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I am India
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The Himalayas guard my boundaries
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The Ganges is the witness
to my chastity
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Since the beginning of time...
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I have been a friend
of darkness and light
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These marble edifices
tell the world:
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Tyrants robbed and ravaged me...
:03:58
well-wishers adorned me
:04:01
Fools chained me...
:04:05
my lovers broke those chains
:04:10
Among those who loved me there was...
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one named Jal Al-u-Din Mohammed Akbar
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Akbar loved me
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Standing high above the divisions
of religion and tradition...
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he taught people to love one another
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And he held me in his embrace
for ever
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This is the palace
of the Emperor Akbar
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Now its every nook and cranny...
:04:39
can tell stories of bygone days
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Far from the comforts...
:04:46
of his splendid palace...
:04:52
in this scorching desert...
:04:57
walking barefoot
on the burning sand...