Ghazal Legend Jagjit Singh.!!!!!!! - Page 2

i had dinner with jagjit singh in person.. and i must say he is a really nice guy.. and i love his gazals

Arre wah Bob da. Thanks!!!

I just love his ghazals. He is my favorite & I went to his live concert too. The ghazal which I love specially are:

1. Kabhi Yun bhi to ho....
2. Tere Aane Ki Jab Khabar Mehke....
3. Haath Chote bji to Rishte nahin toota karte....
4. Karoge yaad to har baat yaad aayegi....

Jagjit Singh shares his passions By MIO Team Aug 22, 2006, 07:30

We all know that ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh is passionate about music. Every time this ace singer sings he weaves magic with his mesmerizing voice. But many don't know that he is equally passionate about horse racing. He is currently in Pune where the racing season is on as he is ardent about racing. And he makes sure that he is there every year. "I have four horses and they participate in the races. I love races. But I don't come only for races. Music is also a cause. My horses are very special to me but unfortunately I can't give too much time to them," he says. Also he likes being to Pune as people there have a taste for classical music. Deterring the trend of mechanical music, which is in vogue he says, "A lot of garbage is being played. A number of DJs and RJs who have no knowledge of music are mixing songs. But I am sure enough that this trend will go away. Classical music will make a comeback," he quotes. He has been in the music scene for 30 years now and his principle of life still continues to be hard work. "You should never think that you know too much. Hard work and quest for knowledge are two most important things in life," he wraps up saying.

Thanks Bob'da and Kanta.... 😊

He is my favorite favorite ghazal singer...... 😳

jaate jaate vo mujhe achchhii nishaanii de gayaa
umr bhar doharaauuNgaa aisii kahanii de gayaa

us se main kuchh paa sakuuN aisii kahaaN ummiid thii
Gam bhii vo shaayad baraaemeharabaanii de gayaa

sab havaayeN le gayaa mere samandar kii koii
aur mujh ko ek karatii baadabaanii de gayaa

Khair main pyaasaa rahaa par us ne itanaa to kiyaa
merii palakon kii kataaron ko vo paanii de gayaa

Manju Di,
Thanks for the pic.!!!!!!!

One of the good album is Sajda with Lata ji, that's great. One of the ghazal goes like :

Poet : Zafar Gorakhpuri

1. mausam ko isharon se bula kyun nahi lete
rootha hai agar woh to mana kyun nahi lete

[Why don't (you) call out to the season by your gestures/mannerisms/signs
If he is angry/cross/upset with you, then why don't you console him/make him agreeable]

2. deewana tumhara hai koi gair nahi hai
machla hai to seene se laga kyun nahi lete

[The mad lover/mad man is yours, and is not a stranger
If he is uneasy/flustered, then why don't you hold him to your chest(embrace him)]

3. tum jaag rahe ho mujhe achcha nahi lagta
chupke se meri neend chura kyun nahi lete

[You are keeping awake, and I do not like it
Why don't you quietly steal my sleep away from me]

4. khat likh ke kabhie aur kabhie khat ko jala kar
tanhai ko rangeen bana kyun nahi lete

[By sometimes writing letters and by sometimes burning them
Why don't you make your loneliness colourful]

Thanks for starting the topic bob da. I had his all sajda ghazal lyrics, but can't find my file right now bob da....😭

Originally posted by: Qwest

Manju Di,
Thanks for the pic.!!!!!!!

Achievements

16-12-2005, New Delhi

Prestigious Ghalib Awards conferred

A Special Gahlib Award was conferred to ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh for popularising Ghalib's poetry through his Ghazals.

15-12-2005, Mumbai

Jagjit Singh won the Best Album in devotional category at THE Mtv Immies Award

The Sahitya Academy Award in 1998 for popularizing Ghalib.

The Madhya Pradesh government honored him with the Lata Mangeshkar Samman in 1998.

In the year 2003 the maestro has been honored with the title Padmabhushan by the Govt. of India.

Gaurav Puraskar for the year 2004-05 from Smt. Chandibai Himathmal Mansukhani College, Ulhasnagar will be given to him.

Activities

Jagjit Singh is active in several fields such as the Library at St.Mary's, Bombay Hospital, CRY, and ALMA . He himself and HMV produced an album of songs on life, love, and children, titled "Cry for CRY". Jagjit Singh donated all royalty from the sales of the cassette (3%) to CRY, and persuaded HMV to donate their share of the sales (5%).

THE POETRY OF MUSIC

As a musician my style has been changing over the years. These days I use a lot of modern equipment in my composition to suit the ears of more varied and broad audience.

