Aazmale song- deep poetry

 

    Sharing a lesser-known song from a lesser-known Hindi movie, this song is special not only due to its melody but its powerful poetry. The lines are too deep and almost send a burst of inspiration and hope and ask the person to stand up and face the test amidst the dilemma of life and its choices and for once decide that he has the power to choose...The movie itself also has a pretty interesting storyline, and the song can be heard here:Aazmale | Taxi No. 9211 | 2006

The part of lyrics I find very moving are as below:

"kashmakash ko chhod de tu, rukh hawa kaa mod de tu
khaali paimaana hai tera, ho sake toh tod de tu
ek nayi mehfil sajale, bich kaa parda utha le aazmale
aazmale aazmale aaj khud ko aazmale
phirta hai kabse ye dil sambhale

bol ye lab pe ruke hai, tere sajde me jhuke hai
pal pal bikhre hai kitne ujale
kya karu kya sochta hai, chain dil kaa dhundhta hai
apni kismat ko jaga le, bich ka parda utha le aazmale
aazmale aazmale aaj khud ko aazmale

phirta hai kabse ye dil sambhale
bol ye lab pe ruke hai, tere sajde me jhuke hai
pal pal bikhre hain kitne ujale"

    The English translation of the lyrics can be found here: Aazmale Aazmale Lyrics Translation | Taxi No. 9211 | Hindi Bollywood Songs

A sweet song...from the movie Na Tum Jano na Hum....

 Sharing a song that is not only melodious but also very nostalgic...Beautiful lyrics, with the video showing a lighthouse and the agony of the lover. The themes of aircraft are central in this particular movie. The song can be heard here:  tum se mujhe pyar kyon ho gaya

Scene from the song with the majestic lighthouse

 

The lyrics are:

"Tum Se Gila Nahin Mujhe Kismat Se Hai Gile
Karta Hai Aasman Kyon Yeh Dil Ke Faisle
Tum Mere Khwaabon Se Jaa Na Sake
Tum Meri Baahon Mein Aa Na Sake
Tum Se Mujhe Pyar Kyon Ho Gaya
Tum Na Mile Aur Maine Kho Gaya

Barbad Ho Gaya Main Kyon Yeh Bhi Na Keh Saka
Roya Main Yun Ki Ek Bhi Aansoon Na Beh Saka
Tum Mere Khwaabon Se Jaa Na Sake
Tum Meri Baahon Mein Aa Na Sake
Tum Se Mujhe Pyar Kyon Ho Gaya
Tum Na Mile Aur Maine Kho Gaya"

I especially find the lines where the lyricist talks about the agony where the person cried so much that no tear was shed, this could imply that the person cried out his eyes already so much that all tears dried- and this is the pinnacle of heartache.

The Moth and the Flame

 

I thought of sharing an interesting theme I noted in few songs. The beautiful song (Tose Naina laage) has deeply spiritual lyrics where the specific lines (see below) on the "shama" and the "parwaana", which are the flame and moth, respectively, are too deep and literally define the whole essence of life. It talks of divine love and the test of love for both the moth and the flame...

Tose Naina Lage | तोसे नैना लागे | Anwar(2007) | Siddharth Koirala | Nauheed Cyrusi | Superhit Song

"Mohabbat ki hai daastan zindagi
Mohabbat na ho to kaha zindagi
Mohabbat to ek jaaveda zindagi hai
Tose naina laage

Shamaa ko pighalne ka armaan kyun hai
Patange ko jalne ka armaan kyun hai
isi shauk ka imtehaan zindagi hai.."

    Now, interestingly, there is another old Hindi song (Pyar Deewana Hota Hai 4K Song : Kishore Kumar Classics | Rajesh Khanna | Hindi Romantic-Kati Patang) with lyrics below that also dwells on the same idea somewhat and talks of how the moth is so consumed with love that it no longer cares about joy or sorrow but just to surrender to the light..

"Shamaa kahe parwaane se pare chalaa jaa
Meri tarah jal jaayega yaha nahi aa,
Wo nahin sunataa usko
Jal jaanaa hota hai
Har khushi se, har gham se,
begana hota hai
Pyaar deewana hota hai,
Mastana hota hai"

    I also stumbled upon a Sufi tale of the moth and the fly (listen to the story here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAJB-2dS7xy/?igsh=cHV3c3ljM3o4ZWc3) and was indeed in awe of it. Indeed, the one who is in search of light (out of true love) does not care about anything else but just the search and the surrender and ultimately becomes one with the flame....