This bhajan tells of how the world looks like a marketplace - but how the swan flies over it all alone. The spirit's jouney is like a leaf that gets blown as it falls. The last lines emphasize the alone nature of people, because even our teachers and gurus leave us.
उड़ जायेगा उड़ जायेगा उड़ जायेगा हंस अकेला जग दर्शन का मेला जैसे पात गिरे तरुवर पे मिलना बहुत दुहेला ना जाने किधर गिरेगा ना जानूं किधर गिरेगा गगया पवन का रेला जब होवे उमर पूरी जब छूटे गा हुकुम हुज़ूरी यम् के दूत बड़े मज़बूत यम् से पडा झमेला दास कबीर हर के गुण गावे वाह हर को पारण पावे गुरु की करनी गुरु जायेगा चेले की करनी चेला | The swan will fly, the swan will fly The swan will fly away alone Spectacle of world will be mere fair As the leaf falls from the tree Very difficult to find, Who knows where it will fall Once it is struck with a gust of wind When Life span is complete Then listening, following orders will be over The messengers of yama are very strong You will have to face Yama Servant Kabit praises the lord He will find the lord soon Guru will go according to his doings The disciple according to his |