Barfi ke tukde sa, chanda dekho aadha hai
Dheere dheere chakhna zara
Hansne rulane ka aadha-pauna vaada hai
Kankhi se takna zara
Ye jo lamhe hain lamhon ki behti nadi mein
Haan bheeg loon, haan bheeg loon
Ye jo aankhen hain aankhon ki gumsum zubaan ko
Main seekh loon, haan seekh loon
Ankahee si guftagu, ansuni si justajoo
Bin kahe, bin sune, apni baat ho gayi
* Sawali Si Raat
I hate the texture Arijit Singh uses for his voice in this song, inspite of being on my playlist I've never really paid real attention to the lyrics until someone pointed them out to me and I just can't get them out of my head and if I can't get a lyrics out of my head, I've got to write about it.
There is so much happiness and nostalgia in the song, I can't just help but marvel at the wonderful similes used to describe a multitude of emotions.
Chand, barfi ban gaya kyun ki movie ka naam Barfi hai and jaise tukde tukde ko savour kar ke main Barfi kaaju ki khaata hoo, chand ko bhi rooj tukde tukde dekh, kush hote hai na?
He then beautifully describes 'moments' as a stream and how it's always flowing - how many of us try and stop to savour the sound of a flowing stream, rustling leaves, dripping pans out in the open when it's pouring heavily, the sound of thunder and then moving on to decipher emotions like a magician learning the codes of his new trick or a thief sensing the clicks of the safe and de-coding it's language.
Just like that, I've learned the language of eyes that hide behind a layer of Kajal. There is so much one can convey but hiding it all behind a plethora of emotions yet everytime, every single time, eyes give them away and that completes our conversation.
Not a word uttered, not a moment wasted. They've said what they had to and I've understood what I needed to. Beauty of the language of happiness and love.
Oh this song has developed a whole new meaning for me now. Beautiful!
