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Originally posted by asj:
GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

CHUPKE CHUPKE RAAT DIN

WHAT AN EFFORT BY ASHAJI:
BUT GHULAM ALI WAS UNSTOPPABLE IN THIS ONE

http://www.mastimag.com/songs/old-songs/old-indian-song...a](MastiMag.com).mp3
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Asj bhai...GAli is head and shoulders above them all on this...I guess this is his trademark song. Asha sounded amateurish here. LOL..no offense intended.

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Originally posted by Devdas:

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Originally posted by asj:
GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

CHUPKE CHUPKE RAAT DIN

WHAT AN EFFORT BY ASHAJI:
BUT GHULAM ALI WAS UNSTOPPABLE IN THIS ONE

http://www.mastimag.com/songs/old-songs/old-indian-song...a](MastiMag.com).mp3
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Asj bhai...GAli is head and shoulders above them all on this...I guess this is his trademark song. Asha sounded amateurish here. LOL..no offense intended.

How are you my Brother,
At 75 years old Ashaji is still charming and the voice although not there any more, but is always a joy to listen to:
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Originally posted by asj:
How are you my Brother,
At 75 years old Ashaji is still charming and the voice although not there any more, but is always a joy to listen to:
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Asj bhai...doing as well as I can...trying to take this journey one day at a time...and I hope that you are keeping well with the kids. Be the best mommy that you can ever be

Well again I tell you I like Asha, however GAli is king on this here...

Take care and I wish you all the best.

GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

http://www.mastimag.com/songs/old-songs/old-indian-song...a](MastiMag.com).mp3

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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


Rani – A REAL QUEEN OF BEAUTY

A BEAUTIFUL AND TOUCHING GHAZAL BY THE GREATEST POET ˜GHALIB'
(17) KABHI NEKI BHI US KE: MP3

Lyrics and Translation coming up shortly

Talat Mahmood:

The man with the golden voice with Ghalib's

KABHI NEKI BHI US KE: MP3

Ashaji did excelled in this one:

Respectfully beg to disagree, ASJ.

This masterpiece work from Ghalib got much better treatment from Talat Mehmood. The composer who did the Asha version totally botched it. The tune and the rhythm did not connect with the mood required for this poignant ghazal.

I included this because I like the poetry. Asha and her composer could have done much better.

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Originally posted by Venkat:
Respectfully beg to disagree, ASJ.

This masterpiece work from Ghalib got much better treatment from Talat Mehmood. The composer who did the Asha version totally botched it. The tune and the rhythm did not connect with the mood required for this poignant ghazal.
I included this because I like the poetry. Asha and her composer could have done much better.

Points noted V, but my opinion of Ashaji in her renditions is that
she creates that unmistakable feelings of magic in her rendition of "Kabhi neki bhi uske jee mein agar aa jaye hai mujhse"
or at least this is how I honestly feel.

Can we compare Ashaji with Talat in Ghazals Singing? I do not think so as Talat rules the roost during his lifetime, and would have taken the cake even in his bad day, one of the reasons why he was nicknamed "King of Ghazals"

Although many ghazal singers had not done this one, one has to laud the effort of Ashaji, as for the music composer, I honestly belief that few could have done better, certainly the genious Naushad could have.
Could Salil Chowdhary, Sajjad, Khayyaam, Jaydeo, Chitragupt, Sardar Malik, or even O. P. Nayyar done better for this Ghalib's gem? I have to wonder or we can speculate.
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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


LISTED GHAZALS FOR ASHA BHOSLE:

POET: SHAHRYAR:
1) DIL CHEEZ KYA HAI:
Never mind my heart, Take my very life!

POET: SHAHRYAR:
2) JUSTUJU JISKI THI:
I did not find the one I had been searching for

POET: SALEEM GILANI:
3) RAAT JO TU NE DEEP BUJHAAYE, MERE THE:
The flames that you put out last night, they were mine,

POET: MANZOOR AHMED:
4) DARD JAB TERI ATA HAI TO GILA KIS SE:
Since the pain is your gift, to whom could I complain?

