Listening to the great Suresh Wadekar today ... among male singers in Bollywood, he is probably the most refined in his classical technique. And this is one of my favorite ghazals of his. Sene mein jalan was written by Shahryar (Umrao Jaan fame) featured in the Hindi film Gaman (1978) starring Farooq Sheikh, Smita Patil, Nana Patekar, Jalal Agha, and Satish Shah.
Translation:
Burning in my chest, storm in my eye, why?
In this town, every person seems upset, why?
If there is a heart, let it find a reason to beat
Like a stone it sits numb and lifeless, why?
Which path of loneliness is this my friends?
Until the vision goes, there is wilderness, why?
Is there a new thing he sees in me
the mirror stands surprised today, why?
the mirror stands surprised today, why?
Burning in my chest, as if a storm in my eye! Why?
In this town, it's as if every person is upset! Why?
If it is a heart, let it find reason to beat
It lies numb and lifeless as if like a stone! Why?
What kind of a lonely street is this friends?
As far as I can see, it's as if there's just wilderness! Why?
If it is a heart, let it find reason to beat
It lies numb and lifeless as if like a stone! Why?
What kind of a lonely street is this friends?
As far as I can see, it's as if there's just wilderness! Why?
Is there a newness he sees in me?
It seems as if the mirror is surprised today! Why?
It seems as if the mirror is surprised today! Why?
Original Lyrics:
seene mein jalan aankhon mein tufaan saa kyon hain ?
is shahar mein har shaks pareshaan saa kyon hain ?
dil hain to, dhadakane kaa bahaanaa koee dhoondhe
patthar kee tarah beheesa-o-bejaan saa kyon hain ?
tanahaee kee ye kaunasee, manzil hain rafeekon
taa-hadd-ye-najar ek bayaabaan saa kyon hain ?
kyaa koee nayee baat najar aatee hain hum me
aaeenaa humei dekh ke hairaan saa kyon hain ?
Sher of this ghazal that was not sung in the film:
ham ne to koī baat nikālī nahīñ ġham kī
vo zūd-pashemān pashemān sā kyuuñ hai
Lyrics in Hindi
सीने में जलन, आँखों में तूफ़ान सा क्यों है
इस शहर में हर शख़्स परेशान सा क्यों है
दिल है तो धड़कने का बहाना कोई ढूंढें
पत्थर की तरह बेहिस-ओ-बेजान सा क्यों है
तनहाई की ये कौनसी मंज़िल है रफ़ीक़ो
ता-हद-ए-नज़र एक बयाबान सा क्यों है
क्या कोई नई बात नज़र आती है हम में
आईना हमें देख के हैरान सा क्यों है
Video
Singing oneness!
