ASJ....rhank yuh bro! You is de mann!

quote:

Originally posted by Sweet Fig!:
ASJ....rhank yuh bro! You is de mann!

SF I am happy that you are enjoying the Ghazals, by Ashaji.

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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

Music Director : Khayyam
Lyrics : Log Mujhe Pagal Kehte Hain Naqsh Layalpuri:
Album : Asha Aur Khayyam

(21) ASHA BHOSLE: LOG MUJHE PAGAL KEHETE HAIN:



(21) ASHA BHOSLE: LOG MUJHE PAGAL KEHETE HAIN: MP 3:
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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

(Dil ka lagaana khel na jaano)2 Dil ka lagaana mushkil hain
Don't think that giving your heart to someone is a game, it is hard
Dil ka lagaana khel na jaano
Don't think that giving your heart to someone is a game
Jis par dil ajaa ay usko Dil say bhulaana mushkil hain
Once your heart goes to someone, it is difficult to forget them

Dil ka laagana khel na jaano
Don't think that giving your heart to someone is a game

(Dil deewana jaane kiskaa rasta takta rehta hain)2
The heart is crazy, who knows what it is looking for
(Woh to shayad kwaab tha uska)2 laut ke aana mushkil hain
Perhaps it dreamt of her, now it is hard to turn back
(Dil ka lagaana khel na jaano)2 Dil ka lagaana mushkil hain
Don't think that giving your heart to someone is a game, it is hard

Dil ka laagana khel na jaano
Don't think that giving your heart to someone is a game

(Paas tha jab wo tanhayayi bhi, aksar achi lagti ti)2
When we were together, even loneliness felt good
(Bichar gaye tu yu lagta hain)2 usko bhulana mushkil hain
Now that we have broken apart, it is difficult to forget
(Dil ka lagaana khel na jaano)2 Dil ka lagaana mushkil hain
Don't think that giving your heart to someone is a game, it is hard

Dil ka laagana khel na jaano
Don't think that giving your heart to someone is a game

(Ghazlon say geeto say sabko behalana to aasa hain)2
To amuse everyone with ghazals and songs is easy,
(Has has kar lay dil mehfil mein)2 dard ko gaana mushkil hain
You may laugh in the gathering, but it is difficult to sing your pain
(Dil ka lagaana khel na jaano)2 Dil ka lagaana mushkil hain
Don't think that giving your heart to someone is a game, it is hard

Dil ka laagana khel na jaano
Don't think that giving your heart to someone is a game

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

Trans: Venkat

Ven, putting your finishing touches to these gems, gives it a whole new
heights of understanding...thanks Good Buddy.
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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


BEAUTY UNSURPASSED: MADHUBALA

Music Director : Khayyam
Lyrics : Log Mujhe Pagal Kehte Hain Naqsh Layalpuri:
Album : Asha Aur Khayyam

(21) ASHA BHOSLE: LOG MUJHE PAGAL KEHETE HAIN:

(Log mujhay paagal kehete hain)2 (galiyon may baazaro mein)2
(Mainay pyar keya hai mujhko)2 (chun vado dewaaron mein)2

Har panghat par meri fasane ja palon mein zidr mera
(Mere he baatien hote hain)2 (basti mein chow baro mein)2

(Log mujhay paagal kehete hain)2 (galiyon may baazaro mein)2

(Duniya walon kuch do mujhko mere vafa kay daad milay)2
(Mainnay del ke phool khilaye)2 (shoolon may hangaron mein)2

(Mainay chand keya hain mujhko)2 (chun vado dewaaron mein)2

(Geet haya aho ka dhuan hai nagma hain ya dil ki tadap)2
(Itna dard kaha say aya)2 (saaz uthi jhankaaron mein)2

(Mainay pyar keya hai mujhko)2 (chun vado dewaaron mein)2

(21) ASHA BHOSLE: LOG MUJHE PAGAL KEHETE HAIN: MP 3:

Trans by our good buddy (Ven) later:

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


BEAUTY UNSURPASSED: MADHUBALA

Music Director : Khayyam
Lyrics : Log Mujhe Pagal Kehte Hain Naqsh Layalpuri:
Album : Asha Aur Khayyam

(21) ASHA BHOSLE: LOG MUJHE PAGAL KEHETE HAIN:

(21) ASHA BHOSLE: LOG MUJHE PAGAL KEHETE HAIN: MP 3:

Log mujhay paagal kehete hain (2) galiyon me baazaron me (2)
They call me mad, in the streets, in the markets
Main ne pyar kiya hai mujhko (2) chunva do diiwaaron me (2)
I have loved, put me away, wall me in


Har panghat par mere fasane chaupalon mein zikr mera
at the well, they tell tales of me, they mention me in the clubs
Meri hi baaten hoti hain (2) basti mein chaubaron me (2)
all the talk is about me, in the town and in the gossip rooms

