Dennis Taraporewala: Recent Episodes
Dennis Taraporewala
A song I wrote when I was 13 years old, redid it today years later and rewrote the tune and most parts. This you remember the original will enjoy the same.
My chant to my master, Guru Gita.
The Guru Gita is from the latter part of the Skanda Purana. It is a dialogue between Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. I bow to my master who has opened my eyes to these great texts, inside my heart.
Ancient Zoroastrian prayer put to tune by Dennis Taraporewala
aṣ̌əm vohū vahištəm astī uštā astī uštā ahmāi hyat̰ aṣ̌āi vahištāi aṣ̌əm
I am told that translations by scholars don’t authentically cover deeper significance .. but roughly ...
“A proclivity towards a holy life is the best (of all that is) good: it is also happiness. Happy the man who is holy with perfect holiness !”
The opening track of "Merchant of Venice" that I composed. My take on Shakespeare's Sonnet 18. Play opened at Jamshed Bhabha 2015.