The Sound of Lyrics
Singing has
always been therapeutic for me. An unsolved
math sum, a lost game of kabaddi, an upturned tiffinbox in school, ….. to an internal audit,
an un-impressing job interview, an ‘I-am-always-right’ boss in office…..
to a burnt dish, a heap of unwashed clothes, a stubborn child and a family feud……I
just try to sing through all uphill tasks and gain momentum in living….My son has a different take on my singing skills though....
Yesterday evening I tried out a Farida Khanum gazal at an
august gathering at a friends’ house.
The sky had just turned dark and the impending showers provided the
perfect setting for the piping hot pancakes served by the lady of the house. This is a place where your taste buds are
adequately satisfied but in lieu of a song.
Singing was mandatory.
This song, I had
picked up from a senior during my Delhi School days. “Aaj Jane ki Zidd Na Karo…Haye
Mar jayenge Hum toh loot jayenge… Aisi
Baatein kiya na karo…”written by Fayyaz
Hashmi.
Yesterday, I sung
it after a decade or more. Bereft of
regular riyaz, my notes were faltering unapologetically but the lyrics did not
fail to command attention. So much so that as soon as I ended the piece, my
eight year old son asked with pure innocence sparkling in his voice and eyes, "Mummy….Aaj
ghar jaane ki Zid Kyon na Karein? Kal school nahi jaana hai?" That would have been proved more therapeutic for him....:)
haha!!! a blogger with a wit!!! wonderful!! reminds me of the time when I mother did riyaz and I would say - "can you stop singing Ma..I get distracted and cant concentrate on my studies" and as luck might have it, now my daughter sometimes says, "Ma can I listen to western music, instead of you singing?" :-).. although once her friends appreciate my singing she comes and hugs me, saying "Ma really my friends think you sing well too" - bonuses!!!! keep writing and I will keep reading
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