who came here to duel<br \/>But I thought I looked into, but I walked into<br \/>So I can understand all the rules, cool?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Might take a village ever long to see that\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Don&#8217;t break your ties meet my pal compromise\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>And the kid you wanna be you can be that\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Who&#8217;s ever watched the world that&#8217;s my motto<br \/>Don&#8217;t ever wanna play the head honcho dig but huh<br \/>If you try to push I won&#8217;t beat around the bush<br \/>Straight up you&#8217;re getting dissed on the pronto.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Might take a village ever long to see that\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Don&#8217;t break your ties meet my pal compromise\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>And the kid you wanna be you can be that\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If I could, I&#8217;d solve the problems of the world that exist<br \/>If I could always chill, I would without resist<br \/>If you weren&#8217;t so litteral, brother you might get it<br \/>Pack my bags, tambourines, and jeans so don&#8217;t sweat it<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Might take a village ever long to see that\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Don&#8217;t break your ties meet my pal compromise\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>And the kid you wanna be you can be that \u00a0. . .<\/strong><br \/><strong>Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As the journey continues I gain current instincts<br \/>I feel I know what they must be thinking, for instance<br \/>When they speak in riddles I&#8217;m left with the question<br \/>But won&#8217;t stop arguments to kill attention<br \/>They all got a sixth sense to be one another<br \/>So pilgrims seek refuge undercover<br \/>Where it&#8217;s fly like birds to live a lot is absurd<br \/>Try telling that to this kid named Unver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Might take a village ever long to see that\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Don&#8217;t break your ties meet my pal compromise\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>And the kid you wanna be you can be that \u00a0. . .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I met him on tour a week on for twenty four<br \/>He was born in the village, but left in ninety four<br \/>Now he&#8217;s still got probs he doesn&#8217;t know how to solve<br \/>I said, \u00abUnver, I&#8217;ve been there before\u00bb<br \/>In the light of understanding I forgot it<br \/>Sometimes the boat shakes when you rock it<br \/>I told him we are like family, a part of humanity<br \/>Don&#8217;t overdo, and don&#8217;t toss it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Might take a village ever long to see that\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Don&#8217;t break your ties meet my pal compromise\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>And the kid you wanna be you can be that \u00a0. . .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He dug and moved on with his life<br \/>&#8216;Cause he digs it gets real dark at night<br \/>Don&#8217;t want a collar that&#8217;s blue or a reflection of you<br \/>Just wants us to get his plight<br \/>Myself I&#8217;d like the years just to take me away<br \/>It might leave a part of this world in dismay<br \/>But the village calls the pilgriming negroes<br \/>After all I&#8217;m just one needle in the hay<br \/>Now what I&#8217;m speaking in is symbolics<br \/>But you can call it what you want to call it<br \/>See all that I do is throw words, and I hope that you caught it<br \/>Only got one arrow but I aim for two targets<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Might take a village ever long to see that\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Don&#8217;t break your ties meet my pal compromise\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>And the kid you wanna be you can be that \u00a0. . .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You can be that, you can be that<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wcPv2LZGvuU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26514 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChebS.jpeg\" alt=\"ChebS\" width=\"174\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChebS.jpeg 193w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ChebS-150x110.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a4 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5zcn-t7RuHI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Cheb i Sabbah<\/span><\/a> <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>[1947-2013]<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h6 id=\"watch-headline-title\">\u2022\u2192\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?=273&amp;v=Waifow6O1IM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Shri Durga&#8217;<\/a> \u21d0<\/h6>\n<h6>\u2207\u00a0 \u00a0&#8216;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K69wdnn4Z7Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kese Kese&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0 \u21d3<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K69wdnn4Z7Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: right;\">God&#8217;s word \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0When DC talks . . . \u00a0When I talk, I talk about the Lord<\/address><address style=\"text-align: right;\"><em id=\"__mceDel\">You can be sure that you can&#8217;t afford to miss a lyric, a rhyming line<br \/>You know, they got meaning, they&#8217;re right on time &#8211;\u00a0Totally true and to the last letter<br \/>If it&#8217;s Christian it ought to be better &#8211;\u00a0Omit a bit, it should be the best<br \/>If it&#8217;s of the King, you know it&#8217;s blessed &#8211;\u00a0When DC talks . . .<\/em><\/address>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2666\u00a0 &#8216;Koi bole ram ram&#8217;\u00a0 \u00a0\u21d3<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oyIEJAjbMT4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00abkoee bolai raam raam koee khudhaae ||<\/strong><br \/>Some call the Lord &#8216;Ram, Ram&#8217;, and some &#8216;Khuda&#8217;.<br \/><strong>koee saevai guseeaa koee alaahi ||1||<\/strong><br \/>Some serve Him as &#8216;Gusain&#8217;, others as &#8216;Allah&#8217;.<\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>kaaran karan kareem ||<\/strong><\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\">He is the Cause of causes, and Generous.<\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>kirapaa dhhaar reheem ||1||<\/strong><\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\">He showers His Grace and Mercy upon us.<\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>koee naavai theerathh koee haj jaae ||<\/strong><br \/>Some pilgrims bathe at sacred shrines, others go on Hajj to Mecca.<br \/><strong>koee karai poojaa koee sir nivaae ||2||<\/strong><br \/>Some do devotional worship, whilst others bow their heads in prayer.<\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>koee parrai baedh koee kathaeb ||<\/strong><br \/>Some read the Vedas, and some the Koran.<br \/><strong>koee oudtai neel koee supaedh ||3||<\/strong><br \/>Some wear blue robes, and some wear white.<\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>koee kehai thurak koee kehai hi(n)dhoo ||<\/strong><br \/>Some call themselves Muslim, and some call themselves Hindu.<br \/><strong>koee baashhai bhisath koee suragi(n)dhoo ||4||<\/strong><br \/>Some yearn for paradise, and others long for heaven.<\/address><address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>kahu naanak jin hukam pashhaathaa ||<\/strong><br \/>Says 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