Log mujhay paagal kehete hain (2) galiyon me baazaron me (2)
They call me mad, in the streets, in the markets


Duniya walon kuch do mujhko meri vafa ki daad milay (2)
Listen, world! I deserve some praise for my loyalty in love
Main ne dil ke phool khilaye (2) sholon may angaron mein (2)
I adorned the fires and embers with the flowers of my heart

Main ne pyar kiya hai mujhko (2) chunva do diiwaaron me (2)
I have loved, put me away, wall me in
Geet hai ya aahon ka dua hai nagma hai ya dil ki tadap (2)
Is this a song, or the prayer of moans? A melody or the suffering of my heart?
Itna dard kaha se aya (2) saazon ki jhankaaron me (2)
how did so much pain creep into the jingle of the lutes?


Main ne pyar kiya hai mujhko (2) chunva do diiwaaron me (2)
I have loved, put me away, wall me in
Log mujhay paagal kehete hain (2) galiyon me baazaron me (2)
They call me mad, in the streets, in the markets



Trans: Venkat

GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

Log mujhay paagal kehete hain (2) galiyon me baazaron me (2)
They call me mad, in the streets, in the markets
Main ne pyar kiya hai mujhko (2) chunva do diiwaaron me (2)
I have loved, put me away, wall me in

Trans Venkat

The pains and agony of Love, sometimes leaves behind so much to be desired, those that are weak, succumbed to the malady of Emotional Breakdown, Stress, and in some cases Suicide:

Confusion comes,
And it takes its toll.
Spinning me in circles.
Making me so cold.

My heart says one thing.
My mind says another.
Should we,
Or should we not be together?

I feel like I am sinking
In a sea of despair.
Slowly drowning,
And no one cares.

Who can I turn to?
There is no one there for me...
Because they don't understand.
They just don't see.

They cannot comprehend
The love I feel for you.
They do not understand
The pain you put me through.

Here I am,
All confused once again.
We are starting over,
But will it end?

Love and pain
Engulf me with their waves.
Pulling me down.
So deep I cannot be saved.

Or is it all in my mind?
One big illusion?
Brought on by
The pain and confusion?

By: Michaela de Lughseigh

Great Job Ven, at least we know what Ashaji is singing, maybe she herself knows and she went through this stage of her life.

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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

Music Director : Khayyam
Lyrics : Nida Fazli: Mudatain Beet Gai
Album : Asha Aur Khayyam


BEAUTY: IN THE EYES OF THIS BEHOLDER

22) ASHA BHOLSE: MUDATAIN BEET GAI:



22) ASHA BHOSLE: MUDATAIN BEET GAI: MP 3


LOVE THIS ONE:MUDATAIN BEET GAI

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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

Music Director : Khayyam
Lyrics : Nida Fazli: Mudatain Beet Gai
Album : Asha Aur Khayyam


BEAUTY: IN THE EYES OF THIS BEHOLDER

22) ASHA BHOLSE: MUDATAIN BEET GAI:

Muddatain beet gai tum nahi ayee ab tak
Naaz sa aur bhi kya hoge na jaane kab tak
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain

(Dilke tanhaiyaan)2 behla ti hai abhi humko
Jaise sajh mujh hi pukara ho tumhe lay humko
(Paas aate hi magar kwaab bhikar jaata hain)2
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain

(Wo haseen lab hain)2 jo kaltak thay bura doke tarha
Aaj kal wo bay chamak uth tehe yaadon ki taraf
(Dard reh jaata hai aur waqt guzar jaata hain)2
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain

Bheej tay ho kabhi gul ko tu kabhi shabnam ko
Tum kaha kaise ho maloom hai har mousam ko
(Chand har shab ko tumhare he khabar laata hain)2
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain

22) ASHA BHOSLE: MUDATAIN BEET GAI: MP 3

LOVE THIS ONE:MUDATAIN BEET GAI

Ven.
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It is a pleasure to let you guys know that as soon as we are finished with Ashaji, we have on the burners the famous and Flambouyant "Talat Mahmood"
who was dubbed "The King of Ghazals"

The enjoyment continues.

As busy (work) as he is I am sure that Ven will find the time to serenade us with his impeccable translations.

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quote:

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

Log mujhay paagal kehete hain (2) galiyon me baazaron me (2)
They call me mad, in the streets, in the markets
Main ne pyar kiya hai mujhko (2) chunva do diiwaaron me (2)
I have loved, put me away, wall me in

Trans Venkat

The pains and agony of Love, sometimes leaves behind so much to be desired, those that are weak, succumbed to the malady of Emotional Breakdown, Stress, and in some cases Suicide:

Confusion comes,
And it takes its toll.
Spinning me in circles.
Making me so cold.

My heart says one thing.
My mind says another.
Should we,
Or should we not be together?

I feel like I am sinking
In a sea of despair.
Slowly drowning,
And no one cares.

