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):

1. Mein zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya- Just read the lyrics.

2. Abhi na jao chodkar- Romantic melody

3. Chitthi na koi sandesh- Can’t ignore it and listen it without a tear.

4. Tujhse naraj nahi zindagi- outstanding

5. Pyar mujhse jo kiya tumne/ Shyam se aankh mein – Jagjit

6. Mera sayya saath hoga- Not favourite but good lyrics.

7. Rooth ke humse kabhi- Close to my heart

8. Tere mere sapne/ Tumse milke – Guess every couple should follow these song.

9. 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…

10.  Aas pas hai khuda- Just hear it thrice

11. Lakshya/ Jag uthe hai rastein ( Luck by chance) - Brilliant singing and lyrics