POET: SHAHRYAR:
5) IN AANKHON KI MASTII KE: MP3
There are thousands intoxicated by the passion of these eyes,

POET: AHMED NADEEM QASMI:
6) HAIRATON KE SILSILE:
Never-ending surprises, you have reached my innermost feelings

POET: SHABIH ABBAS:
7) SALONA SA SAJAN:
There is my dark lover, and there is me

POET: SAGHAR SIDDIQUE:
8) ROODAD-E-MOHABBAT KYA KAHIYE:
How shall I describe my love affair? I remember some of it, and forget some

POET: FAIZ AHMAD FAIZ:
9) YUN SAJAA CHAND:
Such was the light of the moon, the color of your style sparkled

POET: SHAHZAD JULUNDHERI:
10) GUL KHILE CHAND RAAT YAAD AAYI:
The flowers bloomed, the memory of our honeymoon came back

POET: NASIR KAZMI:
11) NEEYAT-E-SHAUQ BHAR NA JAAYE KAHIN:
May my heart's desire never be sated

POET: JIGAR MURADABADI:
12) KABHI SHAAKH-O-SABZA-O-BARG PAR:
Sometimes by the branches, sometimes in the greenery, by the blossom or by the thorn.

POET: HASAN KAMAAL
13) CHAHA THA EK SHAKHS KO JAANE:
I loved a man, and I don't know where he has gone

POET: FAYYAZ HASHMI
14) AAJ JAANE KI ZIDD NAA KARO: MP3
Please do not insist on leaving today

POET: PRAKASH MEHRA:
15) DIL KHOYA KHOYA:
The heart feels as if it were lost

POET: KAIFI AZMI
16) JAANE KYA HAAL HO:
Who knows what will happen to this heart if you come?

POET: MIRZA GHALIB:
17) KABHI NEKI BHI US KE:
Some day, she feels in her heart to do something good for me

18) KAROON NA YAAD MAGAR KIS TARHA:
I could stop remembering her, but how could I ever forget her?


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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


Rani – A REAL QUEEN OF BEAUTY

A BEAUTIFUL AND TOUCHING GHAZAL BY THE GREATEST POET ˜GHALIB'
(17) KABHI NEKI BHI US KE: MP3

kabhii nekii bhii usake jii me.n aa jaaye hai mujhase
Some day, she feels in her heart to do something good for me
jafaaye.n karake apanii yaad sharmaa jaaye hai mujhase
But, having tormented me, she feels shame and holds back


Khudaayaa! Jazbaa-e-dil kii magar taasiir ulaTii hai
But, God, the emotions seem to have the opposite effect
ki jitanaa khe.nchataa huu.N aur khi.nchataa jaaye hai mujhase
The more I pull away, the more I am pulled (toward her)


vo bad Khuu aur merii daastan-e-ishq tuulaaniii
She is bad-tempered, and the tale of my love is long
ibaarat muKhtasar, qaasid bhii ghabaraa jaaye hai mujhase
even the messenger fears her anger when he delivers my message


udhar vo badagumaanii hai, idhar ye naatavanii hai
There, she is doubtful and skeptical; here, I am weak
naa puuchhaa jaaye hai usase, na bolaa jaaye hai mujhase
She cannot bring herself to ask, neither can I tell her


sa.Nbhalane de mujhe ae naaumiidii, kyaa qayaamat hai
Let me recover from my despair, what a calamity!
ki daamaane Khayaale yaar chhuutaa jaaye hai mujhase
That even the comfort in the thoughts of my lover has abandoned me


takalluf bar taraf nazzaaragii me.n bhii sahii, lekin
I join the others in catching a glimpse of her,
vo dekhaa jaaye, kab ye zulm dekhaa jaaye hai mujhase
But how can I stand others looking at her?


hue hai.n paa.Nv hii pahale nabard-e-ishq me.n zaKhmii
My feet are wounded in the pursuit of love
na bhaagaa jaaye hai mujhase, na Thaharaa jaaye hai mujhase
I cannot keep running, neither can I stop

qayaamat hai ki hove muddaii kaa hamsafar ˜Ghalib'
The cruelty is that Ghalib's lover has gone to his rival,
vo kaafir, jo Khudaa ko bhii na sau.npaa jaaye hai mujhase
I worship her as my idol, how can I entrust her to Allah?


Trans: Venkat

GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

Mysterious selection – anyone know who this is?

(18) KAROON NA YAAD MAGAR KIS TARHA:
COMING UP

(18) KAROON NA YAAD MAGAR
Album: MERAJ-E-GHAZAL
Poet: AHMED FARAZ

GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


Another Southern beauty –Keerthi Reddy

(19) UMMEED HOGI KOYI

COMING UP

(19) UMMEED HOGI KOYI
Music Director : R.D, Burman
Lyrics : Gulzar
Album : Dil Padosi Hai

GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

A BEAUTIFUL AND TOUCHING GHAZAL BY THE GREATEST POET ˜GHALIB'

(17) KABHI NEKI BHI US KE:

V,
Altough this was done some 200 years ago, it still has an effect today.
Send this to an old flame, and she was wondering if this poem, pertains to
her.
Me, well what can I say?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Venkat:
GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


