Baawra Mann

I just heard this amazing song "Bawra Mann Dekhne chala hai ek Sapna" from the movie "hazaron Khwahisein Aisi" after a long time and it just left me spellbound. The lyrics of this song is so potent and wonderful that I had to write this column and mind you thats a very big achievement considering how lazy I am :) The impact of the song is beyond words and the listening experience is just magical. Its hard to find songs these days which try to express any emotion or have a concept other than love for one's beloved. So its very refreshing to see songs like this. This one tries to capture the wishfulness of mind. Ofcourse the movie(which I felt was a great work of art) provided a perfect backdrop for this kind of song and once you see the movie, you can relate even better to this song. The song has been written and brilliantly sung by Swanand Kirkire (man what a debut!!). The music is very simple yet poignant and it weaves that air of dreaminess where your mind can wander freely. But still the best part of the song has to be its lyrics. The poetry is so good and the way it captures one's thoughts is simply amazing. I can go on and on about the song. I simply cant get enough of it. Some of the lines which appealed the most to me were :

Baawre se nain chahe bawre jharokon se bawre nazaaron ko takna
Bawre se is jahan mai bawra ek saath ho...Is sayani bheed mai bas haathon mai tera haath ho
Bawre se pair chahe bawre taranon ke bawre se bol pe thirakna
Bawra sa ho andhera bawri khamoshiyan..thartharati lauh madham bawri madhoshiyan..
bawra ek ghungta chahe haule haule bin bataya bawre se mukhde se sarakna..
bawra mann dekhne chala hai ek sapna

While I am at it, the title track of the movie "Hazaron Khwahisein Aisi" is also great, though I personally like the rendition of this great poem by Jagjit Singh for the TV Series "Mirza Galib". Now, this is one of those poems which stand as testimony to the greatness of the man called Ghalib. Its an absolute masterpiece.