Who can I turn to?
There is no one there for me...
Because they don't understand.
They just don't see.

They cannot comprehend
The love I feel for you.
They do not understand
The pain you put me through.

Here I am,
All confused once again.
We are starting over,
But will it end?

Love and pain
Engulf me with their waves.
Pulling me down.
So deep I cannot be saved.

Or is it all in my mind?
One big illusion?
Brought on by
The pain and confusion?

By: Michaela de Lughseigh

Great Job Ven, at least we know what Ashaji is singing, maybe she herself knows and she went through this stage of her life.

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Hey Asj bhai, how are you? Nice translation...

quote:

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

Music Director : Khayyam
Lyrics : Nida Fazli: Mudatain Beet Gai
Album : Asha Aur Khayyam


BEAUTY: IN THE EYES OF THIS BEHOLDER

22) ASHA BHOLSE: MUDATAIN BEET GAI:

Muddatain beet gai tum nahi ayee ab tak
Naaz sa aur bhi kya hoge na jaane kab tak
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain

(Dilke tanhaiyaan)2 behla ti hai abhi humko
Jaise sajh mujh hi pukara ho tumhe lay humko
(Paas aate hi magar kwaab bhikar jaata hain)2
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain

(Wo haseen lab hain)2 jo kaltak thay bura doke tarha
Aaj kal wo bay chamak uth tehe yaadon ki taraf
(Dard reh jaata hai aur waqt guzar jaata hain)2
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain

Bheej tay ho kabhi gul ko tu kabhi shabnam ko
Tum kaha kaise ho maloom hai har mousam ko
(Chand har shab ko tumhare he khabar laata hain)2
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain

22) ASHA BHOSLE: MUDATAIN BEET GAI: MP 3

LOVE THIS ONE:MUDATAIN BEET GAI

Ven.
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asj bhai this is a fab pic of Madhuri...post song fm aaja naachle..her comeback..she still looks great with a fab bod..after marriage & 2 kids..everyone was amazed how great she looked..

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

Music Director : Khayyam
Lyrics : Nida Fazli: Mudatain Beet Gai
Album : Asha Aur Khayyam


BEAUTY: IN THE EYES OF THIS BEHOLDER

22) ASHA BHOLSE: MUDATAIN BEET GAI:

Muddatain beet gai tum nahi ayee ab tak
A long time has passed, but you have not come yet
Raasta aur dikhaaoge, na jaane kab tak
How long will you let me watch the road for you?
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain
Everyone I meet looks like you
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain
Everyone I meet looks like you


(Dil kii tanhaiyaan)2 behlati hai yun bhi hum ko
The loneliness of the heart keeps me amused
Jaise sach much hi pukara ho tumhii nay hum ko
as if you had really called me yourself
(Paas aate hi magar kwaab bhikar jaata hain)2
But as I get nearer, the dream withers away
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain
Everyone I meet looks like you


(Wo haseen lamhen)2 jo kal tak thay muraadon ke tarha
Those beautiful moments that were like a prayer till now
Aaj palkon pe chamak uthate hain yaadon ki tarha
now shine on my eyelids like memories
(Dard reh jaata hai aur waqt guzar jaata hain)2
the pain remains, but the time passes on
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain
Everyone I meet looks like you


Bhejtay ho kabhi gul ko, tho kabhi shabnam ko
sometimes you send me flowers, sometimes the dew
Tum kahan, kaise ho maloom hai har mousam ko
where you are, how you are, every season knows
(Chand har shab ko tumharii hi khabar laata hain)2
the moon brings me news of you every night
Jo bhi milta hai wo tumsa hi nazar aata hain
Everyone I meet looks like you


22) ASHA BHOSLE: MUDATAIN BEET GAI: MP 3

LOVE THIS ONE:MUDATAIN BEET GAI

Trans: Venkat

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?

POET: NIDA FAZLI
(20) ASHA BHOSLE: DIL KA LAGANA KHEL NA JANO
Don't think that giving your heart to someone is a game, it is hard

POET: NAQSH LAYALPURI:
(21) ASHA BHOSLE: LOG MUJHE PAGAL KEHETE HAIN: MP 3:
They call me mad, in the streets, in the markets

POET: NIDA FAZLI
22) ASHA BHOSLE: MUDATAIN BEET GAI: MP 3
A long time has passed, but you have not come yet


CONTINUES.......

GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


BEAUTY: THE BEHOLDER'S VIEW

Music Director : R.D, Burman
Lyrics : Gulzar
Album : Dil Padosi Hai

23) UMEED HOGI KOI:

23) UMEED HOGI KOI: MP3

Lyrics and Trans: later
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Music Director : R.D, Burman
Lyrics : Gulzar
Album : Dil Padosi Hai

(Ummeed hogi koi ho raat dhale
Varna koi aata nahe kisne ye pukara)2
Ummeed hogi koi

(Jab bhee koi aahat si hoti hai ...
Jaane kaisi dil main ye ghabrahat si hoti hai)2
Koi lamhaa lautaa hai bechaaraa ..

