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) |
Talaikya |
Jul 6 2006, 12:03 AM
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Lata, I thought you had written out the lyrics for the song from Bahu Begum but I don't see it now. Just give me a couple of days to get back to it. On Lata's behalf... Duniya kare sawaal to hum kya jawab de Tum ko na ho khayal to hum kya jawab de (Duniya...) Pooche koi ke dil ko kahaan chhod aaye hain Kis kis se apna rishta e jaan tod aaye hai Mushkil ho arz e haal... Mushkil ho arz e haal to hum kya jawab de Tum ko na ho khayal to hum kya jawab de (Duniya...) Poochhe koi ke dard e wafa kaun de gaya Raaton ko jaag ne ki sazaa kaun de gaya Kah ne se ho malaal... Kah ne se ho malaal to hum kya jawab de Tum ko na ho khayal to hum kya jawab de (Duniya...) Sigh! I still wanna see the video!! R & D plzzzzzzz !!!! Me too me too!! ... and not compressed Khuda-e-Bartar Teri Zamiin Par - Taj Mahal Awesome, I am waiting too Tho' a classic I didnt like Pakeezah Me either. All the trouble they went through till completing it - shows How did I miss it -ing myself I won't say another word QUOTE Now I need to bother Madhz with another one N Kripaya intezaar karein, aap katar mein hain!! You must be the change you want to see in the world - Mahatma Gandhi |
Lata |
Jul 6 2006, 11:36 PM
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Lata, I thought you had written out the lyrics for the song from Bahu Begum but I don't see it now. Just give me a couple of days to get back to it. On Lata's behalf... Duniya kare sawaal to hum kya jawab de Tum ko na ho khayal to hum kya jawab de (Duniya...) Pooche koi ke dil ko kahaan chhod aaye hain Kis kis se apna rishta e jaan tod aaye hai Mushkil ho arz e haal... Mushkil ho arz e haal to hum kya jawab de Tum ko na ho khayal to hum kya jawab de (Duniya...) Poochhe koi ke dard e wafa kaun de gaya Raaton ko jaag ne ki sazaa kaun de gaya Kah ne se ho malaal... Kah ne se ho malaal to hum kya jawab de Tum ko na ho khayal to hum kya jawab de (Duniya...) [ Thanks Tji .....Madhavi take ur time ...Me waiting patiently |
mmuk2004 |
Jul 8 2006, 12:11 AM
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Lata, I thought you had written out the lyrics for the song from Bahu Begum but I don't see it now. Just give me a couple of days to get back to it. On Lata's behalf... Duniya kare sawaal to hum kya jawab de Tum ko na ho khayal to hum kya jawab de (Duniya...) Pooche koi ke dil ko kahaan chhod aaye hain Kis kis se apna rishta e jaan tod aaye hai Mushkil ho arz e haal... Mushkil ho arz e haal to hum kya jawab de Tum ko na ho khayal to hum kya jawab de (Duniya...) Poochhe koi ke dard e wafa kaun de gaya Raaton ko jaag ne ki sazaa kaun de gaya Kah ne se ho malaal... Kah ne se ho malaal to hum kya jawab de Tum ko na ho khayal to hum kya jawab de (Duniya...) [ Thanks Tji .....Madhavi take ur time ...Me waiting patiently Thanks Tji for the lyrics and Lata for your interest... Khayaal...it is such a layered word in urdu. Khayaal: thought Khayaal rahe: to keep in mind Khayaal rakhna: to take care khayaal karo: to consider I am sure there are many more nuances that I have not touched upon... "Duniya Kare sawaal to ham kya jawab de/tum ko na ho khayaal to ham kya jawab de" ...The sense of being forsaken and defeated is so poignantly conveyed in these two lines. "Kis kis se apna rishta e jaan tod aaye hain"...the isolation the woman feels is from both sides, on the one hand she has alienated herself from the rest of the world and on the other hand she has been forsaken by her lover. Had to check on the word "malaal" which again has more than one tone, it means sadness, grief and also langour,fatigue. Someone who is familiar with Urdu can perhaps give us some more insights but at that moment when I read the meaning of the word it fitted the song so well, not just the sadness the woman feels but also the loneliness and sense of defeat that she expresses when she says "tumko na ho khayaal"... that is what isolates her the most, which finally makes it impossible for her to answer any questions... A beautiful moody song, it rises above the garish sets of the movie. An ageing,overblown and heavily made up Meena Kumari however still manages to give it the right touch of sadness and fatigue... the sense of being unable to answer all those questions. Never found Meena Kumari conventionally attractive but she had such an interesting face, it had a hint of decadence, a knowlegde of tragedy and incredible empathy all of which was captured by Guru Dutt in the role tailor-made for her, as Chhoti Bahu in Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam. "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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