A Maiden’s Story
October 12th, 2008
It’s been chilly here in Mountain View for last few days (just the kind of weather I like). After almost more than a year of being immersed in the world of Urdu Poetry and Hindi Songs, I wrote something in English yesterday late afternoon and decided to give it a test run today. Wouldn’t really call it a song, but just a folk poem with some melody to it. Here is the MP3. Once again it came out of a conversation between me and The Old Man.
And me and the Old man, we sat down by the ragged old rest house on that narrow mountain path and I asked him…
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Words:
Is she a dream or a story?
Is she a star in the sky?
“No, she’s a maid(‘en)”, he told me
So, said the old man with a smile
Pray – won’t you say, won’t you tell me
Tale of the Maiden of the night
“Yes, she’s a song, she’s a memory”
So, sang the old man with a sigh
“Scarred as the moon, all alone like the tree
When the birds have all gone away
Still there she waits in the valley
With hope and a tear in her eyes
Call her a dream or a story
She’s in my heart, on my mind
O’ Maid of the night, of the valley
Say it’s been worth every mile”
And so, said the old man with a smile.
Gautam Dhar
11th October 2008
Mountain View, CA
Recorded this using my Classical Guitar
Popularity: 12% [?]
on 12 Oct 2008 at 5:34 pm 1.Janki said …
Sweet melody and composition…
Works even better with the imagination of the chilly weather
on 12 Oct 2008 at 5:39 pm 2.Gautam said …
Thanks for listening Janki
on 12 Oct 2008 at 5:39 pm 3.Gudiya said …
the waiting period paid off well ..
.. good work ..
serene as a valley … soothing as the mild wind …
on 12 Oct 2008 at 10:40 pm 4.Gautam said …
Thanks Gudiya ji.
on 13 Oct 2008 at 12:39 am 5.anupam dhar said …
Your voice sounds very matured .
Too matured and sweet for your age.
What’s up, old man ?
I would like to rate this one as your best, yet.
on 13 Oct 2008 at 8:11 am 6.Saumya said …
mmm….beautiful….goes well with the weather….
on 13 Oct 2008 at 1:10 pm 7.Gautam said …
Thanks Saumya and Dhar Sahab. Nothing much is up with the old man these days.
on 13 Oct 2008 at 2:21 pm 8.T A RAMESH said …
Is it a dream or reality? Wonderful and interesting story of a maiden catches the attention immediately! Then what is the next step of the matter? Curiosity has caused me to ask this!
on 13 Oct 2008 at 2:31 pm 9.Gautam said …
I’m not sure…will have to ask the Old Man. His story ended there.
on 13 Oct 2008 at 8:27 pm 10.rashmi said …
Finally get to hear something from the old man said..
liked it, liked the variation in your voice as well
very nice Gautam
on 13 Oct 2008 at 10:43 pm 11.Gautam said …
Thanks Rashmi :=)
on 04 May 2009 at 12:28 pm 12.benita said …
woh tats beautiful…something so orignal n beautiful….
i was searching for ruskin bond n i found u on my way….
benita