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Kalia naag
dwaapar mein hi
amreeka migrate kar gaye
aur khol baithe
Coke aur Pepsi naam se
do dukaan…

Kalyug mein lagey
duniya bhar mein bechney
apna samaan...

Kahin botal mein
toh kaheen cans mein
ek nashey saa
ghul chalaa
zahreeli gas
aur shakkar kaa
paani mein
uthta hua unmaad prem jwaar…

Kitnaa bhi manaa
karein daaktar,
bhalaa bachhey
bhi maanaa kartey hainge
baDon ki sunkar?

Aur Sachin Shahrukh
Kareena ki sunenge
Ya aapki??!!
Unkey aagey naa chali
kisi ke baap ki…

Kaliyaa khush…
ab batlaao
Kishan maharaaj
tum kabhi gandhi
kabhi Mandela aur
Martin Luther King
bankar
in firangiyon ko
sunaaogey
Bhagvad Geeta
ka chakkar?

Mama Kamsa inka
nanha sa
munna sa
masoom sa
poorvaj tha

Kitney nadaan ho tum
usse markar
khud ko
khuda samajh baithey

Mujhe bhagakar
Radha par lota paani lekar
chardh baithe!!!

Ab meri khoob chalti
hai yahaan
khoob baandha hai
gopiyon ne samaa

Tumney diya tha
vardaan
so kabhi
maharshi to kabhi bankar
bhagwaan
kabhi Atlanta to kabhi Oregon
khoob kartaa hoon tumharey
bakwaas ka bakhaan…

Itnaa baDaa hai
inke paap ki fehrist
kaa naap
ki kai Mahabharat
gyan dete reh jaayenge aap

Aur abhi kal hi
ki baat hai
merey products mein
zahar ki maatra kuchh
baRdh si gayee
tum toh jaantey ho
dhande mein yeh koi
bhalaa baat hai nayi?

So saara maal
Mahim ke paikhaanon mein
diya daal
aur socha saara paap tumharey
sir mardh kar
mukhya mantri ban
bhaashan doonga
kisi manch par chardhkar
kahoonga prakritik aapda hai
jissey nibatney ko hum hain
kab se tayyaar
aakhir humein jantaaa se jo hai pyaar…

Lekin dekho toh hindustaniyon kaa khel !
Kattar Hindu mandirwaadi
aur lashkar ke aatankiyon mein
fauran ho gayaa mel!!

Meetha ho gayaa hai
samudra kaa jal,
tumharey karishmon ke kya kehney
tum ab samudra mein bankar jal
Mumbaikaron ke bankar hal
lagey ho Mahim ke gutter mein bahne!!
Dhanya ho tum…Allah ho akbar!

Aur Khushi se jhoom uthey hain
Siddhi vinayaayak
agar Mahim kaa garal ban saktaa hai jal
to kyon naa dhoodh peeyein wo
Kya hua agar karordon bachhon ko
nahin hai doodh naseeb
Mahim creek to hai bilkul nazdeek
Ek nadee see bhi bahti hai wahaan
dekho to vidambnaa
ya yoon kahein kaal kaa
yaani tumharaa hi khel
naam hai nadee kaa Mitthi…
baardh mein bhi kal
jismein beh rahee thee laashein
mootra aur mal !!!

BaRe prem se diyaa tha tumney
mujhe desh nikaala...
par dekar mujhhey abhishapt jeevan se mukti
lautaa kar mera swabhimaan
arey madhavkantji
aap mere sar per chardh kar naache
phir bhar diyaa mujhmein vish...

Yugon tak chalega ye khel
kaun kisko nikaaltaa hai
kaun kar saktaa hai tai

Tumhein khushfahmi ki
tum ho savera

Mujhe koi gurez nahin
bankar naapaak raaton ka andheraa

Kaliya hoon main
koi saadhaaran saanp nahin
mere kuchley huye
sahasra phunon ka
har kshan denaa hai hisaab…

Avtaar bankar kabhi kabhi aaooge,
aur mere moh se iss qaynaat ko
bachaaogey?

Kitney nadaan ho tum balgopal
maraa karein duryodhan dusaashan
agar tum pavitra savera ho
aur chalaa kartey ho daal daal
chalta hoon paat paat main bhi
bankar kamsin randee si raat

Waqt hain hum, bhai
main Kaliya hoon
tum Krishna
agar hum mil jaatey
to inn goron par raaj kar paatey...
par hum to satya aur asatya bankar
aadhyatam kaa bakhaan kartey hain
ek haath se daan detey hain
doosrey se rishwat letey hain

Chalo chhordo bahut kos liya tumko
sir par chardh kar mere
naachey jo thay tum
bhagwaan ho jaankar bhi
ek adnaa se saanp ko jeet kar
khushi manaana theek nahin...

Shaam ko ghar aao
sunahree Scotch piyenge
kaali Coke yaa pepsi nahin
tai karenge raasta aagey kaa

Jaan lo ki jab aadhi duniya jaagegi
to aadhee hi soyegi

Naag hoon main Kanha
Kalia Naag...
dansh meri pravritti hai,
dansh meri prakriti hai
dansh mujhmein hai tumhara hi ansh…
to kyon nahin saath jeete...

