I did a cover of this beautiful song “Heer” from Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Thanks to my Punjabi friends who helped me a lot with the accent, and I apologize in advance for any mistakes :) I don’t speak any Punjabi!
The Story
Heer is a song about the stories of Heer-Ranjha & Mirza-Sahebaan. Ranjha left his beloved to get married to someone else, and Heer was forced to marry another man. However, Mirza takes his beloved Sahebaan away on a horse.
In this song, the girl wants to be called Sahebaan instead of Heer, as she is hoping that someone like Mirza takes her away on a horse.
When the song Kaisi Paheli Zindagani came out, there was a buzz that it was a copy of the song “A Kiss to Build a Dream on” by Louis Armstrong. I personally love both songs and saw their similarities as a great opportunity to put these together :) Thank you to my sister Sneha for the videography!
Kaisi Paheli Zindagani
Original Singer: Sunidhi Chaudan
Movie: Parineetha
Music Director: Shanthanu Moitra
Lyrics Nayi nahin nayi ye baatein ye baatein hain puraani
kaisi paheli hai yeh kaisi paheli zindagaani
thaama haan roka isko kisne haan yeh to behta paani
kaisi paheli hai yeh kaisi paheli zindagaanipi le isse, is mein nashaa
jisne piyaa voh gham mein bhi hasaapal mein hasaaye aur pal mein rulaaye yeh kahaani
kaisi paheli hai yeh kaisi paheli zindagaaniaankhon mein gair sapna nayaa
aansu tera ek moti hai banaa
suuri tagar pe jaise suuri yeh chaanv ho suhaani
kaisi paheli hai yeh kaisi paheli zindagaani
Translation (By Hindilyrics.net)
None of this is new; no, this is all old talk
of what a riddle, what a riddle life is!
Who ever managed to stop its eternal flow?
Drink it slowly; it’s a powerful intoxicant! He who has drunk of it knows laughter even in grief.
It’s a story that makes you laugh and cry in the space of an instant. What a riddle, what a riddle this life is!
A strange dream in your eyes; your tear has made a pearl.
Like sun blocked by a shield, how lovely and restful is this shadow! What a riddle, what a riddle this life is!
A Kiss to Build A Dream On Original Singer: Louis Armstrong
Lyrics
Give me a kiss to build a dream on
And my imagination will thrive upon that kiss
Sweetheart, I ask no more than this
A kiss to build a dream on
Give me a kiss before you leave me
And my imagination will feed my hungry heart
Leave me one thing before we part
A kiss to build a dream on
I recently bought myself an early Christmas Present – A Macbook Pro and some amazing recording devices including an Audio Interface and a Condenser Microphone. I thought I would start off with an ambitious project- A multilayer track inspired by the “Sacred Chants” CD in my car. It took a lot of time to put this together, mostly because I am painfully slow with technology, and I haven’t played the piano in over 10 years (Which is obvious), but I figured it out :)
The final of three recordings I made with my friend Abhinav :)
Music by A. R. Rahman. Original Vocalists : S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha
Meaning
(I found this translation on a random forum)
Ask the flowers at my home garden Ask all the windows at my home Ask my coconut grove They will say your name
Ask the flowers at my home garden Ask all the windows at my home Ask my coconut grove They will speak my heart
A lady singer should not be silent If all the bees buzz then the garden can’t withstand If all the buds make sound, then the bees can’t hear After aadi (season) the river won’t wait After aadi, the alipoo (flower) does not close Wishes vibrating
Without the permission of ‘telling’, I came to tell There’s no distance between ‘tell’ and ‘meaning No love reaches the heaven without telling Even if counting ends, kisses do not,
This is another song that Abhi & I recorded together :) I am still waiting for a Karaoke version of the original Kabira! It’s one of my favorite 2013 songs
I had one of those rare hours to myself at home, and thought it would be a fun time to record a song :) This is one of my favorite songs, in one of my favorite movies “Barfi”. This was a one-shot recording, with very little practice, so please forgive all the errors!
Meaning
the helpless heart has brought me here again,
staying away wasn’t good to me, what to do…
the heart says go complete the talk that still remains incomplete,
that memory that remains still incomplete,
today I admit there was a mistake that I did, what to do,
the heart says, go get it,
that one suppressed wish that is within your heart
The fate wishes this, what to do,
let us keep meeting as we do, what to do,
the heart says, go make it forever,
that stuck path that is there,
that stuck wish that is there..
that stuck love that is there..
