Freedom and Leela sing Ghazal, Qawwali and Sufi songs of Bulleh Shah, Kabir , Farid, Meera and other insightful writers.
Bulleh Shah Sheikh Farid Kabir
Bulleh Shah (1173-1265 AD) was born into a very
religious Pakistani family, but also had an association with Sufis (mystics in
Islam).Bulleh Shah became a respected
scholar, but he longed for true inner realization. He became a disciple of
Inayat Shah, a famous master of the Qadiri Sufi lineage, who guided him to a
deep mystical awakening.Bulleh Shah's
realization led him to profound egolessness and non-concern for social
convention that has been the source of many popular comical stories. Bulleh
Shah is considered to be one of the greatest mystic poets of the Punjab region.
Sheikh Farid (1680-1758 AD) was a Sufi saint born in Pakistan. He is considered to be the
first major poet of the Punjabi language. When the
Sikh Granth Sahib was compiled, many of Baba Sheikh Farid's poems and couplets
were included, alongside the poetry of Kabir and other Sikh Gurus.
Kabir was born in India (1398-1518 AD). This period is also said to
be the beginning of the Bhakti movement, Bhakti songs.A weaver by profession, Kabir is perhaps the
most quoted author in India. The Granth Sahib contains over 500 verses by
Kabir. The hallmark of Kabir's poetry is that he conveys in his two line poems
(Doha), what others may not be able to do in many pages.
Jhoolay Laal mix (Upbeat Qawwali audio clip)
Ghazal – a song that may be understood
as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of
love in spite of that pain.Each line
must share the same meter with rhyming couplets and a refrain.
Kafi - refers to the genre of Urdu
light classical music which utilizes the verses of Kafi poets such as Bulleh
Shah.
Qawwali- a style of Islamic devotional music,
especially among the Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.
Doha - a form of eastern poetry with
self-contained rhyming couplet in Hindi and Urdu.
KABIR Doha
Kabira, jab ham
paida hue, Jag hase ham roye.
Aisi karani kar
chalo, Ham hase jag roye.
Kabir,I arrived into this world crying as everyone
celebrated.
May I perform
such great deeds that I leave smiling,
and my loss creates tears of joyfulsadness.
FARID Passage
Farida, meh
janiya dukh mujh ko, Dukh sabaey jug.
Oochay char key
daikheyaa Ta, Ghar Ghar Eha Ugg.
Farida, am I
alone in pain? Do others too suffer in
vain?
Standing
on roof tops what is in my gaze?
Every
household rages ablaze.
