{"id":115275,"date":"2025-04-02T10:07:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=115275"},"modified":"2025-04-02T20:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:05:07","slug":"i-just-called-to-say-i-love-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=115275","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I just called to say I love you&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/a0Lu08d.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You may remember the song &#8220;I Just Called to Say I Love You&#8221; by Stevie Wonder. The lyrics describe an unexpected phone call in which Wonder expresses his love\u2014not prompted by any special occasion, but simply from the heart.<\/p>\n<p>It was a major international hit, and remains Wonder&#8217;s best-selling single to date, reaching number one in 28 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>This song reminds of how a devotee calls out to Krishna (through the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra) simply to express love for Him, without any personal motive or material reason.<\/p>\n<p>So here are the adapted lyrics to reflect a devotional sentiment, keeping the melody and rhythm of the original song. It is produced by HG Nirantara Prabhu.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n   frameborder=\"0\"\n   width=\"1000\"\n   height=\"100\"\n   src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/10Mr0M-Wd8sC9RwjqF4C8zZT65bx8Up0p\/preview?usp=sharing\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><br \/>\nKrishna conscious lyrics:<br \/>\nNo gold or wealth, no kingdom grand<br \/>\nNo wish for fickle fame to spread across this land<br \/>\nNo mystic powers, no learned mind<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s just a heart that longs for You, my Lord Divine<\/p>\n<p>No perfect health, no worldly gain<br \/>\nNo freedom sought from any suffering or pain<br \/>\nBut in this time, so pure and true<br \/>\nit&#8217;s only out of love I cry out Lord to You.<\/p>\n<p>Chorus:<br \/>\nI just called to say I love You<br \/>\nI just called to chant Your Holy Name<br \/>\nI just called to say I love You<br \/>\nOh Govinda, with devotion never tame<\/p>\n<p>No mukti\u2019s dream, no yogic flight<br \/>\nNo prayers for heavens filled with endless starry light<br \/>\nNo strength to rule, no beauty rare<br \/>\nI am just a soul who seeks Your mercy everywhere<\/p>\n<p>No karmic gifts, no dharmic trade<br \/>\nNo want for fortune in this world that always fades<br \/>\nBut in this time, right here and now<br \/>\nO Lord I chant Your Holy Name and humbly bow<\/p>\n<p>Chorus:<br \/>\nI just called to say I love You<br \/>\nI just called to chant Your Holy Name<br \/>\nI just called to say I love You<br \/>\nO dear Lord, my heart will never stay the same<\/p>\n<p>I just called to say I love You<br \/>\nI just called to say how much I care<br \/>\nI just called to say I love You<br \/>\nAnd I mean it from the depths of my prayer!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/1Pt9SJI.jpeg\" alt=\"Hare Krishna\" \/><strong>By Dandavats Staff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may recall &#8220;I Just Called to Say I Love You&#8221; by Stevie Wonder, a global hit and his best-selling single, topping charts in 28 countries. The song\u2019s message of love without reason mirrors how a devotee calls out to Krishna through the Hare Krishna mantra\u2014purely out of devotion. Here are adapted lyrics reflecting this sentiment, set to the original melody, produced by HG Nirantara Prabhu.<!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=115275"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115305,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115275\/revisions\/115305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=115275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=115275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=115275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}