Lalon, also known as Lalon Sain, Lalon Shah, Lalon Fakir or Mahatma Lalon (c. 1772– 17 October 1890; Bengali: 1 Katrik, 1179), was a Bengali Baul saint, mystic, songwriter, social reformer and thinker. In Bengali culture, he is considered as an icon of religious tolerance whose songs inspired and influenced many poets, social and religious thinkers including Rabindranath Tagore,Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Allen Ginsberg though he "rejected all distinctions of caste and creed". He was both praised and criticized in his lifetime and after his death. Throughout the life, Lalon sang of a society where all religions and beliefs are in harmony. His disciples mostly live in Bangladesh and West Bengal. He founded the institute known as Lalon Akhrah in Cheuriya, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Kushtia railway station. He is also regarded as the founder of the Baul music and known as the Baul Shamrat (The king of Bauls).
Everyone asks, "What Nation does Lalon belong to in this world?"
Lalon answers, "What does nation look like?"
I've never laid eyes upon it.
Some use Malas (Hindu rosaries),
others Tasbis (Muslim rosaries), and so people say
they belong to different nation.
But do you bear the sign of your Nation
when you come (to this world) or when you leave (this world)?
Lalon (Bengali: লালন) is a 2004 Bangladeshi film directed by Tanvir Mokammel.
The plot is mainly based on the life of Bengali mystic poet Fakir Lalon Shah.
I miss you already ain't been that long
I feel so neglected when you don't call
When you're not around I don't feel safe
It's all wrong, I'm so afraid
[Chorus:]
I wanna be wanted
Like I want you right now
I need to be needed
I wish you could see somehow
By your love I'm haunted
Haunted
It scares me to feel this way I do
I'm over my head over you
The moon's so full I feel its light
Without you nothing's right
[Chorus:]
I wanna be wanted
Like I want you right now
I need to be needed
I wish you could see somehow
By your love I'm haunted
Haunted
In my heart there's an empty place
In the dark I still see your face
In my dreams night and day
[Chorus:]
I wanna be wanted
Like I want you somehow
I need to be needed
I wish you could see somehow
By your love I'm haunted