Another Southern beauty –Keerthi Reddy

Good Buddy I agree with you, she is indeed my type of beauty. That looks is enough to set one's heart ablaze
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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

I AM SURE THAT WE WILL TAKE UP THESE SHOTS IN OUR OTHER ASHAJI SELECTIONS



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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

FINALLY DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD:

Asha Bhosle : A Contented Soul

Like poetry in motion. That is how the lyrics of life move for Asha Bhosle. The journey has been a long one. But she has always had a spring in her step, a song on her lips. And now, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The lips curl upwards to shape a smile. ˜˜Who wouldn't want to receive an award?'' A melodious silence punctuates the pause. ˜˜BR Chopra, my rakhi brother, called up to inform me that I had been chosen to receive the award. It was disbelief at first. Then the reality of the truth took over.

But I'll just say that I am lucky... and continue with my work. Just like I have always done.'' Asha is happy. Because ˜˜people are happier than I am about my receiving the award!'' Call it her sense of humor or what you will, but charm is second nature to this lady. And this charm takes talk of the Dadasaheb Phalke coming a little too late in its stride. ˜˜I have never been on the lookout for recognition. I just do what I am meant to do.'' Asha Bhosle, of course, is meant to sing... cut albums... perform live... entertain. And, occasionally, feel nervous. Concerts disconcert Asha Bhosle. ˜˜I do feel a bit nervous while performing live. But the encouragement of the audience is all I need to feel reassured. What I like about live performances is the instant feedback of the audience.''

The audience has its favourites. Asha has her own. ˜˜When I think of playback singers, I think of Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar. Among music directors, I like RD Burman "”and not because he was my husband.'' As a singer who sings every song as if it is her first one, Asha does not blow her own trumpet. But then, as a singer whose songs find a voice through millions of voices, she doesn't need to.

Asha is a satisfied soul, she is satisfied with her ˜˜career,'' satisfied with her ˜˜family life'' and satisfied with the way she is. Being Asha Bhosle is enough for Asha Bhosle. And that is an achievement worthy of an award.

By Taniya Sahni:
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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

Mysterious selection – anyone know who this is?

(18) KAROON NA YAAD MAGAR KIS TARHA:

Thank you for your patience. Here are the lyrics and the translation

(18) KAROON NA YAAD MAGAR
Album: MERAJ-E-GHAZAL
Poet: AHMED FARAZ

Karoo.n na yaad magar kis tarha bhulaoo.n use (2)
I could stop remembering her, but how could I ever forget her?
ghazal bahana karoon aur gun-gunaoo.n use...
I can pretend she is a ghazal, and sing on

karoo.n na yaad magar kis tarha bhulaoo.n use
I could stop remembering her, but how could I ever forget her?
karoo.n na yaad...
I could stop remembering her.....

woh khaar khaar hai shaakh-e-gulab kii manind (2)
she is all thorns, just like a rose branch,
main zakhm zakhm hoon, phir bhi gale lagaoo.n use
I am all wounds, yet I would embrace her
karoo.n na yaad magar kis tarha bhulaoo.n use
I could stop remembering her, but how could I ever forget her?
karoo.n na yaad...
I could stop remembering her.....

yeh log tazkire.n karte hai.n apne pyaro.n ke (2)
These people keep talking about their loves,
main kaise baat karoo.n, aur kaha.n se laoo.n use
how shall I speak, and from where shall I produce her?
karoo.n na yaad magar kis tarha bhulaoo.n use
I could stop remembering her, but how could I ever forget her?
karoo.n na yaad...
I could stop remembering her.......

jo humsafar sar-e-manzil bichaD raha hai ˜Faraz'
The companion who leaves Faraz at the destination,
ajab nahi.n hai, agar yaad bhi na aaoo.n use
it is not surprising if she does not even remember me

karoo.n na yaad magar kis tarha bhulaoo.n use
I could stop remembering her, but how could I ever forget her?
ghazal bahana karoon aur gun-gunaoo.n use
I can pretend she is a ghazal, and sing on
karoo.n na yaad magar kis tarha bhulaoo.n use
I could stop remembering her, but how could I ever forget her?


Trans: Venkat

LISTED GHAZALS FOR ASHA BHOSLE:

VIDEO: YEH KYA JAGAH HAI DOSTON:

na jiski shakl hai koi, na jiska naam hai koi
ik aisi shai ka kyun hamein, azal se intezaar hai
(that who has no face, that who has no name
why do I long for such a person)

yeh kya jagah hai dosto,yeh kaunsa dayaar hai
had-e-nigaah jahan ghubaar hi ghubaar hai
(what is this place, o! friends, what land is this
where all i see is fog in the distance!)

