Language: Tyagaraja (Sanskrit?)
From my CD: Love Trap
My take: I am unabashedly a Susheela Raman fan. When I first heard her, there was that something about her earthy voice and the unmistakeable Indian sound she brings into her songs.
This particular song has got to be among my top favorites in the album. First time I heard it, it kind of scared me because even without knowing what it was about, it starts off deep, dark and soulful and somehow a metamophosis … you get caught up in an dervish. Hey, is this actually rock and roll? How did it end up becoming something you could headbang to? And then the realization that you are actually getting the groove in over an ages-old traditional Indian chant (look at the lyrics below)!
Read another unabashed fan’s review of her entire album.
English translation of lyrics:
Emerald one
Refuge to seeker
Know my innermost yearning
Darling of the solar dynasty
Your heart overflows with bliss
There is none but you
In the past you protected me
But what now
If you refuse to take my hand
When I need you most?
Manasuloni (Tyagaraja) Traditional, arranged by Susheela Raman, Sam Mills, Djanuno Dabo
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