The River Song—Ballad for Siddhartha
I was called to the river,
To listen from the shore,
My search was finally over,
No need to wander anymore,
What the rivers say,
We must all find our own way,
I’ve questioned many preachers,
And scoured many books,
Met with masters on a mountain,
Talked to scholars and crooks,
But the truth I came to know,
Was found in the river’s flow,
At the river,
Every ripple,
Continues down stream,
Every question,
Fades away,
Like a dream
I have known so much pleasure,
Still, I suffered many years,
A servant to desire,
Brings loneliness and fear,
But the one I came to know,
Released me to the rivers flow.
Oh, jnana jnana
Jnana jnana, oh oh
(C) Gary Bryan, Gary Bryan Songs
What if the answer you’ve been chasing through books, gurus, and endless detours… was whispering right under your nose? In a quiet river’s ripple, where questions dissolve like morning mist.
This is “The River Song – Ballad for Siddhartha”, my heartfelt tribute to Hermann Hesse’s timeless tale of one man’s soul-deep quest. Acoustic strings, raw vocals, and lyrics that flow like the Ganges itself—pulling you from the ache of desire to the peace of pure knowing.
It’s not just a song. It’s a moment of surrender. A gentle nudge toward your river.
Hermann Hesse’s 1922 novel, Siddhartha, chronicles the spiritual journey of a young man for spiritual enlightenment in India. Siddhartha’s quest for self-discovery occurs during Gautama Buddha’s lifetime. Hesse’s ninth book was written in a straightforward, poetic style in German and has been translated into more than 40 languages. The novel has been published in 88 different editions and has sold millions of copies.