Similarly, my life has been through a series of changes. These incidents at times influence your life to a great extend. In that sense getting married can be said to have transformed me radically.

I say this because when you get married, your entire lifestyle changes. You need to act more responsibly, behave well (generally), and expect to take care of your spouse, your house and so on. In short, you become a more disciplined person. The series of changes brought forth in my life made me even more serious in my work and this was reflected in my compositions.

On the personal front, again, the untimely demise of my 19 - year old son in a car accident, and that too in front of my eyes, left me totally scarred. I withdrew completely into myself after the tragedy. Ironically, my compositions improved dramatically after the incident . This is because i believe an artist essentially grows more in sad times. Happiness tends to make you careless. Add to this the audiences' sympathy and your numbers shoot right up the chart.

On a more professional note, my first album, unforgettable, cut in 1978, did little in terms of success. It actually happens to be an album very close to my heart. But in the media, if you remember, was not present in such a strong way as it is now. In the absence of which the album somehow fizzled out. But four years later, when i released sajda with lata mangeshkar, it was a different story altogether. There was tremendous media hype and some of lata's stardom brushed on to me. In the words of the press , i 'arrived" with this particular album. And, of course working with a personality like lata was very exciting. In the same vein, lending music to prime minister atal behari vajpayee's meri ekyavan kavitayein, should also augur well for my career. The album with eight songs is to be released in february.

But my favorite ghazal is yet to come. I essentially draw inspiration from good poetry, from good friends as well as from within my own self. May be, some day i shall compose my dream ghazal that will be remembered for years to come.

Here I got one but with no translation:

Sajda

Volume I

1. dard se mera daaman bharde ya allah
phir chahe deewana karde ya allah

maine tuJh se chaand sitaare kab maange
roshan dil bedaar nazar de ya allah

suraj si ek cheez to hum sab dekh chuke
sachmuch ki ab koi saher de ya allah

ya dharti ke zakhmon par marham rakhde
ya mera dil patthar kar de ya allah





2. tuJhse milne ki saza denge tere shehar ke log
ye wafaoN ka sila denge tere shehar ke log

kya khabar thee tere milne pe qayamat hogi
muJhko deewaana bana denge tere shehar ke log

teri nazaroN se giraane ke liye jaane-haya
muJhko mujrim bhi bana denge tere shehar ke log

kehke deewana muJhe maar rahe haiN patthar
aur kya iske siwa denge tere shehar ke log




3. gham ka khazana tera bhi hai mera bhi
ye nazraana tera bhi hai mera bhi

apne gam ko geet bana kar gaa lena
raag purana tera bhi hai mera bhi

tu muJhko aur maiN tuJhko samJhaaooN kya
dil deewana tera bhi hai mera bhi

shehar meiN galiYoN galiYoN jiska charcha hai
wo afsaana tera bhi hai mera bhi

maikhaane kee baat na kar waaiz muJhse
aana-jaana tera bhi hai mera bhi




4. kisko qaatil maiN kahooN kisko maseehaa samaJhooN
sab yahaaN dost hee baiThe haiN kise kyA samaJhooN

wo bhI kyA din the ke har vaham yakeeN hotA tha
ab haqeekat nazar aaye to use kyA samaJhooN

dil jo TooTaa to kaI haath duaa ko uTThe
aise mAhaul meiN ab kis'ko paraayaa samaJhooN

zulm ye hai ke hai yaqtaa terI begAnaaravee
lutf ye hai ke maiN ab tak tujhe apanA samaJhooN






5. dil meiN ab dard-e-mohabbat ke siwa kuch bhi nahiN
zindagi meri ibaadat ke siva kuch bhi nahiN

maiN teri baargah-e-naaz mein kya pesh karoon
meri Jholi meiN mohabbat ke siwa kuch bhi nahiN

aye khuda muJh se na le mere gunaahoN ka hisaab
mere paas ashq-e-nadamat ke siwa kuch bhi nahiN

woh to miT kar muJhe mil hi gayee rahat waRna
zindagi ranj-o-museebat ke siwa kuch bhi nahiN




6. har taraf har jagah beshumaar aadmee
phir bhi tanhaaiyoN ka shikaar aadmee

subah se shaam tak bojh Dhotaa hua
apanee hi laash ka khud mazaaR aadmee

har taraf bhaagate dauDate raaste
har taraf aadmee ka shikaar aadmee

roz jeetaa huA roz martaa hua
har naye din nayaa intezaar aadmee

zindagee kA muqaddar safar dar safar
aakhree saaNs tak beqaraar aadmee






7. aankh se door na ho dil se utar jaayega
waqt ka kya hai guzarta hai guzar jayega

itna manoos na ho khilwat-e-gham se apni
tu kabhi khud ko bhi dekhega to dar jayega

tum sar-e-raah-e-wafa dekhte reh jaoge
aur woh baam-e-rifaqat se utar jayega

zindagi teri ata hai to yeh jaane wala
teri bakhshish teri dahleez pe dhar jayega

Volume II

This is my favorite one, 2nd stanza, just love it...

