Prabhat Samgiita – Songs 2001-2100: Translations by Abhidevananda Avadhuta: Prabhat Samgiita, #21

By Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti) is widely viewed as the preeminent spiritual master of the 20th Century. Among his many and varied achievements, he gave 5018 sublime songs, most of them in Bengali and all of them in the last eight years of his life. That collection of songs is known as Prabhat Samgiita (Songs of Prabhat). This book contains Abhidevananda's English translations of Songs 2001-2100.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AmRevolution, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201399177

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Prabhat Samgiita

Songs 2001-2100

All melodies and original lyrics by Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

English translations by Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta

A wonderful exposition of Baba's voluminous mystical work. With Abhidevananda's impeccable English and attention to both context and detail, these are far and away the best translations of Prabhat Samgiita ever done, bar none.  Ac. Bhaskarananda Avadhuta, author of Glimpses of a Mystery

Very fine translations of Prabhat Samgiita which are both accurate and poetic. Undoubtedly,

the best translations by far to date.  Ac. Gunamuktananda Avadhuta, P.R. Sarkar Institute

© 2021 Limited copyright in respect to translations only: Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta

© 1984-2021 Full copyright in respect to original lyrics and melodies: Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha on behalf of Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

Graphic on cover by Tadeusz (Trilokesh) Majewski

Published by AmRevolution, Inc.

First Edition: 2021 August 22

Second Edition: 2021 November 27

Preface

Prabhat Samgiita is the collection of 5,018 songs composed by Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurti and affectionately addressed as Baba. As the translater of this book's songs feels privileged to have been and to still be a disciple of the songs' composer, all further references to him (other than in formal citations) will be simply as Baba.

The first song of Prabhat Samgiita was given on 1982 September 14. The last song was given on 1990 October 20 (less than 24 hours before Baba's physical departure). All 100 songs in this book were given over a period of one month from 1984 October 19 to November 19 in the vicinity of Kolkata. All of the songs except for Song 2069 were given at Baba’s Lake Gardens residence, known as Madhumálaiṋca (sweet flower garden).

Baba's songs cover a multitude of themes and genres. There are devotional songs, mystical songs, and revolutionary songs. There are folk songs, children's songs, women's songs, and ballads. There are wedding songs, birthday songs, and festival songs. Regardless of the theme or the way it is expressed, in every song there is a strong spiritual undercurrent, expressive of Baba's personal philosophy of Neohumanism.

Most of the song lyrics are in Bengali or a Bengali dialect.[n1] Nevertheless, the lyrics of over 40 songs are in other languages (including English, Samskrta, Hindi, Urdu, Magahi, Maithili, and Angika).

The melodies of Prabhat Samgiita represent most, if not all, of the major and even minor classical and folk styles of India. However, these Indian musical styles are often blended, occasionally for the first time, with musical styles from different parts of the world and different historical eras.[1][2] In addition, Prabhat Samgiita introduces many melodies that are original to Baba.

As Baba rarely gave titles to his songs, the songs are generally referenced by their first line. In other words, the first line of each song is usually treated as the song's title. On the rare occasions when the first line of more than one song is the same or similar to the first line of one or more other songs, the songs may be distinguished by the song number or the second line of the song. In this book, wherever identification of a song on the basis of the first line alone might be ambiguous, that song is distinguished by adding the second line of the song, customarily separated from the first line by a comma.

All of the material in this book (and more) will eventually be available free of charge on Sarkarverse. There may even be some corrections and updates there. Proceeds from the sale of this book will be used to support Sarkarverse and its affiliated projects, primarily PROUT Films.

Notes

1. Bengali is the sixth most-spoken language in the world. Its script is the sixth most-common script. The Roman script notation for Bengali used in this book was developed by Baba himself. For details on the notation, see Roman Bengali transliteration.

References

1. Sarkar, Shrii Prabhat Ranjan (1993) Acarya Vijayananda Avadhuta, ed. Prabhat Samgiita Volume 1 Kolkata: Ananda Marga Publications

ISBN 81-7252-041-7

2. Sarkar, Shrii Prabhat Ranjan (1994) Acarya Vijayananda Avadhuta, ed. Prabhat Samgiita Volume 1 (in Bengali) (2nd ed.) Kolkata: Ananda Marga Publications ISBN 81-7252-082-4

Introduction

There have been several translations of Prabhat Samgiita over the past 35 years since Baba gave his first composition. None, however, have been as

well-considered or as well-researched as these translations by Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta (Dada).

Prabhat Samgiita is a treasure trove of subtle devotional nuances that can only be deeply experienced and absorbed in the listening devotee's heart.

Such profound and intimate spiritual bháva can never be translated into any language as it lies beyond the world of words in an eternal sphere of cosmic inspiration. In Song 1745, Baba beautifully describes this realm.

