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..