Love Songs of longing: Beautiful similarities

 

I am sharing some of very beautiful melodies (all Hindi), particularly as there is a common chord in all of them as they all are songs based on longing and search for the one (Beloved) by the other one (who has not yet crossed paths with the other). The first two are from the eyes of the female (as in searching incessantly for the other half) while the remaining are from the eyes of the male. Interestingly, all songs are the ones I have always listened to and thought of putting them together as the lyrics illustrate the depth of emotions and are one of the finest poetries I have come across.

1. 

Nazren Dhoondhe Saajan Ko {HD} Video Song | Hameshaa | Saif Ali Khan, Kajol | Alka Yagnik, Ila Arun

This song is from an amazingly haunting movie (which has one of the most melodious soundtracks I have heard) and as per the storyline, it is based on the heroine's incessant longing for the beloved. The lyrics are simple and profound...

The lyrics are:

"nazre nazre dhunde dhunde sajan ko
hay hay ram dhunde dhunde sajan ko
ye bindiya bole aaja, ye kangna bole aaja
payaliya bole aaja aaja
na tarsa apni sajni ko

pawan ke jhoke goli mare
pee ki yaad dilaye
sajna se ye sawre badra
sawan me ghir aaye
holi aaye holi jaye
ab jali holi holi
rang baithi hu sajna ke rang me
apni chunariya choli
aayi diwali sabke bhawan me
lakho deep jalaye
nainan deep jalakar baithi
bina palak jhapkaye
rahi re dhunde dhunde sajan ko
hay hay ram dhunde dhunde sajan ko
ye nathni bole aaja, ye mehndi bole aaja
ye kajal bole aaja aaja
na tarsa apni sajni ko
nazre dhunde dhunde sajan ko
hay hay ram dhunde dhunde sajan ko.."

 2. 

Intezaar Anuradha Paudwal , Paap 2003

This song present at the very start of the captivating movie Paap (2003), is a poetry in motion, such a depth of words....The song is  illustrating the longing of the heroine (played by Udita Goswami) who is working in a monastery to train for a monk but deep down is a poet who values true love and wants to take the path of love instead of renouncing it (as per Buddhist traditions), and actually illustrates the purity of her emotions (contrary to the title of the movie which can be misleading). 

 The soulful lyrics are as follows:

"Meri subahon ko teri shaamon ka

Meri shaamon ko tere vaadon ka

Meri raaton ko tere khwaabon ka

Meri neendon ko teri baahon ka

Mere jazbon ko teri chahon ka

Behki behki si kuch khataon ka

Khoobsurat se kuch gunaahon ka

Intezaar, intezaar, intezaar, intezaar



Apne dilbar ka, apne humdum ka,

apne jaanam ka intezaar

Surkh phoolon se mehka rasta hai

Dil toh mera magar zard patta hai

Paas aankhon ke sabz manzar hai

Dil ka mausam toh phir bhi banjar hai

Mehki mehki si kuch hawaon ka

Bheegi bheegi si kuch ghataon ka

Intezaar, intezaar, intezaar, intezaar

Apne baadal ka, apni baarish ka, apne saawan ka intezaar

Apni dhadkan ka, apni saanson ka, apne jeene ka intezaar



Koi badli kabhi is tarah aayegi

Pyaas sadiyon ki pal mein bujh jayegi

Tujhko lauta ke meri aagosh mein

Dekhna waqt ki nabz tham jayegi

Aisa hone ki kuch duaon ka

Umr bhar joh mile un panahon ka

Intezaar, intezaar, intezaar, intezaar

Tere aane ka, tujhko paane ka, phir na jaane ka intezaar

Tere aane ka, tujhko paane ka, phir na jaane ka

Intezaar………"

 The lyrics with English translation can be found here: Intezaar Lyrics Translation | Paap | Hindi Bollywood Songs

Khamoshi ya awaaz-- which one do you hear...

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) 

"Zameen Aasmaan Se To Kuchh Keh Rahi Hai

Lehrein Bhi Saahil Se Kuchh Keh Rahi Hain

Chaandni Bhi Chaand Se Kuchh Keh Rahi Hai

Chaandni Bhi Chaand Se Kuchh Keh Rahi Hai

Kisi Na Kisi Se Koi Kuchh To Keh Raha Hai

Tu Dil Ki Baat Keh De Kehne Mein Kya Hai

Tanha Tanha Yahan Pe Jeena Ye Koi Baat Hai

Koi Saathi Nahin Tera Yahaan To Ye Koi Baat Hai

Kisi Ko Pyaar Dede

Kisi Ka Pyaar Lele

Is Saare Zamaane Mein Yehi Pyaari Baat Hai"

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:

"Hai lipti dhund mein dilkash nazaare

Nadi khaamosh hai chup hain kinaare

Hai ek chhoti si kashti aur hum hain

Chale jaate hain lehron ke sahaare

Suhaani ab lo sangat ho gayi hai

Ye duniya khoobsoorat ho gayi hai

Humein jabse mohabbat ho gayi hai"

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."

Allama Iqbal Poetry کلام علامہ محمد اقبال: (Bang-e-Dra-081) Aik Sham

A beautiful Hindi song- So gaye hain dil ke afsaane

 

Sharing a lesser-known song from the Hindi movie Zubeidaa (2001), the music composed by the legendary AR Rahman. This song is particularly captivating as its music and poetry are deeply divine, the music is almost like listening to a classical orchestral piece...The lyrics are poignant, and the actress reminisces and the lines where she likens herself to a puppet (kathputli) but which is not free and under control of strings...are very beautifully expressed. In short, it's a lament of the ailing heart of a woman...

The song can be heard here: @A. R. Rahman - So Gaye Hain Audio Song|Zubeidaa|Karisma Kapoor|Lata Mangeshkar

The lyrics of the song are:

"So gaye hain, kho gaye hain,

dil ke afsaane,

Koi to aata phir se

Kabhi inko jagaane 

So gaye hain, kho gaye hain dil ke afsaane

Saans bhi leti hain jo kathputliyaan 

Unki bhi thaame hain koi doriyaan 

Aansuon mein

Bheegi hain khaamoshiyaan

So gaye hain, kho gaye hain dil ke afsaane 

Dil mein ek parchhaayi hai lehraayi si

Aarzoo meri hai ek angdaayi si 

Ek tamanna hai kahin sharmaayi si 

So gaye hain, kho gaye hain dil ke afsaane .."