Bullah ke jaane… Main kaun!!

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My Latest Crush

Bulla ke jaane, mein kaun… I love this song. Be it home, office or travelling, for the past few days, I have been listening this great number from Rabbi Shergill almost continously :D

This song is simply memerising. Its earthy feel takes me in its flow. Baba Bulleh Shah is one of the greatest sufi poets of his times. Rabbi Shergill has done enough justice to the song by singing it just as well as the lyrics. Kudos to hime!

Weekend

BTW, I again went to Mumbai this weekend. Hehe, yes yet another time. Looks like Mumbai is becoming my 3rd home (1st being Delhi & 2nd Pune). Went to InOrbits Mall at Malad. Heard that its the biggest mall in Asia. It’s really very huge… we strolled around in the mall for about 3 hours. Bought a shirt, trousers, some CDs etc. Even played video games :D They were so much fun!! Reminded me of my school days.. hehe :D Also, managed to visit the famous Band Stand.. Being a holiday, it was very crowded.. and yes, very very filthy (like most other places in Bombay)

Also, by chance met Anil a.k.a. Maverick on PagalGuy.com forums. Actually, I was waiting for the train on Marine Lines station, and Anil somehow recognized me (must have seen my pix through this blog). We chatted for about 10 mins, before I boarded the train.

Came back to Pune last night at around 1.30am (or maybe i should call it today morning.. :-))… slept at around 3.30am… and then woke up at 7..huh!! Result: I am barely able to keep my eyes open in office today..!! Zzzzz..!!

Lyrics (Punjabi):

Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun -4

Na maen momin vich maseet aan Na maen vich kufar diyan reet aan
Na maen paakaan vich paleet aan Na maen andar ved kitaab aan,
Na vich rindaan bhangaan sharaab aan Na maen rindaan masat kharaab aan
Na vich shaadi na ghamnaaki Na maen vich paleeti paaki
Na maen aabi na maen khaki
Na maen aatish na maen paun

Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun -4

Na maen arabi na lahori Na maen hindi shehar nagauri
Na hindu na turak peshawri Na maen bheth mazhab da paaya
Ne maen aadam havva jaaya Na maen apna naam dharaaya
Avval aakhir aap nu jaana Na koi dooja hor pehchaana Maethon hor na koi siyaana
Bulla! shah khadda hai kaun

Bulla, ki jaana maen kaun

Na maen moosa na pharaun. Na vich jaagan na vich saun.
Na maen aatish na maen paun Na maen rehnda vich nadaun
Na vich baitthan na vich bhaun Bulla, ki jaana maen kaun

English Bulleh:

To me, I am not known Not a believer inside the mosque, am I Nor a pagan disciple of false rites Not the pure amongst the impure Neither Moses, nor the Pharoh Bulleh! to me, I am not known Not in the holy Vedas, am I Nor in opium, neither in wine Not in the drunkard`s intoxicated craze Niether awake, nor in a sleeping daze Bulleh! to me, I am not known In happiness nor in sorrow, am I Neither clean, nor a filthy mire Not from water, nor from earth Neither fire, nor from air, is my birth Bulleh! to me, I am not known Not an Arab, nor Lahori Neither Hindi, nor Nagauri Hindu, Turk (Muslim), nor Peshawari Nor do I live in Nadaun Bulleh! to me, I am not known Secrets of religion, I have not known From Adam and Eve, I am not born I am not the name I assume Not in stillness, nor on the move Bulleh! to me, I am not known I am the first, I am the last None other, have I ever known I am the wisest of them all Bulleh! do I stand alone? Bulleh! to me, I am not known.

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Posted at : January 17th, 2005 - 5:21 pm
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Comments (27 comments)

Bulleh shah- abida parveen sings alot of his songs and they are beautiful…
this one looks interesting too…sunna padega!

Priya / January 17th, 2005, 5:51 pm / #

[Priya] U should… its a great song!! main to iska fan ho gaya!! :D

Manpreet / January 17th, 2005, 5:53 pm / #

After reading ur post, I downloaded the song. :) It sounds good. But thanks for the translation!!.

Hmm, so every weekend bombay trips. Enjoying!!. :D

Govind / January 17th, 2005, 6:35 pm / #

[Govind] Great.. !! Yes, since you don’t know Punjabi, you might find it difficult to understand.. but nevertheless it’s a fundoo song!! :D

Manpreet / January 18th, 2005, 10:06 am / #

On yuor suggestion, I bought this CD yes’day. It’s a lovely song. Even other songs in the album are cool!

Tanya / January 18th, 2005, 10:55 am / #

[Tanya] That was quick Tanya!! Itni jaldi mere kehne pe khareed bhi li.. hehe!!

