Saturday, November 15, 2008

Questions



Zindagi zindagi Listen to it here

Zindagi zindagi,
Kya kami reh gayi,
Aankh ki kor mein,
Aankh ki kor mein,
Kyu nami reh gayi..

Zindagi zindagi,
Kya kami reh gayi,
Aankh ki kor mein,
Kyu nami reh gayi..
Tu kahan kho gayi,
Tu kahan kho gayi,
Koi aaya nahi,
Dopahar ho gayi,
Koi aaya nahi,
Zindagi zindagi..

Din aaye din jaaye,
Sadiyaan bhi gin aaye,
Sadiyaan re..
Tanhayi lipti hai,
Lipti hai saasaon ki,
Rasiya re..

Tere bina badi pyaasi hai,
Tere bina hai pyaasi re,
Naino ki do sakhiyan re,
Tanha re, mein tanha re..

Zindagi zindagi,
Kya kami reh gayi,
Aankh ki kor mein,
Kyu nami reh gayi..
Zindagi zindagi..

Subah ka kohra hai,
Shaam ki dhool hai,
Tanhai hai,
Raat bhi zard hai,
Dard hi dard hai,
Ruswai hai,
Kaise kate saansein uljhi hai,
Raaten badi jhulsi jhulsi hai,
Naina kori sadiyaan re,
Tanha re, mein tanha re..

[Zindagi zindagi,
Kya kami reh gayi,
Aankh ki kor mein,
Kyu nami reh gayi
Tu kahan kho gayi,
Koi aaya nahi,
Dopahar ho gayi,
Koi aaya nahi..

Zindagi zindagi,
Kya kami reh gayi,
Aankh ki kor mein,
Kyu nami reh gayi..
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Movie : Yuvraaj (2008)
Music Director: A R Rahman
Director: Subhash Ghai
Producer: Subhash Ghai
Lyricist: Gulzar
Song Title: Zindagi
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Just a thought:
Have you ever noticed, how at times, when nothing works, it's despair that gives you that much craved hope...

3 comments:

The Sage said...

gulzar never ceases to amaze you with the beauty and depth of his thoughts... i have felt the same so many times, but have never been able to place a finger on it...

Rain Girl said...

"Tanhayi lipti hai,
Lipti hai saasaon ki"

beautiful lyrics....

and thoughtful thought, too. yes, we hope because without hope, there's no life. with despair comes hope, with darkness, light. because even the presence of shadows tells us that a light is near somewhere.

Khamakha said...

@marvin- yeah Gulzar magic...i somehow feel the music could ve been better. "but have never been able to place a finger on it"...probably it's meant to be that way...i dunno either


@rain-"because even the presence of shadows tells us that a light is near somewhere"... gosh!:)