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December 4_DN

Dear Listeners,
Todays ‪Musicwithcoffee‬ series features renowned singer - Sri Anup Jalota (Padma Shri) best known for his performances in the Hindu devotional music bhajan and the Urdu form of poetry, ghazal. His mellifluous & powerful voice has an incredible range. A voice that soothes the soul, this icon leaves audiences spellbound in admiration with his renditions.
Some of his popular bhajans include: Aisi Lagi Lagan, Main Nahi Makhan Khayo, Rang De Chunariya, Jag Me Sundar Hai Do Naam, and Chadariya Jhini Re Jhini.
Todays Song Post : Aisi Lagi Lagan
Language: Braja Bhasa
Thank you @krithika Viswanath & @Deepa Kulkarni for helping me with the translations smile emoticon
Lyrics:
Hain Ankh Woh Jo Shyam Ka Darshan Kiya Kare
Hain Shish Jo Prabhu Charan Me Vandan Kaiya Kare
Bekaar woh mukh hai Jo rahe Vyarth Bathon
Mukh Woh hai Jo Hari Naam Ka Sumiran Kiya Kare
Here Moti Se Nahi Shobha hai hath ka Hai Hath jo Bhagavan Ka Poojan Kiya Kare Mar kar bhi Amar Naam hai Us Jeev ka Jag Me Prabhu Prem Me Balidaan Jo Jeevan Kiya Kare
(1)
aisi lāgī lagan mīrā ho gayī magan
voh to gali gali hari guṇa gāne lagī
mahalo meń palī vana ke jogan calī
mīrā rānī dīvānī kahāne lagī
(2)
koī roke nahi koī ṭoke nahi
mīrā govinda gopāla gāne lagī
baiṭhī santoń ke sańga, rańgī mohana ke rańga
mīrā premī prītama ko manāne lagī
(3)
rāṇā ne viṣa diyā māno amṛta pīyā
mīrā sāgara meń saritā samāne lagī
duḥkhe lākhoń sahe, mukhse govinda kahe
mīrā govinda gopāla gāne lagī

TRANSLATION
Eyes are those that with the Lord meet
Head is that which prays at his feet
Useless is the tongue wasted in futile rant
It is only for the Lord's name to chant
1) Such is the attachment in which Mira Bai is drowned in her love for her beloved Lord Krsna. She sings praises of Krsna down each and every street! She was raised in the palaces but now, she is a maidservant and a devotee of Krsna. Some has said that “Queen Mira has gone mad!”

2) Nobody can stop her! Nobody can interrupt her! Mira Bai continues to sing the names of “Govinda! Gopala!” She associates with devotees and get dyed red in love of Krsna. She feels that she and her Lord have finally united!

3) The king fed her poison, but she took it as nectar. She is like a river who has met the ocean. Even though Mira Bai had felt thousands of sufferings and pains, all she knew was chanting of Lord Govinda’s name. All she that was, is, will always be chanting is the names of “Govinda” and “Gopala.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZUGyvgVg1Q

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December 9_KV

The music associated with emotions such as pain grief sorrow is almost always sad & serious. This particular piece doesn't follow this convention. Though it talks of separation & a lover's woe, it's pleasant and almost soothing.

"Tum ko dekha toh" From the movie Saath Saath, a beautiful ghazal by Jagjit Singh.

http://youtu.be/89TUQdqKuDc

Tumko dekhaa to ye khayaal aayaa
zindagi dhuup tum ghanaa saayaa

aaj phir dil ne ek tamannaa kI
aaj phir dil ko hamane samajhaayaa

tum chale jaaoge to sochenge
hamne kyaa khoyaa, hamane kyaa paayaa

ham jise gunagunaa nahiin sakate
vaqt ne aisaa geet kyuu n gaayaa

- - - - - - - - - - -

When I saw you I thought
Life's the scorching heat & you're the shade I sought

Today again my heart desired somethings
I tried to pacify it with sweet nothings

When you leave I'll ponder
What I've lost and gained I'll wonder

The tune I'm forbidden to even hum
Life sang such a song, how come

P.S. dedicated to all the lovely ladies and their handsome old hunks from yesterday's discussions wink emoticon

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December 27_AS

Today's MWC features Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony at Oslo earlier this month. The 2014 nobel peace prize was shared between Kailash Satyarthi from India and Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan.

Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is primarily know for his Qawwali music. He also performs Ghazals and other light music and is also a Bollywood playback singer
Some interesting facts about Qawwali music gathered from wiki:

* A Qawwali performance is done by a group of 8-9 musicians including the lead singer.
* A sarangi was used earlier and is now replaced by the harmonium since sarangi needed to be retuned in between a performance
* The other musicians in the group include one-two side singers, one or two harmoniums played by the lead singer, side singer or some one else, one or two percussionist.
* If there is only one percussionist, he plays the tabla and dholak, usually the tabla with the dominant hand and the dholak with the other one (i.e. a left-handed percussionist would play the tabla with his left hand). Often there will be two percussionists, in which case one might play the tabla and the other the dholak.
*There is also a chorus of four or five men who repeat key verses, and who aid percussion by hand-clapping.
*The performers sit cross-legged on the ground in two rows — the lead singer, side singers and harmonium players in the front row, and the chorus and percussionists in the back row.
* Women used to be excluded from traditional Muslim music, since they are traditionally prohibited from singing in the presence of men. These traditions have changed, however, as is evident by the popularity (and acceptance) of female singers such as Abida Parveen.
*Although Abida Parveen performs many songs that are in the traditional qawwali repertoire, she does not perform them in the traditional qawwali style. 

Typically missing is the chorus which repeats key verses, as well as the hand clapping.

The first is a link to the popular Qawwali "Alla hu" and the second is a link to the main concert.

Link to "Alla hu"
http://www.ndtv.com/…/rahat-fateh-ali-khan-performs-…/348039

Link to main concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO0ux0UqM9I

Wiki gives a detailed description of Qawwali music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qawwali

After seeing his performance on youtube, I feel it is like watching a Shankar movie on small screen.