A Wind Chime Tree

Tuning in to the sounds of the mountain winds… Incredible and never-ending!

Music has no language
Music goes beyond the borders
Music brings joy in the sadness
Music has the whole world in it…

Have a musical day! 

Aik Alif – One God

 

This was the first Coke Studio video I listened to (back in 2009) and fell in love with it instantly. I was so mesmerized and impressed by the team and of course Noori and Saieen Zahoor. Music coming alive in such a brilliant way. It really touches my soul and heart. Hats off to them.

Great lyrics. Really great. Aik Alif – just a wonderful truth of all the times.

Lyrics (originally in Punjabi translated to English):

Parh parh ilm te faazil hoya
(You read to become all knowledgable)

Te kaday apnay aap nu parhya ee na
(But you never read yourself)

Bhaj bhaj warna ay mandir maseeti
(You run to enter your mosques and temples)

Te kaday mann apnay wich warya ee na
(But you never entered your own heart)

Larna ay roz shaitaan de naal
(Everyday you fight Satan)

Te kadi nafs apnay naal larya ee na
(But you never fight your own Ego)

Bulleh Shah asmaani ud-deya pharonda ay
(Bulleh Shah you try grabbing that which is in the sky)

Te jera ghar betha unoon pharya ee na
(But you never get hold of what sits inside yourself)

Bas kareen o yaar
(Stop it all my friend)

Ilm-oun bas kareen o yaar
(stop seeking all this knowledge my friend)

Ik Alif teray darkaar
(Only an Alif is what you need)

Bas kareen o yaar
(stop it all my friend)

Ilm-oun bas kareen o yaar…
(Stop seeking all this knowledge my friend)

Allah Sayyaan Allah Sayyaan
(God is Greatness, God is All)

Nee main jaanaa Jogi de naal
(I shall follow the Jogi {ascetic/Sufi})

Jo naa jaane, Haqq ki taaqat
(those who deny the strength of Truth)

Rab naa devey us ko Himmat
(God does not give them courage)

Hum Mann ke darya mein doobey
(We have drowned in the river of Self)

Kaisi nayya? Kya manjhdhaar…
(the boat and the flowing waters do not matter)

Bas kareen o yaar
(stop it all my friend)

Ilm-oun bas kareen o yaar
(stop seeking all this knowledge my friend)

Allah Sayyaan Allah Sayyaan
(God is Greatness, God is All)

Let Down by Radiohead.

I first time listened to this song around three years back [I know very late] and it has been a part of my playlist ever since. Superb lyrics. Great music. Great effects. A perfect and magical composition. God knows the number of times I have listened to it, but from all those moments till today, I honestly cannot recall one instance of finding it anything other than utterly gorgeous.

Give it a try (preferably use ear/head phones).

My favorite lines:

The emptiest of feelings, disappointed people clinging onto bottles
And when it comes, it’s so, so disappointing

Don’t get sentimental, it always ends up drivel
One day I’m going to grow wings
A chemical reaction, hysterical and useless

 

P.S. Thanks to my friend Sukhbir Singh for introducing me to Radiohead and most importantly, to this very song of theirs.

Beautiful Song: Maujood Hai Ahsaason Mein

Maujood Hai Ahsaason mein sung by Jaswinder singh

I got this song a few days back. Loved it! Have listened to it like more than hundred times

Posting the video link here. Guess it can’t be played on my website. But do listen. Just click on the link “Watch on YouTube”.

Enjoy [on YouTube].

Here is the translation (Source: Internet):

Here Comes the Sun

“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.”
~George Washington Carver

Sunrise offers some of the brilliant combinations of constantly changing colors. Rarely any two sunrises are the same. I won’t say much here, let the pictures speak!

Allah ke Bande

For all the believers out there, this is the song for you. A very simple song, but with a HUGE message.

Lyrics here-

Hor Vi Neevan Ho – Noori

Hor Vi Neevan Ho. This phrase means: “Bow your head down even further (in humility)”

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Sufi-folk genre is one of my favourites. And Noori brothers [Ali Noor & Ali Hamza] have given us (again) such an awesome song via Coke Studio.

Awesome work. One of the best parts? The Veena played by their mother. And lyrics are so inspiring. I would encourage you to listen to it fully along with the lyrics.

