Touchstone Sacred Dance Library

Shiva Shambo 

Associations---India prayer 
Tapes Found On---Anjaîs Songbook Camp 97C 
Origin---modern
Choreographer---Gabrielle Wosien
Notes
The choreography cycles--
first the right foot first
- as shown in the steps graphic-
(and thusly turning right)
then the left foot first (and thusly turning left)
Mantras in beginning of one version of this song 
are sung in honor of Lord Shiva by Shr Babaji and a devotee
near the river Ganga in a region of the Himalayas India
on the occasion of a ritual bath.
Shiva Merciful God
Shiva Great God 
 
Words in English
sing each verse twice 
shiva shiva shiva shamboo
shiva shiva shiva shamboo
maha deva shamboo maha deva shamboo
maha deva shamboo maha deva shamboo
meanings:
shiva shamboo= the bringer of peace
maha deva= great spirit
 
Words in Native Tongue
shiva shiva shiva shamboo
shiva shiva shiva shamboo
maha deva shamboo maha deva shamboo
maha deva shamboo maha deva shamboo
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