Thursday 22 November, 2007

10 most despairing words ever penned


  1. “Jeeney ki wajeh to koi nahi…marne ka bahaana dhoondta hai” – Gulzar; ‘Ek Akela is Sheher me’; Gharonda

  2. “Marte hain aarzoo me marne ki…maut aati hai par nahi aati” – Mirza Ghalib

  3. “Meri khanabadoshi se poochhe koi…kitna mushkil hai rastey ko ghar bolna” - Tahir Farhaz; 'Jab Kabhi Bolna'; Waqt Par Bolna (Hariharan's Album)

  4. “Kati aisi kai raatein…naa tum aaye na maut aayi” – Raja Mehdi Ali Khan; ‘Naina barse rimjhim rimjhim’; Woh Kaun Thi

  5. “Kyu saans loon...kyu main jiyu...jeena bura sa lagey”; ‘Tere Bin’; Bas Ek Pal

  6. “Saarey taarey door ke taarey…sabke chhote haath”; ‘Mere Tere Naam Naye Hain’; Is Raat Ki Subeh Nahi

  7. “Karamwa bairee ho gaye hamaar…chithiya ho to har koi baanche, bhaag na baanche koi” - Shailendra; ‘Sajanwa bairee’; Teesri Kasam

  8. “Magar dil wo kambakht hai ki tab bhi ummeed karta hai...shayad kabhi...shayad kahi” – Javed Akhtar; ‘Sagar se bhi gehri hain tanhaaiyaan’; Tum Yaad Aaye (Album)

  9. “Kitne ghayal hain…kitne bismil hain…is Khudaai me ek tu kya hai?” - Anand Bakshi; ‘Aye Dil-e-nadaa’; Razia Sultan

  10. “Oonchi teri ataari, maine pankh liye katwaye” – Gulzar; ‘Dil Hoom Hoom Kare’; Rudaali

p.s. - If anyone can provide the names of the lyricists of 'Bas Ek Pal' and 'Is raat ki subeh nahi' lines, I shall be infinitely grateful. :)

12 comments:

Unknown said...

welcome back deepti!!!

Unknown said...

ispite of the despairing words, these songs still r so so soulful .... sometimes even getting sentimental is so nice.... sometimes even tears are such a grt relief....sometimes even sadness is pleasurable....sometimes even pain is so sweet!!!!!

Unknown said...

the song tere bin from bas ek pal has been written by Sayeed Qadri....

while the lyricist of is raat ki subah nahi was Nida Fazli ......

p.s.googling is easy....!!!![:d]

Unknown said...

deepti.. i would like u to take note of these words....
"duniya ke is bheed me ...sabse peeche ham khade"....its from lets enjoy....
simple movie......simple music.... but not a simple song..... listen to it....highly reccommended....

COOLDEEPTEA said...

thanx...waise 4 comments? pi ke likh raha tha kya? :D

Unknown said...

deepti do u think m always drunk [sad waala smiley]....

i was perfectly in my senses when i wrote these 4 comments.....

AbodhBalok said...

Liked it..as always

Kabir said...
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Kabir said...

Oh You are back...Nice Post :-)
Teesri Kasam song is my favorite.

Tumne "Dekh Lo aaj Humko Ji Bharke" suna hai, its from 1982 movie Bazar. Gulzar saab ke likhe kai
aise gaane hai jo mujhe acche lagte hai...Jaise Leela or RainCoat ke gaane.

BTW I have downloaded the Is Raat Ki subah Nahi song and quite liked it.

COOLDEEPTEA said...

Thanx Ramyangshu and Kabir. Man, 'Bazaar' ke saare gaane superb hain :) Would you agree that Gulzar is our century's answer to Ghalib? I think so.

June Nandy Chaudhuri said...

Atlast after ages, getting to read your blog and so soulful,I must say.

But I wouldn't say the songs you mentioned were all despairing bcause there was somewhere in the lines, some craving,some hope for love and life.

Take Farhaaz Sa'ab's line "Meri khanabadoshi se poochhe koi…kitna mushkil hai rastey ko ghar bolna",he longs for a home and there lies that saprk of living.

Similarly,Javed akhtar's "Magar dil wo kambakht hai ki tab bhi ummeed karta hai...shayad kabhi...shayad kahi".here again Ummeed...Kehte hain na Ummeed pe duniya kayam hain.

So, I'd have preferred the term Soul-Stirring words rather than despairing.

COOLDEEPTEA said...

Jab ummeed asambhav ho to kambakht dil ka ummeed karna kaafi despairing ho jaaye! (If what one hopes for is impossible, the silly heart that still hopes shall come to despair) :(

And yes, I had not noticed the nuance of positivity in the khanabadoshi line until you pointed out June :)