Manpreet / January 18th, 2005, 4:34 pm / #

hey manpreet, here after a very long time :)

inorbit and malad…nostalgic kar diya yaar…that is where i have lived for 22 years of my life…good to know that u came and enjoyed in saada area :)

JaI / January 19th, 2005, 3:15 am / #

[Jai] Thanks for visiting my space again!! InOrbits is a cool place to hangout!! Didn’t got a chance to see other places in Malad, but what ever I saw was good!! :)

Manpreet / January 19th, 2005, 9:59 am / #

well well back in mumbai again eh?? :smile: It is your third home it seems. I am glad that you got to meet up with another friend. I haven’t been to Malad seems that it will be a “must” for my next trip. :wink:

Yeh gaana bhi maine nahi sunna hai abhi tak..par lagta hai ab sunna padega :wink:

poonam / January 19th, 2005, 8:35 pm / #

[Poonam] Yeah.. spent 3 consecutive weekends in Mumbai!! LOL :D But, this weekend I will be in Pune… neend poori bhi karni hai :P

In Malad, i only saw InOrbits Mall. Nice place. You must visit it once.

Aur ‘bulla ki janne’ is cool number… do listen to it if you like punjabi songs!!

Manpreet / January 20th, 2005, 10:33 am / #

Y do u get this error often at top of the page?
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R u using some kind of cache?

I watched that song on TV a few days back. The song was cool and the picturization was even better.

I think its pretty cool when u meet someone offline, when u know him/er online!

Gaurav / January 25th, 2005, 1:11 pm / #

“bulleh ke jaane” song is a great and “heer” is the also a best,

Satz / February 22nd, 2005, 2:18 am / #

[Satz] Yeah… these are fantastic songs… Heer from Gurdas Maan is a fabalous number!!

Manpreet / February 22nd, 2005, 12:06 pm / #

gud to find the english lyrics of the song
thanx

pradeep / March 29th, 2005, 9:14 pm / #

[Pradeep] Glad you liked it :)

Manpreet / March 30th, 2005, 10:36 am / #

Thanks guys…. I am looking to buy the album by Rabbi Shergill. sure will find it in Edison NJ. But am looking to buy online.

Couldnt find it on Itunes, but contacted http://www.phat-phish.com/ and asked them start selling it.

I found the music good enough, to buy it, even though there are link where i can download them for free for now.

Rabbi, your music is great … good work. Bulla Ki jaane rocks …. very deep meaning and beautiful music.

Thanks

Jazz / April 4th, 2005, 12:18 am / #

[Jazz] Yeah… Bulla rocks!! :)

Manpreet / April 4th, 2005, 2:38 pm / #

bulla ki jaane is a fantastic song.
i first heard a version done by a band called junoon which i loved and now i think that rabbi shergill has just done a fantastic job. enough respect!!

zaynab / May 17th, 2005, 5:30 pm / #

the song was super ,very delighted. but what is the meaning of bulla.could rabbi know what is bulla.

kabir / May 31st, 2005, 1:03 am / #

its a cool, heart touching song, like to listen a lot

banti / June 4th, 2005, 7:54 pm / #

FUCK HINDUS!

KHALISTAN

JATT PRIDE / July 18th, 2005, 7:13 pm / #

Hmm anyone heard the first song from the album bulla is good but i think the former is even better in terms of content

Khurram / July 31st, 2005, 10:23 am / #

i would love to download this song cd audio format or mp3 any thing will do does any one has a link for this song bulla ki jaana mein kaun

dipika / August 13th, 2005, 8:20 am / #

Wonderful song. I bought the album and took it with me to Japan. This album turned out to be my only source of entertainment as the only english channel the hotel had was BBC. Got curious about Bulleh Shah and hit upon this website: http://www.apnaorg.com/poetry/bullahn/Untitled/untitled2.html
Last few paragraphs have a wonderful interpretation of Bulleh Shah’s kafi which has been rendered in right tone by Rabbi. Enjoy!!!

Rohit / August 16th, 2005, 2:26 pm / #

:shock: Hi! My name is pattie. My fiancee Manvinder and I have been listening to rabbi almost non stop. I just found out about him recently, and he’s been Manvi’s favourite singer for some months now. Manvi laughs because his little polish/brit/middle european love has now found out what rabbi is all about, and i am soooo very impressed! We NEEEEEEDDDDDDD MOOOOORREEE like this fine sardarji gent. The western world needs to hear this, and find his values. This man is too amazing for words. OOhh…man! ;)

Pattie Kaur

Pattie / August 22nd, 2005, 11:37 am / #

PS - Rabbi is also quite handsome to boot! He seems to remind me of Beatle George harrison in his writings and style. This man is truly a revolutionary.

BTW - Manpreet, i got to see your gallery….what a terrif gallery you have!

peace, pattie ;)

Pattie / August 22nd, 2005, 11:39 am / #

somebody please tell me, what ..
Bulla ki jaana main kaun
means
thanks

chirag / January 2nd, 2006, 8:33 pm / #

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