Kabir, over centuries, has been inspiring people through his dohas. Neeraj Arya's Kabir Cafe beautifully captures the essence of Kabir's dohas and sings them through
Chadariya Jhini
Chadariya Jhini re jhini
Raam naam ras bini chadariya
Jhini re jhini
Asht kamal dal charkha chaale
Paanch tatva ki bhooni
Nau das maas bunan ko laage
Murakh maili kini chadariya
(jhini re jhini)
Chadar od sankha mat kariyo
Do din tumko deeni
Murakh log bhed nahi jaane
Din din maili kini chadariya
(jhini re jhini)
Dhruv prahlad sudama ne odi
Sukhdev nirmal kini
Das Kabir jatan kar odi
Jyon ki tyon kar deeni chadariya
(jhini re jhini)
This cloth – fine, so fine!
This cloth – fine, so fine!
Woven with the flavour of Ram’s name,
this cloth – fine, so fine!
Eight lotuses spun earth, air, fire, water, space.
It took nine months, ten, to weave this cloth
Oh fool! You soiled it
this cloth – fine, so fine!
Wear this cloth, don’t be afraid.
It’s yours for a brief two days.
Fools without insight soil it every day,
this cloth – fine, so fine!
Dhruv, Prahlad, Sudama wore it,
Sukhdev made it clean.
Your servant Kabir wore it with care.
He gave it back as he got it,
this cloth – fine, so fine!
Music: Neeraj Arya's Kabir Cafe
Singer: Neeraj Arya & Poubuanpou Britto KC
Bass Guitar : Poubuanpou Britto KC
Drums: Viren Solanki
Percussionist: Vicky Bramhankar
Mandolin: Raman Iyer
Violin: Mukund Ramaswamy
Managed by: Sujeet Ramanna
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F-krsiIOpE