My music… pop, rock, country, R&B, hip-hop, rap… as you can see I listen to almost everything from Celine Dion, through Rascal Flatts to Snoop Dogg. It’s hard for me to choose one song…I simply don’t have it…when I listen to sth it always mirrors my emotions in that particular moment. I like songs that remind me of nice things, and those with good, meaningful lyrics.
Anyway I am supposed to put a song here… and frankly the choice seems obvious. It's the first song that came to my mind, a song that always brings a smile on my face and the one which will hopefully show you a little bit of Indian cinematography and culture ;)
The song was composed by A.R. Rahman, the most famous Indian composer who, besides many Indian awards, was also nominated to the Golden Globe. The song is from one of my favorite Bollywood movies Guru and the title is Tere Bina, here are the lyrics with the English translation:
Dum dara dum dara mast mast
Dara dum dara dum dara mast mast
Dara dum dara dum dum
Oh humdum bin tere kya jeena
Oh my love, what's the point in living without you
Tere bina beswaadi beswaadi rathiyan oh sajna
Without you the nights are tasteless oh darling
Ho, rookhi re oh rookhi re
Dry and parched they are
Kaatoore kaate re, katenaa.
Trying to pass them, but they don't
(Dum dara..)
Na jaa; chaakri ke maare
Don't go, because of the job
Na jaa; souten pukaare
Don't go, the other wife calls
Saawan aayega to puchega
If the rain comes, it would ask
Naa jaa rey
Don't go
Pheeki Pheeki beswaadi yeh rathiyan.
Dry and tasteless these nights are
Kaatore kaate na kate na
Trying to pass time, but it doesn't
Ab tere bina sajna sajna
Now without you my darling
Kaate kate na
Even time doesn't pass
(Dum dara...)
Tere bina chand ka sona khota re
Without you, the moon's golden is impure
Peeli peeli dhool udaave jhoota re
The yellow dust flying is false
Tere bina sona peetal
Without you, gold is brass
Tere sang keekar peepal
With you, the keekar plant becomes peepal
Aaja kate na ye rathiyan
Come, these nights don't pass at all
Tere bina beswaadi beswaadi rathiyan oh sajna
Without you the nights are tasteless oh darling
(Dum dara...)