 

Here is the song + video:

 

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do when every time I listen to it. Mesmerizing!  :)

 

New Year- once again- There are Places I Remember

There are places I’ll remember
all my life, though some have changed.
Some forever, not for better;
some have gone and some remain.

All these places had their moments
with lovers and friends I still can recall.
Some are dead and some are living,
in my life I’ve loved them all.

But of all these friends and lovers
there is no one compares with you.
And these mem’ries lose their meaning
when I think of love as something new.

Tho’ I know I’ll never lose affection
for people and things that went before,
I know I’ll often stop and think about them,
in my life I love you more.

Tho’ I know I’ll never lose affection
for people and things that went before,
I know I’ll often stop and think about them,
in my life I love you more.

In my life I love you more.

Source: The Beatles

Update to the Post “Nahi Re Nahi”

Since the lyrics of the song “Nahi re Nahi” are significant, I have translated them into English. It was tough to do so, as I couldn’t find appropriate words to reflect the exact meaning of the song. But I’ve tried my best. Please check out! The translated text is in the post titled Nahi Re Nahi .

For two lines I couldn’t do the translation. If anybody can help out with that, suggestions are welcome. Thank you.

A Cup of Tea

Tea? No, I am definitely not going to talk about tea here. What I’m gonna talk about is just a random feeling, something I am going through these days…, a nostalgia about sharing the Evening Tea with my family. I live in a hostel which really isn’t something new for me. It’s been plenty of years that I am living away from home. And I am not a kid anymore, so, keeping that fact in mind, I shouldn’t be mad about missing home or my family. I am not, of course. But still there is something which I miss the most- spending quality time with my parents. Though we talk over phone almost everyday, but phonic conversations can never replace those which happen face-to-face. Neither can the social networking sites or e-mails/chats.

Time changes so fast. Gone are those days when I used be at home all the time. I remember reading about people staying away from their families and how they miss the good times. I never gave it a thought then. I never actually felt that way. But, as has been said, we can’t feel what others feel until we go through what they are going through. Now, I can truly feel it.

Life is so easy and comfortable at home. Tough times can be experienced when we step out of the house and face the world. Alone. Of course, everyone someday or the other goes through this phase of life too, like I am going through right now. Both happy and tough. A learning process, that’s what life is. Anyways, coming back to what I was actually saying. I had never thought that I would someday be praying to God to bless me with some days where I can be with my family. Seriously, think about it, what will happen when I will be doing a job somewhere. I hope the situation won’t get worse.

It feels great whenever I think about my upcoming summer holidays, which I’ll be spending at home, and that too for two months. Surely, God is there. The last time I was at home for this long duration was two years ago. I know, there are people whose condition is even bad than mine.

Anyways, what I am desperately waiting for is the evening tea-time with my mom and dad. After five months! A priceless moment indeed. I wish such moments repeat more frequently in my and everyone’s life. God Bless.

Below are the lyrics of the song from movie “Mausam”, which conveys my nostalgic behaviour in a better way. This song is meant for those people who have gone too busy with their jobs and can’t find time for home and family.

“dil dhoondta hai, fir wahee fursat ke raat din

baithe rahe tasawwoor-ye-jaanaa kiye huye

jaadon ki naram dhoop aur aangan mein let kar

aankhon pe khinch kar tere aanchal ke saaye ko

aaundhe pade rahe kabhi karwat liye huye

yaa garmiyon ki raat jo poorawaaeeyaan chale

thandi safed chaadaro pe jaage der tak

taaron ko dekhte rahe chhat par pade huye

barfilee sardiyon mein kisi bhi pahaad par

waadee mein gunjate huye, khamoshiyaan sune

aankhon mein bheege bheege se lamhe liye huye”

Translation:

The heart once again yearns for those leisurely days and nights
When we could just sit back leisurely, and let our imagination wander

Relaxing on our back in the backyard, under the mild winter sun,
Coving our head with the shade of your shawl
And sometimes turning over and lying on our sides

Or, breezes may be blowing on summer nights
We would be keeping awake late into the night lying on cold white sheets,
gazing at the stars lying sprawled on the rooftop

During chilly winter on some hill,
We may be listening to stillness echoing through valleys
living misty moments through the eyes