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Where We Come From

by Sri Prahlada & Village of Peace

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1.
Her son’s oath Mother I am so grateful for all your giving us Everything we need to lead a life of peace and happiness Some of my brothers and sisters are selfish they want more than they need They beat, rape, and steal from you to satisfy their greed I swear mother to stand in defiance of this abomination I will not co-operate in their society’s exploitation Mother Nature She is crying She is dying Giving up city life and city life’s complications I will shelter in the country for simple life and meditations Leaving aside the modern fashions designed to excite sexual attraction I’ll wear simple homespun cotton from our village plantation I’ll not eat foods of blood and flesh cause my body’s not a graveyard I’ll eat grains and vegetables fresh saying praise to God Mother Nature She is crying she is dying somebody help our mother somebody hear our mother somebody cure our mother somebody love our mother somebody protect our mother somebody help our mother somebody respect our mother somebody hear our mother
2.
Vraja 03:45
(inspired by the Gopal-tapani Upanishad) Vraja is decorated with wish fulfilling trees and creepers which year round produce fruits and flowers of all seasons That transcendental land is filled with various birds sweet sounds and in all directions the humming of bumblebees resounds Vraja, it’s our dear Lord’s home Vraja, let’s go back home The ground is made of brilliant jewels, which dazzlingly shine equal to a myriad of suns rising in the sky at one time On the ground is a garden of trees, which fulfill all desires always showering divine love on whom to achieve it aspires Vraja, where we all come from Vraja, it’s our dear Lord’s home Vraja, where we all belong Vraja, let’s go back home Why suffer in this material world of birth, death ,old age and disease? Friends, let’s return to Vraja, our real home and live in bliss and knowledge eternally In the garden is a jeweled temple made of gold and rubies beautified with arches and colored canopies In the temple is a great jewel inlaid throne In this way I meditate on Vraja our Lord’s home
3.
Holy Name 04:00
Holy Name, I can’t see in this dark world, I’m blind with misery Holy Name, be kind to me reveal Yourself and set me free Associate with drinkers, become a drinker Associate with thinkers, become a thinker Associate with preachers, become a preacher Become happy when with You Hallowed be Thy Name Thee and Thy Name are one and the same Holy Name, You are shining like ten million brilliant suns rising Holy Name, I’m freezing fill me with Your light of love warming Associate with money, become worldly Associate with sages, become saintly Associate with crazies, become crazy Become happy when with You Hallowed be Thy Name Thee and Thy Name are one and the same Hallowed be Thy Name
4.
New One 04:58
Maha Mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
5.
Murli 04:26
Maha Mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
6.
Divine Love 04:05
(inspired by Srila Narottam das Thakur) The Divine Couple are my life and soul They are my refuge and my ultimate goal O’ to behold Their moon-like faces it’s the fervent prayer of perfected sages On a river shore in a Kadamba forest I will place Them on a throne to rest I will anoint Their forms dark and fair with sandalwood paste beyond compare I sing for love, Divine love I sing for love, Radha Krishna love I will decorate Their flower bowers I will garland Them with jasmine flowers I will serve Them with a peacock fan awaiting Their divine command With Lalita and Visaka’s permission I will serve Them without remission This servant of the servant of the servant of the servant of Lord Caitanya prays for divine service in Radha Krishna’s plays I sing for love, Divine love I sing for love, Radha Krishna love
7.
Though advanced in certification he’s bound by selfish motivation Thinks ‘this is mine, that’s for other’s Educated man, we’re all brothers Thinks money is sweeter than honey Works day and night it’s not funny Engaged in economic strife Educated man lives a slaves life Modern education Modern sophistication Program the innocent children Modern education Real education is knowing: Our Father Who art in heaven Hallowed be Thy Name Thy kingdom come Thy Will be done On earth as it is in Heaven What profiteth a man if he gains the whole world but loses his eternal soul? The body of his wife inspiration of his life Dust to dust ashes to ashes Educated man reality crashes Ignoring self realization for cheap sense gratification available to dogs and cats Educated man, so called aristocrat Modern education Modern sophistication Program the innocent children Modern education
8.
Monsoon 04:36
Maha Mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
9.