Even if it is the impeccable Rekha or others, Ashaji
excelled in the art of ghazal singing.

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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


KIRTHI REDDY: BEAUTY IS ALWAYS A JOY TO BEHOLD:

Movie : Umrao Jaan (1981)
Singer: Asha Bhosle
Music : Khaiyaam
Poet : Shahryar

YEH KYA JAGAH HAI DOSTON

(Yeh kya jagah hai doston)2
What is this place, friends?
(Yeh kaunsa dayaar hai)2
Which region is this
(Had-e-nigaah tak jahaan)2
Where, for as far as the eye can see,
(Gubaar hii gubaar hai)2
Is dust-storm upon dust-storm?

Yeh kya jagah hai dostoon
What is this place, friends?

(Yeh kis maqaam par hayaat)2
To what resting place has life
(Mujhko leke aa ga'ii)2
brought me,
(Na bas khushii pe hai jahaan)2
Where I have neither command over joy,
(Na gam pe ikhtiyaar hai)2
Nor power over my sorrow?

Yeh kya jagah hai doston
What is this place, friends?
(Yeh kaunsa dayaar hai)2
Which region is this

(Tamaam umr ka hisaab)2 (maangtii hai zindagii)2
Life asks me for an account of all my years
(Yeh mera dil kahe to kya)2
What will this heart of mine say?
(Yeh khud se sharmasaar hai)2
It is ashamed of itself

Yeh kya jagah hai dostoon
What is this place, friends?
(Yeh kaunsa dayaar hai)2
Which region is this?

(Bulaa rahaa hai kaun)2
Who is calling
Mujhko chilmanon ke us taraf
me from the edge of those reed curtains?
(Mere li'e bhii kya koii)2
Is there anyone at all for me?
(Udaas beqaraar hai)
Sorrow is so hard to bear

yeh kya jagah hai dostoon
What is this place, friends?
yeh kaunsa dayaar hai
Which region is this?
had-e-nigaah tak jahaan
For as far as the eye can see,
(Gubaar hii gubaar hai)2
There is only dust-storm upon dust-storm.

Yeh kya jagah hai doston
What is this place, friends?

NOT ON OUR LIST, BUT SURELY DESERVES HONORABLE MENTION:

Khayyam's musical score is a masterpiece with Shahryar's lyrics just touching the hearts.
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I sincerely apologise for the crappy links of the songs that we are depending on from our link's providers; someday they will see the necessity for MP3 digital recordings.

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Through the Closed Doorway: A Collection of Nazms, Shahryar,

SHAHRYAR has enchanted us with poems like:

POET: SHAHRYAR:
DIL CHEEZ KYA HAI:
Never mind my heart, Take my very life!

POET: SHAHRYAR:
JUSTUJU JISKI THI:
I did not find the one I had been searching for

POET: SHAHRYAR:
IN AANKHON KI MASTII KE: MP3
There are thousands intoxicated by the passion of these eyes,

POET: SHAHRYAR
YEH KYA JAGAH HAI DOSTON
What is this place, friends?

And we can go on and on and on.......

FOR those well versed in Urdu and its idiom, it is easy to access the delights of Urdu poetry. For others, however, the access to Urdu poetry remains a closed doorway due to unfamiliarity with the script and the nuanced idiom of the language. It is here that translations play a pivotal role in pushing open the doorway to the rich heritage of Urdu verse. Rakshanda Jalil's translations of Shahryar's nazms are a step in this direction.

Reticent poet

Shahryar is a reticent poet rarely seen or heard on public platforms. For most, he is a poet whose work has been heard as songs in films like "Gaman" and "Umrao Jaan". Yet, he has been a prolific writer whose first collection of poems, Ism-e-Azam, was published way back in 1965. As a poet, Shahryar's works are marked by imagist configurations, non-allusive treatment of subject, and an intriguing inclination towards softness of tone and tenor. His diction draws heavily upon the spoken idiom of the Hindustani of today.

His poems are tightly structured and epigrammatic, drawing their power from conscious understatement. Common human aspirations and sorrows are transmuted into the universal in such a nuanced way that they come to have a number of socio-political texts and contexts. His forte lies in turning the plebeian into the poetic.

Reverberances of these qualities are echoed in the variety of nazms selected by the translator. The poet voices myriad experiences "” dreams and desires, pains and penance, despair and desolation "” which are rooted in our times. An overwhelming angst and yearning runs through them. The states of sleep and awakening suggestively bring out the metamorphic conscious/ subconscious underpinnings that mark individual pieces like "The Enchantment of Sleep". The sense of void and the futility pervade other pieces like "Helplessness" and "Call From the Unseen". The pangs of creativity, as set out in "A Black Poem", symbolise the tone and tenor of the selected nazms.

