Anup Jalota is called “Bhajan Samrat” not just because he sang hundreds of Bhajans but because he revolutionised Bhajan singing in India and abroad with the kind of music that can be called truly devotional. Composing music to Bhajans is not as easy as it sounds to be, nor is singing them. A Bhajan is supposed to inspire nothing but devotion in the heart of listeners but then music can inspire many a mood if you do not know what Raaga to choose, what tunes to compose, what Taal to set it in and how to render. Anup Jalota scores in his choice of Raaga, melodic composition and rendering the Bhajan. And that is why his Bhajans are massively popular and have become a synonym for the word ‘devotion’.
Here is one of his most popular Bhajans of all time set in Raag Kirwani. This Bhajan has been one of my favourites, too. And why not? It’s such a beauty!
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~ Bhajan ~
aisi laagi lagan mira ho gayi magan
voh to gali gali hari guna gaane lagi
mahalo men pali ban ke jogan chali
mira raani divaani kahaane lagi
koi roke nahi koi toke nahi
mira govinda gopaala gaane lagi
baithi santon ke sanga, rangi mohana ke ranga
mira premi pritama ko manaane lagi
raana ne visha diya maano amrita piya
mira saagara men sarita samaane lagi
duhkh laakhon sahe, mukh se govinda kahe
mira govinda gopaala gane lagi
