When Kabir dances, the planets and stars dance with him! And so does Bindhumalini – who composed this song on a train in a moment of spontaneous inspiration with her guitarist friend Vedanth. And so do we all – who were brought to our feet by the delightful poetic and musical energy of this song!
Bindhu and Vedanth got off that train and sang this freshly minted song to all of us a few days later, captivating audiences at the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra.
Vedanth Bharadwaj is an independent composer, singer and guitarist from Chennai and Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy is a singer and graphic designer based in Bangalore. In their music, the rigour of Carnatic and Hindustani classical music comes together with the western sounds of the guitar with great panache and soul! (sunosuno.in). Contact them at bindhumalini@gmail.com & vedanthmusic@gmail.com.
The Rajasthan Kabir Yatra was a travelling festival which toured 7 villages with 13 singers of Bhakti, Sufi and Baul poetry in February 2012. The Yatra was organized by Lokayan in Bikaner (lokayan.org) in partnership with the Kabir Project, Bangalore.
Song Credits:
Composition & Lead Vocals: Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy
Guitar & Vocals: Vedanth Bharadwaj
Translation: Vipul Rikhi
Video Credits:
Cameras: Smriti Chanchani & Amitesh Singhal
Editing: Piyush Kashyap & Aarthi Parthasarathy
Sound: Atirek Pandey
Sub-Titling: Nandini Nayyar
Collection: The Kabir Project
Date of Recording: 27th February, 2012
नाचु रे मेरो मन नट हो
नाचु रे मेरो मन नट होय
ज्ञान के ढोल बजाय रैन दिन
सब्द सुने सब कोई
राहू केतु नवग्रह नाचे
जमपुर आनँद होई
नाचु रे मेरो मन...
छापा तिलक लगाए बाँस चढ़ि
होई रहु जग से न्यारा
सहस कला कर मन मेरो नाचे
रीझे सिरजनहारा
नाचु रे मेरो मन...
जो तुम कूद जाओ भवसागर
कला बदाऊं में तेरो
कहे कबीर, सुनो भाई साधो
हो रहु सतगुरु चेरो
नाचु रे मेरो मन...
My Heart's On Its Feet!
It's become a dancer!