The Five Tattvas
[Intro]
[Siri Nam Singh (speaking)]
Hey, Snatam: Did you ever hear of the "tattvas"?
[Snatam Kaur (speaking)]
Tat-what?
[Siri Nam Singh (speaking)]
Tattvas! The elements that make up the whole universe, and that are in each one of us
[Snatam Kaur]
We’ve got the tattvas
We’ve got the tattvas
The five tattvas
The five tattvas
We’ve got the tattvas
The five tattvas
[Children of Khalsa Youth Camp (speaking)]
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
[Snatam Kaur (speaking)]
How many of you like playing in the mud?
[Children of Khalsa Youth Camp]
Hey, I love playing in the mud!
Yeah, I like it
I like [unintelligible]
[Verse 1: Snatam Kaur]
We’ve got Earth
Below your feet
Makes you feel so neat
[Refrain]
[Snatam Kaur]
We’ve got the tattvas
We’ve got the tattvas
The five tattvas
The five tattvas
We’ve got the tattvas
The five tattvas
[Children of Khalsa Youth Camp (speaking)]
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
[Verse 2]
[Siri Nam Singh (speaking)]
All right, everyone, now I want you to take a deep breath; let me hear that breath
Take [?] feel real good
[Snatam Kaur]
We’ve got air
We’ve got air
Gonna take you there
[Refrain]
[Snatam Kaur]
We’ve got the tattvas
We’ve got the tattvas
The five tattvas
The five tattvas
We’ve got the tattvas
The five tattvas
[Children of Khalsa Youth Camp (speaking)]
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
[Verse 3]
[Snatam Kaur (speaking)]
Hey, d'you know the sun is on fire?
Doesn't it feel good when the sunshine is on your smiling face?
[Snatam Kaur]
We’ve got fire
We’ve got fire
Gonna take you higher
[Refrain]
[Snatam Kaur]
We’ve got the tattvas
We’ve got the tattvas
The five tattvas
The five tattvas
We’ve got the tattvas
The five tattvas
[Children of Khalsa Youth Camp (speaking)]
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
[Verse 4]
[Snatam Kaur (speaking)]
Did you know that everything in the world is made mostly of water?
[Siri Nam Singh (speaking)]
I did! I also know that our bodies are full of water
[Snatam Kaur]
We’ve got water
We’ve got water
Makes you feel like you oughtta
[Refrain]
[Snatam Kaur]
We’ve got the tattvas
We’ve got the tattvas
The five tattvas
The five tattvas
We’ve got the tattvas
The five tattvas
[Children of Khalsa Youth Camp (speaking)]
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
Earth, air, fire, water, ether
[Verse 5]
[Snatam Kaur (speaking)]
Hey, Siri Nam, what's ether?
[Siri Nam Singh (speaking)]
Ssshhh. If you're really quiet, you might feel it. It's invisible
[Snatam Kaur]
We’ve got ether
We’ve got ether
We’ve got … ahhh