Jewel in the Man

chaa(n)der gaaye chaa(n)d chaa(n)der gaaye chaa(n)d

This song poses a series of riddles: two moons touching, the daughter being the mother's mother and the son who dies at the mother's touch. Lalon Phokir says at the end, "If you don't know what this means, you weren't meant to be a Phokir!"

Traditional Asian

kaayaadhaari kaayaadhaari

Traditional Asian

paap-puNyer kathaa paap-puNyer kathaa

Traditional Asian

paRgaa naamaaj jene-shune paRgaa naamaaj jene-shune

Traditional Asian

aami kEmane khuliye se dhan aami kEmane khuliye se dhan

Traditional Asian

dhanya dhanya dhanya dhanya

Traditional Asian

goshhThe-te chalo hari goshhThe-te chalo hari

Traditional Asian

naa dekhe aajaajil se rUp naa dekhe aajaajil se rUp

Traditional Asian

aamaar gelo gelo aamaar gelo gelo

This is a "love" song expressing devotion for the Divine, for whom the "lover" can leave everything and hit the road with a bag of rags and a begging bowl. The one who gives up material life has nothing to lose....

Traditional Asian

samay gele saadhan samay gele saadhan

Lalon laments in this song about how his time is past prime and he has lost the chance to make good.

Traditional Asian

ke baanaailo ke baanaailo

The song wonders about the creation of human body: "Who created this magnificent "House of Colours"? Then it poses a number of conundrums about how strange this house is and what its inhabitants must do to seek out its Builder....

Traditional Asian