'Mero Mann Laago Re' by Mooralala Marwada

नहीं जाऊं सासरिये मोरी माँ
मेरो मन लागो रे फ़कीरी मां
मेरो मन लागो रे गरीबी मां

I won’t go
To my husband’s house any more
Oh mother, oh Raam!
My heart is set on wandering free!
I’m drawn to the joys of penury!

This song pulsates with the spirit of joy and abandon that the 16th century saint-poet Meera Bai must have felt in embracing a life of fakiri, shedding all the material and emotional baggage of being a queen cloistered in a palace.

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Mooralala Marwada and dholak player Parbat Jogi capture this spirit through their joy in this moment of making music together. Mooralala belongs to a lineage of Meghwal singers, who migrated from Rajasthan to Kutch about 300 to 400 years ago. Now settled in the village of Khadeer in Kutch, Mooralala says he’s an 11th generation singer, and that his ‘santaar’ (tambura) must be at least 130 years old! When he first heard the sound of the tambura, he recalls that he was 8 years old, and he was so enchanted, he couldn’t sleep! Currently his 12-year-old daughter Nandini, learns from and sings with him. He moves with ease between nirguni bhajans, traditional folk songs and Sufiana kalaam. Contact him at +91-87585-51661

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This is one of a series of uploads for Ajab Shahar, a webspace dedicated to mystic poem and song, created by the Kabir Project team (http://www.ajabshahar.org ; http://www.kabirproject.org).

Song Credits:
Vocals & Tambura: Mooralala Marwada
Dholak: Parbat Jogi
Ghada Ghamela: Dana Bharmal
Manjiras: Shukriya Naru & Sukhdev

Translation: Vipul Rikhi & Shabnam Virmani

Video Credits:
Cameras: Shabnam Virmani & Avanti Sadhu
Editing: Radha Mahendru
Sound: PM Satheesh & team, Fireflys Post-Sound
Recording Facilitation & Support: Deval Mehta & Survaani, Kutch
Sub-Titling: Shabnam Virmani
Collection: The Kabir Project

Place of Recording: Shaam-e-Sarhad, Hodka, Gujarat, Kutch, India
Date of Recording: 03 June, 2010

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