Sonay Do - Musings of a B-School Insomniac

Subah ki kiranein nahin hain door,
(The sun rise is not too far)
Nindiya aaye na |
(And I am not feeling sleepy)
Na koi shauk yeh mera, naa hai fitoor,
(Neither is this my choice nor my madness)
Majboori mein ghira ||
(But just my helplessness)

Kaise todoon in bediyon ko,
(How do I break free from these chains?)
Na chadna in seediyon ko |
(I do not wish to climb these stairs)
Chahat hai bas udne ki,
(All I want is to fly)
nayi disha ki ore||
(Towards a new direction in my life)

Sonay do, Sonay do,
(Let me Sleep!)
Sapnein hai bunne |
(For I wish to dream)
Sonay do, Sonay do,
(Let me sleep!)
Manzilein hain chunni ||
(For I wish to choose my destinations)
Sonay do, Sonay do
(Let me Sleep!)
Sona hai mujhe, Sonay do ||
(For I just want to sleep, Let me Sleep!!)

Kyun hum chal rahe us raste par,
(Why are all pursuing this path)
Jis par hai pul khada |
(That has a bridge ahead)
Kyun na koode is nadi mein,
(Why can't we jump into the river)
Aur paaye lehron mein mazaa ||
(And enjoy the waves)
 
Ulti dhar mein tairkar,
(I want to swim against the stream)
Chattanon ko paarkar |
(I want to wade through the rocks)
Dar ki dariya ko laanghkar,
(I want to leap over the valley of fear)
Taare hain batorne ||
(I want to reach for the stars)

Sonay do, Sonay do,
Sapnein hai bunne |
Sonay do, Sonay do,
Manzilein hain chunni ||
Sonay do, Sonay do
Sona hai mujhe, Sonay do ||

Banna hai apni manzil ka dhruv taara|
(I want to act as the pole-star towards my destination)
Armaan ke eenth se banana hai basera ||
(I want my aspirations to act as bricks as I build my dwelling)

Koshish ki boondon se,
(My efforts should serve as the dew-drops)
Sapnon ko hai seenchna |
(With which I wish to nurture my dreams)
Aasha ke kirnon se,
(My hope should acts as light rays)
Khushiyan hai tatolna ||
(With which I wish to find my happiness!)
 
Sonay do, Sonay do,
Sapnein hai bunne |
Sonay do, Sonay do,
Manzilein hain chunni ||
Sonay do, Sonay do
Sona hai mujhe, Sonay do ||

Sonay Do

This is my nth rendition of Lukka Chhuppi, my 1st solo though, dedicated to mother's love - amazing, unfathomable and timeless. 

Lukka Chhuppi

O Sajna

I recently had the opportunity of jamming with my undergrad band Heartbeats - a bunch of talented budding musicians. We picked this song from the movie Anand, originally sung by Lataji The track has been recorded on cell phone, pardon the poor sound quality.

Na Jiya Lage Na with Heartbeats

Agar tum saath ho - First cut

A recording from a random sunday morning piano practice session

Piano Practice1

Judaai - Arijit Singh & Rekha Bhardwaj

My first attempt at an orchestral piece on my new midi controller keyboard :) . This starting theme from the movie Lakshya has about 4 octaves of strings section, a bit of trombones and I added some choir section towards the end to provide some crescendo.

Please hear using a good pair of earphones. Let me know how it is :)

Lakshya Theme - Cover Version

Srikanth Prabhu

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