It’s a deep ocean my heart’s world Searching for wealth and fame and a pretty girl For these I labor night and day Lust is wasting me away I belong to You how can I give You what’s not mine? Please give me to You, let me be with You one more time The sound of Your name is so sublime Take my heart and enchant my mind, Transcend all space and time Leave this mortal world behind Without You my life is worthless oh Krishna, all my endeavors fruitless If You bestow Your kindness to me then You’ll make me Yours eternally Illusion’s caught me in her net Her noose is set around my neck Please take up Your sword of mercy and set me, Your servant ,free I belong to You…
10.
Wild Life 04:33
Animals killed with a gun for fur, food, and fun Rainforests stripped annually for meat and lumber industry Topsoil leached devitalized fertilizers intensified Pesticides cancer causing genocide poisoning Wildlife, endangered, exploited, and abused Politicians and businessmen blinded by greed spiritual revolution is what we need No problem can be solved by the consciousness that made it we need social transformation if we want to save our planet Toxic waste accidents, spillage from the nuclear plants Polluted air we’re forced to breathe from the cars and factories Acid rain burns like lemon juice kills fish and trees corrodes statues Global warming of the atmosphere weather patterns are changing here Out of hand complexity industrial society Environmental neglectfulness It’s a crisis of consciousness
11.
Telephone 04:13
Maha Mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hatre Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
12.
Wake Up 03:56
(inspired by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur) Wake up! So wake up! All you sleeping souls Wake up! So wake up! Lord Gauranga calls When first to this world you came you said ‘My Lord, I’ll always chant Your name’ Broken promise you suffer in illusion Don’t know who you are delirious confusion Other than Me, who is your friend, who can bring your suffering to an end? I’ve descended out of love for you, to help you live your life anew The sun has arisen, climbing higher in the sky Now my friends it’s time to open up your eyes to see the Lord of your heart of Whom you are a part whose been waiting long for you to turn and see Him too I’m the doctor, I’ve brought you the cure the medicine of love of God so pure sweeter than a sugar cane drink the nectar of the Holy Name Wake up! So wake up! All you sleeping souls Wake up! So wake up! Lord Gauranga calls
13.
Soweto 05:17
Maha Mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hatre Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
14.
Rainbow 04:45
Brothers and sisters of all nations now the time has come We’ve got to change the world into a better one Many drops of water wear a mighty stone away so let us all unite and enjoy a better way Brothers and sisters of all races what’s in the color of skin? Is it not more important how much love we have within, and how we share that love with each and everyone, disregards of income and social position? See the rainbow in the sky let’s say a prayer, free the dove of peace to fly So many colors born from one sun, similarly we’re all God’s children Brothers and sisters of all religions know that God is one though He has many different names in different traditions So let’s not be confused by the greedy politicians who send the faithful to war in the name of religion Brothers and sisters of all species all creatures great and small We are all equal in the eyes of the Lord But those who share love they are beloved They receive the blessings of our Father above See the rainbow in the sky let’s say a prayer, free the dove of peace to fly So many colors born from one sun similarly we’re all God’s children Hallelujah! Hare Krishna! Allah Akbar! God is one
15.
Funky Police 03:53
Maha Mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

credits

released December 1, 1997

Lyrics written by Sri Prahlada
Music composed and arranged by Village Of Peace

Recorded at Bauneholm Studios, Denmark in January-February 1997, mixed in May 1997.

Produced by Bhakti Priya
Engineered by Shanti Parayana

Village Of Peace:

Sri Prahlada—vocals
Murlidhara—lead guitar, mandolin
Amrtananda—rhythm guitar
Bhakti Priya—bass guitar ,vocals
Tribuvanesvara—keyboards, vocals
Syam Bhakta—drums
Krishna Rama—backing vocals

Takra yukta—additional vocals on ‘Her Son’s Oath’, ‘Holy Name’, and ‘Give Me to You’.

Village Of Peace would like to thank H.H. Indradyumna Maharaja (without you none of this would be possible) and all the devotees from the Sri Sri Laksmi Nrsimha Traveling Festival (Poland).

This album is dedicated to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who brought the real Village Of Peace (Vrindavan) to the whole world.

For information about Village Of Peace contact kirtan@sriprahlada.com

© 1997 Message Music
All rights of the producer and of the owner of the work reproduced reserved. Unauthorized copying, hiring, lending, public performance, and broadcasting of this CD prohibited.

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