By worshipping You and by serving You
I shall totally forget the human in me.
O Beautiful One,
You are the Lord Supreme of my dreams.
My mind, which acts like a restless wind,
Must surrender to You
And listen to Your Command.
I know victory and defeat,
Success and failure,
Are mere childish games.
Knowing this perfectly well,
I shall all night and day
Sing Your Victory-Song.
— Sri Chinmoy,
Illumination-Song and Liberation-Dance, Part 5 (Tomar Pujai Tomar Sebai)
Practice materials for the Enthusiasm-Awakeners’ selection of songs
Featuring a selection of 1,528 of Sri Chinmoy’s songs composed in English. In 2021, this selection of songs was divided into 90-days for a 90-day challenge.
Notes and info for all these selected songs:
[recording quality]
[E.A.# versus songbook numbers]
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[Go to alphabetical index or download PDF of 90 Day/Sets]
Day 52: E.A. songs #833-849 — A practice recording of all songs in this set sung one-time each (courtesy of Paree). Time: 6:40
See individual song practice recordings below each score.
Note from Parvati: Most of the English-Bengali songs from this and surrounding days were largely assigned to Chidananda’s Group. The 2nd Songbook of Chidananda’s Group songs has not yet been published. I do not recall why the Enthusiasm-Awakeners song group, which is dedicated solely to Sri Chinmoy’s compositions in the English language, ended up learning the English portion of these Bengali-English paired songs — but I am glad we did! They are exceptionally beautiful. Also, we did not normally learn “name” songs — but our brothers, Savysachi and Ashrita, are claimed universally as brothers to all students of Sri Chinmoy, so the two songs below are appropriate exceptions 🙂
E.A.# 833 — Not yet published. Sri Chinmoy composed this song on December 14, 2004, it has a Bengali pair song entitled “Dibo Ar Nibo Nibo Ar Dibo”
I shall give and take,
I shall take and give in the world.
What an opportunity to worship
And serve our Father Supreme Lord!
E.A.# 834— Not yet published. Sri Chinmoy composed this song on December 17, 2004, it has a Bengali pair song entitled “Savyasachi Savyasachi Tomar Sebai Benche Achi”
Savyasachi, Savyasachi,
Your service keeps me alive.
Sleeplessly you sing
Your Guru’s victory-song.
The world and world-citizens hear you sing.
E.A.# 835 — Not yet published. Sri Chinmoy composed this song on December 17, 2004. At the time, Sri Chinmoy and his students were visiting China. While there, Ashrita was setting a multitude of Guinness Book of World Records.
Ashrita, challenger and winner
Of the long century,
He has founded his name
In great China’s large heart-history.
E.A.# 836 — Not yet published. Sri Chinmoy composed this song on December 22, 2004, it has a Bengali pair song entitled “Dibase Nishite Benche Achi”
Your Forgiveness-Power
Keeps me alive day and night.
I shall place myself
At Your Nectar-Feet every moment.
E.A.# 837
E.A.# 838 — Not yet published. Sri Chinmoy composed this song on December 26, 2004, it has a Bengali pair song entitled “Khamar Jogya Nahi Ami Jish”
O Saviour Christ,
Your Forgiveness I deserve not.
Slowly and slowly,
Into the darkness-world
You come to embrace me.
E.A.# 839 — Not yet published. Sri Chinmoy composed this song on December 29, 2004, it has a Bengali pair song entitled “Nirmala Karo Pratiti Chinta”
O my Lord Supreme,
Do make each thought of mine pure.
O Lord of the helpless ones,
Do come and come and come today
And embrace me.
E.A.# 840 — Not yet published.Sri Chinmoy composed this song on December 31, 2004, At the time, Sri Chinmoy and his students were visiting China.
Panda, panda, peace I am.
To the whole world, peace I reveal.
To all human beings
I give a oneness-ride-thrill.
E.A.# 841
E.A.# 842
E.A.# 843
E.A.# 844
E.A.# 845 — Not yet published. Sri Chinmoy composed this song on January 3, 2005, it has a Bengali pair song entitled “Kalpana Pakhi Eso Eso Aji”
O, imagination-bird,
Come, come, come
Into my life today.
With your help,
I shall be able
To see my Heart-King.
E.A.# 846
E.A.# 847
E.A.# 848
E.A.# 849
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Notes:
- Selection: Sri Chinmoy composed over 23,000 songs in his lifetime (1931-2007), this selection of 1,528 songs is specific to: (a) songs composed by Sri Chinmoy in English during the period of December 1999 to September 2007. And (b) which the Enthusiasm-Awakeners song group learned and performed during that same period.
- Recording quality: these recordings are only for learning purposes. Many, especially the ones below the individual scores, were recorded on an old, portable cassette tape and have some distortion.
- 90-day Challenge: The “90-days-for-90-Years” project was created in May 2021 to honour and commemorate 90 years since the birth of Sri Chinmoy. Each of the 90-days has an average of 17 songs per day, and culminated on August 27, 2021. See background story on the project.
- “E.A.#s”: It is important to note that these numbers have no significance beyond the Enthusiasm-Awakeners (E.A,) song group and this project. These numbers indicate the order that the Enthusiasm-Awakeners learned the songs. The numbers next to the song title is the related to the specific songbook they are published in (see the Songbook reference at the bottom of each score).
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