Hymns of the Gurus by Khushwant Singh

Author:Khushwant Singh [Khushwant Singh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789351180050
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2013-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

Bara Maha or the Twelve Months

(The practise of composing lyrics according to the twelve months of the year, to highlight human emotions and make spiritual or moral messages accessible to people, was common among Indian poets. Guru Nanak’s Barah Mah, composed in Tukhari raga, is the most highly rated in the Punjabi language. It is believed to be among the last of the Guru’s compositions.)

Chet (March-April)

Chet basant bhala bhavar suhavre

It is the month of Chet,

It is spring. All is seemly—

The humming bumble-bee

And the woodland in flower—

But there is a sorrow in my soul.

The Lord, my Master is away.

If the Husband comes not home, how can a wife

Find peace of mind?

Sorrows of separation waste away the body.

The Koil calls in the mango grove,

Its notes are full of joy.

Why then the sorrow in my soul?

The bumble-bee hovers about the blossoming bough,

O mother of mine, it is like death to me,

For there is a sorrow in my soul.

Nanak says: When the Lord her Master comes home to her,

Blessed is then the month of Chet.

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