Through the Closed Doorway affords the reader a chance to know Shahryar as a poet who straddles the world of popular and academic culture. Through this translation, Jalil has surely opened the usually closed doorway to Urdu nazms, especially those that flow from the pen of Shahryar.
Courtesy: AMEENA KAZI ANSARI

http://flowramelodia.multiply.com/journal/item/10
SHAHRYAR: THE POET FROM TABRIZ:

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Yeh kya jagah hai doston

Thanks,

Yes, I think we should add this to the list. It is beautiful and poignant.

BTW,

(Bulaa rahaa hai kaun)2
Who is calling
Mujhko chilmanon ke us taraf
me from the edge of those reed curtains?

should be

Who is beckoning me to the other side of these screens?

I will add it as the next number on the list. I think we still need a couple more. I will count them when I post the next one.

I hope you are lucky enough to be in a milder climate. Toronto is now minus 17 Celsius (that is about zero F), with a wind that feels like minus 30 C (-20 F)

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Yeh kya jagah hai doston

Thanks so much for agreeing to include on your list, I thought that this was wonderfully done by Ashaji, the voice was still there when she recorded this one.

Stay warm. It is getting very cold in NY too.
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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


THE FASHIONABLY LADY WITH THE SENSUOUS VOICE:

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Ashaji, the underdog for many years in the shadow of her sister, has come into her own now. She has style and a youth that belies her chronological age. She does not like comparisons, but I think she is a better entertainer in live concerts.

Says Gulzar: "If Lata-ji has sung all the songs in my 'Aandhi', 'Mausam' and 'Libaas', Asha did the entire score in 'Namkeen' and 'Ijaazat' and of course our collaborative effort 'Dil Padosi Hai' with Pancham, which is a personal favourite."

Gifted with one of the most versatile voices in the industry, Asha has sung every genre of song, be it pop, club mixes, romantic numbers, bhajans and ghazals. Asha's zingy singing has made memorable many of the cabaret numbers by yesteryears' diva Helen.

The Yesteryear cabaret numbers by Diva Helen is another story for another thread.

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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

RANJISH-HI-SAHI: MP3:

POET : AHMAD FARAZ

(Ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhaanay kay liyay aa)2
Let it be anguish, come still to torment my heart
aa phir say mujhay chhorr kay jaanay kay liyay aa
Come, even if to leave me again
Ranjish hi sahi
aa phir say mujhay chhorr kay jaanay kay liyay aa
Come, even if to leave me again
Ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhaanay kay liyay aa
Let it be anguish, come still to torment my heart
Ranjish hi sahi

(pehlay say maraasim na sahi phir bhi kabhi to)2
If not for our past association
rasm-o-rahay duniya hi nibhaanay kay liyay aa
Come to fulfill the rituals of the world
Ranjish hi sahi
rasm-o-rahay duniya hi nibhaanay kay liyay aa
Come to fulfill the rituals of the world

Ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhaanay kay liyay aa
Let it be anguish, come still to torment my heart
Ranjish hi sahi

(kis kis ko bataayengay judaai kaa sabab ham)2
Who else must I explain the reason of separation
tu mujh se khafaa hai to zamaanay kay liyay aa
Come, despite your displeasure, to continue the ceremony
Ranjish hi sahi

(ab tak dil-e-khush_feham ko hain tujh say ummeedain)4
My optimistic heart still hold out its hope of you
ye aakhari shammain bhi bujhaanay kay liyay aa
Come to snuff even these last candles of hope
Ranjish hi sahi
ye aakhari shammain bhi bujhaanay kay liyay aa
Come to snuff even these last candles of hope
Ranjish hi sahi

(ek umr say hun lazzat-e-giryaa se bhi mehruum)2
It has been a lifetime since I had the joy of weeping
aye raahat-e-jaan mujh ko rulaanay kay liyay aa
Come my love and give me the comfort of crying
Ranjish hi sahi
aye raahat-e-jaan mujh ko rulaanay kay liyay aa
Come my love and give me the comfort of crying
Ranjish hi sahi

(kuchh to meri pindaar-e-mohabbat ka bharam rakh)5
Respect a little, the depth of my love for you
tu bhi to kabhi mujh ko manaanay kay liyay aa
Come someday to placate me as well
Ranjish hi sahi
tu bhi to kabhi mujh ko manaanay kay liyay aa
Come someday to placate me as well

(Ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhaanay kay liyay aa)2
Let it be anguish, come still to torment my heart
aa phir say mujhay chhorr kay jaanay kay liyay aa
Come, even if to leave me again
Ranjish hi sahi


SO MANY SINGERS HAS DONE THIS ONE WHICH BOGGLES THE MIND OF ITS POPULARITY, CERTAINLY IT BELONGS TO MEHDI HASSAN: BUT IT IS A PLEASING GESTURE TO HEAR ASHAJI PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE GREATS, DOING RANJISH HI SAHI:

I ENJOYED THIS AND AM HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU:
ROBINA-JI HOPE THAT YOU ARE STILL HUMMING, NOW MAYBE SINGING

VEN, YOUR THOUGHTS ON ASHAJI, THE VOICE STILL SEEMS IMPRESSIVE, MUSIC COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.

