A Song by Bhupen Hazarika
People are the players
And the world is a stage.
What role do you want to play?
Come, there's no time to lose.
No need for a rehearsal
No need for costumes.
Just come out naked.
Tie your own towels
Around your hungry bellies
And come out.
That's the way
To make a colourful play.
It's time to ask the director,
How long will you cheat us
With the mask on your face
And your dramatic techniques.
No need for sweet dialogues;
Say it with your screams.
Fight the corrupt men
With your consciousness
And become worthy heroes.
That's the way
To make a colourful play.
What role do you want to play?
Come on! There's no time to lose!
People are the players
And the world is a stage.
What role do you want to play?
Come, there's no time to lose.
No need for a rehearsal
No need for costumes.
Just come out naked.
Tie your own towels
Around your hungry bellies
And come out.
That's the way
To make a colourful play.
It's time to ask the director,
How long will you cheat us
With the mask on your face
And your dramatic techniques.
No need for sweet dialogues;
Say it with your screams.
Fight the corrupt men
With your consciousness
And become worthy heroes.
That's the way
To make a colourful play.
What role do you want to play?
Come on! There's no time to lose!
2 comments:
hey...heard you were to present on Bishnu Rabha..couldn't make it on saturday..was there friday. hope it went well?
Hi!
I knew it! I thought I saw you on Friday, but then I thought, maybe it was someone else :-)
The paper went well, I guess. People were interested, they went on a long debate about the role of music in protest.
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