Welcome everyone to “I Love Singing – Songs by Sri Chinmoy”.
Each week you will find a new selection of three to five of Guru’s songs added to this page. The selection will include the words, sheet music and an audio recording for you to sing along with.
Quotes by Guru about singing his songs.
Singing is a form of meditation. If you cannot carry a tune, no harm. Then you will not sing in public. But certainly you can sing when you are alone.
The Supreme is not going to give you a bad mark if you cannot carry a tune. As long as you sing soulfully, the Supreme will be extremely pleased. Tagore once wrote in a poem, “You gave the bird a voice. To me you have not given a voice, but still I am singing.” When you do not have something, and still you are offering it to God, God is very pleased with you. So try to sing in your own way. Even if the tune is wrong, if you sing soulfully, it is a real form of meditation.
Sri Chinmoy, God the Supreme Musician, Agni Press, 1976
If you are singing soulfully and devotedly, and if you feel at every moment that you are offering a flower of gratitude to the Supreme inside yourself, then you are bound to feel your soul. You have to feel that you have within yourself an endless supply of gratitude-flowers, and that at each second you are offering gratitude. If you can feel this, then you are bound to see the soul, feel the soul and grow into the soul’s light and reality while singing and chanting.
Sri Chinmoy, Life-enquiry and self-discovery, Agni Press, 1974
Week 16: I Love Singing
Songs:
– Nimesh Hara Kripar Bale Benche Achi
– Sleepless Compassion
– Swarge Hate Dibanishi Kripa Name Akaran
– Compassion Is the Voice of God
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the link below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. Nimesh Hara Kripar Bale Benche Achi
Nimesh hara kripar bale benche achi
Translation:
Sleepless compassion keeps me alive.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘I Implore Your Compassion-Light’ songbook
2. Sleepless Compassion
Sleepless compassion
Keeps me alive.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘I Implore Your Compassion-Light’ songbook
3. Swarge Hate Dibanishi Kripa Name Akaran
Swarge hate dibanishi
Kripa name akaran
Translation:
Unconditionally Compassion descends
Day and night from Heaven.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Four Hundred Blue-Green-White-Red Soul-Birds, Part 1’ songbook
4. Compassion Is the Voice of God
Compassion is the Voice of God.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Flame-Goal’ songbook
© 2020 Sri Chinmoy Centre
April 20, 2020
Week 15: I Love Singing
Songs:
– Asha Kusum Asha
– Ashar Sathe Asha Haye
– Hope-Flower, Beautiful, Charming, Pure
– I See the Feet of My Lord Supreme
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the link below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. Asha Kusum Asha
Asha kusum asha
Kusum phutecho aj amar
Hiyar ashru nire
Bahu dibas pare
Translation:
Hope-flower, hope-flower,
You have blossomed today
Inside my heart-tears.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘I Long to Quench my Heart Thirst’ songbook
2. Ashar Sathe Asha Haye
Ashar sathe asha haye
Jegechhe mor pran
Asim sathe gaibo ami
Asimatar gan
Translation:
I have established
My oneness-life with hope,
And thus I have awakened
My human heart.
I shall become one with Infinity
And sing with Infinity
Infinity’s Song.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Journey’s Goal, Part 12a’ songbook
3. Hope-Flower, Beautiful, Charming, Pure
Hope-flower, hope-flower
—Beautiful, charming, pure, no doubt.
My life’s beginning,
My life’s supreme Goal.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Three-Line Songs, Part 2’ songbook
4. I See the Feet of My Lord Supreme
I see the Feet of my Lord Supreme
Through the eyes of my hope-flooded heart.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘I Pray to Become My Heart-Flower’ songbook
© 2020 Sri Chinmoy Centre
April 11, 2020
Week 14: I Love Singing
Songs:
– As Brave As Achilles
– My Doubt Is My Mind-Slavery
– The Human in Me Prays to God
– Be Brave, Be Brave
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. As Brave As Achilles
Everybody has to be
As brave as Achilles.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘No Problem, I Am My Gorgeous Smile’ songbook
2. My Doubt Is My Mind-Slavery
My doubt is my mind-slavery,
My faith is my heart-bravery.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 2’ songbook
3. The Human in Me Prays to God
The human in me prays to God,
“Oh, save me, save me, save me, save!”The divine in me prays to God,
“Oh, make me brave and make me brave!”