(Ummeed hogi koi ho raat dhale
Varna koi aata nahe kisne ye pukara)2
Ummeed hogi koi

(Aankhen dhhonde saaye awaazon ke ..
Sone sone chehare hain bas khaali darwazon ke)2
Shaayad koi hai kisne ye phir pukaaraa

(Ummeed hogi koi ho raat dhale
Varna koi aata nahe kisne ye pukara)2
Ummeed hogi koi

Ven:

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


BEAUTY: THE BEHOLDER'S VIEW

Music Director : R.D, Burman
Lyrics : Gulzar
Album : Dil Padosi Hai

23) UMEED HOGI KOI:

23) UMEED HOGI KOI: MP3

What beautiful words by Gulzar Saheb !

Ummeed hogi koyii
It must be just faith
sau raat dhale, varna koi aata nahin
a hundred nights have passed, but no one has come
kisne ye pukara (2)
who is calling me?
Ummeed hogi koyii
It must be just faith


Jab bhee koi aahat si hoti hai ...
whenever I hear someone coming
Jaane kaisi dil main ye ghabrahat si hoti hai (2)
there is trepidation in my heart
Koi lamhaa lautaa hai bechaaraa ..
A moment from my past has returned, the poor thing


Ummeed hogi koyii
It must be just faith
sau raat dhale, varna koi aata nahin
a hundred nights have passed, but no one has come
kisne ye pukara (2)
who is calling me?
Ummeed hogi koyii
It must be just faith


Aankhen dhoonde saaye awaazon ke ..
My eyes search for the shadows of sounds
Soone soone chehare hain, bas khaali darwazon ke (2)
all I see are the bare faces of empty doors
Shaayad koi hai, kisne ye phir pukaaraa
but perhaps there is someone, who called me again?


Ummeed hogi koyii
It must be just faith
sau raat dhale, varna koi aata nahin
a hundred nights have passed, but no one has come
kisne ye pukara (2)
who is calling me?
Ummeed hogi koyii
It must be just faith

Trans : Venkat

Lyrics : Gulzar
Album : Dil Padosi Hai

23) UMEED HOGI KOI:

Thanks Ven, for the lyrics correction, and yet once again a superb translation.

Two more to go with seven more posts before we close the chapter on Ashaji.
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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


JENNY KOTWAL: ONE TO LOOK OUT FOR:

Music Director : Khayyam
Lyrics: Anchal Mein Phool Chand - Hasan Kamaal
Album : Asha Aur Khayyam

24) ASHA BHOSLE: ANCHAL MEIN PHOOL CHAND:


24) ASHA BHOSLE: ANCHAL MEIN PHOOL CHAND MP3:

Lyrics and Trans Later:
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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:


JENNY KOTWAL: ONE TO LOOK OUT FOR:

Music Director : Khayyam
Lyrics: Anchal Mein Phool Chand - Hasan Kamaal
Album : Asha Aur Khayyam

24) ASHA BHOSLE: ANCHAL MEIN PHOOL CHAND:

(Aanchal mein phool chand sitaray saja leyay)
Naino may mainay aas kee deepak jalaa leyay

Suntay hai unko naam mera dil dharak utha
Kajraa lehak utha meraa gajraa mehek utha
Duniya ne dil ke bheed nigahon say pa leyay

Aanchal mein phool chand sitaray saja leyay
Naino may mainay aas ke deepak jalaa leyay

Karte he sab he pyar magar iss kadar nahi
Hum unkay kab howe ye hame khud khabar nahi
Aakhon may neend chor kay sapnay saja leyey

Aanchal mein phool chand sitaray saja leyay
Naino may mainay aas ke deepak jalaa leyay

Jalway se intezaar ka mousam tamaam ho
Jee chahata hai aaj ye jalde se shaan ko
Iss bekaraar dil ko kaha tak samhaa leyay

Aanchal mein phool chand sitaray saja leyay
Naino may mainay aas ke deepak jalaa leyay

Aangan may mere pyar kee baraat ayaygee
Tha jiskaa intezaar wahii raat ayeygee
Khabon may taaj mehl wafa kay bana leyay

Aanchal mein phool chand sitaray saja leyay
Naino may mainay aas ke deepak jalaa leyay

Ven: over to you good buddy:

24) ASHA BHOSLE: ANCHAL MEIN PHOOL CHAND MP3:
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GHAZALS BY THE SINGING DIVA: ASHA BHOSLE:

The final Ghazal by Ashaji, to make up our listed number of 25 will be posted shortly and then we move on to another page, and another artiste.

It has been a pleasure associating with Ashaji and her wonderous expressions of musical poetry that charmed us as we listened to the voice that so many millions listened to with appreciation and awe.