Tum Krishnaang sukarmavaadi
main kaliya naag
paryaay kukarmon kaa...
kaaley to hum donon hain
phir bair kaisa
aapas mein baant lenge
tumhaara hi dikhayaa huaa karmaphal
in goron ko akrmanya banaa kar
sabhyata ke koordey daan mein daalkar
aao naa wo waqt laayein
jismein naa ujaala ho daag daag
naa raaton kaa koi kamsin jashna
kisi firangi rudheevadee
sangeen ke darr se
tham jaaye…

- Nilendu Sen

"La vita e bella; la vita e amore"

"I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes - and the stars through his soul." - Victor Hugo

"Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly." - Rose Franken

"Love is my religion - I could die for that." - John Keats

"All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt." - Lucy Van Pelt

"Grow old with me, the best is yet to be." - Robert Browning

"People who are sensible about love are incapable of it." - Douglas Yates

15th of August, 2006 - "the step before the next"

My true-love hath my heart, and I have his,
By just exchange one for another given:
I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss,
There never was a better bargain driven:
My true-love hath my heart, and I have his.

His heart in me keeps him and me in one,
My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides:
He loves my heart, for once it was his own,
I cherish his because in me it bides:
My true-love hath my heart, and I have his.

- Sir Philip Sidney

Of Gulzar and a few of my favourite songs...

Got work to do, and can think of nothing else to write...
Hence, some random lyrics...
All three, my favourites...
All three, written by Gulzar...

1)
Tum Pukar Lo Tumhara Intezaar Hai...
Film: Khamoshi

Tum pukar lo, tumhara intezaar hai, tum pukar lo...
Khwaab chun rahi hai raat, beqarar hai...
Tumhara intezaar hai, tum pukar lo...

(Honth pe liye hue dil ki baat ham...
Jaagte rahenge aur kitni raat ham...) -2
Muqtasar si baat hai tum se pyaar hai...
Tumhara intezaar hai, tum pukar lo...

(Dil bahal to jaayega is khayal se...
Haal mil gaya tumhara apne haal se...) -2
Raat ye qaraar ki beqarar hai...
Tumhara intezaar hai...


2)
Humne Dekhi Hai Unn Aankhon Ki...
Film: Khamoshi

Hamne dekhi hai, unn aankhon ki mahakati khushboo...
Haath se chhuke ise, rishton ka ilzaam na do...
Sirf ehasaas hai ye,  rooh se mehsoos karo...
Pyaar ko pyaar hi rehene do, koi naam na do...

Hamne dekhi hai, unn aankhon ki mahakati khushboo...
Haath se chhuke ise, rishton ka ilzaam na do...
Hamne dekhi hai...

Pyaar koi bol nahin, pyaar aawaaz nahin...
Ek khamoshi hai, sunti hain kaha karti hai...
Na ye bujhti hai, na rukti hai, n thehari hai kahin...
Noor ki boond hai, sadiyon se bahaa karti hai...

Sirf ehasaas hai ye,  rooh se mehsoos karo...
Pyaar ko pyaar hi rehene do, koi naam na do...

Hamne dekhi hai, unn aankhon ki mahakati khushboo...
Haath se chhuke ise, rishton ka ilzaam na do...
Hamne dekhi hai...

Muskurahat si khili rehti hai aankhon mein kahin...
Aur palakon pe ujaale se jhuke rehte hain...
Honthh kuchh kehte nahin, kaanpate honthhon pe magar...
Itne khamosh se afsaane ruke rehte hain...

Sirf ehasaas hai ye,  rooh se mehsoos karo...
Pyaar ko pyaar hi rehene do, koi naam na do...

Hamne dekhi hai, unn aankhon ki mahakati khushboo...
Haath se chhuke ise, rishton ka ilzaam na do...
Hamne dekhi hai...


3)
Meri Jaan Mujhe Jaan Na Kaho...
Film: Anubhav

Meri jaan, mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan...
Meri jaan, meri jaan, mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan...
meri jaan, meri jaan...

(Jaan na kaho anjaan mujhe...
jaan kahaan rehti hai sadaa...) - 2
Anjaane, kya jaane...
Jaan ke jaaye kaun bhala...

Meri jaan, mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan...
Meri jaan, meri jaan...

(Sookhe saawan baras gaye...
Kitni baar in aankhon se...) - 2
Do boondein na barse...
In bheegi palkon se...

Meri jaan, mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan...
Meri jaan, meri jaan...

(Honth jhuke jab honthon par...
Saans uljhi ho saanson mein...) - 2
Do judwaan honthon ki...
Baat kaho aankhon se...

Meri jaan, mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan...
Meri jaan, meri jaan, mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan...
Meri jaan, meri jaan...

...Aaa-nd, we're back!

:)
See you soon.

I Believe in You - Don Williams

I don't believe in superstars,
Organic food and foreign cars.
I don't believe the price of gold;
The certainty of growing old.
That right is right and left is wrong,
That north and south can't get along.
That east is east and west is west.
And being first is always best.

But I believe in love.
I believe in babies.
I believe in Mom and Dad.
And I believe in you.

Well, I don't believe that heaven waits,
For only those who congregate.
I like to think of God as love:
He's down below, He's up above.
He's watching people everywhere.
He knows who does and doesn't care.
And I'm an ordinary man,
Sometimes I wonder who I am.

But I believe in love.
I believe in music.
I believe in magic.
And I believe in you.

Well, I know with all my certainty,
What's going on with you and me,
Is a good thing.
It's true, I believe in you.

I don't believe virginity,
Is as common as it used to be.
In working days and sleeping nights,
That black is black and white is white.
That Superman and Robin Hood,
Are still alive in Hollywood.
That gasoline's in short supply,
The rising cost of getting by.

But I believe in love.
I believe in old folks.
I believe in children.
I believe in you.

But I believe in love.
I believe in babies.
I believe in Mom and Dad.
And I believe in you.