Woh Humsafar Tha Woh Humsafar Tha (He was my companion) So this is not a senti post but about some fabulous Pakistani shows and ghazals (songs) I have been immersed in recently. Let me start off the mood by asking you to listen to this song- again on constant replay for me. Dont go by the video (- its from a show I will discuss immediately after) but listen to the voice and the words. The original for this song was by a very famous Pakistani Ghazal singer- Abida Parveen - her version was deeply classical- have included that too. The original version was not romantic but about the separation of the Pakistan and the now Bangladesh I have included the lyrics for the TV show version- they are just so poignant. Finding translations on the web, I have edited them to reflect the meaning and sentiment behind it rather than a literal grammatical translation as in that the beauty of the song gets lost most times These are times when I really really wish I knew Urdu. It is probably the most beautiful and lyrical and poetic language ever. The manners implicit - or the Urdu word tehzeb it so attractive.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:52:32 +0000
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