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The veteran Indian singer Asha Bhosle in concert at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night.

The Voice of Bollywood, in the Flesh

Published: April 19, 2008

"I sing everything," Asha Bhosle told an adoring audience at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night, and she was not exaggerating.
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Rahav Segev for The New York Times

The veteran Indian singer Asha Bhosle in concert at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night.

Ms. Bhosle, who turns 75 in September, is probably the most recorded singer in history. As the voice of Bollywood musicals "” called a playback singer, because actresses sing and dance while her vocals are heard "” and a queen of South Asian pop, she has recorded more than 12,000 songs in a career that dates to 1943. (One of her few rivals is her older sister, Lata Mangeshkar, another hugely prolific playback singer. At Carnegie Hall Ms. Bhosle sang one of her sister's hits, "Lag Ja Gale.")

Ms. Bhosle has sung Indian classical and semiclassical styles and all the culture-hopping pop hybrids that Bollywood composers have devised. Bollywood music is wonderfully multifarious; there's no telling what might show up in a song, from traditional tabla rhythms to funk guitars to synthesizers. Ms. Bhosle's Carnegie Hall set encompassed the pristine, unaccompanied Hindustani classical-style singing as well as styles from across India and twists on disco, rock, polka, waltzes and Latin music.

They all found room for her voice: high, clear, sweet and girlish even now. It can hover in the weightless, long-breathed, intricately rippling phrases of classical style or push, lightly but firmly, over a danceable beat, whether it's Eastern or Western or a mix. Through her career Ms. Bhosle has collaborated not just with film composers but also with Indian classical musicians, like Ali Akbar Khan, and with Westerners from Boy George to Michael Stipe of R.E.M. to the Kronos Quartet.

Ms. Bhosle can also sing in many of India's languages. For the many Bollywood actresses who have lip-synched to it, her voice has been innocent, flirtatious, heartbroken, naughty or reverent.

Although Ms. Bhosle has spent much of her career as an unseen voice, she is at home onstage. Barefoot in a glittering white sari "” and later in regal saffron and pink "” she was elegant and playful, whether reminiscing about learning to sing in classical style from her father, the singer and actor Dinanath Mangeshkar, or twirling a wrist in graceful dance gestures.

Sharing the concert with her was Amit Kumar, a singer and actor who is the son of Kishore Kumar, the Bollywood actor, director and singer with whom Ms. Bhosle recorded 656 duets. Amit Kumar sang his father's hits, including a few duets with Ms. Bhosle "” love songs "” in which she danced him across the stage.

Near the end of the concert Ms. Bhosle unfurled a pink and saffron scarf, matching her sari, and within seconds expertly tied it around her head in a Sikh-style turban. The beat picked up into the earthy 4/4 of Punjabi bhangra, while she traded long, improvisatory phrases with a keyboardist.

Then the beat moved toward the Caribbean as the band plunged into a riff straight from Santana. In the finale, "Dum Maro Dum" "” an award-winning song from a 1971 film "” she sang "Hare Krisha" over a hand-clapping, galloping beat and wailing rock lead guitar: devotional, frisky and joyfully cosmopolitan.
Courtesy: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/arts/music/19asha.html
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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?

POET: NIDA FAZLI
(20) ASHA BHOSLE: DIL KA LAGANA KHEL NA JANO
Don't think that giving your heart to someone is a game, it is hard

POET: NAQSH LAYALPURI:
(21) ASHA BHOSLE: LOG MUJHE PAGAL KEHETE HAIN: MP 3:
They call me mad, in the streets, in the markets

POET: NIDA FAZLI
22) ASHA BHOSLE: MUDATAIN BEET GAI: MP 3
A long time has passed, but you have not come yet

POET: GULZAR
23) UMEED HOGI KOI SAU RAAT DHALE VARNA KOI AATA NAHIN:
It must be just faith, a hundred nights have passed, but no one has come

POET: HASSAN KAMAAL
24) ASHA BHOSLE: ANCHAL MEIN PHOOL CHAND MP3:

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In our final selection of Ashaji's Ghazals, we will present that evergreen poem by Gulzar: Taken from the Album "Yun Saja Chand"

25) SHAAM SE AANKH MEIN NAMI SI HAI:

Shaam se aankh mein nammi si hai
Aaj phir aap ki kami si hai

Shaam se aankh mein nami si hai

Dafan karr do humme tu sans ayee
Der say saans kuch

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

In our final selection of Ashaji's Ghazals, we will present that evergreen poem by Gulzar: Taken from the Album "Yun Saja Chand"

25) SHAAM SE AANKH MEIN NAMI SI HAI:

(25) SHAAM SE AANKH ME NAMII SI HAI

Shaam se aankh mein namii si hai
My eyes have been teary since last night
Aaj phir aap ki kami si hai
Once again today, I miss you


Shaam se aankh mein namii si hai
My eyes have been teary since last night


Dafan kar do humay to sans aye
bury me so that I ca breathe again
Der say saans kuch thhamii si hai
recently, my breath has been somewhat halting


Shaam se aankh mein namii si hai
My eyes have been teary since last night


kaun patthraa gaya hai aankhon me
whose image has frozen in my view
barf palkon me kyun jamii si hai
why is ice forming on my eyelids?


