Jage hai

jage hain der tak, hamen kuchh der sone do ..... thodee see rat aur hai, subah toh hone do .... aadhe adhure khwab jo pure naa ho sake .. !! ek bar phir se nind me woh khwab bone do

Lyrics are short and few. But encased wonderfully in a stupendous song by AR Rahman. It seems to have signature AR rahman music as in some of his other songs like recent behne de or ranjha ..
The song begins with low notes of the song sung by K. S. Chithra, slowly and slowly gaining momentum…just like a symphony…mostly of classical orchestra…a pause again and AR Rahman starts. A voice bare whisper and suddenly raising his voice to the music…music of classical orchestra kind…minimum but yet creating a dramatic effect.
A wish for wishful dreaming or wish fulfillment dream. Dreams that maybe unachievable in real life, a possibility of realizing those dreams in dreams. Those half dreams. Those unattainable or half realized dreams. Which can just be fulfilled in dreams. A wishful thinking of a sleep of few moments to realize that yet unrealized dream of using that small gap before waking up to the reality. A moment’s gap to actualize a seemingly figment of imagination. A yearning to make the best of the sleep an attempt to fulfill otherwise impossible dream…before the actual reality takes over. A song not sad but neutrally evoking the temptation, the lusciousness of warm bed and have that last “jhapki” Truly one of the masterpieces.

Shauk hai...a lovely song of life

I had heard this song you can say real long long ago…when I saw guru (abhisheikh bacchan –aishwarya starrer). I liked almost all songs of the movie. Jage hai hum, maiya maiya, barso re and tere bina. Music given by none other than The AR Rehman and lyrics by Gulzar. What can one expect J as you very well know by now how partial I am to such music. I end up liking even the surprise songs. I especially liked jage hai and shauk hai. I will speak about Jage hai later.

My current obsession is “shauk hai”. I am unable to get my hands on the track yet. This was the song I heard whenever Vidya Balan and Madhavan were together in the scenes of the movie. Unfortunately not available in the cassette or cd. And I end up listening on the net. This track is nice! The song is about the desires of a person who is counting her days and who requires someone’s help for everything. The feeling of breaking out and desire to attain the almost impossible aspirations is aptly expressed in the lyrics. Not depressing one self and feeling of optimism. It is essentially meant to bring out that “longing” feel, but without the sadness. ARR captures this mood perfectly in the song, with Gulzar’s lyrics adding to the beauty. The piano chords running throughout the song, add to the simple but elegant beauty of the song. The highs and lows of the song are justified by Sowmya’s voice. Here are the lyrics:

Raat ka shauk hai
Raat ki saundhi si khamoshi ka
Shauk hai
Subha ki roshni
Bezubaan subho ki aur gungunati
Roshni ka Shauk hai, ho shauk hai
San sani anwlon ka
Ke ishq ke banwlon ka
San sani anwle
Ke ishq ke banwle
Barf se khelte badolon ka
Shauk hai
Kaash ye zindagi Khel hi khel mein kho gayi hoti
Raat ka shauk hai
Neend ki goliyon ka
Khwab ke loriyon ka
Neend ki goliyan
Khwab ke loriyan
Bezubaan aus ki boliyon ka
Shauk hai
Kaash ye zindagi binkahe binsune so gayi hoti
Subha ki roshni
Bezubaan subho ki aur gungunati
Roshni ka Shauk hai, ho shauk hai

Truely fantastic..