હું એવો ગુજરાતી I am Such a Gujarati (Pride in Being Gujarati)

કવિ ગર્વથી કહે છે - 'હું એવો ગુજરાતી'; એ જ ગીતની ટેક છે.

The refrain 'I am such a Gujarati' runs through the song, repeated again and again. Merely being Gujarati makes the poet's chest swell with pride. This love and pride for his land and culture flows through the whole geet.

નર્મદા, મહીસાગર, અરવલ્લી - આ બધાં કવિને પોતાનાં લાગે છે.

The poet binds himself to Gujarat's rivers and nature - the Narmada, the Mahisagar, the Aravalli range and the ocean. All of these feel like his own; this beauty of nature becomes a part of his identity.

નવરાત્રિ, સોમનાથ-દ્વારકા, મીરાં-નરસિંહની ભક્તિ - એ બધું કવિની ઓળખ.

The poet sings of navratri's garba, holy places like Somnath and Dwarka, and the glory of Girnar. He links himself to the devotional tradition of saint-poets like Meera and Narsinh. Thus the religious and cultural richness of Gujarat enters the song.

ગાંધીજીની દાંડીકૂચ, વતનની માટી અને ભારતમાતાના આશિષ - એ કવિનું ગૌરવ.

The poet recalls Gujarat's heroes - Gandhiji's Dandi march, the Bardoli satyagraha and the freedom struggle. At the end he accepts the blessing of Mother India with pride in being born of Gujarat's soil. Love for the soil of the homeland deepens here.

આ ગીત ગુજરાતનું ગૌરવગાન છે; વાચકમાં વતનપ્રેમ જગાડે છે.

The whole song is a lyrical celebration of Gujarat's nature, culture, devotion and valour. The poet says that even if he is small, he is proud to be a part of this great tradition. The song stirs love for the homeland in the reader too.