UNIQUE SONGS

All over the world there are millions of songs in hundreds of languages. Generally songs depict feelings of love, separation, joy, grief, patriotism and many other human emotions. Most of the love songs are centred around meeting and separation. There are songs which advocate peace but at the same time there are songs which encourage violence. Bad.

Anyway, I know of a song which is unique in the sense that it talks of putting the love through the stingiest test. Two lovers discuss how best to test their love and find out whether their love is actually deep and long lasting or just a superficial one. It is a Pakistani song from the film 'Tarana'. The lyrics are:

"Hum ek doosre se khafa hoke dekhen,

Bahut mil chuke ab juda hoke dekhen,

(Let's be in a state of non communication for a while;

we have had enough intimacy; now let's stay away from each other for some time)

Dil-o-jaan pe kya tootati hai qayamat,

Zara dard se aashnaan ho ke dekhen,

(We must acquaint ourselves with the pain of separation and see what befalls upon us)

Haqeeqat ko jhootha fasaana banayen,

Bichhudne ka yoon hi bahaana banayen,

Bichhud ke jo ek doosre se milenge,

Kanwal arzoon ke dil mein khilenge,

Wafaon pe humko bharosa hai lekin,

Zara der to bewafa ho ke dekhen,

(We must see the reality as a fabricated story and find an excuse to distance from each other. Flowers will bloom in our hearts when we meet after a long separation. Although we have faith in our loyalties, still let us be indifferent to each other for some time)

Bahut rang dekha hai humne milan ka,

Maza chakh ke dekhen birha ki agan ka,

Agar door rah kar badi beqaraari,

To samjhenge sachchi hai chaahat hamari,

Bhula den ke hum mein hai koi ta'alluq,

Gham-e-ashiqui se riha ho ke dekhen,

(We have been through many colours of love, we must now pass through the fire test of parting. If separation causes restlessness, we would know that our love is true. Let us forget that we have any relation between us, let us get rid of pain of love for now)

Hum ek doosre se khafa hoke dekhen,

Bahut mil chuke ab juda hoke dekhen,

(Let's be in a state of non communication for a while;

we have had enough intimacy; now let's stay away from each other for some time)

Dil-o-jaan pe kya tootati hai qayamat,

Zara dard se aashnaan ho ke dekhen"

(We must acquaint ourselves with the pain of separation and see what befalls upon us)

Wouldn't you like to listen to this beautiful and 'stand alone' song? Then just click Hum ek doosre se khafa ho ke dekhen.

I find this song unique and totally different from all other songs. Lovers always long to meet, they don't talk of separation or of putting their love through any test, whatever that may mean. But here we have two people, deeply in love who plan to deliberately cause pain to themselves so that their love can be validated.

I also find Boney M group of 70s different from all other bands. They have almost always composed and sung real life stories in a very distinctive tone. It is a treat to listen to their popular Nos. such as Rasputin, He Was a Steppen Wolf, By the Rivers of Babylon, Ma Baker and Belfast. They sang real time stories and they sang them not only well but also performed equally well on stage.

I am a lover of songs, but good meaningful songs whether they are English, Urdu, Punjabi or Hindi. Long live music!