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 2’ songbook
4. Be Brave, Be Brave
Be brave, be brave, be brave,
My children sweet.
My Cosmic Lila play
Never, never quit.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 9’ songbook
© 2020 Sri Chinmoy Centre
March 26, 2020
Week 13: I Love Singing
Songs:
– My Lord, Give Me the Strength of Love #2
– Every Morning I Need #2
– Charan Tale Asan Pele #1
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. My Lord, Give Me the Strength of Love #2
My Lord,
Give me the strength of love,
To live within, below, above.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 13’ songbook
2. Every Morning I Need #2
Every morning
I need
A newborn God-hunger.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 13’ songbook
3. Charan Tale Asan Pele #1
Charan tale asan pele
Kichui ami chahibona
Rahibo cheye tomar pane
Ar kabhu ma kandibona
Translation:
Out of Your infinite Compassion
If you allow me to sit at Your Feet
Then I shall not ask for anything else
In this lifetime,
And my heart’s pangs
Will cease once and for all.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Illumination-Song and Liberation-Dance, Part 7’ songbook
© 2020 Sri Chinmoy Centre
January 31, 2020
Week 12: I Love Singing
Enjoy singing along with the audio recording by watching the video. (Singer: Purnakama)
Songs:
– Simplicity Is an Advanced Course
– A Cheerful Mind
– Amare Jadi Baso Bhalo
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. Simplicity Is an Advanced Course
Simplicity
Is an Advanced Course.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 13’ songbook)
2. A Cheerful Mind
A cheerful mind
Has always been a perfect guide
To a healthy body.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 13’ songbook)
3. Amare Jadi Baso Bhalo
Amare jadi baso bhalo
Niye jao amare aj
Taba paye rakhibo mor
Jiban bhor sanjh
If you really love me
Then take me, my life within
And my life without, today.
At Your Feet divine
I shall place my surrender-life
Of morning duty and evening beauty.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘One Thousand Lotus Petals, Part 1’ songbook)
© Sri Chinmoy Centre
January 21, 2020
Week 11: I Love Singing
Enjoy singing along with the audio recording by watching the video. (Singer: Purnakama)
Songs:
– God’s Heart Asks
– God-Realisation Is Empty of Vacation (2)
– Khudra Chaowa Mukta Haye Dekha Aji Dilo
– Small Desires
– Pranati Janai Hriday Gabhire Pranati Tomai
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. God’s Heart Asks
God’s Heart asks
My heart-tears to follow Him.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 13’ songbook)
2. God-Realisation Is Empty of Vacation (2)
God-realisation is
Empty of vacation.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 13’ songbook)
3. Khudra Chaowa Mukta Haye Dekha Aji Dilo
Khudra chaowa mukta haye
Dekha aji dilo
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Four Hundred Blue-Green-White-Red Soul-Birds, Part 2’ songbook)
4. Small Desires
Small desires
Are being liberated
Today.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Four Hundred Blue-Green-White-Red Soul-Birds, Part 2’ songbook)
5. Pranati Janai Hriday Gabhire Pranati Tomai
Pranati janai hriday gabhire pranati tomai janai
Tushite tomare tomar lagiya amar amire harai
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Bahir Jagate Bhranti Prabal, part 1’ songbook)
© Sri Chinmoy Centre
November 19, 2019
Week 10: I Love Singing
Songs:
– My Body Goes to God Walking (2)
– May My Master Every Day Play
– Tomare Rakhibo Hridaye Gopane
– Raji Ami Pale Pale Shunte Tomar Katha
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Pavaka. Please click the link below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. My Body Goes to God Walking (2)
My body goes to God walking.
