Friday, March 11, 2011

Gudgudiya sedi nedo (smoke the hukka)

"Gudgudiya sedi nedo" I heard this song first time in Raghu Dixit concert, he narrated the meanings of first two lines in English for those who dint know Kannada. I was transpired by those two line, minutes after I came back from the concert I was searching for the meaning of entire song and after reading it two times I downloaded the song in kannada. And I loved it. Since then I have individually shared this song with many so thought of putting it in my blog too.


English Translation of "Gudgudiya sedi nedo" poem by the great Kannada poet Sant Shishunaala Sharif, a 19th century spiritual poet of North Karnataka, who is also called KABIR of south India. The best part of his poems is they will take you inside the depth of life so easily that you don’t even realize. Raghu dixit version has meditating characteristics.


I am sure you would love this song certainly after reading the translation.

Smoke the hookah smoke the hookah
smoke out the disease inside you
Open your mind and throw out the daily feelings,
Burn the chillum called faith with help of burning coal called intelligence.
Smoke the hookah smoke the hookah
smoke out the disease inside you
feel good, open the small cloth bag called mind
take out the hash called lust and crush it
put it in a chillum called faith
light it up with burning coal called intelligence
Smoke the hookah smoke the hookah
smoke out the disease inside you
think brain as the body, shape as of chillum.
fill with water of lord shiva [varashishunala]
close this with cloth with regret/feelings...
Smoke the hookah smoke the hookah
smoke out the disease inside you

Only good thoughts(feelings) will raise up,
bad things will get burnt
your fumes will only bring intelligent people near you,
as your thoughts are good.
You will near to lord shiva [varashishunala]
Smoke the hookah smoke the hookah
smoke out the disease inside you.

1 comment:

  1. Reminds me of MADHUSHALA,this time giving a new dimension to hookah....nice

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