I think I have become the "frog in the well", listening to the same playlist. You can also suggest singers, composers, lyricists, albums etc.
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
Brilliant playlist. I would like to add some.
- Kangna by Fareed Ayaz and Abu Mummad at Coke Studio; The best coke studio song ever IMO
- Aadam by Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad; the second half is based on khusro's writing but i am not sure of the first half. But Fareed Ayaz doesn't like to mix his khusro with anything else, so i think it too is by Khusro. The second half is so fun. And the first is magical; I feel like i am transported to some mighty Mughal's court
- Khabaram Raseeda by the same duo; this is the song where khusro really shines; His love for Mahbub-e-Ilahi is so pure, at some point it feels kindda melodramatic too; like some teenage boy crushing over some girl; sorry for my stupid interpretations; i like to take my liberties
- Rung by Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad; play this on my deathbed, as some yt comment says
- Chaap Tilak by Rahat and Parveen; its in your playlist; has been a stress buster for a very long time
Thanks for suggesting Kangna. Totally into this song. Have updated the playlist as requested.
nerdfighter,Dear Melomaniacs,
I am writing this post with a sheer sense of excitement. Please hear me out.
Hindi songs, specially of the bygone era, runs into my blood. Maybe it's the genes which I inherited from my parents, who are equally mad about Rafi, Kishore, Lata, Aasha, Manna Dey and the geniuses of that era.
In my household, songs are staple. Zamana badal gaya, instruments changed- from Vividh Bharti, to All India Radio's Aakashwaani and FM Gold, to BBC Hindi, to Radio Ceylon (I dunno how many of you know this), to DD National's Chitrahaar, to DD Rangoli, to the era of 9xm, to the world of FM (when we shifted to a metropolis), to mp3/3gp era, to songs.pk, to the current era of Youtube and Spotify- but one things remained constant- our love for old hindi songs never faded with the advent of modernity.
Be it Ammen Sayani, or be it RJ Saayema- I grew up listening to these people who played some of the sweetest memories of my childhood and teenage, via old hindi songs. Pehle lyrics samjh nahi aatey they. I used to trouble my parents- "khwaab ka matlab kya hota hai"? or "Mumma Musafir kaun hota hai?". But jaise jaise badey hue, I realised something interesting.
Almost all the songs, which I really really liked, had this one thing in common- It was composed by this single man- R.D. Burman.
RD, or Pancham Da, as he was affectionately known as, slowly grew into my head. "How come I love all of his work", I often wondered. Then one day, last summer, I decided to dive deep into his life. I started with basic wikipedia, and I quickly realised that Pancham Da was a verypeculiar personality. My cravings to know more about his life grew whenever I researched about him in my free time.
Until recently, I struck a goldmine.
I came to know aboutthis documentary, which was entirely based on his life, and his work. About his ups, about his down. And believe me friends, I literally cried when I completed watching it. I had never seen something so satisfying on the subject which I was chasing for so long.
I think every person, who has an iota of affection for the hindi songs,must watch it. It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. It will make you ponder about this enigma called life. I got to know so many things about bollywood after watching it. The foremost being: that every super 'star' we had, songs played a very important role in maintaining his/her stardom.
Musafir hoon yaaro, na ghar hai na thikana. Mujhe chaltey jaana hai. Bus, chaltey jaana....
Trailer-
Full Documentary-
10/10...! That's excellent. You must be great at 'Brāj' and 'Persian'. Khusro has been the true pioneer of the language in which we interact today (Hindawi >>Hindi). Even if it's not the exact form, it certainly holds the underlying essense, the colloquial base which was intertwined by him. Khusro's devotion transpired him to be one of the most successful and pensive poet's of his era. His spiritual writings profoundly inspires us to strive forward in every sphere of our life.
You missed one of his most famous and profound creation which is my favorite too.
ज़े-हाल-ए-मिस्कीं मकुन तग़ाफ़ुल दुराय नैनाँ बनाए बतियाँ
कि ताब-ए-हिज्राँ नदारम ऐ जाँ न लेहू काहे लगाए छतियाँ..
Be it Ustad Shujaat Hussain khan or Ghulam Ali or Rahat Fateh Ali or the legendary mastero Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, everyone has apty justified it.
12432TrivendrumRajdhani,nerdfighterA wonderful poem by Gulzar sahab where he uses the analogy of a weaver who is able to handle his tender threads so deftly despite those threads giving way at times. How the end work doesn't give any indication of those broken joints as against his efforts at trying to maintain a single relationship which appears full of strains and joints.
@12432TrivendrumRajdhani Chaap tilak is my forever favourite. Aeri Sakhi by Papon was instantly added to my playlist which brought me to this ghazal written by Nasir Kazmi.
12432TrivendrumRajdhani,nerdfighter
Oh the nostalgia in the very first 10 seconds. Still very energetic.
"Baarishei peene do mujhko, man hara ho jaaye...dooriyoon ka, nahi ye mausam...pehle pyaar ki pehli barkhaa"
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