O laal meri pat rakhio bala jhoole laalan, Sindri da Sehvan da, sakhi Shabaaz kalandar, Dama dam mast kalandar, Ali dam dam de andar
(O the red robed, May I always have your benign protection, Jhulelal (as he was affectionately called ). O, the lord,the friend and the Sire of Sindh and Sehwan ( or Serwan ),The red robed God-intoxicated Qalandar, The lord in every breath of mine, glory unto to you)
You might have guessed this beautiful Qalaam by now, and yes, Indeed, it is sung mystically and deeply by many Legends like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Reshma, Abida Parveen, Madam Noor Jahan, Sabri Brothers, Jagjit Singh, Runa Laila, Lata Mangeshkar, bands like Junoon and this list endlessly goes on.
I came across a video of a concert of NFAK and he was singing this Qalaam. And I listened to it almost 4 times and I still want to listen to it, which I probably will after writing this post.
The song is all about a Sufi mystic ‘Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar’. And as I read this somewhere,
Every word of his name has a meaning – he was known as Hazrat ( prophet of GOD ), Lal ( he wore red robes or mothers fondly call their kids as Lal ), Shahbaz ( Shah – King and Baz – Falcon, king of falcons and an Iranian GOD who led them to victory, a divine spirit ), and finally Qalandar ( a qalandari – a sufi saint, poet, mystic, noble man).
As I mentioned the name of the BAND Junoon, I came across this video of some students of College of Wooster, singing Laal meri pat… And I guess they did it nicely… what do you think??? Comment and let me know…
…Also Posting the NFAK version that I was listening to…