Shaam se aankh mein namii si hai
My eyes have been teary since last night


It has been a long haul to finish the Asha Bhosle collection in our Ghazal series. It was a pleasure. Thank you very much for your help, ASJ.

The versatile singing Diva has done some very good renditions in this genre. Witness her recent Carnegie Hall performance, the lady is still going strong at 75. Hats off, Ashaji. We are beholden to you for years of dazzling entertainment. You have brought joy to all of us.

Venkat

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Shahenshah-e-Ghazal Talat Mahmood with
Jagjit & Chitra Singh, Bhupinder, Talat Aziz
Pop singers Gary Lawyer, Alisha Chinai, Ila Arun, Mitali, Nandu Bhende.
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HEART THROBS OF MILLIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD, TALAT WAS DUBBED WITH THE FOLLOWING TITLES:

'KING OF GHAZALS'

'MAN WITH THE GOLDEN VOICE'

'A PERFECT GENTLEMAN'

'VELVET VOICE OF INDIA':

THESE ARE SOME OF THE MANY ACCOLADES SHOWERED ON THE MAN HISTORY KNOWS AS TALAT MAHMOOD...... AN ENORMOUSLY TALENTED SINGING STAR WHO BECAME A LEGEND IN HIS LIFETIME ! EVERY SONG THAT TALAT MAHMOOD SANG POSSESSED A HUSHED MAJESTY AND AN ABIDING GRACE WHICH ARE FOREVER EMBEDDED IN THE HEARTS OF HIS MILLIONS OF FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD. TALAT MAHMOOD WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST SINGING STARS OF ALL TIMES !!!

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NOTE:
We are currently seeking permission from Khalid Mahmood, the Son of Talat in lifting some pictures and news about the Ghazals great. Hope to get info more soon.

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Talat Mahmood (February 24, 1924 – May 9, 1998) was a popular Indian playback singer and film actor. A recipient of Padma Bhushan he is famous for his ghazals, resulting in a title of "king of ghazals" bestowed upon him by fans and critics.

Talat saab as he is now referred to, has often been described as a singer with a silky voice. His voice never suited loud songs, songs that demanded a high-pitched range. Shouting or screaming didn't suit him and so he avoided those kinds of songs too. He only sang soft, romantic, lyrical, ghazals.Talat saab went for his vocal training in Bhatkhande music college lucknow

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Early days
Talat Mahmood was born in Lucknow, India, on February 24th 1924. he was one amongst six children and his father Manzoor Mahmood ran an electrical curio store. Talat showed his musical leanings from a very young age and would enjoy sitting through all-night music soiree's listening patiently to some of the biggest names in classical Indian music then.

Talat's father was a good singer as were his sisters. But coming from a conservative Muslim background, singing was not encouraged. Talat had to choose between a career in acting and singing and staying at home. He opted for the former, though the family accepted the fact only about a decade later when the industry gained respectability. His conservative parents had objected to him becoming a singer though they also were musical people. Things only began improving when people from respectable families started joining the industry. He didn't discourage his son from singing either.

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The stunning good looks that had women swooning .... whether in a concert hall or in a cinema hall !
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The 50's was the era of the Singing Star. America had Elvis Presley, England had Cliff Richard and India had Talat Mahmood ! Handsome, good looking men with fantastic voices and a distinguished style of singing that was all their own. The mere mention of their names on the silver screen was enough to pull in female crowds looking for gentle romantic fare, with clean cut story lines. Whether Elvis, Cliff or Talat, these singers were packaged and presented on the silver screen with the utmost of care. Nothing was left to chance. For them, it was nothing but the biggest producers, the biggest banners, the topmost heroines and of course, hand picked music composers to create those scintillating musical scores !
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APART FROM BEING THE KING OF GHAZALS: TALAT HAS STARRED IN 13 FILMS MAKING HIM ONE OF BOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST SINGING STARS :

