Feel the Song

Buddhu sa mann hai – Kapoor & Sons

While the first song I chose in the “Feel the music” section was intense, poetic, romantic and deep, second song is fun, exciting and full of life. It’s also one of my favorite song – Buddhu sa mann hai from the movie Kapoor & Sons.

Dabi dabi si hansi honthon pe phansi hai
Gududi kar rahi hawa
Oo.. halla macha rahi hai pagal si khwaishein
Khushiyon ki mili hai wajah

Kuch hai junoon sa
Kuch pagalpan hai
Sau baatein karta ye buddhu sa mann hai

Buddhu sa mann in this song means Lively, carefree heart… an innocent heart… not the literal meaning of the word buddhu (idiot).

As we grow, we seldom notice the tickles of the wind, feeling the gush of breeze on your face, hands, clothes you wear. The tickling of breeze on your skin, your surroundings. We are not even aware of our internal state at times. The song reminds us of those innocent childlike desires – that is carefree, alive, lost in the beauty yet aware. When you know whats going on within you. As the wind tickles, a hidden smile is trying make its way to the lips that seems to be stuck. Crazy desires are raising their voices as I have discovered the reason for happiness. The feelings are passionate and somewhat maddening. And the lively, carefree, innocent heart speaks out a hundred conversations without thinking. 

Karne de khwaabon ko badmashiyaan
Chalne de nazron ki manmaaniyan
Dhoondhe chalo kuch thikane naye
Hone de pagli pagli si nadaaniyab

Hosh mein rehna hai kyun
Rehne se hoga kya
Behoshiyon mein hai maza
Oo.. bachkaani harkatein jo hoti hain hone de
Khushiyon ki mili hai wajah

Kuch hai junoon sa
Kuch pagalpan hai
Sau baatein karta ye buddhu sa mann hai

Let Dreams be playful at times, Let eyes wander wherever they wish to, carefree. Lets meander about in search of new unfamiliar destinations. Let the crazy naiveties happen. Lets be childlike today. What’s the need to be in consciousness? What’ll happen if You’ll remain in that state? There’s excitement in this intoxication There’s pleasure in letting go of your worries and being relaxed. In this state, one acts like a kid, without worrying about everyday problems. Let the childlike acts happen I’ve discovered the reason for happiness. The feelings are passionate and somewhat maddening. And the lively, carefree, innocent heart speaks out a hundred conversations without thinking. 

Mausam ne bhi ki hai kuch koshishein
Hone lagi dekho ye baarishien
Sar pe chadha hai yeh kaisa asar
Daude raftaar mein dil ki sab dhadkanein

Dhun koi chal rahi hai, kaano mein dheeme se
Roshan hai zyada yeh subah
Halchal jo ho rahi hai seene mein hone de
Khushiyon ki mili hai wajah haan

Kuch hai junoon sa
Kuch pagalpan hai
Sau baatein karta ye buddhu sa mann hai

The season also has made some efforts to let loose, and hence it has started raining. Wondering what has impacted my mind? I am excited and my heart beats rapidly in delight. A soft melody slowly rings in my ears and the morning appears to be brighter than usual. I don’t wish to put an end to the hustle and bustle within my soul. I’ve discovered a reason to be happy now. The feelings are passionate and somewhat maddening. And the lively, carefree, innocent heart speaks out a hundred conversations without thinking. 

If you have seen the movie, you would actually connect to the song with the characters and the story of the movie. A perfectly imperfect family dealing endless number of issues in terms of finance, relationships, career. Each one is upset with other family members in some or the other way, without speaking about it. In middle of all of these, they find a reason to celebrate, let loose, let go and live. Letting go of personal worries for the moment, letting go of fights for the moment, letting go of complaints for the moment and celebrate. There’s another beautiful song from the same movie – Bolna mahi bolna, one day will write on that too 🙂

Below the link for video of the song. Enjoy

 

Yeh Ishq Hai from Rangoon

Song – Yeh Ishq hai from Rangoon

Gulzar and Vishal duo are always a hit. Both have a panache for music. Communion of Gulzar’s poetry and Vishal’s music can make you travel the heavens in mind, see the beauty with closed eyes, slowly making your senses go numb so that you can just float in the world they want you take you to. Especially in this song. Poetry is a part of art in every heart. May be thats why they can just be felt. You dont need to understand it. You dont need a logical mind to decode it. If it makes you feel, thats it! It’s purpose is served. Beautiful things in life can only be felt. They are very difficult to describe. Yet, there are few gems who are gifted to put the beauty in words which enables others also to experience the beauty. I chose my favorite song to begin the wonderful new section of “FEEL THE SONG”

Yeh ishq hai, yeh ishq hai (x2)

sufi ke sulfe ki
lau uth ke kehti hai
aatish ye bujhke bhi
jalti hi rehti hai

This song is about how one looks at love in its truest form. “Yeh ishq hai” repeated in this song reminds the hero that this is its essence.

Gulzar compares the relationship between heart and love (or even relationship of shahid and kangna in movie) with the relationship between Sufi and his tobacco (sulfe). Though some sufis smoked tobacco, it wasn’t accepted by their community.

Similarly their love may not please others but its fire, it will keep burning even after its dowsed. The way the smoke of tobacco is strong enough to keep one addicted to it even after the actual flame has burnt and it’s only smoldering, love also keeps its fires alive even after the flame is extinguished.

saahil pe sar rakh ke
dariya hai soya hai
sadiyon se behta hai
aankhon ne boya hai

The sea sleeps, with its head laid on the shore. It has been flowing for ages, and although its decline is certain, every time it sleeps on the shore’s lap, it feels at home.

Gulzar then compares the sea with tears, the seeds of which have been planted in one’s eyes. It has been flowing forever, and like the waves, it keeps returning.

tanhaai dhunta hai
parchhaai bunta hai
resham si nazron ko
aankhon se sunta hai

It looks for loneliness to be nostalgic about feelings or reflect on past memories spent with the loved one. Weaves a shadow on whatever it has been given, so that it finds a place to hide. And when someone looks at love with silky smooth eyes, it quietly listens to the sounds of it with the eyes.

dhunanaa literally means to spin the cotton to make thread out of it. Here the usage seems to imply that the heart processes the loneliness. bunanaa (weaving) is the next step in the process.

sufi ke sulfe ki lau utthi allah hoo
jalte hi rehna hai
baaki naa main naa tu…

the flame of the Sufi’s sulfa calls God (or any other higher power you believe in) The Sufi’s flame rose and like the tobacco smoked by the mystics, love burns everyone it encounters. It says, we have to keep on burning, there is neither you remaining nor I.
(as we both become one, and merge into Him.)

bekhud sa rehta hai
ye kaisa sufi hai
jaage to tabrizi
bole to rumi hai

Love remains unconscious and ecstatic. He wonders what sort of mystic is this? One that cannot decide what it wants. It oscillates between acting like Tabrizi and Rumi. Tabrizi when awake and Rumi when spoken about. Shams Tabrizi was a Persian scholar and the spiritual instructor of the mystic poet, Rumi. Tabrizi was nicknamed Shams (Sun) because of his fiery nature but showed Rumi the light. Rumi on the other hand was very calm in his approach. Hence Tabrizi stands for spirituality or spirit or fire and Rumi for poetry. I like to go with spirit and poet. So it becomes

It’s a soul when it wakes up and poetry when spoken.

Gulzar suggests that Love, when spoken about seems very peaceful and wonderful. But when love is truly awakened, it becomes intense like fire. Also remember that fire is used to purify things (gold / silver etc).

Its a 16 to 20 line poetry / song but it speaks so much!

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