8. meri tasveer meiN rang aur kisi ka to nahiN
gher le muJhko sab aaNkheN maiN tamasha to nahiN

zindagi tuJhse se har ik saaNs pe samJhauta karooN
shauK jeene ka hai muJhko magar itna to nahiN

rooh ko dard mila dard ko aaNkheN na mili
tuJhko mehsoos kiya hai tuJhse dekha to nahiN

soNchte soNchte dil dooBne lagta hai mera
zehaN kee tay meiN 'muzaffar' koi dariya to nahiN




9. mausam ko ishaaroN se bula kyoon nahiN lete
rooThaa hai agar wo to manaa kyooN naheeN lete

deewaana tumhaaraa koI gair naheeN
machalaa bhI to seene se lagaa kyooN naheeN lete

khat likhkar kabhI aur kabhI khat ko jalaakar
tanhaaee ko raNgeen bana kyooN naheeN lete

tum jaag rahe ho muJhako achchhaa naheeN lagtaa
chupake se merI neeNd churaa kyooN naheeN lete




10. jo bhee bura bhala hai allah janta hai
bande ke dil meiN kya hai allah janta hai

yeh farsh-o-arsh kya hai allah janta hai
pardoN meiN kya chhupa hai allah janta hai

jaakar jahaan se koi wapas nahiN hai aata
woh kaunsi jagah hai allah janta hai

neki-badi ko apnee kitna hi tu chupaaye
allah ko sab pata hai allah janta hai

ye dhoop-chaoN dekho ye subah-shaam dekho
sab kyoon ye ho raha hai allah janta hai

kismat ke naam ko to sab jaante haiN lekin
kismat meiN kya likha hai allah janta hai




11. dhoop meiN niklO ghaTaaOn meiN naha kar dekho
zindagee kya hai kitaaboN ko haTaakar dekho

wo sitaaraa chamakane do yooNhee aaNkhoN meiN
kya zarooree hai us'e jism banaakar dekho

pattharoN meiN bhee zubaaN hotI hai dil hota hai
apane ghar ke dar-o-deewaar sajaakar dekho

faasilaa nazaroN kA dhokhaa bhee to ho saktaa hai
wo mile yA nA mile haath baDhaakar dekho





12. dhooaaN banake fizaaN meiN udaa diyaa muJhko
maiN jal raha tha kisi ne bhJha diya muJhko

khaDa hooN aaj bhi roTi ke chaar haRf liye
sawaal ye hai kitaaboN ne kya diya muJhko

safed sang kee chaadar lapeT kar muJhpar
faseene shehar se kisi ne saja diya muJhko

maiN ek zarra bulandi ko choone nikla thaa
hawa ne tham ke zameeN par gira diya muJhko




13. mili hawaoN meiN uDne ki wo saza yaaro
ke maiN zameen ke risHton se kat gaya yaaro

woh be-khayal musafir maiN raasta yaaro
kahan tha bas mein mere usko rokna yaaro

mere kalam pe zamane kee gard aisee thee
ke apne baare mein kuch bhi na likh saka yaaro

tamaam sheher hi jiskee talaash mein gum tha
maiN uske ghar ka pata kis'se poochta yaaro




14. tere jalwe ab muJhe harsoo nazar aane lage
kaash yeh bhi ho ke muJh meiN tu nazar aane lage

ibteda yeh thee ke dekhee thee khushi ki ek Jhalak
inteha yeh hai ke gham harsoo nazar aane lage

beqarari baDhte baDhte dil ki fitrat ban gayee
shayed ab taskeen ka pehloo nazar aane lage

khatM karde ae "Saba" ab shaam-e-gham ki daastaN
dekh un aankhoN meiN bhee ansoo nazar aane lage



Lyrics : Qateel Shifai (1)
Danish Aligarhi (2)
Shahid Kabir (3)
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi (4)
Sahir Bhopali (5)
Nida Fazli (6 and 11)
Ahmed Faraz (7)
Muzaffar Warsi (8)
Zafar Gorakhpuri (9)
Akhtar (10)
Nazeer Baqri (12)
Wasim Barelvi (13)
Saba Afghani (14)
Music : Jagjit Singh
Voices : Jagjit Singh (2,3,4,6,9,10,11 and 13)
Lata Mangeshkar (1,3,5,6,7,8,10,12 and 14)