In honor of the final installment of @doodlesofthelastpage 's story Pehli Si Mohabbat
This is such a beautiful story and I am so humbled that she asked me to sing the ghazal she has named the final chapter for.
The original is by the legendary artiste Farida Khanum Ji. And my attempt is a very, very insignificant one. I haven't sung Indian music in years so there are a lot of mistakes and the quality is nowhere close to what it should be. However, please believe me when I say that this piece reflects my love and respect for @doodlesofthelastpage 's writing and her storytelling prowess.
A very beautiful Desi song (in Urdu) sung by a Western female singer
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Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo | Seven Eyes Band | Jashn-e-Rekhta 4th Edition 2017
West Sings East : Seven Eyes at Jashn-e-Rekhta 4th Edition 2017
Vocals: Tanya Wells (UK)
Guitar: Paulo Vinicius (Brazil)
Tabla: Gyan Singh
Source: the youtube channel Jashn-e-Rekhta
One of the best geet (poem set to music), written by the poet Fayyaz Hashmi and put to music by Sohail Rana, originally sung by the classical vocalist Habib wali Muhammad, but also by the ghazal singer Farida Khanum (poet, composer and singers are all Pakistani, although the song has been also sung later by important Indian singers).
I found on the net this transliteration with translation from Urdu to English (source: http://www.bollymeaning.com/2016/09/aaj-jane-ki-zidd-na-karo-lyrics.html):
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
yoon hi pehloo mein baiThe raho
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
haay mar jaayenge, hum to luT jaayenge
aisi baatein kiya na karo
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
tonight, don’t insist on leaving.
keep on sitting close to me like you are.
tonight, don’t insist on leaving.
oh I will die, I will be lost,
don’t say such things.
tonight, don’t insist on leaving.
tum hi socho zara, kyun na rokein tumhein
jaan jaati hai jab uTh ke jaate ho tum
tumko apni kasam jaan-e-jaan
baat itni meri maan lo
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
just think for a moment, why should I not stop you.
my life seems to leave my body when you get up and go,
I swear to you, my beloved
just agree to this request of mine
tonight, don’t insist on leaving.
waqt ki qaid mein zindagi hai magar
chand ghadiyaan yehi hain jo aazaad hain
inko kho kar mere jaan-e-jaan
umr bhar na taraste raho
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
life is trapped in the prison of time
but these are the few moments that are free
by losing them, my beloved
let’s not have a life of regret
tonight, don’t insist on leaving
haaye mar jaayenge, hum to lut jaayenge
aisi baatein kiya na karo
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
kitna maasoom rangeen hai ye samaa
husn aur ishq ki aaj meraaj hai
kal ki kisko khabar jaan-e-jaan
rok lo aaj ki raat ko
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
what an innocent, colorful weather it is.
it is the peak of beauty and love today.
who knows what will happen tomorrow,
let’s stop this night, tonight,
tonight, don’t insist on leaving.
Je t'aime - Vishal-shekhar, Vishal Dadlani, Sunidhi Chauhan, Jaideep Sahni
A/n: these are the songs for the first five chapters of wwtlou!! why the first five?? because that is as far as i have made it in terms of outlining the basic story (bear with me, i'm not fast with this stuff) i'm so excited to write this fic tho i'll start posting and reblogging on a regular basis from may !! i'll still be online but i wont be posting more than a few reblogs every now and then (ty for being patient with my fics ik they take time but i'll make them worth your while!!)
also thank you for liking 'you, me, lonely' so much <3333
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Teri Dastaan by Jasleen Royal & Rubaaiyan by Sirresha Bhagwat. i love both the movies, too. Anything from 2010-2016 is so good, and old songs are the best. eg: Aaja Sanam Madhur Chandani ke sang, Ek Raat Bheegi Bheegi, Ek ladki bhigi bhagi si, Aaj jaane ki zid na karo
10. most enjoyable swear word in your native language?
we don't swear in this good hindu household, my lord. anyways, i really don't know many, so i'll keep it simple. it's marathi-> Bin Ghotyacha.
Mere har "bye" me... "Aaj jaane ki zid na karo, Yoonhi pahlu mein baithe raho.... Yoonhi pahlu mein baithe raho, Aaj jaane ki zidd na karo..." Hota hai
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[song recs: "aaj jaane ki zid na karo" by farida khanum; "teri tasveer" by bayaan; "sadqay tumhare" by rahat fateh ali khan; "nindiya re" by kaavish; "laiyan laiyan" by saad sultan & rizwan anwar; "gulon main rang" by ali sethi]