"RAJLAXMI" 1945 KANANBALA
"TUM AUR MAIN" 1947 KANANDEVI
"SAMAPTI" 1949 BHARTI DEVI
"ARAAM" 1951 MADHUBALA , DEV ANAND
"DIL-E-NADAAN" 1953 SHYAMA, PEACE KANWAL
"DAAK BABU" 1954 NADIRA
"WARIS" 1954 SURAIYA, NADIRA
"RAFTAAR" 1955 NADIRA
"DIWALI KI RAAT" 1956 ROOPMALA, SHASHIKALA
"EK GAON KI KAHANI"1957 MALA SINHA
"LALA RUKH" 1958 SHYAMA
"MAALIK" 1958 SURAIYA
"SONE KI CHIDIYA" 1958 NUTAN
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TALAT WAS THE ONLY SINGER IN THE FILM INDUSTRY WHOSE URDU DICTION WAS FLAWLESS AND PERFECT. NO OTHER SINGER COULD MATCH HIM ON THIS COUNT ! SOME OF THE GIANTS OF THE POETIC WORLD (SHAYER'S / POETS ) WHO HAVE SPECIALLY PENNED SOUL STIRRING AND HEART WARMING LYRICS FOR TALAT:

Majrooh Sultanpuri, Hasrat Jaipuri, Sahir Ludhyanvi, Shakeel Badayuni, Rajinder Krishan, Zia Sarhadi, Asad Bhopali, Jan Nissar Akhtar, S.H. Bihari, Prem Dhawan, Qamar Jalalabadi, Indeewar, Shailendra, Kaifi Azmi, Bezad Lukhnavi, Naqsh Lyallpuri, Nakshab, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Khumar Barabankvi, Bharat Vyas, Gulshan Sufi, P.L. Santoshi, D.N. Madhok, Ahmad Wasi ...... and so many more

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ONE OF THE TWENTY FIVE GEMS THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING: TASVEER BANATA HOON

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SINGING CAREER:

Talat apprenticed classical music under Pandit S.C.R. Bhat at Morris Music College some time in the 30s. He started his career purely as a ghazal singer in 1939. Talat Mahmood began his singing career at the age of 16 in 1939 when he began singing the Ghazals of Daag, Mir, Jigar etc. on All India Radio, Lucknow. his voice had a quality distinct from all the other singers. HMV was quick to notice this and offered talat his first disc in 1941 "sab din ek samaan nahin tha, ban jaoonga kya se kya main, iska to kuch dhyan nahin tha". indeed how prophetic were these words. little did talat know that he was soon to rise to become the greatest names in Ghazals on the Indian Sub-continent!.

His reputation as a fine and promising ghazal singer was not limited to his hometown of Lucknow, but it reached the city that proved to shape his destiny - Calcutta. The then famous ghazal singers were Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, K.L. Saigal and M.A. Rauf. The classical songs he sang were " Sapnon Ki Suhaani Duniyaa Ko " for film Shiqast and " Laage Tose Naina " for Chaandi Ki Deewar.

In 1944 came the hit "Tasveer teri dil mera behela na sakegi". The song was an overnight sensation. It's popularity was so phenomenal and unrivalled that even today it remains one of the top selling non-film discs. This disc brought talat fame throughout India and soon he was beckoned by the Calcutta film industry. Talat made cameo appearances and starred in about 16 movies, for both the Calcutta Film Industry (hub of the 1940s) and Bollywood. The 3 movies in which he starred were regional hits in Calcutta.

But fate had even bigger things in store for talat and in 1949 talat came to the Hollywood of India - Bombay/Bollywood. His name and fame had already preceded him and people in the bombay film industry were already aware of this talented singer and soon he was offered the song. His big break came with the song "Ae dil mujhe aisi jagha le chal jahan koi na ho" composed by music-composer Anil Biswas for the soundtrack of the movie "Arzoo". The song was a smash-hit and ensured the box-office success of the movie.

In talat, the music directors had found the perfect voice for the Ghazals. His diction and intonation were word perfect. his expressive style and emotional nuances were unparalleled. the mellowness, sweetness and pathos in his voice set him apart from all the other singers. Soon he was unanimously hailed as "King of Ghazals". His romantic duets and solos numbered in hundreds and hit after hit followed and Talat grew into a legend.

Talat is survived by his son Khalid Mahmood, a reputed singer in his own right.

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The golden voice still haunts...

Although he was not prolific, Talat Mehmood remains the favourite of those who prefer soft, romantic melodies. Today, on his eighth death anniversary, V. GANGADHAR takes a trip down memory lane.

Playback singer Talat Mehmood (on the harmonium) ... noted for his romantic melodies.

EVEN THE most ardent Hindi film buffs may not remember films like "Baradari'' and "Thokar''. Or details about their music directors, Naushad and Sardar Malik. But songs from these films, "Tasveer Banata Hoon'' and "Ae Gham-e-did Kya Karoon'' are remembered and hummed to this day. Crooner Talat Mehmood, who died on this day five years ago and sang these numbers, had the unique quality of rendering such ever popular songs, which were part of unsuccessful films and composed by not-so-famous music directors. At the same time, the singer did not let down more famous music directors who, for reasons of their own, used him rather sparingly.

Every song Talat Mehmood sang for Naushad ("Babul''), Ravi ("Ek Saal'') and O. P. Nayyar ("Sone Ki Chidiya'') turned out to be super hits and are remembered to this day. "Talat Saab stood apart," observed Manohar Iyer, founder of `Keep Alive,' a Mumbai-based organisation which promotes Hindi film music in its golden period, from the 1940s to 1960s.

