I have to study some of your songs
Sri Chinmoy: Your wife comes from Japan. I would like my students to sing a song I have composed on Japan. They will sing it first in English, and then they will sing in Japanese.[Singers perform “Japan: A Soulful Flower-Garden”.]
Mr Masur: Bravo! Bravo! It’s so impressive. You are conducting them with your mind, of course?
Sri Chinmoy: I have only a heart; I have no mind.
Mr Masur: I know that; that is your secret.
Sri Chinmoy: I come from Bengal, India. My students know hundreds and hundreds of songs in Bengali, but I would like them to sing only one song. This song says, “God, do not allow us to forget You even for a second.”
Mr Masur: I would appreciate that. Thank you.
[Singers perform “Bhulite diyona prabhu”.]
Mr Masur: I know why you wanted them to sing this song. It is really outstanding. Even if you don’t understand the words, you understand what it means. Is it your composition also?
Sri Chinmoy: Yes, these songs are all mine. My mother tongue is Bengali, so these students and also my students all over the world know hundreds and hundreds of my songs in Bengali. I have composed a few thousand songs.
Mr Masur: I have to study some of them. Thank you.
