“Sob Bole Lalon Ki Jaat” is a song written by Fakir Lalon Shah. In this song he says that people are more concerned about his religion than him. He is trying to show that the religious symbols are all ambiguous and superficial. In the greater cycle of life, HIndu and Muslim end up performing the same acts and hence there should be no distinction as such. Hence Lalon has given up on the religion and is worries\d why everyone is concerned of what religion Lalon belongs to.
Fakir Lalon Shah (14 Oct 1772 - 17 Oct 1890) is regarded as an Icon and Pioneer of Baul Music and Philosophy. He did not believe in classes or castes, the fragmented, hierarchical society and took a stand against racism. Lalon played a socially transformative role in sub-continental Bhakti and Sufism and was greatly influenced by the Bhakti movement initiated by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He believed in the power of Music to alter the intellectual and emotional state, in order to be able to understand and appreciate Life itself. His songs reject any absolute standard of right and wrong and show the triviality of any attempt to divide people whether materially or spiritually. Lalon left no written copies of his songs, which were transmitted orally and only later transcribed by his followers. Also, most of his followers could not read or write either, so few of his songs are found in written form. Rabindranath Tagore published some of the Lalon songs in the monthly Prabasi magazine of Kolkata.
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