VEN, THANKS FOR FINETUNING THE TRANS:
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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

STILL, IN HER TRIBUTE TO THE GREATS: ASHAJI RENDERS:

CHUPKE CHUPKE RAAT DIN ANSOO BAHANA YAAD HAI: MP 3

THIS ONE SURELY BELONGS OF USTAD GHULAM ALI, AND IT CAN BE ASCERTAIN AS ONE OF HIS FAVORITES:

AGAIN I THINK THAT THE MUSIC IS LACKING SOMEWHAT:

(Chupake Chupake Raat Din Aansuu Bahanaa Yaad Hai)2
I remember shedding tears secretly day and night
Ham ko ab tak aashiqii kaa vo zamaanaa yaad hai
I still remember the days of our love

Chupake Chupake Raat Din Aansuu Bahanaa Yaad Hai
I remember shedding tears secretly day and night

(Be rukhi kay saat sunanaa dard-e-dil ki daastaan)2
With your face averted, you would listen to the tales of my heartache
(Wo kalaai me teran kangan ghumaana yaad hai)2
I remember how you would twirl your bangles around your wrist
Ham ko ab tak aashiqii kaa vo zamaanaa yaad hai
I still remember the days of our love

Chupake Chupake Raat Din Aansuu Bahanaa Yaad Hai
I remember shedding tears secretly day and night

(Chori chori ham se tum aa kar mile the jis jagah)2
That place where where I came to meet you secretly
(Muddatein guzariin par ab tak wo thikaanaa yaad hai)2
I remember it still, though many years have passed

Ham ko ab tak aashiqii kaa vo zamaanaa yaad hai
I still remember the days of our love

Chupake Chupake Raat Din Aansuu Bahanaa Yaad Hai
I remember shedding tears secretly day and night

Trans: Venkat

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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

STILL, IN HER TRIBUTE TO THE GREATS: ASHAJI RENDERS:

POET: MASROOR RANA:

MUJHAY TUM NAZAR SAY: MP 3:

Mujhe tum nazar say gira tou rahe ho
I know that I am falling, in your estimation
(My worth is going down in your eyes)
Mujhe tum kabhi bhi bhula na sakoge
You will never be able to forget me
Na jaanaye mujhe kyoun yaqeen ho chala hai
I dont know why I firmly believe that
Meray pyaar ko tum mitta na sakoge
You will not be able to anhilate my love (for you)

Mujhe tum nazar say
I know that my worth is falling

Meri yaad hogi jidhar jaoge tum
My memories will follow you whereever you go
Kabhi naghma bun kay kabhi bun kay aanso
Sometimes in forms of tears and sometime as songs
Tarapta mujhe har taruf paoge tum
Where ever you look you will find me pining for you
Shamma jo jalaee hai meri wafa naye
My devotion/love is like a lighted candle
Bhujana bhi chahoo bhuja na sakoge
Even if you wish to extinguish this candle you will not succeed

Mujhe tum nazar say
I know that my worth is falling

Kabhi naam baatoun main aya jo mera
When my name comes up in your chit-chat
Tou baychain ho ho kay dil thaam loge
You will become restless and try to calm your heart
Nighaoun main chayega ghum ka andhera
You will be blinded by Darkness of Sorrows
Kissi ne jo poocha sabub aansoun ka
When someone wants to enquire about the tears you are shedding
Batana bhi chaaho bata na sakoge
Even if you want to confide, you would not be able to

Mujhe tum nazar say gira tou rahe ho
I know that I am falling, in your estimation
My worth is going down in your eyes
Mujhe tum kabhi bhi bhula na sakoge
You will never be able to forget me

Trans:Ranjana

THIS ONE BELONGS TO THE KING: MEHDI HASSAN AND IT IS VERY DEAR TO ME: ONE THAT I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER, AS I THINK THAT IT WAS SPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR ME:
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LEGENDARY SINGER OF BOLLYWOOD FILM MUSIC ASHA BHOSLE
PERFORMS AT CARNEGIE HALL ON THURSDAY, APRIL 17/08

Carnegie Hall today announced that legendary Indian film singer Asha Bhosle will return to Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage for a solo performance on Thursday, April 17 at 8:00 p.m. The concert is part of Ms. Bhosle's 75th birthday world tour and coincides with the release of her new album, 75 Years of Asha. Ms. Bhosle last appeared at Carnegie Hall in April 2005 with the Kronos Quartet on a program entitled India Calling: Songs from R.D. Burman's Bollywood.

