Lee perry (sam carty) -bird in hand+original indian version frome 1950

[huibart]

Haha, great Lee Perry fan... I'm not surprised to find out the song isn't his.

[z00ts00t77]

One of the most brilliantly psychedelic songs ever, thanks for the background info. I was never sure what language it was sung in, or if it was just in English and Scratch had twisted it into outer space on his mixing desk!

[MatheusFeitosa21]

Listen Mato Seco - Bird In Hand , Is Awesome,

But Lee Perry is Lee Perry!!!

From Brazil !!!!

[predjee]

king of kings ! lord of lords ! bless Lee Perry & Sam Carty !

[bombthesystem]

Lee Perry told us during filming of The Upsetter that Sam Carty came into the studio with a song he wanted to remake and started singing in Hindi. Lee didn't know what the lyrics meant but went with it. Sam did not speak Hindi but this was one of his favorite songs. They laid it over the riddim and it turned out magical. A great example of Lee's genius and his willingness to experiment.

[TerrierBram]

So with the Lee Perry sauce it just transformed from a relatively ordinary Indian song to a master dub piece.

[oonibbleroo]

love black arc... perry produced this unique warm sound... bird in hand always reminded me of some mantra... now that i learnd that it has indian origins, i know why i had this feeling^^

[FiRSTRaTeSeLecToR]

i love this tune!! i'm looking for single record on 7inch or 12inch..

anyone know if there is a single record or it is only in the LP?

[VeronicaMedinM]

Love it love it love it

[Danman917]

1950? really?

[PWISLL]

Fascinating, kind of makes a nonsense of David Katz assertions in "people funny boy" that the song was sung in Amharic (ancient Ethiopian language)..One of my favourite songs EVER.

[tantejsuk]

@PWISLL This is a Hindi song from a bollywood movie of a bygone age. It is indeed very refreshing to hear the vocals sung to a scratch/dub background.

[roseraqs]

Oh my God. This is AMAZING. Indian influence in Jamaican culture from back when! Thank you so much for posting this!!

[MrVinceOwens]

Great get the background on this 30 years after first hearing it on Scratch on the wire.

I sem to remember Earl16 saying that he was the vocalist on the Upsetter version. Also that the vocal recorded was longer than that released. I have always hoped that there was a full length Upsetter vocal version somewhere.

[kockos]

good to hear you found it :)

[bodidify]

@MrVinceOwens where where where? I would love to hear that...

[jamesdeanlovespunk]

quite possibly my favourite tune of all time. most wonderful ; )))

only thought to google it a year or so ago and found the hindi background. what a strange story that brought us this work of absolute genius....

[bongrocker]

I'm still speechless. Maybe I can just say, it follows the Good Rule. Good song, good musicians, good instruments, good producer, good history. No wonder this song is ageless.

[Salemo]

translated:

As soon as our eyes met, somebody's heart went mad

My tale has happened, somebody's tale

Don't ask me love's effect, oh, don't ask

I took a breath and somebody happened, somebody's lover

[Salemo]

Milte hi aankhein dil hua deewana kissi ka (x 2)

Afsana mera ban gaya afsana kissi ka

Puchho na mohabbat ka asar, haay na puchho

Dam bhara mein koyi ho gaya, parwaana kisika

Afsaana mera ban gaya, afsaana kisika

[rdawta]

ROOOOTS!!! give thx for the istory of this tune.

[Diss04]

i'm pretty sure the vocalist is Sam Carty

[kockos]

yes it is SAM CARTY singing

[RasMoney]

very interessting! Great research on this fantastic tune. Any clues as to what the lyrics mean in English?

cheers

[RasMoney]

And who is singing on Perry's version if not himself?

I always thought it was a biblical verse in Amheric og Hebrew or something like that. Maybe it's a romantic chant in stead

[rootsbabeh]

one of the best songs.

beautiful

[EvenEddieWouldGo]

Wicked! Cool getting the lyrics for it aswell. Always wondered... Thanks!

[fred166]

what a great find, nice one

[OPaivio]

Nice to find this after all these years. Pretty tune. Great up!

[SelectaGroovy]

amazing upload ! never knew what language it was !

the secret of reggae masters like coxone scratch or tubby is that every of them had a BROAD musical culture...

[garywantsmore]

Many of the old Hindi Bollywood songs can be a goldmine for talented musicians of today

[Kemumbia]

It isn't Lee Perry singing.

[SelectaGroovy]

true

[tawnyforever]

Real good mi friend....Thanks for the share :-)

5*****

Respect

[beatofthehearts]

nice one