I think I have become the "frog in the well", listening to the same playlist. You can also suggest singers, composers, lyricists, albums etc.
"maiñ bhī muñh meñ zabān rakhtā huuñ
kaash pūchho ki mudda.ā kyā hai"
A suitable boy had some great music. But nothing beatsthis original renditionby Mehndi Hasan Sa'ab. Only Mehndi Hasan has that prerequisite 'theraav' in his voice, which matches the depth of ghazals penned by Ghalib.
I heard this song for the first time while watching this Pakistani drama-
Thankyou@12432TrivendrumRajdhani @nerdfighter @peterparker for such beautiful recommendations. Was lurking in the background and adding songs to my playlist all these while.
Some context to the song:
True to their acceptance of local practices, Chishtis also celebrate the spring festival of basant. According to popular belief, it was an event in Khusrau’s life that led them to participate in this festival. One day, he saw some Hindu women singing and carrying mustard flowers to offer to their deity on the religious festival of basant panchmī. In order to cheer up Nizāmuddīn Auliyā, who was depressed about his nephew’s death, Khusrau dressed up like a Hindu woman and proceeded towards his pīr singing a song he had heard. This brought a smile to Nizāmuddīn Auliyā’s face and the festival became a major celebration, with a whole ritual associated with it that is part of the Chishti tradition. There are also songs said to have been composed by Khusrau especially for the occasion of basant. (Excerpt from the book ‘In the Bazaar of love’)
Translation:
The yellow mustard is blooming in every field,
Mango buds are clicking open, other flowers too;
The koyal chirps from branch to branch,
And the maiden tries her make-up,
The gardener-girls have brought bouquets.
Colourful flowers of all kinds,
In hands everyone’s bringing;
But Aashiq-rung (the lover), who had promised to come
To Nizamuddin’s house in spring,
Hasn’t turned up - its been years.
The yellow mustard is blooming in every field.
Dear active members of this thread. Continuing upon this comment. I have been a passionate follower of Khusro's writings, and specially it's modern rendition in contemporary songs. I maintain a playlist, and add songs whenever I stumble upon anything which resonates with Khusro. 10/10 times, my 6th sense was correct, and it actually turned out that a particular song I was hearing was indeed written by him.
Making my playlist public. Please read the discription of the playlist, as it it is dedicated to you all :)
Do let me know which song captured your attention most.
"Jis sawan mei piya ghar naahi, aag lagey uss sawan ko"- Khusro
Playlist- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo-BJJOXzxB92tgoQRBy3mKtIM88UEGy2
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