Ever wondered how songs express emotions that you wish to convey but are unable to? I have. With me there are times when I feel that no matter what I say the emotion will not be expressed as deeply. There will be no right way to put the state of the mind and that is when I turn to music. Some songs just fit the situation and make me feel…aah! This is what I wanted to say.
The last time this happened to was the morning after the Jaipur blasts. How do you feel for those lost in a heinous act of terrorism and grieve for their families? Is there a right way to just say I am with you? I don’t know. I can’t explain but this song from Rang de Basanti does just that.
Luka Chuppi bahut huyi saamne aa ja naa
Kahan kahan dhoondha tujhe
thak gayi hai ab teri maa
Aaja saanjh hui mujhe teri fikar
Dhundhla gayi dekh meri nazar aa ja na
Kya bataoon maa kahan hoon main
Yahan udney ko mere khula aasmaan hai
Tere kisson jaisa bhola salona
jahan hain yahan sapno vala
Meri patang ho befikar udd rahi hai maa
Dor koi loote nahin beech se kaate na
Aaja saanjh hui mujhe teri fikar
Dhundhla gayi dekh meri nazar aa ja na
Teri raah takey aankhiyaan
jaane kaisa kaisa hoye jiyaa
Dhire dhire aangan utre andhera, mera deep kahan
Dhalke suraj kare ishara chanda tu hai kahan
Mere chanda tu hai kahan
Luka Chuppi bahut huyi saamne aa ja naa
Kahan kahan dhoondha tujhe thak gayi hai ab teri maa
Aaja saanjh hui mujhe teri fikar
Dhundhla gayi dekh meri nazar aa ja na
kaise tujhko dikhaun yahaan hai kya
Maine jharne se paani maa tod ke piya hai
Guchcha guchcha kai khwabon ka uchal ke chuwa hai
Chaaya liya bhali dhoop yahaan hai
Naya naya sa hai roop yahan
Yahaan sab kuch hai maa phir bhi
lage bin tere mujhko akela
Aaja saanjh hui mujhe teri fikar
Dhundhla gayi dekh meri nazar aa ja na
compulsivewriter said
brilliant… as usual… may i say i m the biggest fan of ur blog?
shreya said
Awesome!!some very brilliant thinking!!!
rosie said
i know , that always happens to me but hey not only music can make you feel better its one of the things but not all of them , for example reading a book or writing the thing that happend to you then burning the paper (its as if you burned the sad memory ) or standing in the rain ( i make a habbit of it and it makes you feel that you are not the only one crying the sky is too ) trust me . and if i may ask, how old are you?.