I had to blog this particular post since a long time and finally I found the time to post this. I had listened to some songs and noticed intriguing similarities in some of their lyrics. Moreover, I stumbled upon the poetry of Allama Iqbal whose poetry also resonated with a similar idea and found this very fascinating.
In the first song (Tanha Tanha) the lyrics urge one to not be silent as everything in nature is communicating with each other hence for the sake of love, the person should not remain silent, yet in another song (Humein jabse mohabbat), the lyrics express that when a person is in love, everything falls silent in nature including the river and its bank, and in that silence the lovers find solace of each other's company... In the third song (Khamoshiyan), it again reinforces that everything in nature is silent, yet the lyricist reiterates that silence is in fact the voice which can be heard with the ears of love...
While in the fourth song (Voice without words), the lyrics urge the human to listen as in nature everything is communicating and speaking out of the burning desire of love...
And then the poetry I stumbled upon, talks of the silence of nature and its creations, and thus asks the heart to also turn silent (as its overflowing with grief) ...
So, what I interpret from these expressions is that nature is always communicating to us despite appearing silent on the surface, we need to still our heart and listen deeper and perhaps when love is found, the creations of the nature (river, trees, etc.) all fall silent as if to honor the lovers as there is no need any more as the lover then can hear the sounds of the Beloved and communicate. And yet, when the heart is grieving, silence may be the best response, yet even in silence, the lover should be able to decipher the silence and hear what was never spoken....
1. The first song (Tanha Tanha Yahan Pe Jeena - Lyrical | Rangeela | AR Rahman | Urmila, Jackie Shroff | Asha Bhosle ) is from an old Hindi movie (Rangeela, 1995), its specific lyrics (see below)
2. The second song (a very melodious and beautifully penned song) (Hamen Jab Se Mohabbat - Lyrical | Border | Akshaye Khanna & Pooja Bhatt | 90's Hindi Romantic Songs ) from the Hindi movie Border (1997); part of lyrics is as follows:
3. Song Khamoshiyan (Khamoshiyan (Title Song) Lyrics | Arijit Singh | Rashmi S , Jeet G | Ali Fazal , Sapna P & Gurmeet C)
Read this particular part of lyrics:
"नदियां का पानी भी खामोश बहता यहां
खिली चांदनी में छिपी लाख खामोशियाँ
बारिश की बूंदों की होती कहाँ हैं जुबां
सुलगते दिलों में है खामोश उठता धुंआ
खामोशियाँ आकाश है
तुम उड़ने तो आओ ज़रा
खामोशियाँ एहसास है
तुम्हें महसूस होती है क्या
बेकरार है बात करने को
कहने दो इनको ज़रा
खामोशियाँ
तेरी मेरी खामोशियाँ
खामोशियाँ
लिपटी हुई खामोशियाँ"
4. This song (in English) a soft composition by AR Rahman (The Voice Without Words) from the beautiful movie (99 Songs) that asks to listen to the voices in nature, describing how everything is sentient and speaks, almost the idea that music is present everywhere in the universe...
The lyrics:
"Do you hear it
The earth calls to the sky
Do you hear it
The ocean sings to the moon
Do you hear it
There are voices that speak without words
Listen
Listen
Listen
Listen
There are fires that flame without a flame
Such a burning
Such a burning
Listen
Listen
Such a burning is
love..."
5. The poetry lines (by Allama Iqbal) on the other hand talks about the khamoshi of the nature, its creations, and the human heart, and asks one to be silent and withdraw in silence
"Taron Ka Khamosh Karwan Hai
Ye Qafla Be-Dra Rawan Hai
Khamosh Hain Koh-o-Dasht-o-Darya
Qudrat Hai Muraqbe Mein Goya
Ae Dil! Tu Bhi Khamosh Ho Ja
Aghosh Mein Gam Ko Le Ke So Ja."
