That special song :)

Have you ever imagined yourself sitting near the window sill of your perfect home, on an amazing evening, relaxing in the arms of your soulmate, at ease, comfortable, and humming your favourite tune of all times? The song should bring back memories and make you want to curl up and go to sleep, a slight smile on your lips. With the hectic schedules we have all come to accept as a way of life, I would think that you have only dreamt of it. I haven’t really gotten around actually relaxing that way, due to the technical problem of not having a perfect home (not considering my Baroda home, obviously), and another non-technical problem of not having a relaxing enough atmosphere in Mumbai.

But when you do get around to it, do you know the tune you will be humming? I do. And I am sharing it here with you, taking the risk of boring you to hell. (What the heck, i reason, it's my blog after all ;))

This song, Iktara, is from one of my favourite movies, Wake up Sid. Both the song and the movie have a special connection in my life, which is another long story altogether. Words do not do justice to the song, as there is the melody, the strings and the soulful voice of the singer Kavitha Seth to consider.

This is my tribute to my soulmate, as this is ‘our’ song :)

O re manva tu to bawra hai,
Tu hi jaane tu kya sochta hai,
Tu hi jaane tu kya sochta hai bawre,
Kyun dikhaye, sapne tu, sotey jaagtey…

Jo barse sapne boond boond,
Naino ko moond moond,
Kaisey main chalun,
Dekh na sakun,
Anjaaney raaste…

Goonja sa hai koi iktara iktara,
Dheeme boley koi iktara iktara,
Goonja sa hai koi iktara iktara…

Sunn rahin hun sudh budh khokey,
Koi main kahaani,
Poori kahaani hai kya, kisey hai pataa…
Main to kisi ki hokey, ye bhi na jaani,
Rut hai ye do pal ki ya, rahegi sadaa,
Kisey hai pataa, kisey hai pataa…

Jo barse sapne boond boond,
Naino ko moond moond,
Kaise main chalun,
Dekh na sakun,
Anjaaney raaste…

Goonja sa hai koi iktara iktara,
Dheeme boley koi iktara iktara,
Goonja sa hai koi iktara iktara…