Story Behind The Song
Conctrast of culture between India & western civilization
Song Description
Cultural aspects of India
| Song Length |
4:57 |
Genre |
Pop - Classic, World - Asian |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Cool |
Subject |
Country, Nation, Spirituality |
| Similar Artists |
The Beatles |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
India
A girl in starched sun-dress ?sitting on the tree-swing
Her body stirs the air
thickened with the scent
of fruit on the grass
Let me hear again
Bright bangles and kumkums
in little mountains,
See fresh from the village
the jasmines and pumpkins
Oh, India
Unmatched in your diversity, ?Innocent but yet sensual, ?Philosophical but yet irrational
I have been unable to stop loving you
Into the fumed traffic?Crimson-saried women
Taxis with alto horns ?Rushing through crowds
Through sacred cows ?White smoke curling, incense ?Women bathing, ?Combing jet black hair ?While the Ganges ran
Down their shoulders,
Down their shoulders
Oh, India
Unmatched in your diversity, ?Innocent but yet sensual, ?Philosophical but yet irrational
I have been unable to stop loving you
Sweet smells of Madras
The rushing Calcutta streets
Moon shadows on flute tunes
I hear in the temple
The hum of the drum
Always amazed, perplexed ?By beauty and diversity, ?Kindness and harshness;
Gentle eyes and reality; ?Your immense riches and poverty; ?
Oh, India
Unmatched in your diversity, ?Innocent but yet sensual, ?Philosophical but yet irrational
I have been unable to stop loving you