God’s Heart comes to me flying.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 13’ songbook)
2. May My Master Every Day Play
May my Master every day play
A thousand inspiration-drums
And aspiration-flutes
Inside my heart’s
God-fulfilment-dreams.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 13’ songbook)
3. Tomare Rakhibo Hridaye Gopane
Tomare rakhibo hridaye gopane
Tomare rakhibo jibane jatane
Tomare rakhibo madhur swapane
Tomare rakhibo ashru nayane
Translation:
O my Pilot Supreme, in secrecy supreme
I shall keep You in my aspiration-heart.
O my Lord Supreme, with my soulful concern
I shall keep You in my dedication-life.
O my Liberator Supreme,
In my sweetness-dream I shall keep You.
O my Beloved Supreme,
In the tear-flood of my eyes I shall keep You.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘One Thousand Lotus Petals, Part 2’ songbook)
4. Raji Ami Pale Pale Shunte Tomar Katha
Raji ami pale pale shunte tomar katha
Dhalo dhalo pran gabhire madhur nirabata.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Alpha and Omega’ songbook)
© Sri Chinmoy Centre
October 26, 2019
Week 9: I Love Singing
Songs:
– Learn More Truth
– A Heart of Peace (2)
– Bandhan Hara Karo Prabhu
– My Heart’s Devotion-Flow
– I Long to Offer My Little Self
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Pavaka. Please click the link below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. Learn More Truth
Learn more truth,
Earn more joy,
Be more perfect.
Be more perfect,
Earn more joy,
Learn more truth.
This message-light
Is for all, all, all, all.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 9’ songbook)
2. A Heart of Peace (2)
A heart of peace easily silences
The mind’s confusion tornado.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘O My Peace-Nest-Heart’ songbook)
3. Bandhan Hara Karo Prabhu
Bandhan hara karo prabhu
Amar hiyar bhakti dhara
Translation:
My Lord Supreme,
Do make my heart’s devotion-flow
Boundless.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Chander Deshe’ songbook)
4. My Heart’s Devotion-Flow
My Lord Supreme,
Do make my heart’s devotion-flow boundless.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Chander Deshe’ songbook)
5. I Long to Offer My Little Self
I long to offer my little self.
This is my hope and this is my promise.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Chander Deshe’ songbook)
© Sri Chinmoy Centre
October 6, 2019
Week 8: Age Nahi Bale / Shephali Phuler Gandhe Ajike / Dancing, My Heart Is Awakened
Songs:
– Age Nahi Bale
– Shephali Phuler Gandhe Ajike Nachiya Utiche
– Dancing, My Heart Is Awakened
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the link below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. Age Nahi Bale
Age nahi bale
Jadi ghare ele
Ogo priyatama
Kichhui bhebona
Tumi je amar
Jeona bhule
Translation:
If You have entered into my heart’s room
Without informing me,
O my Beloved Supreme,
Do not feel uncomfortable.
Do not forget You are my Eternity’s All.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Journey’s Goal, Part 9a’ songbook)
2. Shephali Phuler Gandhe Ajike Nachiya Utiche
Shephali phuler gandhe ajike
Nachiya uthichhe pran.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Four Hundred Blue-Green-White-Red Soul-Birds, Part 2’ songbook)
3. Dancing, My Heart Is Awakened
Dancing, my heart
Is awakened today
By the redolence of jasmine.
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Four Hundred Blue-Green-White-Red Soul-Birds, Part 2’ songbook)
© Sri Chinmoy Centre
September 10, 2019
Week 7: I Love Singing
Songs:
– How I Wish
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the link below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. How I Wish
How I wish
I could be one choice dream
Of my Lord Supreme!
(Sri Chinmoy, ‘Enthusiasm, Part 9’ songbook)
© Sri Chinmoy Centre
July 26, 2019