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ANOUNCEMENT FOR NEW ENGLISH SONGBOOK!
By the mercy of Srila Gurudev a new English songbook has just been printed
Dandavat Pranams to all the devotees
I want to tell everyone about this songbook.
These songs are written in English and are directly translated from the Bengali songs.
My mother had first composed Namaminandanandana into an English song and sang if for Srila Gurudev in Maui in 1998.
Srila Gurudeva liked it a lot and it was from that time He ordered and encouraged my mother to make all the songs into English. Now it is 2009 and looking back over the years Srila Gurudeva has so many times directed these songs to be made into a book and published. Since that time the songs have gone through so many different stages. Some songs took actually months to complete -and some verses took even longer.
After my accident I returned here to my home in Hawaii and I have been working on this book for the past five years or so.My mother is very good at the poetry part of the song and I have done my best to make sure that the English meaning is the same as the Bengali. So many times I made my mother redo a song and I thank her for her tolerance
and flexibility in working with a hardhead like me
It is my sincere feeling that these songs can help all those who know English get a better understanding of the songs. I think just by singing the English version even 5 or 10 times one will have a new take of the song and appreciate it more. Even I thought I knew enough Bengali that I didn't need the English versions but I have found they have helped me so much with my understanding the mood of the songs
The books were printed in India and the majority of them will be sold in India during and before Kartik .We do have some here and anyone who would like one now can contact me and I will help arrange.
In the service of Sri Guru and Gauranga
Dasa Abilasha Gaursundar Das
One more thing -there is both bengali and english for each song so if anyone wants to sing bengali they can do that as well. there are 143 songs -many of them are not in Gaudiya gitigucha (around 50!)
Dandavat Pranams to all the devotees
I want to tell everyone about this songbook.
These songs are written in English and are directly translated from the Bengali songs.
My mother had first composed Namaminandanandana into an English song and sang if for Srila Gurudev in Maui in 1998.
Srila Gurudeva liked it a lot and it was from that time He ordered and encouraged my mother to make all the songs into English. Now it is 2009 and looking back over the years Srila Gurudeva has so many times directed these songs to be made into a book and published. Since that time the songs have gone through so many different stages. Some songs took actually months to complete -and some verses took even longer.
After my accident I returned here to my home in Hawaii and I have been working on this book for the past five years or so.My mother is very good at the poetry part of the song and I have done my best to make sure that the English meaning is the same as the Bengali. So many times I made my mother redo a song and I thank her for her tolerance
and flexibility in working with a hardhead like me
It is my sincere feeling that these songs can help all those who know English get a better understanding of the songs. I think just by singing the English version even 5 or 10 times one will have a new take of the song and appreciate it more. Even I thought I knew enough Bengali that I didn't need the English versions but I have found they have helped me so much with my understanding the mood of the songs
The books were printed in India and the majority of them will be sold in India during and before Kartik .We do have some here and anyone who would like one now can contact me and I will help arrange.
In the service of Sri Guru and Gauranga
Dasa Abilasha Gaursundar Das
One more thing -there is both bengali and english for each song so if anyone wants to sing bengali they can do that as well. there are 143 songs -many of them are not in Gaudiya gitigucha (around 50!)
Tags: acharyas, bengali, bhajanas, bhajans, books, english, gurudeva, kirtan, kirtana, sing
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Comment by hari rasa das on July 8, 2009 at 3:58pm - wow!, Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment by Dibakara dasa on July 8, 2009 at 3:55pm - Hare krsna dear god brother thats excellent and cant wait for them to hit australia . Keep focused . jai our beloved Gurudeva
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Comment by Narayanididi.fr on July 5, 2009 at 2:00am - I live in France and I cannot go at Karitka in India. Could you tell me about the price for sending me the new song book. I have a restricted credit card but I can send you a money order. Thank u, haribolo.
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