Ghazals, Poetry and music

Simon · #1 09-03-2006, 06:33 PM

Hi guys

I've been listening to old records on the 'puter today. And I mean old - as in mostly/usually Black and White era etc

Specifically, old Hindi/Urdu songs and ghazals (poetry).

Some samples, yes? Here's a ghazal - I've provided a translation

Quote:

*hoshwaalo.n ko khabar kya bekhudii kya chiiz hai
ishq kiiji'e phir samjhi'e zi.ndagii kya chiiz hai

*unse nazar kya milii roshan fizaa'e.n ho ga'ii.n
aaj jaana pyaar kii jaaduugarii kya chiiz hai

*khultii zulfo.n ne sikhaa'ii mausamo.n ko shaayarii
jhuktii aa.nkho.n ne bataaya maikashii kya chiiz hai

*ham labo.n se kah na paa'e unse haal-e-dil kabhii
aur voh samjhe nahii.n yeh khaamoshii kya chiiz hai

Translation:

Quote:

*What do people in their right minds know about the experience of being enraptured (in love)?
Fall in love and you'll understand what a wonder life is!

*No sooner did my eyes meet hers, than the atmosphere brightened.
Today I realized what a wonder the magic of love is!

*The loosened locks of her hair taught the seasons poetry;
Her lowered eyes showed me what a wonder intoxication can be!

*I could never manage to speak the state of my heart to her,
and she never understood what wonders this silence meant!

If y'all want to hear this one (sung by the way, by a fantastic singer and poet - Jagjit Singh) - click!
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Been listening to urdu poetry all day!
I know this is going to be extremely rare --- but has anyone else heard of any "Eastern" music - Ghazals, Qawaali etc

pinkfloydstarr · #2 09-03-2006, 10:20 PM

hmmm, sounds fairly intresting actually, where do you find things like that exactly?

Simon · #3 09-04-2006, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinkfloydstarr

hmmm, sounds fairly intresting actually, where do you find things like that exactly?

Well, that website (www.dishant.com) has a decent collection.

Anysong sung by Kishore Kumar, Pankaj Udhas, Jagjit Singh, Nursat Fateh Ali Khan is usually a sure bet.

If you want the song itself, you might need to get in touch with me over P2P

pinkfloydstarr · #4 09-04-2006, 04:28 PM

That was fairly interesting, you know, but i can't understand hardly any of it! lol, i thought it was cool for the most part, though.

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