[Short Instrumental Intro — washboard establishes the pulse; banjo and fiddle enter] [Verse 1] अरुणकिरणैः पूरितं धाम दीपशिखासु कम्पते प्रार्थना तन्त्रीषु वहति प्राचीना स्मृतिः हृदये जायते नवं गीतम् [Pre-Chorus] एकः स्वरः, अपरः स्वरः सङ्गमे दीप्यते रागः शृणु हृदय, शृणु लयम् प्रभाते गीतं जायते [Chorus] नादेन जागर्ति जगत् तालेन नृत्यति मनः एकस्वरे वयं मिलिताः आनन्दं गायामः (गायामः, गायामः) [Verse 2] लौहफले स्पन्दति तीव्रलयः अङ्गुलिघातैः हसति कालः तन्त्रीनिनादैः चलन्ति दिशः पादतले पुष्परजः पतति [Pre-Chorus 2] मन्दिरभित्तिः प्रतिनदति वनपक्षिणोऽपि गायन्ति श्वासः श्वासेन युज्यते सङ्गीतमण्डलं वर्धते [Chorus] नादेन जागर्ति जगत् तालेन नृत्यति मनः एकस्वरे वयं मिलिताः आनन्दं गायामः (गायामः, गायामः) [Instrumental Break — rapid washboard and fiddle exchange; banjo and mandolin answer] [Bridge — lead voice begins alone; ensemble joins line by line] न वयमेकाकिनः नादः सेतुर्भवति श्वासः श्वासेन युज्यते मौनमपि गीतं भवति [Final Chorus — full ensemble with communal responses] नादेन जागर्ति जगत् तालेन नृत्यति मनः एकस्वरे वयं मिलिताः आनन्दं गायामः (गायामः, गायामः) दीप इव हृदयं ज्वलतु नित्यं नूतनं भवतु जगत् एकस्वरे वयं मिलिताः आनन्दं गायामः (आनन्दं गायामः) [Outro — instruments fall away until voices and washboard remain] प्रभाते नादः प्रवहति हृदये गीतं निवसति नादेन जागर्ति जगत् (जागर्ति जगत्) ———————— English Translation ———————— The World Awakens Through Sound [Short Instrumental Intro — washboard establishes the pulse; banjo and fiddle enter] [Verse 1] The sacred place is filled with crimson rays Prayer trembles in the flames of lamps An ancient memory flows through the strings A new song is born within the heart [Pre-Chorus] One note, then another note In their meeting, the raga shines Listen, O heart, listen to the rhythm At dawn, a song is born [Chorus] Through sound, the world awakens To the rhythm, the heart begins to dance United together in a single voice We sing of joy (We sing, we sing) [Verse 2] A rapid rhythm pulses on the iron board Beneath the striking fingers, time itself laughs The sounds of strings set every direction moving Flower dust falls beneath our feet [Pre-Chorus 2] The temple walls resound Even the forest birds are singing Breath joins together with breath The circle of music grows [Chorus] Through sound, the world awakens To the rhythm, the heart begins to dance United together in a single voice We sing of joy (We sing, we sing) [Instrumental Break — rapid washboard and fiddle exchange; banjo and mandolin answer] [Bridge — lead voice begins alone; ensemble joins line by line] We are not alone Sound becomes a bridge Breath joins together with breath Even silence becomes a song [Final Chorus — full ensemble with communal responses] Through sound, the world awakens To the rhythm, the heart begins to dance United together in a single voice We sing of joy (We sing, we sing) May the heart shine like a lamp May the world be forever renewed United together in a single voice We sing of joy (We sing of joy) [Outro — instruments fall away until voices and washboard remain] At dawn, the sound flows onward Within the heart, the song remains Through sound, the world awakens (The world awakens)
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