An English song by MS

Interesingly legend MS Subbulakshmi amma has sung an English song with piano as an accompaniment. This song, composed by Rajaji, was sung at the UN Assembly in 1966. The song was set to music by Handel Manuel, Producer of Western Music at AIR, Madras. The idea of an English song had come from Gen. Cariappa.  MS sang it first on October 21 at the Carnegie Hall, where C.V. Narasimhan presented her as the “First Lady of Carnatic Music.”

Here is the lyric of the English song:

May the Lord forgive our sins
And gather all the nations
Here under this Uniting Roof.

To give up hate and fear
And learn to understand
Here under this Uniting Roof.

They took the risks of war
and dying, wished us take
the better risks of peace
Here under this Uniting Roof.

The God in everyman
is an atom too
of measureless potential.
Let us learn to find it
And explode it into lasting peace
Here under this Uniting Roof.

May the Lord forgive our sins
Inspiring us to peace on Earth

Here under this Uniting Roof.

 

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*Source:  The Hindu,  Arvind’s Dad Blog