Songs I would like someone to sing to me.....

This morning on the way to work, I was listening, as I usually do to pass the time, to old Hindi songs (and some new) on my iPod. One of the songs was "Tere mere sapne ab ek rang hain". What a wonderfully romantic song it is, I would love to be the one it is sung to!

That set me thinking about what other romantic songs I would want someone to sing to me. He would start with Tere mere sapne. Imagine listening to someone serenade you with the words, "Tere dukh ab mere, mere sukh ab tere". Wouldn't it be nice if someone really took over all your troubles and in return, gave you all the happiness in the world?

"Lakh mana le duniya, saath na ye tootega, aake mere haathon mein haath na ye chutega" -- Sigh! Such undying words of commitment, made in the most melodious way, would melt even the most prosaic of hearts.

Well, the song only lasted five minutes or so and the next number was not the stuff romantic dreams are made of. So I thought, how about "O mere dil ke chain"? Not a bad choice, even if it is not in the league of "Tere mere sapne".

After all, if someone sings to you, "Aap ka armaan, aap ka naam, mera tarana aur nahi, in jhukti palkon ke siva, dil ka thikana aur nahi, jachta hi nahi aankhon mein koi, dil tum ko hi chahe toh kya keejiye", wouldn't you feel moved? It would take a lot to resist the lure of those words.

Then there is another of my favourites, "Jis gali mein tera ghar na ho balma, us gali se hame toh guzarna nahi".

jis gali me teraa ghar na ho baalmaa
us gali se hame to guzarnaa nahi
jo dagar tere dvaare se jaati na ho
us dagar par hame paav rakhanaa nahi

zindagi me kai ragaraliyaan sahi
har taraf muskuraati ye galiyaan sahi
khubsurat bahaaro ki kaliyaan sahi
jis chaman me tere pag me kaate chubhe
us chaman se hame phul chunanaa nahi
jis gali me teraa ghar na ho baalamaa ...

haan ye rasame ye kasame sabhi tod ke
tu chali aa chunar pyaar ki odh ke
yaa chalaa jaoongaa mai ye jag chhod ke
jis jagah yaad teri sataane lage
us jagah ek pal bhi thaharanaa nahi
jis gali me teraa ghar na ho baalmaa ...

Just reading the lyrics makes me feel I would love to be the object of such devotion, 
almost worship.

The next song that came to mind was "Aaye tum yaad mujhe, gaane lagi har dhadkan". 
A relatively less heard song, it is nevertheless dripping with romance. 
"Har pal mann mera mujhse kehta hai, 
jiski dhun mein tu khoya rehta hai, 
bhar de phoolon se uska daaman". 
 

The last line especially resonates with me, because my decidedly unromantic husband has 
never given me flowers, and my dearest desire is to be given a huge bunch of roses. 
Even telling him that has had no effect, alas!

So, my imaginary admirer will just have to sing one last song to me for now:

"Phoolon ke rang se, dil ki kalam se, tujhko likhi roz paati, 
kaise bataoon kis kis tarah se, pal pal mujhe tu satati, 
tere hi sapne lekar ke soya, teri hi yaadon mein jaaga, 
tere khayalon mein uljha raha yun, jaise ke mala mein dhaga, 
haan badal bijli chandan paani jaise apna pyar, 
lena hoga janam hame kai kai baar"

I don't know whether the appeal of these songs lie in the melody, the lyrics, the hero 
singing on the screen or the essence of pure, almost spiritual, love that is distilled into the 
words. 
 

Or is it just the eternal longing of every heart to just be adored and cherished, unconditionally?