Yahaan - Naam Ada Likhna

I genrally dont listen to hindi music. Let me rephrase it, I dont listen to hindi FILM music but there are some songs, very few of them which achieve a position in my winamp playlist but this particular song has gone to another level. I have hit the CROP button this time and that happens when I listen to just one song repetetively for a few days and I listen to music even when I am studying. Last time this happened with a hindi film song was a couple of years back with Saathiya. This song from the movie Yahaan has completely blown me away. A typical Gulzar number with ethereal lyrics , vocals that make you cry and the music just blends with them like orange juice with vodka. The background male vocals add a certain mystique to the song. This song takes me back to the day when I heard the line "116 chaand ki raatein aur tumhare kandhe ka til" for the first time.

A few lines from the song

Pooche jo koi meri nishani, rang hina likhna;
Gore badan pe ungli se mera naam ada likhna....
Kabhi kabhi aas paas chand rehta hai;
Kabhi kabhi aas paas shaam rehti hai....

Aaon to subah jaaon to mera naam saba likhna;
Barf pade to barf pe mera naam dua likhna....
Zara zara aag waag paas rehti hai;
Zara zara aangdi ki aanch rehti hai....

Jab tum hanste ho din ho jaata hai;
Tum gale lago to phir so jaata hai....
Doli uthaye aayega din to paas bitha lena;
Kal jo mile to maathe pe mere suraj uga dena....
Zara zara aas paas dhoop rahegi;
Zara zara aas paas rang rahenge....

Only Gulzar could have come up with this. I made a prediction about ETOSM winning an oscar 8 months before the award, which it did win. I would have done the same for this if I had faith in FillumFare