The songs of Prabhat Samgiita are Baba's gift to humanity. They express all our most noble spiritual feelings as human beings, feelings in relation to our own minds as well as to all the expressed world – plants, animals, humans, human society, and the natural environment. Yet they are coming from one who was ensconsed in the realm of eternal, cosmic bháva. As such, these songs are Baba's multi-faceted expressions from the stance of mohan vijiṋána into the jewels of nandan vijiṋána. They help stir the latent feelings of spiritual ecstasy and spiritual mission in the devotee's heart.

It is no easy task to translate into English these jewels from the original Bengali, Bengali dialect, Urdu, or other language in which Baba chose to compose them. None of the other translations to date have been as painstakingly true to the literal and spiritual meaning as those by Ac. Abhidevananda. And so this book is an incredible labor of love. In it, Dada has achieved a sublime result. For those of us who are not familiar enough with the original language of these Prabhat Samgiita songs, Dada's translations offer an invaluable tool with which we may go deep into our own personal experience of the bháva of Baba's divine compositions.

Avadhutika Ananda Gaorii Acarya

Contents

2001   Aj prabhate alor sathe

2002   Ami svapne dekhechi kal

2003   Bhalabesecho vilaye diyecho

2004   Tomay amay ei paricay, kon juge keu jane na

2005   Asbo bale gele cale

2006   Kena ele aji cale jabe jadi

2007   Tumi bhul pathe cale esecho

2008   Tomar tare janam bhare

2009   Priya tumi je amar

2010   Tomare dekhi ni nikate pai ni

2011   Tumi priya amar amio tomar

2012   Ami tomay bhalobesechilum, mor pane phire cao ni

2013   Aji path bhule tumi ke ele

2014   Bhalo besechile, kena balo

2015   Aloker jatrapathe

2016   Tomake khunjechilum

2017   Ese hese kena cale jao balo

2018   Tumi andhar ghare jvalo alo

2019   Tu bhalabasis shudhu shune thaki

2020   Esechi tomar icchamata calite

2021   Tumi kakhan kii bhave

2022   Asbe bale giyechile cale

2023   Eta duhkha diye amare

2024   Amake balechilo se

2025   Arati karite kata dekechi tomay

2026   Amar asa amar jaoya

2027   Tumi acho amio achi

2028   Ei phagune kar manovane

2029   Katha diye kena ele na

2030   Amar kajal ankhir pare

2031   Madhur madhu pranera bandhu

2032   Tumi jakhan ele ghum bhaunge ni

2033   Maner majhe kon se kaje

2034   Bhalabesecho more jinecho

2035   Path bhule jadi

2036   Ek phali cand shudhu akashe

2037   Amar manomajhe eso

2038   Eso amar hrdaye eso

2039   Tumi cao ni kichu niye niyecho sab

2040   Tomara manera katha

2041   Din cale jay kal bahe jay

2042   Hemante ei madhu mayate

2043   Kena danriye acho shir nata rekhecho

2044   Tumi eso mor nilaye

2045   Amar sakal asha bharasa tumi

2046   Tumi eso amar ghare, kata jug dhare

2047   Jadi bhalabaso na

2048   Phire calo jai calo

2049   Ekla base base vatayana pashe

2050   Jyotsna tithite bakula viithite

2051   Eso mor ghare, eso ghare mor

2052   Karo nako kona abhiman

2053   E pather shes kothay

2054   Tumi kata liila jano, kache je thake tare dure thelo

2055   Tumi ele prabhu ei abelay

2056   Tomake peyeo pai na kena

2057   Ami bhuli tomare

2058   Jani nako tomay ami

2059   Tumi andhar ghare mor ogo priya

2060   Tumi priiti dhele dile kon vane

2061   Ganer bhela bhasiye dilum

2062   Tumi esechile nava varata dile

2063   Tava asa patha cahiya

2064   Jyotsna rate canderi sathe

2065   Tumi kon atiite more pathiyechile

2066   Saungii amar priya amar

2067   Niil akashe cale bhese

2068   Sharada nishiithe jyotsna mayate

2069   Keman man bujhi na tomar

2070   Tumi eso amar mane

2071   Aloker path dhare

2072   Alokatiirthe cali atiiter glani bhuli

2073   Diner alote aso ni

2074   Ata dure theko na

2075   Tomare bhevechi bahu dure ami

2076   Amar gharete e sharada rate

2077   Tomay bheve bheve, din cale jay

2078   Tumi esecho bhalabesecho, man niye cale gecho

2079   Tomari tare jiivana bhare

2080   Kon sonalii prahare suradhara dhare

2081   Niirava rate canderi