Posts Tagged ‘Seemaab Akbarabadi’
Ae bekhabari dil ko deewaanaa banaa denaa
Posted by: Atul on: September 12, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The more one reads about the life of Saigal Saab, and the memories recounted by those who have been associated with him, the more one is struck by the singular quality of simplicity and humility. And maybe that is what made his art so pure, and so fascinating. Whether it is the exuberance of the ‘Hatt Gayee Lo Kaari Ghataa. . .’ (Lagan, 1941), or the pathos of ‘Gham Diye Mustaqil. . .’ (Shahjehaan, 1946), or the heightened expectations of a lover in ‘Kaise Katey Ratiyaan . . .’ (Lagan, 1941) or the melancholy sound of ‘So Jaa Raajkumari. . .’ (Zindagi, 1940) as the theme of reunion with a dying beloved, the rendition of the song and expressions of the emotional content is simply flawless.
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Ba qadr e shauk iqraar e wafaa kyaa
Posted by: Atul on: August 12, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir,a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The psychology of this genius mind continues to be a matter of analysis, just for the phenomena this person has become. A comparatively short life and a short film career that lasted barely 15 years. A voice that was apparently nurtured by the drink, and a life that was equally tormented by the same devil. Was it a romantic’s mind that compelled him to exist, as the poets described, a romantic. Was it the lead role in Devdaas (1935) that tampered with the mind and the existence of this prodigious phenomenon.
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Duniyaa mein hoon duniya ka talabgaar nahin hoon
Posted by: Atul on: July 2, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
A ghazal that epitomizes in parts the sufi philosophy of life, this probably is the only poetry of the famous poet Seemaab Akbarabadi that has been rendered by Saigal saab. This is a non filmi offering, and like all other songs / ghazals sung by him, this one too is steeped in a profound philosophy. The ghazal expounds the nature of life and its interpretation by the poet. The poet alludes to the ephemeral quality of what life is, and advances the thesis of detachment from this world.
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