Described as "the most recorded voice on the planet," with more than 12,500 titles to her name, singer Asha Bhosle has carved a niche for herself as one of the most versatile singers in the business. Early in her career, Ms. Bhosle trained in classical singing but soon followed the footsteps of her elder sister, Lata Mangeshkar, and worked as a playback singer for the growing Indian film industry. Two partnerships"”with O.P. Nayyar and R.D. Burman"”assured her songs a permanent place in music history. Nayyar, the famed music director, is credited with breaking Ms. Bhosle's career in the 1950s. Two decades later, Ms. Bhosle began working with R.D. Burman, whose diverse westernized influences can be heard in many of his compositions.

Ms. Bhosle has performed live concerts throughout the world, singing in 18 different languages. The winner of seven Filmfare Awards in India, she has also received the National Award twice for her ghazals in Umrao Jaan and Ijaazat. Over the past decade, Ms. Bhosle has reinvented herself in the mainstream pop music genre. In 1996, she released her first album, Rahul and I, which remixed her older, classic songs for a new dance audience and stayed on the "Top of the Pops" list for months. Her follow-up album, Janam Samjha Karo, won an MTV Award in 1997 and in 2001, Ms. Bhosle took on the role of composer with her album Aap Ki Asha. Most recently, she recorded a solo album entitled Love Supreme as well as the Grammy Award-nominated album You've Stolen My Heart with the Kronos Quartet.

Program Information
Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
ASHA BHOSLE, Vocalist

Ticket Information
Beginning on September 17 tickets, priced at $24, $29, $38, $54, $71, and $79, will be available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street. Tickets may also be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or online by visiting www.carnegiehall.org .
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Asha Bhosle
75 Years of Asha
Roy Thomson Hall
60 Simcoe Street
(416) 593-4828

Friday April 4, 2008
8:00pm
$39.50 - $124.50

She's the Golden Voice of Bollywood, a singing legend, as popular as the Beatles in her native India. Asha Bhosle has been thrilling film audiences with her incredible vocal versatility with over 12,000 songs to her credit, in over a dozen languages. A rare and intimate concert with her musical ensemble.
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Despite the fact that her various relationships have rarely been smooth. An unhappy first marriage with Bhosle was followed by a long relationship with music director O.P. Nayyar that led nowhere.

Her second marriage to a much younger Burman soured. "My priorities were clear: first I was the mother, then a singer, then a wife or lover," she says. "If something came between the first two, I cut myself ruthlessly from it." Which also meant controversies, and being labelled selfish, ruthless and manipulative.

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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


KIRTHI REDDY: BEAUTY IS ALWAYS A JOY TO BEHOLD:

Movie : Umrao Jaan (1981)
Singer: Asha Bhosle
Music : Khaiyaam
Poet : Shahryar

(19) YEH KYA JAGAH HAI DOSTON

(Yeh kya jagah hai doston)2
What is this place, friends?
(Yeh kaunsa dayaar hai)2
Which region is this
(Had-e-nigaah tak jahaan)2
Where, for as far as the eye can see,
(Gubaar hii gubaar hai)2
Is dust-storm upon dust-storm?

Yeh kya jagah hai dostoon
What is this place, friends?

(Yeh kis maqaam par hayaat)2
To what resting place has life
(Mujhko leke aa ga'ii)2
brought me,
(Na bas khushii pe hai jahaan)2
Where I have neither command over joy,
(Na gam pe ikhtiyaar hai)2
Nor power over my sorrow?

Yeh kya jagah hai doston
What is this place, friends?
(Yeh kaunsa dayaar hai)2
Which region is this

(Tamaam umr ka hisaab)2 (maangtii hai zindagii)2
Life asks me for an account of all my years
(Yeh mera dil kahe to kya)2
What will this heart of mine say?
(Yeh khud se sharmasaar hai)2
It is ashamed of itself

Yeh kya jagah hai dostoon
What is this place, friends?
(Yeh kaunsa dayaar hai)2
Which region is this?

