Raam Ras Meetho Ghano

In this song, Kabir asks us to burn down our house. Only then will a new house arise. And the promise of a new house is 'Raam ras' - the amazingly sweet nectar of Raam, our actual, inner self. I learnt this song from Mahesha Ram ji and his accompanist Amolak Ram. Find more songs at http://ishqfakiri.com/

Main mera ghar jaadiya re, jogiya ji
Liyo paleeta haath
Koi agar jaado ghar aapro re, jogiya ji
Chalo hamaare saath

Raam ras meetho ghano re, jogiya ji
Piye amar hoi jaaye

Ghar jaadyo ghar ubhare re, jogiya ji
Ghar raakhyo ghar jaaye
Ek achambho main joviyo re, jogiya ji
Mado kaal ne khaaye
Raam ras...

Aago re aage dav jade re, jogiya ji
Peechhe hariya hoye
Balihaari un roonkhdi re, jogiya ji
Jad kaatyo phal hoye
Raam ras...

Dhruv piyo, Prahlad piyo re, jogiya ji
Piyo Peepe Ravidas
Bhagat Kabira ras pi rahyo re, jogiya ji
Phir peevan ri aas

Raam ras... 

The Drink of Raam 

I burnt down my house, yogi

I took up the flaming torch

If you scorch your own house, yogi

Then join me on this walk

The drink of Raam is incredibly sweet

One who drinks it never dies

Scorch the house to make a house arise, yogi

Protect it and it’s gone!

I saw a strange, wondrous sight, yogi

A dead man was eating up time 

            Incredibly sweet… 

Ahead, a blaze rages, yogi

Behind it, greenery thrives

I saw such a plant, yogi

Cut the root and the fruit revives 

            Incredibly sweet… 

Dhruv drank it, Prahlad drank it, yogi

Peepa and Ravidas drank it in

Kabir too is drinking, yogi

His thirst as great as it’s ever been 

            Incredibly sweet… 

(translation by Vipul Rikhi)