Wednesday, November 11, 2009

'Maut ant hai nahi | To maut se bhi kyun darein | Ye jaake aasmaano mein dahaad do!'

"Aarambh hai prachand

Bolein mastakon ke jhund
Aaj jung ki ghadi ki tum guhaar do

Aan baan shaan
Ya ki jaan ka ho daan
Aaj ek dhanush ke baan pe utaar do

Man kare so pran de
Jo man kare so pran le
Wo wahi to ek sarv shaktimaan hai

Krishn ki pukaar hai ye
Bhaagwat ka saar hai
Ki yuddh hi to veer ka pramaan hai

Kaurawon ki bheed ho
Ya paandavon ka neer(d) ho
Jo lad sakaa hai wohi to mahaan hai

Jeet ki hawas nahi
Kisi pe koi vash nahi
Kya zindagi hai thokaron pe maar do

Maut ant hai nahi
To maut se bhi kyun darein
Ye jaake aasmaano mein dahaad do!

Wo dayaa ka bhaav yaki
Shaurya ka chunaav yaki
Haar ka wo ghaav tum ye soch lo

Yaki bhoore bhaal par
Jalaa rahe vijay ka laal
Laal ye GULAAL tum ye soch lo
Rang kesari ho ya mridang kesari ho
Ya ki kesari ho taal tum ye soch lo

Jis kavi ki kalpana mein
Zindagi ho prem geet
Us kavi ko aaj tum nakaar do

Bheegti maso mein aaj
Phoolti ragon mein aaj
Aag ki lapat ka tum bhaghaar do"

This song from Gulaal is a breath of fresh air with its impressive and meaningful lyrics. Not that we don't like songs like Dhan Te Nan but there has to be some variety in what Bollywood offers. Recently I read an article from Prasoon Joshi in a Hindi daily which talks about how producers do not appreciate originality in lyrics and music direction (for films and possibly for individual artist albums as well) but just want to stick to the set dhuns and some lyrics that can fit in. A reason why different genres of music have not developed very well in India like pop, country, jaaz, rock, etc. have in the west.

Anyway, congrats to Piyush Mishra for his brilliant lyrics and music direction, may it be a new Aarambh in bollywood.

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