Topiwalleh
Composed by Swarathma, co-produced with Loy Mendonsa
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Lyrics: Vasu Dixit, Hitesh Kewalya
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Lead Guitar: Varun Murali
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Drums: Montry Manuel
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Bass & Backing Vocals: Jishnu Dasgupta
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Vocals: Shubha Mudgal
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Vocals & Rhythm Guitar: Vasu Dixit
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Violin: Sanjeev Nayak
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Percussion & Backing Vocals: Pavan Kumar KJ
Album Art-Work (from left to right): Montry, Jishnu, Varun, Vasu, Pavan and Sanjeev
10. Yeshu Allah Aur Krishna
Music with a purpose - in their sophomore album Swarathma lends their powerful and unique voice to meaningful causes. This song takes on religious hypocrisy through the eyes of Sant Kabir - Kabir, the saint-poet who spread the message of communal harmony through his couplets and teachings.
The mystic Kabir returns to Earth 500-years later to find that nothing much has changed - and his message of unity is more urgent than ever before.
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Lyrics
Yeshu allah aur krishna
(Jai Ho! Jai Ho!)
Yeshu allah aur krishna
Kaun bhagwan hai apna
Phool pe phool chadaade
Diyen pe diyen jalaade
Mala pe maala japna
Maal ko andar karna
Sant Kabir ne dekha tha ek sapna sant Kabir ne...
(Par maharaj ye Kabir kaun tha?)
Arre Kabir kaun tha?
Kabir woh tha jiski vaani thi gyan ki gagariya
Kabir woh tha jisne apne dohon se manavta ka dharm samjhaaya
To aaj usi kabir ke bare mein kuch bolenge,
(Aha!)
Kuch gaayenge
(Oho!)
Aur nachaayenge
(Wah! Wah!)
Sant Kabir ne dekha tha ek sapna
Jahan paraya koi nahin, jo bhi hai, apna
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Yeh parson ki baat nahin, yeh kal ki breaking news hai
Ki sant Kabir aayen dharti pe
Jee haan, sant Kabir khud aaye dharti pe
Aur bole ki paanch sau saal mein kuch zyada nahin badla hai
Jeene ke liye jo zaroori hai woh shwaas nahi badla
Poshaak badli hai par insaan nahin badla hai
Darr wahi hai, darr ka samaan kahin badla hai
Pehle chaltithi talwar ki dhaar, ab chalti hai goliyon ki bauchaar
Paanch sau saal mein kuch khaas nahin badla hai
Aur sant Kabir ne kaha
Din mein to sab hain gyani
Aur raat mein chor ki naani
Yeshu allah aur krishna
Kaun bhagwan hai apna...aaa...ha...ha
Kabir koyi banta nahin
(Wah, kya baat hai maharaj!)
Paida hota hai jab baccha
Toh batein saari nahin jaanta
Woh naam nahi jaanta, dharam nahin jaanta
Jaati ya duniyadaari nahin jaanta
Jaise phool ka rass churaale koyi kala bhanwar
Geeli mitti pe lagaade koyi pair ki mohar
Arre ye duniya hai jo banaati hai deewaren dil aur dimag
Par paida toh sabhi hote hain kabir bankar
Par yeh duniya hai jo karti hai dimag ka gud-gobar
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Isiliye Kabir koyi banta nahin
Arre sadho
Kabir koyi banta nahin Kabir to hota hai bas
Kabir koyi banta nahin Kabir to hota hai bas
Lyrics video of this much-loved song set to photographs from the band's many high-evergy live-acts
Performed live, this track showcases the best of Swarathma's folk story-telling that seems to delight audiences!