The original is from a Punjabi Sufi poet, Bulleh Shah. The words are wonderful.
Not an Arab, nor Lahori
Neither Hindi, nor Nagauri
Hindu, Turk, nor Peshawari
Nor do I live in Nadaun
Bulleh! to me, I am not known
Secrets of religion, I have not known
From Adam and Eve, I am not born
I am not the name I assume
Not in stillness, nor on the move
Bulleh! to me, I am not known
I am the first, I am the last
None other, have I ever known
I am the wisest of them all
Bulleh! do I stand alone?
Bulleh! to me, I am not known
It is the song of the nowhere man.
[The translated lyrics are courtesy of this web site.]
1 comment:
Ooo! Rabbi Shergill! I *love* him.
Have you heard the rest of the songs on this album? Tere bin is just...heartbreaking.
*sigh*
Till a couple of years back all I wanted out of life was to have his babies.
His second video kinda sucked though — killed the song for me.
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