Jingle Bells, Soap Bubbles & Other Such... (II)

A Song for Every Mood

This one is about the songs sung by Shafqat Amanat Ali for Pakistani TV soaps

The TV dramas are a full-fledged, flourishing industry in Pakistan. The 80’s and 90’s were said to be the golden period for the TV dramas there. And when I think of the monster hits like Dhoop Kinare and Tanhaayian, I feel that their music could definitely be counted as one of the reasons for their success. The haunting background score of Tanhaaiyan and the beautiful words of Faiz used as a song in Dhoop Kinare- anyone who has watched these two will always feel nostalgic about these tunes…

Shafqat, too, has lent his voice to several, beautiful Pakistani TV drama tracks.

Here are some of them in my order of preference.

At No.11 : Matti 

“Apni matti se wafa, hum bhi karein tum bhi karo / Iska jo haq hai ada hum bhi karein tum bhi karo...”

10 : Khalish - If you thought Bin Tere was the only one where Shafqat laments about the Khalish of separation, listen to this one…

9:   Tere Jaane ke Baad –  “Knowing someone isn't coming back, doesn't mean you ever stop waiting”

8:  Jaaye Kahan Yeh Dil - Amazing when it gets to the part - 

“Yaad kisay hum rakhain, aur kisay hum bhoolain/ 

Nainon se nain kahain, palkon se palkain choolain”

7:  Khamoshiyan – The silent tears…

"Apne Haathon Ki Lakeeron Se/Tera Naam Mitaa Ke

Tere Chehre Ko, Apne Dil Ke…Aiiney Se Hata Ke

Aaj kyun aankh bhar aayi…"

6:  Makaan - Sweetness of the language, that is Punjabi –

“Roz, Roz marde ne, jeende ne- Do ghadiyaan de Insaan….”

5 : Aman- “When we reach out, we bloom. We make this world a more beautiful place to live in”

“Haath se haath mila kar toh dekho, duniya khud hi badal jaayegi”

4:  Mera Ishq Ghumshuda.. “Though lovers be lost, love shall not…”

“kisi ujadi yaad ka sheher hai, kisi gehre dard ki leher hai ,yeh  hai zindagi ki yeh ki zeher hai…”

3:  Ik Sitam aur Meri Jaan : Shafqat's version of the original by Mehdi Hassan- beautiful lyrics!

"Jurme-tauheen-e mohabbat ki saza de mujh ko/ kuch toh mehroom-i ulfat ka sila de mujh ko

Jism se rooh ka rishta nahi toota hai abhi /haath se sabr ka daaman nahi choota hai abhi

Abhi jalte hue khwabon ka dhuaan baaqi hai…."

2: Kaisee hain Dooriyan –“And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”- Khalil Gibran

 “Tumhe paane ki badi aas thi, Bujh na saki jo pyaas thi..”

And my No. 1 is this : Jiya na Jaaye :  Dripping with romance- each word, each note -caresses the senses, as softly as a snowflake!

“Bheegi bheegi aankhon mein , kahin bheeni bheeni raat hai

Neele neele paani mein kahin geela geela chaand hai”

“I have my own particular sorrows, loves, delights; and you have yours.  But sorrow, gladness, yearning, hope, love, belong to all of us, in all times and in all places.  Music is the only means whereby we feel these emotions in their universality.”

So true, these, words… I connect to each of these songs and despite not having watched the shows that they are from, I can still relate to the emotions that they convey.

Thank you Shafqat Amanat Ali, for giving me a song for every mood…