Sahir Ludhianvi: Silver Memories, Romantic Sahir |
Sahir Ludhianvi: Silver Memories, Romantic Sahir |
mmuk2004 |
Jun 2 2006, 07:45 PM
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Hi
I am starting a topic on Sahir Ludhianvi that has been posted in another forum before. It was started on his death anniversary, a nostalgia trip beginning with some of his romantic lyrics. Feel free to add on songs that make you feel mmmm....warm and woolly-headed , angry and passionate , sad and philosophical or just plain confused and... all those other complex emotions related to the thing called ...love??? Remembering him through his romantic duets: Situation: Dream Sequence. To expand upon it: the impoverished hero and the heroine express their love for each other in gorgeous surroundings, which would otherwise not be possible given the hero's depressing penury. Moreover the situation is literally a dream, which is not realised as the heroine later on opts for a more stable marriage with a well established publisher. Note the wonderful lyrics, the entire song is posed as question upon question with the female counteracting the male's romantic metaphors with her teasing counter images... Wonderfully captures the mood of the film and yet stands on its own as classic romantic chedkhani. Hum aap ki aankhon mein is dil ko basa dein to Hum moond ke palkon ko is dil ko saza dein to Hum aap ki aankhon mein is dil ko basa dein to In zulfon mein goondege hum phool mohabbat ke Zulfon ko jhatak kar hum yeh phool gira dein to Hum aap ko kwaabon mein la la ke satayenge Hum aap ki aankhon se neendein hi uda de to Hum aap ke kadmon par gir jayenge ghas khakar Is par bhi na hum apne aanchal ki hawa dein to Hum aap ki aankon mein is dil ko basa dein to Hum moond ke palkon ko is dil ko saza dein to "This isn't right, this isn't even wrong." Wolfgang Pauli (1900-1958) "There are no facts, only interpretations." Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) |
mmuk2004 |
Jun 28 2006, 11:01 PM
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Thanks Nimz, Deewani and Sonu.
Love and social consciousness... Two songs(my favorites), two different positions... In the first the girl disheartened with the world and its inequalities seeks refuge in love, "Mujhe gale se lagalo bahut udas hoon main" what a beautiful opening line, simple, intimate and vulnerable .... Reminds me of another song sequence/image from "Phir Subah Hogi" Mala Sinha and Raj Kapoor in the title song of the movie,clinging to each other trying to rid each other of the demons of hunger and destitution... Besides the radical social criticism in the lines themselves, it is worth noting that Sahir gives the lines to the girl, not a very common instance in hindi films where the woman is talking and thinking about things other than romance and love. The lover comforts the girl "Sitam ke haath ki talwar toot jayegi/Ye oonch neech ki dewaar toot jayegi" but the girl is still in the thrall of her disillusionment "Na jane kab ye tareeka ye taur badlega/sitam ka, gham ka, museebat ka daur badlega". In the second, another duet, this time from Didi in the voices of Mukesh and Sudha Malhotra, what great lines the girl is given, yet again! Just listen to her ..."Tum mujhe bhool bhi jao to ye haq hai tumko/Meri baat aur hai maine to mohabbat ki hai... The situation is very different, love is not a refuge anymore it is now a hinderance, the lover has to sacrifice his love for the girl for his devotion to a cause. The girl is articulating a more conventional position (expressing her total love and commitment), yet Sahir makes it radical by giving her emotional argument an equal footage with the man's social commitment. The song almost seems to reflect upon Faiz's great "Mujhse pehli si mohabbat mere mehboob na maang...aur bhi dukh hain zamane mein mohabbat ke siwa" and extends it by giving it a female voice that articulates the emotional toll such a commitment can take... The man's sensitive perception of the hard realities around him impinging upon his romantic commitment is expressed hauntingly in: "Bhookh aur pyas ki maari hui is duniya mein Ishq hi ek haqueqat nahi kuch aur bhi hai"... "Maine tumse hi nahi sabse mohabbat ki hai..." But, then... what an argument the girl makes for the cause of love... "Tumko duniya ke ghamo dard se fursat na sahi Sabse ulfat sahi mujhse hi mohabbat na sahi" Ravi: Aaj Aur Kal(1963) Mujhe gale se lagalo bahut udaas hun main Game jahan se chuda lo Bahut udaas hoon main... Mujhe gale se laga lo Nazar mein teer se chubhte hain ab nazaaron se Main thak gayee hoon sabhi tootate saharon se Ab aur bojh na dalo bahut udas hoon main Mujhe gale se laga lo Bahut sahe ghame duniya magar udas na ho Kareeb hai shab-e-gham ki seher udas na ho Bahut sahe ghame duniya Sitam ke haath ki talwar toot jayegi Ye oonch neech ki dewaar toot jayegi Tujhe kasam hai meri hamsafar udas na ho Bahut sahe ghame duniya ... Na jane kab ye tareeka ye taur badlega Sitam ka, gham ka, museebat ka daur badlega Mujhe jahan se utha lo Bahut udaas hoon main.... Tum mujhe bhool bhi jao to yeh haq hai tumko Meri baat kuch aur hai,maine to mohabbat ki hai Tum mujhe bhool bhi jao to yeh haq hai tumko... Meri dil ki mere jazbaat ki keemat kya hai uljhe uljhe se khayalat ki keemat kya hai Maine kyun pyar kiya tumne na kyun pyar kia In pareshan sawaalat ki keemat kya hai Tum jo yeh bhi na batao to yeh haq hai tumko meri baat aur hai maine to mohabbat ki hai Tum mujhe bhool bhi jao to yeh haq hai tumko Zindagi sirf mohabbat nahin kuch aur bhi hai zulfo rukhsaar ki jannat nahin kuch aur bhi hai Bhookh aur pyaas ki maari hui is duniya mein Ishq hi ek haqeeqat nahin kuch aur bhi hai Tum agar aankh churao to yeh haq hai tumko Maine tum se hi nahi sab se mohabbat ki hai Tum agar aankh churao to yeh haq hai tumko Tumko duniya ke ghamo dard se fursat na sahi Sabse ulfat sahi mujhse hi mohabbat na sahi Main tumhari hoon yehi mere liye kya kam hai Tum mere ho ke raho yeh meri kismat na sahi Aur bhi dil to jalao to ye haq hai tumko Meri baat aur hai maine to mohabbat ki hai Tum mujhe bhool bhi jao to yeh haq hai tumko... "This isn't right, this isn't even wrong." Wolfgang Pauli (1900-1958) "There are no facts, only interpretations." Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) |
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