The
Sound of Music!
“Mayy
(that’s what my niece calls me) , see Poa- Poa…Poaa Poaa Poa”…, and my 2 year
old niece started dancing.. I was amazed
to see her dancing as she was unaware of the lyrics but only thing she loved
was the Music.
So
I decided to scribe on something really close to my heart…Music and songs…
Songs
and Music have been playing an indispensable role in my life , may be in
everyone’s life, especially the one who adore and religiously follow music.
The
musical journey started from childhood with a movie “Sound of Music”, a musical
epic. Though I hardly knew or got the lyrics I used to murmur “do re mi” with
whatever gathered words
I
remember, once I had a heated argument with dad on the issue of “getting up
early in the morning”, Still remember my dad made me listen one song, it was
from teesri kasam “ sajan re jhooth mat bolo” …I was very naïve to understand
the lyrics but now when I hear this verse I can understand what he wanted to
tell it goes like this
“
ladakpan khel mein khoya, jawani neend bhar soya, budhapa dekh kar roya, yahi
kissa purana hai, sajan re jhooth mat bolo, khuda ke pass jana hai”. He wanted
to explain me this is a time u should change yourself else you will have a
pre-written life phase.
Days
passed on and songs were with me in all situations, be it when I was feeling
lonely, be it giving me sex education..surprised??
One
I was roaming with my sister @ dadar tt and suddenly I started singing Choli ke
picche kya hai.. My sis slapped me right away; yelling this is a bad song,
never sing it…that time one curious mind started searching for meaning of choli
and choli mein dil J
One
of my devdas uncle introduced me to a soothing music called Ghazals, pankaj
udhas and Jagjit entered my musical world. If you really want to enjoy ghazal,
listen it in a dark room with loud volume, a startling experience.
College
days went by singing in college orchestra, canteen songs mehfils which brought
all singers together be it kishore da to Mika.. from Musafir hu yaaron to
Yaaron Dost..
Post
college was the peer pressure phase “ Select your carrer, Settle ho jao
jaldi, start your job….then came to
rescue songs like “lakshya hai tera”…or when you are bashed by all, and when u
need someone to sympathise it started with “koi hota jisko apna, hum apna keh
lete yaara”..
Most
interesting of all “The love phase”, I believe there won’t be a single couple
on this earth who wont have related their love, they’re bonding, situations of
highs and low with any of the songs. I am sure even if they would have done
this Flimigiri, they will never accept it. And suddenly out of the blue, when
they hear their “special songs”, if they are alone they will hold their hands
together, else in a group smile at each other and those cherished moments surge
back.
Budhapa
over very last of the game, once sportingly in an antakshari, my old aaji
started singing “mein ka karu ram mujhe Buddha mil gaya and he replied with
“Aye meri joharajabeen”…So songs do lend a hand even at that age where at times
world is not with you, even our close one’s. And when suddenly one of them
leaves other “Nastes ghari tu jehva” ( A marathi non-filmy song , but it has
brought tears in eyes of many who have lost their spouses)
So
this is all about ZINDAGI, oh didn’t realised that while writing this I have
almost cover all stages of our ZINDAGI.. Bachpan, youth and Budhapaa…and yes
songs are all about “ZINDAGI”. “Zindagi ke safar mein gujar jaate hai jo
makkam” , this songs truly describes what’s life all about!!!
And
one day I met gods of Singing world….I
was alone in an auditorium, Kishore, Rafi, Manna dey, RD were on stage…
“Tanmay
ji , kausa gaane sunenge”…. I pinched myself,
“kishore
da, chingari koi bhadke, ho jaaye”, rafi saahab “ Teri aankhon ke
siva”….Mannaji aapke toh sabhi gaane acche hai….
I
was feeling like a king and suddenly….. “o womaniyaaa….oo womaniyaaaa”… my
phone rang with the morning alarm.
What
a dream… I got up singing “ Zindagi khwab hai, khwab mein jhhoth kya aur bhala
sach hai kya, Zindagi khwab hai”..
Indian
Songs you should listen before you die (though the list will go on, I am
selecting very few):
- Mein zindagi ka saath
nibhata chala gaya- Just read the lyrics.
- Abhi na jao chodkar-
Romantic melody
- Chitthi na koi sandesh-
Can’t ignore it and listen it without a tear.
- Tujhse naraj nahi zindagi-
outstanding
- Pyar mujhse jo kiya tumne/
Shyam se aankh mein – Jagjit
- Mera sayya saath hoga- Not
favourite but good lyrics.
- Rooth ke humse kabhi-
Close to my heart
- Tere mere sapne/ Tumse
milke – Guess every couple should follow these song.
- Naino ki mat maniyo-
Wonder from where Gulzar sahab get the words “ Naino ki jubaan pe bharosa
nahi aata, Likhat, padhat na rasid na khata” you can never imagine…
- Aas pas hai khuda- Just hear it thrice
- Lakshya/ Jag uthe hai
rastein ( Luck by chance) - Brilliant singing and lyrics
