Ishtihaar - the original poem by Shiv Kumar Batalvi

As was pointed by some readers in the comments to the post on Ishtihaar, the song is a rendition of an original poem by Shiv Kumar Batalvi. Below is a video with the poem in Batalvi's original voice. I'd let you figure out which rendition is better. What I would say is that I am just awestruck. There is something unique about the combination of this language and the talent of these composers; and it defies a definition.

A special note of thanks to Amit Malhotra for pointing us to this. Here's his original post.

Dilli - Delhi Heights - Rabbi Shergill

After Manasi post on the song and our city "Dilli" I strongly feel its appropriate time to post the video of the song.

Dilli

Rabbi captures my ‘Dilli’ so beautifully in this song!

I think the bottom line of this song is the poet’s desire to figure the philosophy of ‘Dilli’. To quote him “Par kahan hai is shahar ka falsafa”. A cities philosophy is the defined by its people but Dilli’s people are as varied as its different & extreme seasons, it’s almost impossible to figure out one common denominator. Here at one extreme you find people who dream exorbitant dreams and where as others live their lives in indolence. Arrogance of people is apparent “Aur sarhkein theen sab mere baap ki”. He captures the laziness of dilli waala’s with humor talking about the party whose name is “Avaara: Bhatakana jiska vidhan hai, Fursat hai kaam ,Kuchh dhundhla sa jiska nishan hai” Got a smile on my face! How true for so many dilli waala’s.
A very moving line: “Dekhe jazbey kai yahan patthar bante huey” examples flashed in front of me: from “Mandal commission” to “Jessica Lal's murder” case.

Guess what - I could never figure out why I love Dilli either!
“Aur main hun, Tu hai aur hai Dilli bas”

Rabbi Shergill - Jugni

Another Best by Rabbi

Rabbi Shergill - Bulla Ki Jaana Maen Kaun

Rabbi Shergill - Bulla Ki Janna - Enjoy.

"AJ" ki jana "Main" kaun?

If I exactly put the meaning of the above in my language it will sound rubbish.

Bulla ki jana mein kaun - is spoken by Bulle Shah. What he talks there are two people and not one. Bulla cannot know anything about "mein" at all, unless Bulla dies or finishes. If Mein is there, then Bulla cannot be there and vice-versa.

Why?

Plain, Bulla is somebody who is governed by the society, race, creed, sex etc. but there is someone deep inside who is the actual being, who is lost somewhere. That is the actual person, a human being who does not belong to any of those groups. But Bulla cannot know it, Bulla cannot fathom it.

After all Bulla ki Jana mein kaun; AJ ki jana mein kaun.

Source: Somewhere deep within me (and not AJ), a need to write on this beautiful song.

Delhi Heights - Kitni Der Tak

Finally I found lyrics for Kitni Der Tak. My Personal Fav from Delhi Heights

kitni der tak tum baahar rukogi
kitni der tak mein rukuun yahaan
kitni der tak tum sochati rahog
iyeh mein bhi dekhunga
kitni der tak tum, mujhe na kahogi
apane sheher aane ko
kitni der tak, dhundana hai bahaana
tumhe kisi bhi tarah chhune ka..
(kitni der tak – 2aaj shaam ya savere tak) – 2odo?
baad main door jaanarowaanga
mein baithe door kise kone vich
mud ke ni geet yeh main gaana???
odo? baad main tur? jaana
odo? baad tu tur? jaana

kitne der tum baatien karogi
filmo ki aur falsafon ki
kitni der aarjoo aad mein chhupegi
coffee ki aur kehkaho ki
kitni der tak uss dil mein rahega
mere naam par ek sawaal
kitni der tak yeh chhndana girega
saath mein chalegi taal(kitni der tak -
2aaj shaam ya savere tak) - 2odo?
baad main tur javaarowaanga
mein baithe door kise kone vich
mud ke ni geet main gaana
odo? baad main tur jaana
odo? baad tu tur jaana

(kitni der tak - 2
aaj shaam ya savere tak) - 4
odo? baad main door jaanarowaanga
mein baithe door kise kone vich
mud ke ni geet main gaana???
odo? baad main tur jaana
odo? baad tu tur jaana
(kitni der tak - 2
aaj shaam ya savere tak) - 4

Thanks Dishant.com.

Rabbi Shergill back again - Delhi Heights

We are back again as Rabbi is.

Here is a popular song from Movie Delhi Heights : Dilli

Jagegi raat bhar aur / It will keep awake all night
Bhagegi saath par kar / It will run alongside but
Dalegi belagaam khayalon ko / It will make your thoughts go wild

Puchhegi ye savaal aur / It will pose questions
Mangegi ye hisaab na / Ask for accounts but wont
Sunegi tere in javabon ko / Listen to your answers

Yahan hai ik nadi / Over here is a river
Aur vahan hai ik lal qila / And over there is a red fort
Par kahan hai is shahar ka falsafa / But where this town philosophy

Yahan aansu aur geet / Here tears and songs
Aur javani thi maine tere naam ki / And youth I dedicated to you
Avaara thi raat/ Vagrant were the nights
Aur sarhkein theen sab mere baap ki /And my father owned all the roads
Aur main tha / And there was I
Tu thi aur thi Dilli bas /You and Dilli just

Kahin koi urh raha hai/Somewhere someone flying
Kahin koi gir raha hai/ Somewhere someone falling
Kahin koi hai kharha qagaar pe/ Somewhere someone standing on the edge

Kahin koi khele jua / Somewhere someone gambles
Kahin koi baney gulam / Somewhere someone accepts slavery
Kahin koi hai parha intezar mein / Somewhere someone lies in wait

Jab gaya kal main qutub minar / When I went yesterday to Qutub Minar
Aur suna tha maine eilaan / And heard the announcement
Ki bani hai yahan ik nai party / That a new party been formed

Avaara hai naam / Vagabond its name
Bhatakana jiska vidhan hai /And wandering its constitution
Fursat hai kaam /Whiling away its
Kuchh dhundhla sa jiska nishan hai/ Its symbol little fuzzy
Vahan main tha / There was I
Tu thi aur thi Dilli bas /You and Delhi just

Dekhe yahan kai mausam badalte huey/ Have seen many seasons change
Dekhe jazbey kai yahan patthar bante huey/Have seen many upsurges turn to stone
Kai vaqt se pehle / Some before their time
Sab aaj tu keh le / So say it all today

Avaara hai naam / Vagabond the name
Bhatakana apna vidhan hai /And wandering our constitution
Fursat hai kaam /Whiling away its work
Kuchh dhundhla sa jiska nishan hai / Its symbol a little fuzzy
Vahan main tha /There was I
Tu thi aur thi Dilli bas / You and Delhi just

Dekhe yahan kai mausam badalte huey / Have seen many seasons change
Dekhe jazbey kai yahan patthar bante huey / Have seen many upsurges turn to stone
Kai vaqt se pehle / Some before their time
Sab aaj tu keh le / So say it all today

Avaara hai naam / Vagabond the name
Bhatakana apna vidhan hai /And wandering our constitution
Fursat hai kaam / Whiling away our work
Kuchh dhundhla sa apna nishan hai / Our symbol a little fuzzy
Aur main hun / And there I
Tu hai aur hai Dilli bas / You and Delhi just

Thanks to Someone who posted Lyrics @ Rediff.