Music, when the lyrics describe some purposeful emotion or thought. These posts are in a mix of English/Hindi or English/Kannada pairs. With the advent of Google's transliteration, it is unnecessary to have inconsistent and misleading hand-crafted English transliterations of originals, for Hindi and Kannada in this blog's case. [If a transliteration is required, it can always be produced by software]. Hindustani ragas are shown in Devanagari, e.g., ♫देश; Carnatic, in Kannada, e.g., ♫ಖರಹರಪ್ರಿಯ.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017
ज़ालिमा
Labels:
2017,
Lover,
Mahira Khan,
Raees,
SRK,
अमिताभ भ.,
अरिजित सिंह,
प्रीतम,
हर्षदीप कौर
Location:
Silicon Valley, CA, USA
Monday, December 07, 2015
गेरुआ
This song portrays love with several metaphors, some of which are highlighted below:
- "... wherever we met, time stood still." Time stood still is a sensation many poets have written about; the particular manner Deepak Chopra describes this feeling regarding love comes to mind.
- "Forgetting the [rest of the] world, I have met you. This wish has come forth of my heart ... that you give me — i.e., my life — the gerua color ...". Color is how many people describe liveliness, equating colorlessness with lack of life.
- "... I am the caravan, you are the destination to which every path leads." Bollywood lyricists equate the state of love to a desirable destination including, of course, the ultimate destination of reaching God.
Labels:
2015,
H,
Lover,
SRK,
अंतरा मित्र,
अमिताभ भ.,
अरिजित सिंह,
कजोल,
दिलवाले,
प्रीतम
Location:
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Sunday, March 16, 2014
बलम पिचकारी
Marking Holi for 2014, although from a 2013 song. The Times of India has also published 'Top 11' Holi songs.
Location:
Redmond, WA, USA
Monday, October 15, 2012
ओ साथी रे, तेरे बिना भी क्या जीना?
Labels:
1978,
H,
Lover,
Separation,
अनजान,
अमिताभ भ.,
किशोर कु.,
मुक़द्दर का सिकंदर,
राखी
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
अभी, मुझ में कहीं, बाकी थोड़ी सी है ज़िंदगी
The poet describes three occasions, or three moments, that highlight
- The tenacity — लगन — that the human mind capable of
- The compassion — रहम — that can exist in this world
- The prick, i.e., pain, — चुभन — that can be experienced when an attraction lights up in an otherwise desolate life
Whether I should feel a little happiness, or sadnessWonderful music using the violin. Very moving.
Whether I should die or live [a little].
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