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Oh Me! Oh Life!

from ONE by Mahalakshmi

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“Oh Me! Oh Life!” is a poem by Walt Whitman published in 1891 perfectly encapsulating the experience of being human and the Divine guidance that reveals the simple purpose of life. The song came to me without lyrics and later I remembered this poem which fit the melody to a tee.

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Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring,
Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish,
Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)
Of eyes that vainly crave the light, of the objects mean, of the struggle ever renew’d,
Of the poor results of all, of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me,
Of the empty and useless years of the rest, with the rest me intertwined,
The question, O me! so sad, recurring—What good amid these, O me, O life?

Answer.
That you are here - that life exists and identity,
That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.

Poem by Walt Whitman

credits

from ONE, released February 12, 2021
Mahalakshmi: vocals, keyboard
Dawid Korbaczyński: guitar
Robert Szydło: bass
Łukasz Sobołak: drums

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Eternal Music GA, India

My name is Emam and I've been performing/producing music for over 45 years. In 2013 I was joined by singer/songwriter Mahalakshmi, now my wife. Soon after, we started working together to produce more great music! Over the years, we have been fortunate to work with some amazing musicians for our albums.
We specialize in World Fusion music and Indian classical music. We hope you enjoy the music. ... more

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