Madhu is the Hindi word for honey, Faridabad is a village in Haryana, India. While there was a personal Madhu, the song expresses a sense of valuation of Indian females, in general.
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Story behind the song
I heard stories from an Indian girl friend about growing up in rural India, about the way Indian girls were sometimes not highly valued at the time. Madhu entered school with a nickname her teacher told her she couldn't use; so she named herself. A good name, the Hindi word for honey.
Lyrics
In the Northern part of the Southern part of Asia
In Faridabad that lies in Haryana
Earth, Wind, Fire, Water and love, in 1959
Created Madhu, honey, warm dark sweet and fine
Haryana woman, halfway around the world
Haryana Madhu, beautiful Indian girl
A flashing smile and eyes that glow like embers
Long dark hair and beauty I'll remember
But the beauty that I love so well
Cannot be touched or seen
It's Earth, Wind, Fire, Water and Love
Much more than mere words can mean
Don't know much about the land you come from
But I know all I'll ever need to know
There must be love and goodness there
This I know is true
'Cause only love and goodness
could grow a girl like you
So here's to the folks who live in the South of Asia
In Faridabad that lies in Haryana
Where Earth, Wind, Fire, Water and Love
Created my Madhu
'Cause Earth, Wind, Fire and Water alone
Could not create Madhu
Haryana people, from halfway around the world
Haryan people, we love your Haryana girl.