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The last puff of the day-wind brought from the unseen villages the scent of damp wood smoke, hot cakes, dripping undergrowth, and rotting pine-cones. That smell is the true smell of the Himalayas, and if it once gets into the blood of a man he will, at the last, forgetting everything else, return to the Hills to die

Dard Ke Phool Bhi – Jagjit Singh

Posted on 16 April, 2012

First attempt at this poignant Ghazal by Jagjit Singh recorded this weekend. Poetry is by Javed Akhtar.

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raju 16 January, 2014 at 9:19 am

Gautam,
Even first attempt,very good voice>zakhma kaise bhi ho kuchh rozme bhar jatehai…….om

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Featured in the movie, Shikara, this song is special to me. I tried to learn it and sing it despite the fact I can't speak Kashmiri. Please excuse the pronunciation misses 🙂

Dilbar Lagyo Lyrics and Guitar Chords:

C-------Am----C----------Am
Dilbar Lagyo Laejthas Daavas
F---------------------C
Naavas Wand yo Sarr
Taarr Tarun Chum Lolll Dariyaavas,
Naavas Wand yo Sarr

Dilbar Lagyo Laejthas Daavas..

C----------------Am--
Kyah Kar Lol Tabann Kornam Soor,
F------------------C
Jaanan Mohim Door
x2

C-----Am---------C------------Am
Zaar Waneyam Vaavas Te Kaavas,
F---------------------C
Naavas Wand yo Sarr

C-------Am----C----------Am
Dilbar Lagyo Laejthas Daavas
F---------------------C
Naavas Wand yo Sarr

C-----------------------F------------C
Yaaras Wanyi touv Khaar Rottun Kyah,
Yaaras Wanyi touv Khaar Rottun Kyah,
C--------------------------F
Chaar Karaan Chunn Myon

C--------Am----------C-----------Am
Yeenah Doddmutt Seen Bae Haavas,
F---------------------C
Naavas Wand yo Sarr

C-------Am----C----------Am
Dilbar Lagyo Laejthas Daavas
F---------------------C
Naavas Wand yo Sarr

Composed by: Abhay Rustum Sopori
Original Singer: Munir Ahmad Mir
Lyrics: Bashir Arif

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Dilbar Lagyo Kashmiri Song Guitar Cover & Chords – Shikara Movie | Abhay Rustum Sopori | Gautam Dhar

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This is my daring attempt to sing this melodious Kashmiri Folk Song. There are a lot of different versions of this song out there so I modified according to my own taste and strumming. For the record *I can not speak Kashmiri* so it was quite an effort getting the pronunciation right as I bugged a lot of people and picked the verses that I could sing 🙂

Nundbane - translates to "the apple of my eye" in Kashmiri. In this song, the lady protagonist playfully beckons her paramour to her in a loving, joyful harmony!

Lyrics:
Katyu chukh nundh bane
walo mashook miyane
Mei korui na chanai chanai
walo mashook miyane

Sharab ke pyaleh baryo,
Gulaban maal kar-yo.
Pagah ya kael maryo,
walo mashook miyane
Katyu chukh...

Bah suraat chukhse parii
Cha shoobi jaa mai zarri
Kamyo ta weez kareii,
walo mashook miyane

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This is one song that I first heard back in school and after 20 yrs, it's time to give it a try. Enjoy!

Lyrics:
और इस दिल में क्या रखा है
तेरा ही प्यार छुपा रखा है
चीर के देखे दिल मेरा तो
तेरा ही नाम लिखा रखा है

प्यार के अफ़साने सुने थे लोगों से
प्यार क्या होता है ये तूने समझाया
मिला दिल तुझ से तो ख़्वाब देखे ऐसे
जुनूं जाने कैसा जवां दिल पे छाया
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दीवानों ने इस दुनिया में, दर्द का नाम दवा रखा है

निगाहों में मेरी ये सूरत है तेरी
ज़िन्दगी ये मेरी अमानत है तेरी
धड़कते सीने में मोहब्बत है तेरी
मोहब्बत ये तेरी, इबादत है मेरी
तेरे सिवा कुछ याद नहीं है, तू ही तू दिल में
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Original Singer: Suresh Wadkar
Original Music by: Kalyanji, Anandji
Movie: Imaandaar (1987)
Lyricist : Prakash Mehra

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