Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The singer sings the songs,
but the ones carried across are those in whose hearts the One lives.
Singing about the One lifts you when the One lives in your heart.
Gaavanhaaree gaavai geet: the singer sings the songs. Tay uDhray basay jih cheet: but the one who is carried across is the one whose heart the One lives in. Carried across means lifted safely over life's troubles, like a boat over a river.
Think of saying "I'm sorry." Said without meaning it, the words fall flat. Said from the heart, they change everything. The song on the outside matters most when it carries something true on the inside.
When has something you said mattered because you meant it with your whole heart?
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