A little sweet, a little sour – my world

A little sweet and a little sour is the song “Mera Jahaan” from the movie “Taare Zameen Par”. As a mother I watched the movie teary eyed, holding my toddler in my arms. Seeing the world from a growing child’s eyes. And the lyrics below are just that. The world from a child’s eyes.

(Have added the english translation for the hindi words)

MERA JAHAAN (MY WORLD)

A Little Sweet,
A Little Sour
A Little Close Not Too Far
All I Need, All I Need
All I Need Is To Be Free (Repeat)

Chhoo Loon Main (I can touch it)
Itna Kareeb (So close)
Chal Padun (Start walking)
To Kitne Door (And it seems far)
A Little Sweet, A Little Sour…

Chhoo Loon Main Itna Kareeb (I can touch it, so close)
Chal Padun To Kitne Door (Start Walking, and it seems far)
Sapna Ka Buna Sweater Sa Warm (Warm as a sweater knitted of dreams)
Safed Baadalon Ke Paar (Past the white clouds lies)
Mera Jahan (My world)

Let Me In Without A Shout
Let Me In I Have A Doubt
Let Me In Without A Shout
Let Me In I Have A Doubt
There Are More,Many More
Many Many Many More Like Me

 

Sufi Music: Heavens and beyond

Words I know can be beautiful, specially hindi poets can paint heavens with words….but strung in a thread of sufi music, its a place beyond the realms of beauty… the music takes you with it… and you float away like a kite, floating on the warm sufi music, the words acting as your tether, so that you don get lost entirely… gently tugging at your heart every now and then….

“Tere Ishq Mein” from the album “Ishqa Ishqa” is one such piece of Sufi music heaven. 
 

I am putting up the lyrics of this song here…

Tere ishq mein….Haaye tere ishq mein
Tere ishq mein… Haaye tere ishq mein..

Raakh se rookhi… Koyele se kaali
Raat kate na… Hijraan waali

 

Everybody hurts, but that doesn’t help me

…And everybody hurts sometimes….
…Hold on, Everybody hurts. You are not alone…

-R.E.M.

Hmmm a classic song. And like all classic songs, simple yet powerful lyrics. But you know what, this song doesn’t really make sense to me.