When consciousness approaches,
consciousness is raised.
Nagna says:
It is not necessary to say anything.
जब चेतना पास आती है,
चेतना जगी है।
नग्न कहते हैं:
कुछ भी कहना जरूरी नहीं है।
Text and image Copyright © 2020 by Donald C. Traxler aka Nagna Chidaananda.
Back in 2015 I wrote lyrics for a song, but wrote no music for it. At the time I had no keyboard, which is the easiest way for me to pick out a melody. I sent the lyrics to my musical cousin Fergus, in Ireland, but nothing ever came of that--Fergus is a busy man.
I still had it in my head to do something with it, but had neither the time nor the keyboard. I gave the lyrics to our friend Ana Ceballos, who owns the beach house next to ours in Aguas Dulces. She is one of the most well known guitarists (and guitar teachers) in Uruguay. Wonder of wonders, they other day we received a recording of my song. Better yet, Ana and her friend, Olguita Alemán (also an excellent guitar player), told us that since we left Uruguay, they have had a tradition of singing and playing my song on the beach at night when they visit the beach house.
I am unfortunately not able to attach the .m4a audio file, but here is the poem on which the song is based. Hope you like it
COTTING ON THE BOARDS
Sally with your long, dark hair,
Sally with your eyes so bright,
Sally with your lovely smile,
We'll be cotting on the boards tonight.
And I may kiss you on the cheek,
More I cannot do,
For I know you love a woman,
And I know she loves you, too.
[Sally with your long, dark hair. . . ]
And we shall share our lovely dreams,
But we'll do nothing more
Than give us each a fond embrace,
Though I've loved you from afar.
[Sally with your long, dark hair. . . ]
Copyright © 2016-2020 by Donald C. Traxler
Wisdom is putting the parts together,
accepting and embracing them all.
Nagna says:
The integration of the self
is the work of lifetimes.
बुद्धि भागों को एक साथ रख रही है,
उन सभी को स्वीकार करना और उन्हें गले लगाना।
नग्न कहते हैं:
स्व का एकीकरण
जीवनकाल का काम है।
Text and image Copyright © 2020 by Donald C. Traxler aka Nagna Chidaananda.
There is magic in the air,
and all that consciousness can conceive
is possible.
Nagna says:
For consciousness,
there is no obstruction.
हवा में जादू है,
और वह सब चेतना की कल्पना कर सकते हैं
संभव है।
नग्न कहते हैं:
चेतना के लिए,
कोई बाधा नहीं है।
Text and image Copyright © 2020 by Donald C. Traxler aka Nagna Chidaananda.
This body is a vehicle of consciousness,
a bridge between worlds,
a canceler of time and space.
Its nerves are a telegraph
to the stars.
This body is a fountain of life,
and a river of truth.
Nagna says:
When this body ceases to function,
it will be replaced.
यह शरीर चेतना का वाहन है,
दुनिया के बीच एक पुल,
समय और स्थान का रचयिता।
इसकी नसें एक तार होती हैं
सितारों तक।
यह शरीर जीवन का एक फव्वारा है,
और सत्य की एक नदी।
नग्न कहते हैं:
जब यह शरीर कार्य करना बंद कर देता है,
इसे बदल दिया जाएगा।
Text and image Copyright © 2020 by Donald C. Traxler aka Nagna Chidaananda.
If you are male, you have also been
or will be female.
If you are white, you have also been
or will be black or brown.
Discrimination and social injustice
are the refuge
of the ignorant.
Nagna says: Love everyone,
they are you.
यदि आप पुरुष हैं, तो आप भी हैं
या महिला होगी
अगर आप गोरे हैं, तो आप भी हैं
या काला या भूरा होगा।
भेदभाव और सामाजिक अन्याय
शरण हैं
अज्ञानी का।
नग्न कहते हैं: सभी से प्यार करो,
वे आप हैं।
Text and image Copyright © 2020 by Donald C. Traxler aka Nagna Chidaananda.
As multi-dimensional beings,
our identity stretches beyond
this lifetime, as does our knowledge,
and our experience.
We have known the joy and pain
of other times and places
in the conscious universe.
Because of the multiple levels or
planes, there is continuity.
बहु-आयामी प्राणियों के रूप में,
हमारी पहचान से परे फैला है
यह जीवनकाल, जैसा कि हमारा ज्ञान है,
और हमारा अनुभव।
हमने आनंद और दर्द को जाना है
अन्य समय और स्थानों पर
चेतन ब्रह्मांड में।
कई स्तरों के कारण,
निरंतरता है।
Text and image Copyright © 2020 by Donald C. Traxler aka Nagna Chidaananda.
