Monsoon Music

o sajna, barkha bahar ayee- My favourite for years... based on megh malhar If I am right, beautiful visuals.... makes sitting at the window and watching the rains come down heavenly...
Just in case you cannot watch it on this blog, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGAIrcQEe0M



bol re papi hara... ek man pyasa ... definitely quenches any thirst for good music on any day.. rainy or dry:)


chasme budhoor kahan se aye badhara ... love the music and yesudas at his mellifluous best...try not to get distracted by the visuals:)


laagan ghanan ghanan... this time around the monsoons threatened to give us a miss and therefore were welcomed when they raged down for days...


barso re megha.... come monsoons and everyone wants to get drenched.. all ages both genders....


shuba mudgal- aise barse sawan... there you go.. if you want to party in the rains:)


Suresh Wadkar and Kavita Krishnamurthy singing the classical(Miyan ki malhar or Megh malhar?) based "badal ghumad" . Inspiring for artists and musicians.

Suresh wadkar-badal ghumad badh aye


Kavita Krishnamurthy - badal ghumad badh aye


RhimJhim Gire Saawan - I used to enjoy this while at IRMA in 86-88 when it used to be played on the radio.


I somehow could not find any songs in Malayalam that celebrated the monsoons. Possibly it could be because Kerala gets rain all through the year... convectional rainfall or the 4 O clock rains in summer, some rainfall even in November due to the spillover from the Eastern cyclonic rains et al. The month of July also coincides with the Malayalam month of Karkadakam, when austerity is practiced and with mortality rates at its highest, Ramayanam is read in every household following the Hindu religion. Up north Shravan which coincides with Karkadakam also means austerity. So the monsoons are not all about romance:)
At Ayurvedic spa's and Kalari's it is the season for curative treatment as the weather is considered to be ideal for this. Pizhichi thirumal which is a comprehensive massage regimen is done during this time.
I guess that about explains why I did not get any Mallu songs ....

But in Hollywood,it certainly means dancing and singing in the rain... :) and here it is....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCpOKtN8ME

Great Bhajan -Prayer

Itni shakti dena - Movie Ankush.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9HWJxr4vqg
Music: by Kuldip Singh
Movie Name: Ankush (1986)
Singer: Ashok Khosla, Murlidhar,Pushpa Pagdhare,Sushma Sreshtha
Music Director: Kuldip Singh
Lyrics: Abhilash
Year: 1986
Producer: Chandra N, Subhash R
Director: N Chandra
Actors: Ashalata, Babia Ameen, Madan Jain, Nana Patekar, Nisha Singh
Theme: Art/Offbeat

इतनी शक्ति हमें देना दाता
मन् का वीश्वास कमजोर हो ना
हम चलें नेक रस्ते पे हमसे
भूलकर भी कोई भूल हो ना...


हर तरफ ज़ुल्म है बेबसी है
सहमा सहमा सा हर आदमी है
पाप का बोझ बढ़ता ही जाये
जाने कैसे ये धरती थमी है
बोझ ममता का तू ये उठा ले
तेरी रचना का ये अंत हो ना...
हम चले...


दूर अग्यान के हो अँधेरे
तू हमें ग्यान की रौशनी दे
हर बुराई से बचके रहे हम
जितनी भी दे, भली ज़िन्दगी दे
बैर हो ना किसीका किसीसे
भावना मन् में बदले की हो ना...
हम चले...


हम ना सोचें हमें क्या मिला है
हम ये सोचें किया क्या है अर्पण
फूल खुशियों के बाटें सभी को
सबका जीवन ही बन जाये मधुबन
अपनी करुना को जब तू बहा दे
करदे पावन हर इक मन का कोना...
हम चले...


हम अँधेरे में हैं रौशनी दे,
खो ना दे खुद को ही दुश्मनी से,
हम सज़ा पाए अपने किये की,
मौत भी हो तो सह ले खुशी से,
कल जो गुजारा है फिरसे ना गुजारे,
आनेवाला वो कल ऐसा हो ना...
हम चले नेक रास्ते पे हमसे,
भूलकर भी कोई भूल हो ना...


इतनी शक्ति हमें दे ना दाता,
मन् का वीश्वास कमजोर हो ना...


Lyrics in English:

Give us strength oh lord, that we never loose faith in ourselves,
That we take the right path and never go wrong, even in ignorance,


Every where there is injustice, every one is helpless and suffering ,
The burden of sin grows and we know not how the earth bears it,
Pray, lift this burden with compassion, Your powers are limitless,
That we take the right path...

Far away is the darkness of ignorance,give us the light of knowledge,
Save us from all evil that the world flings at us,
May we never make enemies, may we never harbor vengeance,
That we take the right path...

May we never think of what we gained, may we think of what we sacrificed,
May we gift the flowers of happiness to everyone,
May everyone's life become a garden,
May the river of your compassion flow,
May every corner in every mind become pure,
That we take the right path...

Give us light in darkness, guide us from loosing ourselves in hatred,
When punished for our wrongs, give us the strength to bear even death with happiness,
Let whatever has happened, not happen again, let tomorrow be a different day,
That we take the right path...