Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Streets of Philadelphia --- Bruce Springsteen

Haunting song from a brilliant movie!! By the Boss!! 'Nuf said!!






I was bruised and battered and I couldn't tell!
What I felt,
I was unrecognizable to myself!
I saw my reflection in a window I didn't know!
My own face,
Oh brother are you gonna leave me,
Wastin´away,
On the streets of Philadelphia!
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I walked the avenue till my legs felt like stone,
I heard the voices of friends vanished and gone,
At night I could hear the blood in my veins,
Black and whispering as the rain,
On the streets of Philadelphia!

Ain't no angel gonna greet me
Its just you and I my friend,
My clothes don't fit me no more,
I walked a thousand miles,
Just to slip the skin!

The night has fallen, I'm lying awake,
I can feel myself fading away,
So receive me brother with your faithless kiss,
Or will we leave each other alone like this ,
On the streets of Philadelphia!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Ughad Daar Devaa (Marathi) - Aamhi Jaato Amuchya Gaava

Some of the few things that bind me to my Mumbai past - an absolutely soulful song from a delightfully engaging movie!



Dehaachi tijori, bhaktichach thevaa,
This body is a safety box filled with devotion itself,

Ughad daar deva aata, ughad daar deva...!
Open the door, O Lord, please open the door!

Pite doodh dole mituni, jaat maanjarachi,
The cat's nature is to drink the milk with her eyes closed,

Mani chortyachya ka re bhiti chaandanyachi!
Why is there fear of moonlight in the heart of the thief?

Saraavalya haatanahi kampa ka sutava?
Why do expert hands tremble when they do something wrong?

Ughad daar deva aata, ughad daar deva............,

Ujedaat hote punya, andharaat paap!
Good deeds are done in daylight; evil, always in the darkness!

Jyache tyache hati aahe kartavyache maap!
Everyone has the measure of responsibility in his own hands!

Dushta durjananchi kaisi ghade lokseva?
How can evil people do community service?

Ughad daar deva aata, ughad daar deva............!!

Swarth janu bhintivarcha aarasa bilori,
Greed is like the tricky mirror on the wall,

Aapulich pratima hote, aapulich vairi,
Its our own reflection, which becomes our enemy,

Ghadoghadi apradhyancha tol savarava,
From time to time the sins need be measured / balanced,

Ughad daar deva aata, ughad daar deva............!

Tujhya hati panduranga tijori tutavi,
This safety box (the body) should be broken by your hands, O Panduranga (Krishna),

Muktapane bhakti majhi tujhi tu lutavi,
Freely you may loot me of your devotion,

Marga tujhya raulacha, mala to kalava,
Please help me understand your way of enlightenment,

Ughad daar deva aata, ughad daar deva............!


Balepansathi koni bure pana kela,
To do a good deed, sometimes people do bad things,

Bandhanat asuni veda jagi mukta zala,
Though bound by earthly desires, they are ignorant of their freedom,

Aapulyach saukhyachahi karil to heva!
A person will also envy his own happiness!

Ughad daar deva aata, ughad daar deva............!


Sunday, September 4, 2011

Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day

Need I say more? Green Day with one more song on the futility of War!!



Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends

Like my father's come to pass
7 years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends

Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are

As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September ends

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends

Ring out the bells again
Like we did when spring began
Wake me up when September ends

Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are

As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September ends

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends

Like my father's come to pass
20 years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends
Wake me up when September ends
Wake me up when September ends!

Monday, August 29, 2011

U2 - With or Without You

Blaring out of the headset into my ears all day long for the past week!



See the stone set in your eyes!
See the thorn twist in your side!
I wait for you!

Sleight of hand and twist of fate,
On a bed of nails she makes me wait,
And I wait without you!

With or without you!!
With or without you!!

Through the storm we reach the shore,
You give it all but I want more,
And I'm waiting for you,

With or without you!!
With or without you!!
I can't live
With or without you!!

And you give yourself away;
And you give yourself away;
And you give...
And you give...
And you give yourself away!

My hands are tied,
My body bruised, she's got me with
Nothing to win and
Nothing left to lose!!

And you give yourself away,
And you give yourself away,
And you give...
And you give...
And you give yourself away!

With or without you!!
With or without you!!
I can't live
With or without you!!

With or without you!!
With or without you!!
I can't live
With or without you!!
With or without you!!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Hoobastank - The Reason

Don't ask me why! Playing again & again in my mind like a record, this song. Maybe I am hurting too!






I'm not a perfect person. there are many things i wish i didn't do,
But i continue learning! I never meant to do those things to you,
And so i have to say before i go, that i just want you to know

I've found a reason for me, to change who I used to be,
A reason to start over new, and the reason is you

I'm sorry that i hurt you, its something I must live with everyday,
And all the pain i put you through, I wish that i could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears, that's why I need you to hear

I'm not a perfect person, I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go that I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me, to change who I used to be,
A reason to start over new, and the reason is you
I've found a reason to show a side of me you didnt know,
A reason for all that i do, and the reason is you!!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Semi Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind

Semi Charmed Life!! Light infectious song I remember from an earlier time. I had forgotten all about this song till a friend typed out these words on a chat. Intriguing enough for me to want to post this!! I have posted the video as well as one with just the lyrics!!





