# "datta" " datta " yana raadaa.. # English translation

[Guest guest]

jaya guru datta

 

One of the members sent an e-mail saying my post looked like

Greek. :-)

Immediately I turned to that higher power who made me write that

song, and said :-) " Hey ! you complained a few days ago that I keep

hiding everything in my box with out sharing with any one. See what

happened now that I have shared ? If I keep it up with all the

things you promised, they might even call me a geek for posting this

kind of stuff there. If you care for me really, better give me some

words fast, so that I can give atleast a reasonable English

translation for that song . Who knows ? If I am lucky, it might even

give them an impression that I am truly a genuine seeker. What do

you say? Would you please help? "

With boundless compassion and overflowing love it started pouring..

 

Here is the result..and I take leave for now..with promise to share

with you a beautiful treat real soon :-)

 

(At least that's what I was told when I read it at DRC over the

weekend.. )

 

Sree guru datta

Suprabha

 

 

 

 

Why not say "dattadatta"

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Why not say "dattadatta"

Why not ask Him for His grace

 

Why not ask him

standing in your heart

to show you the friendship

and to show you the light

 

It will be too late when the death is near

Even if you want to, you can't raise your voice

Even if you sit there (beating your head) in despair

it won't ring, even a bit

Getting out of that intoxicated state,

keeping a steady mind,

at least now

 

Why not say "dattadatta"

Why not ask Him for his grace

Why not ask to take you ashore

 

Instead of struggling every day

with brand new desires

Instead of spending this life

infatuated with money

 

With sincerity in the heart

if you reach out and pray

cutting all the layers(of ignorance) ,

opening your eyes fast

lifting you higher and higher

letting you know who you really are

He bestows upon you the eternal bliss

and gives you all there is

 

Why not say "dattadatta"

Why not ask Him for his grace

Why not ask Him to take you to the shore

 

Why not ask him

standing in your heart

to show you the friendship

and to show you the light

 

Instead of waiting/ postponing for tomorrow

forgetting all the rest, at this very moment

why not say "dattadatta"

why not ask Him for His grace

and to take you ashore

 

suprabha

8-8-05

2:05-2:22 PM

During lunch break, at work

 

Having just finished my lunch, as soon as I had a sip

of that herbal tea in front of me, I happened to

remember the words said by one of the datta family

members, Sreenivaas,just yesterday at DRC, about DRC and his son

aravinda datta. Immediately the words of the above song bubbled

up.