IBADAT

Hi
Posting after a long time. First of all a very Happy Diwali to all. I wish this Diwali brings happiness and prosperity to your life.

Now this delay was because I was a little confused what to post actually. I have written some poems but was not able to select actually which one to post. I read a novel also named "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code Fame), but truly speaking it is not that much good like DVC. Though story is good and all the information which Dan Brown normally gives is brilliant but somewhere it fails to keep ur interest in the end.

And finally I came to one of my favourite singer Satinder Sartaaj's one more album "IBADAT" and again it surprised me with such a fine selection of songs by SS. It has 7 tracks and believe me each song is a treat to listen for every punjabi. This time the lyrics of most of the songs is not by Sartaaj. Mostly all the songs are old ones by our great Sufi poets. Here is a detail of all the songs::::

1)IBADAT:::

The title song is such a brilliant creation. This one written by Sartaaj himself. It has brilliant lyrics and combined with SS's brilliant singing it creates a magic. With just a Harmonium and Tabla at background, SS gives this song his soul with his amazing style.

"Kyon hankar karda hain vi ik din khaak ho jaana,

Tere ton Janwar change jihnan di khal bandi hai"

2)JUDAAYIAN:::

This one is one of my favourite from this album. This song is a tribute to Late Deepak Jatoyi who was a punjabi poet and is written by Deepak Sir himself. This song is such a brilliance expressing every moment of judaai. Really loving anyone with true heart is most difficult.

"Kade aa ke vekhi akheen saadi jind kumlaundi

Din chain nahin aaunda raati neend nahin aaundi"

3)MANN:::

And this is my favourite. Though it was in first album also. But I liked this version more. This is a sufi kalaam written by great poet Tamir Khusro. This song is such a brilliance embedded with many glittering stanzas. Every stanza (Shaer) in it deserves a blog discussion. And moreover Sartaaj gives it a perfect start. Such a pleasure to listen.

"Tangdili nu jadon da door kita

je mein khush nahin haan te hairaan vi nahin,

Maala ferna tasvi da bird karna

je koi nafaa nahin hai te nuksaan vi nahin,

Manna murti kaabe de vich jaanda,

Raam aapna hai rehmaan nahin,

Jadon khayal aaunda ohdi bandgi,

rehnda hindu nahin Musalman vi nahin

Oh khuda mera mein khudai ohdi,

Ohdi yaad bina hor koi dhyaan vi nahin,

Daaman pive sharaab te kare sijda,

raaji rab hai gusse shaitan vi nahin"

4)UMARAN DE SAATHI:::

Another good one from SS. I was not expecting this type of song from SS really. A lover telling partner's bewafayiaan. But really a good one. Sung with a brilliant style and a brilliant tune and an awesome lyrics.

"Tairna chanvan ch sikhaun valde,

saade piche maut gale laun valde,

Bhar bhar jehar diyan muthaan vandde,

Taliyan te chog nu chugaon valde,

Saade hathi ishqe di dor khub gayi,

Kho ke sathon gudiyan udaon lag gaye"

5)TAPPE:::

This is the sweetest song of this album. Some beautiful old tappas selected by SS. But somewhere it does not have that naughty side of basic tappas but still a treat to listen really.

"Ghada khoo te chod aayi haan,

Ghada khoo te chod aayi haan,

Aj dil khafa khafa aa mahiye nu tor aayi haan"

6)AA MIL YAAR:::

This is another sufi wonder from old days by Baba Bulle Shah. A real sufism touch in it treating god as our very own. Really nice one. Beautiful song with slow and fast pace both and again mind blowing singing.

"Karo kamai mere bhai, eho vakht kamavan da,

Pau sataran pende ne, Hun dam naa baazi haaran da,

Ujri khed ch bangayian nardan, jhadu kaun uthavagan tu....."

7)TERE QURBAN:::

Another one from Baba Bulle Shah. A beautfiul song really with sufism explaining its height. Love without any condition. Really true na!!! a love with a condition is a bargain not love. And every stanza explains that at above all when SS is singing it, it is nothing less than a masterpiece.

"Teri jeha meinu hor na koi hove,

Dhunda jungle bele rohi ve,

Dhunda saara jahaan ve Aajaaaaaaa....."

At end, I will only say that this guy is really going to be the big one in Punjabi Sufi singing in future. A singer is not known by only his own songs but by songs which he has listened while growing. And the selected songs by SS in this album are all having an amazing quality. So we expect more from him. Please listen it onceeee. It is a sort of must if you want to listen real punjabi culture.....

Thanks for reading
Bikram