Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume 3
Letter ID: 744
Sri Aurobindo — Roy, Dilip Kumar
May 24, 1936
I am truly in joy, do you know? Vital, soit, but joy it is, what? The reason? You see a fine singer Kumudesh1 wrote to me asking me to send him a few songs of mine as he wrote he didn’t like songs after mine. So highly flattered I sent my song Durashi on Earth and Heaven which you termed “exquisite” with music of course and Nishikanta’s song on Avatar which he translated and which I sang last Sunday. He has learned it with the help of this Himangsu Dutta who is now the most famous musical technician (also a good composer, got the title of sursāgar [ocean of melody]) and read his or rather their unanimous tribute. There is an elite of modern musical circle – so conclude what logic allows you to conclude and pardon my human nature which obeying its human logic can’t be a little joyous. So, that’s that
Well, even the Bible which is a spiritual book [exclaims], “Shout aloud, O mountains, and skip, you little hills!” So joy permitted in honour of the occasion.
Glad to send you a sweet song of Nirod’s. I wish Nirod wrote more. This song he composed on my Durashi model and is indeed a melodious little thing. I just made two minor changes – that’s all. He asks me to send it to you for opinion. We all like it very much.
Yes, it is very good indeed, full of charm and sweetness.
1 Sri Kumadesh Sen, nickname Badan, was a singer. He was very fond of Dilipda’s music.