How could Amaya do this to him... First she was never a friend... When she turned friend she easily made her way to his heart... Closest compared to everyone in the wide world... Then one fine day she started ignoring him without any particular reason and then when he proposed her, her eyes gave him strong signals that she loved him too but now she married Ramashrey... Fooled her family... Fooled him... Broke him to the core...
"Raajhan dhoondan main chaliya,
Raajhan mileya naa ye..
Jigra vichh agan lagaa ke Rabba
Lakeera vichh likhdi judaai .."
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I went out to find my lover,
but couldn't find the lover..
O God, having started a fire in my heart,
why have you written separation in my fate...
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Amaya was sitting on the steps near the Ganga on the Ghats... She clenched her fists... She was angry at herself... Mantu had pleaded her not to marry Rama... She still did it for her family, her Rachi Di, her mom and her Naanaji... But her mom disowned her... She didn't know how Rachi Di will react after waking up... She did not know what her Naanaji would do after knowing what she had done... Will he understand her... And what if he doesn't... Though she had done everything for her family she won't be able to see them happy again... Her mom will be ashamed...
Ashamed to have given birth to her...
Everyone's anger was considerable but there was something else... GUILT ... She was guilty... Everytime she closed her eyes she could see Mantu... Pleading her not to marry Rama... Not to break his heart... Or atleast tell him the truth... But she just walked past him... She did not answer... She couldn't...
"Kho gaya, gum ho gaya
Waqt se churaya tha jo,
Apna banaya tha
Ho tera, woh mera
Saath nibhaya tha jo,
Apna banaya tha"
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it's lost, missed,
what was stolen from time itself,
and was made my own..
that closeness that was there,
between you and me,
that we had embraced..
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Both cried...
Mantu was restless... He wanted to know why Amaya had taken such a big step... He didn't care if she didn't love him but he knew for sure that she didn't love Rama... Even if she did, she couldn't do what she had actually done without any specific reason...
He wanted fresh air... He checked if Chiklu had slept peacefully and went out... Walked towards the Ghats... The same Ghats where he first met Amaya... Why was he even remembering her... He was nothing for her... If it was true... She meant nothing to him now... She was dead now... He only had some fade memories of hers now...
"Chadariya, jeeni re jeeni
Chadariya, jeeni re jeeni
Aankhein, bheeni ye, bheeni ye, bheeni
Yaadein, jheeni re, jheeni re, jheeni"
Here Amaya was crying... It was freezing cold... But from inside... She was burning... Her whole body was paining... But the fiercest pain was experienced by her heart... She was remembering all the happy moments spent with Mantu... And then the sad ones...
"Chadariya jeeni re jeeni
Chadariya jeeni re jeeni
Hai aankhein bheeni ye bheeni ye bheeni
Yaadein jheeni re jheeni re jheeni"
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The sheet is thin, worn..
(the meaning here is that it's a little transparent, as it is wet with tears.)
My eyes are moist,
The memories are delicate..
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Mantu reached the Ghats... He was finding some peaceful and dark place to sit... Away from the lights in the temple... He walked further and reached a place as he wanted... He went to sit near the Ganga... He walked down the stairs... When he reached the last step he heard some sound... When he heard it carefully it was someone sobbing ...
Mantu being Mantu, went to see who was it... As he reached closer the figure turned around... And he saw her...
He saw Amaya... His Amaya... He forgot everything for a few moments... He couldn't see her in pain but as he went to calm her down, all the memories of the events of the evening came flooding to him... He sighed and turned away... Amaya saw him...
In a matter of seconds, her heart won over her mind and she ran to him to tell him everything... He had always helped her... He will do it this time too...
As soon as she started coming towards him, he turned away... But she came and tightly held his wrist... He knew he couldn't face her but she had held him so tight he had no other option... He turned... She was looking downwards... She motioned him to sit with him... But as soon as he saw her he couldn't control his anger and sadness and jerked away his hand and sat on the stairs...
"Aissa bhi kya milna,
Saath ho ke tanha
Aissi kyun saza humne hai paayi
Raanjhna ve, phir se mujhe jeena
Tujhpe hai marna,"
"Phir se dil ne di hai ye duhaai
Saajna ve, lakeeron pe likh di kyun
judaai"
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What kind of meeting this is, separated even though together..
Why have I received such a punishment, O beloved..
I have to live again, I have to die for you,
This my heart says again, O beloved.
why have you written separation in my fate..
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There was a long silence between them... Mantu had almost forgotten everything when Amaya kept her hand on this... It sent a tingling sensation all over him... He was melting but he had to be strong and so he looked at her...
Amaya could see anger in his eyes... But much more unhappiness... She looked into his eyes... Her eyes were saying everything... Mantu could read but he thought he was reading what he wanted to... Not what she had to say...
Amaya opened her mouth to speak but he raised his hand signalling silence...
Gair sa huya khud se bhi,
Na koi mera
Dard se kar le chal yaari,
Dil ye keh raha
Kholun jo baahein,
Bas ghum ye simat rahe hai
Aankhon ke aage,
Lamhe ye kyun ghat rahe hai
Jaane kaise koi chahta judaai yaan
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I became separated from myself, no one is mine..
Make friends with pain, my heart says now.
If I open my arms, only sorrows come to me,
I don't know why these moments are taking place in front of my eyes..
I don't know how someone bears with separations..
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Amaya understood what he felt and turned away... She couldn't cry in front of him...
Chadariya, jeeni re jeeni
Chadariya, jeeni re jeeni
Aankhein, bheeni ye, bheeni ye, bheeni
Yaadein, jheeni re, jheeni re, jheeni
Both of them kept silent for the rest of the time... Said nothing from the mouth but their eyes... Mantu was assured that Amaya had a big reason behind doing this but he didn't had the guts to ask her...
Chadariya jeeni re jeeni
Chadariya jeeni re jeeni
Phir aankhein, bheeni ye, bheeni ye, bheeni
Yaadein, jheeni re, jheeni re, jheeni
Amaya was feeling tired... She had no control over her emotions... She kept her head on his shoulder in trance but when she did so, she felt a slight spark... She got up, slightly embarrassed but Mantu turned and assured her that she could do it... So there they sat... In the moonlight, facing the Ganga having each other's support
Raajhan dhoondan main chaliya,
Raajhan mileya naa ye
Jigra vich agan lagaa ke
Rabba, lakeera vich likhdi judaai