Gag bag

कुणाचच कसं ऐकत नाही?
नेहमीचीच तक्रार.
हे नाही आवडत, ते नको
हे असं नाही तसं हवं
सगळेच हातापाई यायचे
पाहून हा प्रकार.

आमचा बंड्या फार फार हट्टी,
आणि हो, खूप उद्धत.
लहान-मोठा कुणीही न बघता
देतो उत्तरं उलट.
आई वडील आजी आजोबांसमोर
रेटते बघा कशी जीभ सट-सट.

पण मग तू आलीस
का आलीस तू?
मनमानी सगळीच बंद झाली
मी-मी माझं-माझं सोडून
हो का? बरं-बरं. नक्की अगदी लगेच.
हे सगळं झालं सुरु.

सगळच बदललं नाही का?
मलाच माझा विश्वास बसत नाही.
शांतं झालो सुखी झालो
आपला सोडून इतरांचा विचार करू लगलो.
विनयशील, अभ्यासू, प्रौढ सगळं काही झालो
आणि हो, जवाबदारही.

प्रश्ण पडला की तुला विचारायचो
उत्तर मिळालं की तुला सांगायचो.
इतके वर्ष का नाही पडले प्रश्ण.
खुळा होतो की काय मी?
बहुदा चार भिंतीतच वाढलेलो
तेवढ्यातच जगायचो, तेवढ्यातच वहायचो.

तू सांगितलस म्हणून मी आहे.
तू सांगशील, मी ऐकेन,
माझा प्रश्ण नेहमी असाच सुटेल.
कशाची चिंता नाही, कुणाचीच पडली नाही.
तुझाच आदर, तुलाच सन्मान हे पाहुन
इतरांना मी पुन्हा पूर्वीचाच बंड्या वाटेन.

पण आता तू सांगत नाहीस,
आणि जरी तू सांगत असशील.
तरी मी ऐकत नाही.
पुन्हा मी नुसताच उर्मट आणि नुसताच जिद्दी.
पण ना, हे विसरून पुन्हा एकदा सांग मला,
म्हणजे कदाचित मीही ऐकेन, आणि तुही सांगशील.

Some weeks ago, an unfortunate incident took place. This is a small try to put into words, the thoughts and feelings of those who had all this to face. My heart reaches out to those who had to go through all this...

Another day goes by,
and I ask myself why
there's still no sign from you.
The day then turns to night,
and the night comes back tonight
and now its close to two.

So I roll over and let go
mulling over the few little facts that I know
trying to make sense for the umpteenth time
trying to figure out my part of the crime.
And yet, I still wish and dare,
that I wake up to a long nightmare.

Come home, come back home now, its already past seven,
come home, come now, cause this is your heaven.
Look, there's mommy waiting, and here am I,
Come home, else daddy will just cry.

I came to work, for its pay
But now, its just a way to get away.
I want to go home, to a laughing you,
doing those things that you always do
But now its just the empty space
that I keep renting, hoping to see your face.

The sane part of me knows the reality,
but for once, let me lose my sanity.
I want to go out there, shouting and calling
hoping that you hear those words and come running.
Fact is, that god took you away to a better home
but then, what do we do here, home alone.

I cry softly, smiling, on tasting my bitter tear
helpless and left wondering on facing my worst fear.
I sit up and look outside, to find the calm of the night,
The cool breeze hits me, as I gaze at the starry white.
I hope you are looking at me too, as I look up,
I just miss you dear, and will do so, until you show up.

One of the masterpieces of the late Jagjit Singh.
If the word goes out...

Baat nikalegi to phir door talak jayegi,
Log be-vajah udaasi ka sabab poochenge,
Ye bhi poochenge ki tum itni pareshaan kyun ho?

Ungaliyaan uthengi sukhe hue baalon ki taraf,
Ik nazar dekhenge gujre hue saalon ki taraf,
Choodiyon par bhi kai tanz kiye jaenge
Kaapate haaton pe bhi fikre kase jayenge.

Log zaalim hai,har ek baat ka taana denge,
Baaton baaton mein mera jikr bhi le aayenge,
Unki baaton ka zara sa bhi asar mat lena,
Varna chehre ke taasur say samajh jaenge.


Chahe kuch bhi ho, sawaalat na karna unse,
Mere baare mein koi baat na karna unse.

Baat nikalegi to phir door talak jayegi...

उशीर झाला आता, वेळ गेली निघून.

I usually don't like to post someone elses work. But I have to be frank here. This is like a song I haven't heard enough for a long long time.

Thanks to Rekha Bhardwaj for bringing magic back to my life. And yes, as far as music and lyrics go, I can't decide who wins!

I can't talk enough of the emotions it brings out so very well. I am not a fan of repeat playlists, but this one, yes, I can and I do! Love, desire, distance and memories are all handled very well in this! Thank you again!
Inline is a little try to give it an English touch, though it sounds so much better and compact in Urdu!


Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Saeed Qadri