Jahane Rumi In search of the unsearchable: O, my soul! where would you find your house?

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   Naveed Siraj
   March 18th, 2008 - 20:04

   indeed, words cannot describe this. intro of this classic qawali points out to people relying on rituals than search for Truth within themselves; there is a lesson in this against religious orthodoxy and brainwashing of young people that we see happening around us with deadly consequences. thank you very much for posting this…. there is, btw a part 3 of this qawali on your link that you are able to view….nee main jana jogee day naal merges into akheeyan udeekdeeyaan..what more can one ask for

   Just found Part 4 of 4 of this qawali at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MPWaS9FSI0

   Happy listening
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   Sidhusaaheb
   March 18th, 2008 - 21:39

   Baba Bulleh Shah and his poetry are ghaint (the Malwai Punjabi word for ‘Cool!’).
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   fatima
   March 19th, 2008 - 05:21

   nusrat fateh ali khan,the greatest friend and artist of his time and no one can ever sing and take his style
   he sang amazingly!!!
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   RR
   March 19th, 2008 - 07:57

   Naveed Bhai: thanks for the comment and the link – indeed this is the best antidote to the troubled times we live in

   Sidhu and Fatima: thanks -:)
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   shahidain
   March 19th, 2008 - 19:50

   A classic qawali. No wonder his kalam has been a favourite chioce for the group of Qawwals. The essence of Bulleh Shah teachings was the universal tolerance. His writings are alive with themes of love, peace, reflection, generosity and faith – in simple peasant metaphors. His Kafis, Dohras have been kept alive, by contemporary singers, in the hearts and souls of the common men both in cities and in villages but the only problem arises, is the authenticity of the original kalam as it has been observed that the singers have the tendancy to add the stanzas/refrain to the original kalam to suit their performance.
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   shahidain
   March 19th, 2008 - 21:13

   For Naveed

   Hope that you have seen the translation of “Umara lageya pabha bhar” as desired by you.
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   Naveed Siraj
   March 20th, 2008 - 14:46

   shahidain, i have seen your translation and have a left a message as well. Thank you.

   You are absolutely spot on about kafi singers singing kafi by one sufi poet & then add refrain from other poets. When punjabi/seraiki singers do this, and borrow from the same language, it perhaps, musically, enhances the impact but dilutes the content of the kafi itself. I have listened to some Shah Hussain kafi’s performed by Abida in which she inserts Kabir. Infact it is pretty consistently observed that the intro of the kafi (or qawali) is from one poet & the main kafi from another.
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   shahidain
   March 22nd, 2008 - 20:32

   Naveed

   Feel free to ask any thing on Sufiana kalam. Can contact ” shahidain@hotmail.com“
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   Ghulam Hussain
   September 9th, 2009 - 18:58

   kalam of Bullah Shah in voice of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is a new vriety of Qawali and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is my best singer in the world.
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    mohammed sabir
    January 6th, 2010 - 19:36

    thanks for posting this qawali.one of the best.it is so rich in spituality and love. so up lifting. so live. so touching.so great…..long live bulay sha… long live n.f. ali khan….i did not know there was music like this in this world……great….thanks again. sabir.new york.

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