Love English music all you want, but NOTHING, I repeat NOTHING, hits harder than desi music. Like every single singer has their own trademark genre which they can execute PERFECTLY??
Can we talk about Arijit’s Mai gehra tamas tu sunehra sawera main tera in Kalank?
or his Tum sath ho ya na ho kya fark hai, bedard thi zindagi bedard hai in Agar tum sath ho?
or Tujh sang sukhi roti bhaye in Mast Magan? Ok leave that.
Lets talk about Atif’s Khayalon me lakho baaten yun toh keh gaya, bola kuch na tere saamne in Tu jaane na?
or Rafta rafta tera hua, tere bin mai hu benishan in Tera hua?
or Tenu lakhan ton chhupa ke rakhaan akkhaan te sajaa ke tu ae meri wafaa, rakh apna bana ke main tere layi aan yaara in Dil Diyan Gallan? Ok leave that
Let's talk about KK's Chaand Teri roshni ka halka sa ek saaya hai in Ajab Si?
Or dil kyun yeh mera shor kare, idhar nahi udhar nahi teri orr chale in Dil Kyu Yeh Mera?
Or lut Gaye hum teri mohabbat me in Tadap Tadap? Ok leave that.
Let's talk about Jubin Nautiyal's tum se jo mil gaye, Mausam khil gaye, khudse ladne Lage hum sawarne lage in sawarne lage?
Or Mausam mohabbaton ke, lamhe ye chahaton ke apne liya bane hai maan le in Gazab ka hai din?
Or tere bina main na rahu mere bina tu in raatan lambiyan? Fine, leave that as well.
Lets talk about Shreya Ghoshal's kaise huzurji ye lab dikhlaaye, chuppi lagake bhi gazab hai yeh dhaye in saibo.
Or Ye ishq haaye baithe bithaaye jannat dikhaye hain in ye ishq?
Or Dil bharta nahi, aankhen rajjti nahi, chaahe kitna bhi dekhti jaaun, waqt jaaye main rok na paaun in Thodi Der?
And DO NOT get me started on Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Lata Ji, Asha ji and Sonu Nigam. Desi songs are peak lyrics, romance, emotion and vocals. You're straight up wrong if you think ANYTHING can beat that. I love Taylor, 1D and all, but Hindi songs? Absolutely unmatched!
there's just something about "aap" pronoun when talking to your loved one. like "aapki aankhon mein kuch mehke hue se raaz hain" or "aapke anurodh par main yeh geet sunata hu". the kindness, the love, the 'nazakat' in that mannerism is unmatched.
Song: Abhi Na Jao Chor Kar- Asha Bosley, Mohd. Rafi
Lyrics in English (translated from Hindi)
Please don’t leave yet,
my heart isn’t satiated yet,
You have just arrived,
Just now you have,
You have just only arrived,
You have spread like the spring,
Let the air catch your fragrance,
Let my gaze wander a bit,
Let this evening fade away,
Let my heart steady itself,
Let me live for a little while,
Let me sip the intoxication,
Haven’t said anything yet,
Haven’t heard anything yet,
Please don’t leave yet,
my heart isn’t satiated yet,
P.S. Also is it just me or does Dev Anand look like Taika Waititi
When Mohammad Rafi sang, 'Likhe jo khat tujhe wo teri yaad mein' and when Murakami wrote 'I'll write to you. A super-long letter, like in an old-fashioned novel'
dancing with our hands tied by taylor swift but it's about this scene between robin and ramy. that moment between lightning and thunder.
‘Don’t you know why?’
Their eyes met. Robin felt a prickle at the back of his neck. The space between them felt very charged, like the moment between lightning and thunder, and Robin had no idea what was going on or what would happen next, only that it all felt very strange and terrifying, like teetering over the edge of a windy, roaring cliff.
If you'd add a Hindi song to your playlist, "Kya se kya ho gaya" by Mohammed Rafi is a great fit.
It's a sad song, and particularly fitting for post-TLD angsty and pining Sherlock.
Kya se kya ho gaya bewafa tere pyar mein
Chaha kya, kya mila bewafa tere pyar mein
Chalo suhana bharam to toota
Jaana ke husn kya hai
Ho chalo suhana bharam to toota
Jaana ke husn kya hai
Kehti hai jisko pyar duniya
Kya cheez kya balaa hai
Dil ne kya na saha bewafa tere pyar mein
Chaha kya, kya mila bewafa tere pyar mein
Tere mere dil ke beech ab to
Sadiyon ke faasle hain
Haan tere mere dil ke beech ab to
Sadiyon ke faasle hain
Yakeen hoga kise ke hum tum
Ik raah sang chale hain
Hona hai aur kya bewafa tere pyar mein
Kya se kya ho gaya bewafa tere pyar mein
(Lyrics from LyricsOff.com) || [TRANSLATION]
Hey Nonny!
AHHHH I love when you guys send me stuff I would never have come across otherwise! This is a great song for the list for sure, god my heart is falling out of my chest, ugh. Thank you so much for sharing!!
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