Thursday, March 31, 2011

Kurai Ondrum Illai!!

There's such a nice touching story about this one. C Rajagopalachari (or 'Rajaji' as he was popularly known), the first & last Governor-General of India wrote this lyric supposedly inspired by an incident in the famous Tirupati temple. A 'social outcast' (sic) was not allowed entry into the shrine of the temple. Gopal Gandi, Rajaji's grandson believes that Rajaji compares the outcast's inability to have a glimpse of his favorite God to his own inability to have a glimpse of the invisible Creator!!


Gopal Gandhi's translation of Kurai Onrum Illai from the article "Rajaji's unknown collaborator" which appeared in The Hindu dated December 22, 2002.[1]

No regrets have I
My lord,
None.
Lord of the Written Word,
My light, my sight,
My very eyes
No regrets,
None.
Though you stand
Where I behold you not
My light, my very eyes,
Protector of all earthlings
I know you sustain me
Lord of the Venkata Hill so pure
You meet my hunger, my thirst
My hope, my prayer
You keep me from harm,
Lord of the Sparkling Gems,
I need naught else
Father of the Seven Hills,
Naught else.

You stand — do you not? —
Veiled by a screen
Only the learned can part
For they are the learned
Which I am not
But no, no regrets have I.
Crowning this hill
You stand as rock
Giver of Boons
Immutable God
Father to these hills
No regrets have I
Govinda !

In this benighted Age of ours
Lord —
The worst of all the Four —
You have entered
The sanctum
A shaft of granite
Where though I see you not
No regrets have I.
Boulder of strength
With the Ocean,
Heaving on your breast,
Of the purest compassion —
My Mother,
My very own, who grants
Anything I ask of her
Can I possibly have regrets?
The two of you, I know,
Stand there for me
Eternally
No regrets have I my Govinda
None, none whatsoever
Govinda! Govinda!
Govinda! Govinda!

Friday, March 4, 2011

Snow (Hey Oh) - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

What a song! Hooked on it from the very first time I saw it on TV. Repeated plays haven't dampened my appetite for that one more listen!!




Come to decide that the things that I tried
Were in my life just to get high on

When I sit alone come get a little known
But I need more than myself this time

Step from the road to the sea to the sky
And I do believe that we rely on

When I lay it on
Come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice

Hey oh listen what I say oh
I got your
Hey oh now listen what I say oh, oh

When will I know that I really can't go
To the well once more time to decide on

When it's killing me
When will I really see
All that I need to look inside

Come to believe that I better not leave
Before I get my chance to ride

When it's killing me
What do I really need
All that I need to look inside

Hey oh listen what I say oh
Come back and
Hey oh look at what I say oh

The more I see the less I know
The more I like to let it go hey oh
Wooooaaah

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow

Privately divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go

In between the cover of another perfect wonder
And it's so white as snow

Running through the field where all my tracks will
Be concealed and there's nowhere to go oh!

When to descend to amend for a friend
All the channels that have broken down

Now you bring it up
I'm gonna ring it up
Just to hear you sing it out

Step from the road to the sea to the sky
And I do believe what we rely on

When I lay it on
Come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice

Hey oh listen what I say oh
I got your
Hey oh listen what I say oh

The more I see the less I know
The more I like to let it go hey oh
Wooooaaah

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow

Privately divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go

In between the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow

Running through the field where all my tracks will
Be concealed and there's nowhere to go

I said hey, hey yeah oh yeah tell my love now
Hey, hey yeah oh yeah tell my love now

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow

Privately divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder
Where it's so white as snow

Running through the field where all my tracks will
Be concealed and there's nowhere to go

I said hey oh yeah oh yeah tell my love now
Hey yeah yeah ooh yeah

Credits: http://www.lyricsmania.com/

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Mika - Grace Kelly




I wanna talk to you
{The last time we talked Mr. Smith you reduced me to tears
I promise you that won't happen again}

Do I attract you?
Do I repulse you with my queasy smile?
Am I too dirty? Am I too flirty?
Do I like what you like?

Yeah, I could be wholesome
I could be loathsome
I guess I'm a little bit shy
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you like me without making me try?

I try to be like Grace Kelly
But all her looks were too sad
So I tried a little Freddie
I've gone identity mad!

I could be brown, I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful, I could be purple
I could be anything you like

Gotta be green, gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you walk out the door!

{Getting angry doesn't solve anything}

How can I help it? How can I help it?
How can I help what you think?
Hello my baby, hello my baby
Putting my life on the brink

Why don't you like me?
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you like yourself?
Should I bend over?
Should I look older just to be put on your shelf?

I try to be like Grace Kelly
But all her looks were too sad
So I tried a little Freddie
I've gone identity mad!

I could be brown, I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful, I could be purple
I could be anything you like

Gotta be green, gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you like me?
Walk out the door!

Say what you want to satisfy yourself, hey!
But you only want what everybody else
Says you should want, you should want

I could be brown, I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful, I could be purple
I could be anything you like

Gotta be green, gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you like me?
Walk out the door!

I could be brown, I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful, I could be purple
I could be anything you like

Gotta be green, gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why don't you like me?
Why don't you like me?
Walk out the door!

{Humphry, we're leaving}
Kaching

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