Comments on: Tagore as dance music, ‘round the world

By: Deboleena

Deboleena — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:38:48 +0000

I’m sorry to say but Sushan’s translation of the words, though meant to be literal are not. Most of it is alright but there are some glaring mistakes.

“She ki shohoj gaan” means “It is an easy tune” and not the opposite.

The chorus of “Bojre..” actually means “I hear the music of Your flute in the thunder; its tune is so beautifully simple. It is what I want to awake to.”

The song is absolutely beautiful. And I love the concept of bringing people together through something as simple as a bad dance move and a moving song, whose words may or may not make sense to you

By: Salil Maniktahla

Salil Maniktahla — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:02:47 +0000

Just thought I'd share.

By: Durga

Durga — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:56:05 +0000

Hi PSR,

I heard it for first time.. i like it… willd ecode the lyrics actaulyl proud to see .. hmmm

By: priya

priya — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:27:55 +0000

i love the music but i think mat is very boring exhibitionist and his blog is nonsense. he is no one of any consequence.

By: Ziggy

Ziggy — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:58:16 +0000

This video made me cry – though I reckon it’s more because the song is beautifully imposed onto it. In itself it’s pretty goofy and cheesy and fun. It’s the music that really makes it touching. Check out the waves crashing over Matt just as the singer’s voice swells up into “Nachao je jhonkareeee”. Nicely done. Beautiful song, I hope this isn’t the last we see of Garry Schyman or Palbasha Siddique. And as a Bangladeshi, nice to see a Bengali song being enjoyed by millions. (Not contributing to Matt-bickering as haven’t read his comments.)

By: vivek

vivek — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:00:39 +0000

Sushan Thanks for the transliteration. I searched high and low for this and was lucky to find your post. god bless

By: vivek

vivek — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:37:16 +0000

thank you for this wonderful piece. i certainly cried, and the song is beyond praise. how i wish we Indians would learn to love Tagore more. and get out of our petty parochialism. i am a Tamilian who lived for several years in Hyderabad and Pune. and i feel that it is very hard to find anything that can resonate across time/language/distance the way Tagore's works do.

thank you again

By: PassingBy

PassingBy — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:58:42 +0000

I repeat:

"India is the way it is, and will change the way it wants to.

If you, the observer, don't like it, you go someplace else.

India knows about its problems, and is trying to improve, it doesn't care much about holier-than-thou commentary.

If you have something to contribute, show it on the ground.

By: observer

observer — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:58:46 +0000

India is the way it is.......If you don't like it, go someplace else.

Its easy for indians like you to be cavalier and dismissive about the dehumanizing conditions in India when you yourself aren't one of the hundreds of millions of indians who dont have the option to "go someplace else". Typically selfish and callous desi mentality.

By: Priya

Priya — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:36:15 +0000

I don't know, I think the guy has some talent. There's a very erudite review of the video at Obtusity, illuminating a broader message that might be behind this work.