"There are numerous people who can sing like Mohamad Rafi, Mukesh or Kishore Kumar but hardly anyone who can recapture the softness and romantic melody of Talat Mehmood". No wonder, when melody ruled the roost in the Hindi film world, Talat Saab remained the number one singer for about seven years from 1950. He was totally identified with Dilip Kumar ("Babul'', "Daag'', "Tarana'', "Footpath'', "Sangdil'', "Shikast''), sang for Raj Kapoor ("Aashiana'', "Anhonee''), Dev Anand ("Taxi Driver''), V. Shantaram ("Parchain'', "Subah Ka Tara'') and other lesser-known heroes.

He was sought after by every music director including C. Ramchandra, Shanker-Jaikishan, Roshan, Ghulam Mohammad and Madan Mohan. This period also produced some of the most wonderful duets, pairing Talat mainly with Lata Mangeshkar and also with Asha Bhosle and Geeta Dutt. "Singing duets with Talat bhai was something special," observed Lata Mangeshkar. Around 700 songs including private recordings and ghazals in a career span of around 20 years may not be all that impressive. But quality is not judged by quantity.

Born and educated in Lucknow (Morris College), Talat Mehmood began recording for All India Radio, Lucknow, and then Calcutta. His first hit remains an evergreen hit, "Tasveer Banata Hun... Tasveer Nahin Banti''. New Theatres, Calcutta, which he joined in the early 1940s, did not provide him with much work. "Rajalakshmi'' was his first film. He recorded two songs for it. Migrating to Bombay in 1949, Talat found the response encouraging. Both Naushad and Anil Biswas claimed credit for `discovering' Talat in the 1950-releases, "Babul'' and "Arzoo'', though he sang for a 1949 film, "Rakhee'' with music score by Husanlal Bhagatram.

The next five to seven years found Talat zooming to the top with an enviable score of hits. Mohamad Rafi was establishing himself, Mukesh was just getting discovered by Raj Kapoor, and Manna Dey and Kishore Kumar were waiting in the wings.

Slim and good-looking, Talat Mehmood accepted offers to play the hero in Hindi films. Beginning with A. R. Kardar's "Dil-e-Nadan'', the singing hero acted in about 10 films which despite many hit songs, did not create an impression on the people. When I interviewed him for the first time after a concert in Ahmedabad, the singer wondered if the hero image affected his singing career. "An impression was created," he recalled, "that as a hero, I would only sing my own songs. Offers from music directors began to dry up."

From the 1960s, the direction of Hindi film music began to change. So did the attitude of successful heroes. Dilip Kumar was no longer the tragic, love-lorn hero whose personality suited the soft melodies of a Talat Mehmood. He switched over to loud roles and Naushad who composed music to most of the films, opted for Mohamad Rafi. Naushad also recorded several Talat songs for his own film, "Palki'' but had to re-record the numbers using Rafi at the insistence of the film's hero, Rajendra Kumar who had a string of silver and golden jubilees.

Finally, it was the number of hits and jubilees and identification with successful camps, which mattered, not the success of a music score.

Mukesh with much less talent, became a permanent fixture at the RK camp and was also the chosen one of successful music director, Kalyandji-Anandji. For some reason, Talat Saab could not discover and stick to such a successful camp. On the contrary, S. D. Burman who was upset at the box office failure of the critically-acclaimed Bimal Roy's "Devdas'' which had a memorable music score, wanted to replace Talat with Rafi for the next Bimalda production, "Sujata'' to render the famous number "Jalte Hain Jis Keliye''. Fortunately, Bimalda put his foot down and the Talat number became a hit.

There was no truth in the charge that he could not sing faster, jazzy numbers. Remember the foot-tapping "Andhe Jahan Se, Andhe Raatein'' from "Patita'', "Tim Tim Tim'' from "Mausi'' or "Aha Rim Jhim Taaren'' ("Usne Kaha Tha''). Perhaps, the singer could not `cultivate' people who mattered in the industry. Despite fewer films, Talat saab remained the favourite of those who preferred soft, romantic tunes. His records and later cassettes sold well, and his concerts both in India and abroad were packed.

The Afghan royal family was among his admirers. ``King Zahir Shah attended my concerts with members of his family, including women," recollected Talat Saab. "It was for the first time the royal family women patronised a concert."

Ups and downs in life did not matter to Talat Saab. In our meetings, both in Ahmedabad and Mumbai, he came out as someone who was happy with life and had warm words of praise for his fellow singers. ``There was no rat race among us," he declared. "We were all different types of singers and there was enough scope for all of us".

Our last meeting was rather painful. Victim of a stroke, the great singer could not speak. But there was no mistaking the sincerity and warmth in his eyes.
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