Saturday, July 28, 2007

Luka Chuppi

song    - लुका-छुपी
movie - रंग दे बसंती
music - A R Rahman
lyrics - Prasoon Joshi
singers - Lata, A R रहमान
This song took some time to crawl into the back of my head and wiggle its way into the "permanentfavourites" section of my cranium, but now i wonder why it was such a struggle. The effect of the song is, as in most Bollywood songs, due it its context in the movie. An inspired movie, an inspired point in the movie and a song that takes the point and drives it straight into your heart.

Rahman weaves his magic with the tune, but then tries his best to ruin it by singing. Every time I hear his voice I initially cringe, but fix this by singing louder than him, thereby negating the effect of his voice/accent.

This really doesn't need an explanation or a translation, i just wanted to put this down for posterity.


लुका-छुपी
लता:
लुका-छुपी बहुत हुई
सामने आजा ना
कहान-कहान ढ़ूँडा तुझे
थाके है अब तेरी माँ
आजा सांझ हुई मुझे तेरी फिकर
धून्धला गई देख मेरी नज़र
आजा ना

रहमान:
क्या बताऊँ माँ कहान हूँ मैं
यहाँ उड़ने को मेरे खुला आस्मां है
तेरे किस्सों जैसा भोला
सलोना जहान है यहाँ सपनो वाला
मेरी पतंग हो बेफिकर उड़ रही है माँ
डोर कोई लूटे नही बीच से काटे ना

लता:
तेरी राह तके अखियाँ
जाने कैसा-कैसा होए जिया
धीरे-धीरे आकर उतरे अँधेरा
तेरा दीप कहाँ
ढल के सूरज करे इशारा
चन्दा तू है कहाँ
मेरे चन्दा तू है कहाँ

रहमान:
कैसे तुझको दिखाऊन यहाँ है क्या
मैंने झरने से पानी माँ तोड़ के पीया है
गुच्छा-गुच्छा कई ख्वाबों का
उछल के छुआ है
छाया लिए भली धूप यहाँ है
नया-नया सा है रूप यहाँ
यहाँ सब कुछ है माँ फिर भी
लगे बिन तेरे मुझको अकेला

1 comment:

Jawad said...

I liked this song, of course if it is a Rehman song then I give it multiple hearing and I like it eventually (strange!!). But it has been always like that with Rehman's songs, I have always liked (most favourite) a different song from Rehman's movie is the one which is not an instant hit but which is down the pecking order for most. For example "Nahin Saamne" from Taal, "Mera Yaar Mila De" from Saathiya and others. From Rang De Basanti it has always been "Tu Bin Bataye...". The lyrics and situation was so appropriate.
But this has been revelation, I had liked "Luka-Chuppi", it was my second favourite after "Tu Bin..". But after reading the lyrics and in the context it is picturised in the movie, it just seems fantastic. I think you are write about the inspired situation in the movie where this song plays in the background, that is absolutely brilliant.