(Bulaa rahaa hai kaun)2
Who is calling
Mujhko chilmanon ke us taraf
me from the edge of those reed curtains?
(Mere li'e bhii kya koii)2
Is there anyone at all for me?
(Udaas beqaraar hai)
Sorrow is so hard to bear

yeh kya jagah hai dostoon
What is this place, friends?
yeh kaunsa dayaar hai
Which region is this?
had-e-nigaah tak jahaan
For as far as the eye can see,
(Gubaar hii gubaar hai)2
There is only dust-storm upon dust-storm.

Yeh kya jagah hai doston
What is this place, friends?

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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


LISTED GHAZALS FOR ASHA BHOSLE:

POET: SHAHRYAR:
1) DIL CHEEZ KYA HAI:
Never mind my heart, Take my very life!

POET: SHAHRYAR:
2) JUSTUJU JISKI THI:
I did not find the one I had been searching for

POET: SALEEM GILANI:
3) RAAT JO TU NE DEEP BUJHAAYE, MERE THE:
The flames that you put out last night, they were mine,

POET: MANZOOR AHMED:
4) DARD JAB TERI ATA HAI TO GILA KIS SE:
Since the pain is your gift, to whom could I complain?

POET: SHAHRYAR:
5) IN AANKHON KI MASTII KE: MP3
There are thousands intoxicated by the passion of these eyes,

POET: AHMED NADEEM QASMI:
6) HAIRATON KE SILSILE:
Never-ending surprises, you have reached my innermost feelings

POET: SHABIH ABBAS:
7) SALONA SA SAJAN:
There is my dark lover, and there is me

POET: SAGHAR SIDDIQUE:
8) ROODAD-E-MOHABBAT KYA KAHIYE:
How shall I describe my love affair? I remember some of it, and forget some

POET: FAIZ AHMAD FAIZ:
9) YUN SAJAA CHAND:
Such was the light of the moon, the color of your style sparkled

POET: SHAHZAD JULUNDHERI:
10) GUL KHILE CHAND RAAT YAAD AAYI:
The flowers bloomed, the memory of our honeymoon came back

POET: NASIR KAZMI:
11) NEEYAT-E-SHAUQ BHAR NA JAAYE KAHIN:
May my heart's desire never be sated

POET: JIGAR MURADABADI:
12) KABHI SHAAKH-O-SABZA-O-BARG PAR:
Sometimes by the branches, sometimes in the greenery, by the blossom or by the thorn.

POET: HASAN KAMAAL
13) CHAHA THA EK SHAKHS KO JAANE:
I loved a man, and I don't know where he has gone

POET: FAYYAZ HASHMI
14) AAJ JAANE KI ZIDD NAA KARO: MP3
Please do not insist on leaving today

POET: PRAKASH MEHRA:
15) DIL KHOYA KHOYA:
The heart feels as if it were lost

POET: KAIFI AZMI
16) JAANE KYA HAAL HO:
Who knows what will happen to this heart if you come?

POET: MIRZA GHALIB:
17) KABHI NEKI BHI US KE:
Some day, she feels in her heart to do something good for me

POET: AHMAD FARAZ:
18) KAROON NA YAAD MAGAR KIS TARHA:
I could stop remembering her, but how could I ever forget her?

POET: SHAHYAR:
(19) YEH KYA JAGAH HAI DOSTON
What is this place, friends?


CONTINUES.......
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Ashaji bonding with some of her fans in Dubai Coffee Shop:
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Ashaji remembers"I went to this small room in Madras and found this man with hair all over his face.
'Shah Rukh?' I asked.
It turned out to be A R Rahman.
'Sing, Amma,' he said.
After I had sung for some time with only a synthesiser as accompaniment, he told me: 'Enough, Amma! Stop Amma!'
A month later, I went to Madras again. He played a song for me.
'When did I sing this?!' I asked in amazement."
The title song of Rangeela commenced Ashatai's association with A R Rahman.
Highlight: Rangeela heroine Urmila Matondkar danced to the ditty on stage.
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" 'Asha,' " Dada (S D Burman) once told me, 'you are Helen.'
'Helen?!' I asked. 'Main kali kalooti aur woh...' (I am so dark and she...)
'No, no,' Dada replied irritatedly, 'imagine you are Helen.' "
Ashatai paid handsome tribute to the screen legend on whom her best known songs of the '60s and '70s were picturised.
"She would call me in the morning and tell me, 'Asha, today, you are singing my song.' And when I reached the recording studio, there always was a chocolate waiting for me."

GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

Music Director : Khayyam
Lyrics : Nida Fazli: Dil ka lagana khel na jano
Album : Asha Aur Khayyam


(20) ASHA BHOSLE: DIL KA LAGANA KHEL NA JANO



(20) ASHA BHOSLE: DIL KA LAGANA KHEL NA JANO MP3

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