The Silence Song - Na Bolu Na Bolu, Raga Vachaspati, Teentaal

ना बोलूँ, ना बोले वो

ना कहुँ, ना सुने वो

छिप जाए अज्ञान |

 

ना मैं सोचूँ, ना समझे वो

ना मैं चाहूँ, ना माँगें वो  

'नादरंग' मिट जाए गुमान | 

Inspiration:

'Maun' or 'true silence' is when body, mind and spirit withdraw into silence. First, spoken words stop, then mental words and sentences abate. With more practice, thoughts slow down, and then finally, the desire to speak fades away.

This song was inspired by the brilliant talk (in Marathi) on 'Maun' by Mrs. Dhanashree Lele. Interestingly, the song's melody just happened to be composed in Raga Vachaspati. Vachaspati is the God of Speech!

Interpretation:

(Here, the I is the self/ego and They can be other people or the subconscious mind)

If I don't speak, they too go silent.

If I have nothing to say, they have nothing to listen to (and interpret).

Thus silence is the best way to hide your ignorance. 

 

If thought stops, no meaning can come from it.

And once desire stops, temptation abates.

'Naadrang' believes that such a (true) silence leads to ego-death.