Just Be And You Are

Some songs you wake up with and just can't let go. Funny thing is I don't recall ever hearing this song. Reminiscent memories from childhood and staying at my grandparent's house lifted it from somewhere in my subconscious. The remarkable thing about Indian music is that the melody resonates with you emotionally first and the lyrics connect with you mentally second. This may seem like it's true of music in general, but I personally don't know the lyrics of most Indian songs. I can hum the tune though, and simply through that describe to you at length the message the artist is trying to convey. I can feel it. As this youtube commenter does below:

Whenever I listen to this song, I feel like forgetting all about worldly ties - planning, finance, career, in-laws, etc., and just wish I can LIVE this song. It spells a serene magic on me and I just forget everything. Truly magical and out of the world feeling. Just like true love... you can just feel ... can never describe to the fullest..

It's a classic from the 60's sung by Lata Mangeshkar, one of the most talented, prolific and longstanding singers ever to make music. She's been singing since 1942 and at 80 years old, her voice still sounds the same. While the song is very much about the euphoria of love, the refrain - along with its wistful tonality - has such a strong sense of the in-the-present mentality. Like you're about to lose the moment and want to make the most of it. kaanton se khinch ke ye aanchal After pulling my sari fringe from the thorns tod ke bandhan baandhe paayal I broke all the ties and wore my anklet koi na roko dil ki udaan ko don't any one stop the my soaring heart dil vo chalaa ha ha haa haa haa haa Here goes my heart (aaj phir jine ki tamannaa hai Today I have the desire to live again aaj phir marane kaa iraadaa hai Today I have the intention to die again) apne hi bas main nahin main I am losing self control dil hai kahin toh hoon kahin main, o o My heart is somewhere else and I am elsewhere jaane kyaa paa ke meri zindagi ne Don't know what my life found and hans kar kahaa, ha ha, ha ha, aa a laughingly said (aaj phir jine ki tamannaa hai Today I have the desire to live again aaj phir marane kaa iraadaa hai Today I have the intention to die again) main huun ghubaar yaa tuufaan huun Am I dust in the wind or a rebelious storm koi bataae main kahaan huun Someone tell me, where am I? dar hai safar men kahin kho na jaauun main I fear I may get lost in my travels rastaa nayaa a a aa aa aa aa Since the road I am taking is new (aaj phir jine ki tamannaa hai Today I have the desire to live again aaj phir marane kaa iraadaa hai Today I have the intention to die again) kal ke andheron se nikal ke Escaping from the darkness of yesterday dekhaa hai aankhen malake malake I am slowly opening my eyes phuul hi phuul zindagi bahaar hai I see flowers everywhere, the life has turned into the spring time tay kar liyaa a a aa aa aa aa I have decided (aaj phir jine ki tamannaa hai Today I have the desire to live again aaj phir marane kaa iraadaa hai Today I have the intention to die again)