Beyond Limits

Music has no boundaries. It travels across countries, religions, cultures and tastes. It is not restricted to a language, or any cast and creed. Yet it sets the right mood, expresses the right emotions and activates the right nerve. One could be a Jazz fan, yet could right a Pop song, or could be a Hindi music composer and still create a rave in the west.

The Slumdog Millionaire song “Jai Ho” may not be the best composition by the great A. R. Rahman, but even with that he could draw the World’s attention.

Music is one art that single handedly has the power to create peace. Peace that can be everlasting. For instance, India and Pakistan; both countries have different styles of music, may it be classical or modern. Yet they both inspire each other. We’ve always seen India embracing Pakistani singers, musicians and artists; as well we’ve seen huge Pakistani fans of Bollywood movies.

And yes, it doesn’t matter if you are an Indian composing a Pakistani style song. It may still sound authentic. Pakistani music itself is a fusion of music from parts of South Asia, as well as Central Asian, Persian, Turkish, Arabic music and of course modern day Western music .

Here’s my attempt towards composing a Pakistani style song. I would like to imagine it is similar to the styles of Atif Aslam or Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, the son of legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Of course I am dreaming. So you let me know what you think.

Enjoy it. See you next Friday. And don’t tell me I sound like Himmesh in the “Darde Dil” part :-)

Here are the lyrics and you can play the song from the Player at the very end of the lyrics or from the Playlist on the right hand side –

[Mukhda]
Cha rahi roshni har jagah,
Mehek uthi har kahin par hawayein
Khil rahi har kali raah mein,
Yeh nazare bhi khole hai bahein
Humko bhi zindagi mil gayi,
Jab kabhi tu chali aa rahi
Dil mein bhi hai uthi who umang,
Tere aane ki aahat jo hui

[1st Antra]
Shabnami lag rahi hai chandani,
Tere daaman se jo dekhun aasman
Chand bhi muskuraye halke se,
Dhadkanon ko mil gayi jaise zubaan

Aeh khuda, tu bata,
Darde dil ki kya dawa
Aeh khuda, tu bata,
Darde dil ki kya dawa

Oh oh oh …….

Mil gaye jaise dono jahan,
Aur zameen pe saware sitare
Dil mein aisi lagi hai agan,
Patzadon mein khili hai bahare
Humko bhi zindagi mil gayi,
Jab kabhi tu chali aa rahi
Dil mein bhi hai uthi who umang,
Tere aane ki aahat jo hui

[Repeat Mukhda]

Zindagi Mil Gayi.mp3