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This shabad is from Raag Ramkali by Guru Arjan Dev Ji. It's translation is below from igurbani. It is to the tune by Dr. Gurnam Singh Ji.
He sings the song of the One Universal Creator; he sings the tune of the One Lord. He lives in the land of the One Lord, shows the way to the One Lord, and remains attuned to the One Lord. He centers his consciousness on the One Lord, and serves only the One Lord, who is known through the Guru. ||1| Blessed and good is such a kirtanee, who sings such Praises. He sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. And renounces the entanglements and pursuits of Maya. ||1||Pause|| He makes the five virtues, like contentment, his musical instruments, and plays the seven notes of the love of the Lord. The notes he plays are the renunciation of pride and power; his feet keep the beat on the straight path. He does not enter the cycle of reincarnation ever again; he keeps the One Word of the Shabad tied to the hem of his robe. ||2|| To play like Naarad, is to know that the Lord is ever-present. The tinkling of the ankle bells is the shedding of sorrows and worries. The dramatic gestures of acting are celestial bliss. Such a dancer is not reincarnated again. ||3|| If anyone, out of millions of people, becomes pleasing to his Lord and Master, He sings the Lord's Praises in this way. I have taken the Support of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Says Nanak, the Kirtan of the One Lord's Praises are sung there.
My favorite part about this shabad is that it is talking about kirtan itself in a different way, a way that we live our lives by. It talks about what the notes and the beat mean. It is a very powerful raag to hear and to sing.
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