Sunday, November 04, 2007

Main Agar Kahoon - Om Shanti Om

Playback - Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal

Music - Vishal-Shekhar

Lyrics - Javed Akhtar

When I listen to this song, I think it's an absolute melody; soft, sweet and musical.
It just reminds me of some of the songs my parents often listen to.. it just sounds like music from the 70s and 80s.. maybe older.
Also, I think it is commendable that Vishal-Shekhar can compose music like this as well in addition to songs like we heard in Musafir (remember Saki Saki?)

Listen to the music the song starts with - it reminds me of a child's toy that you'd hang in their cot and then the next instrument is like 70s followed by the piano.. nicely done!

Personally, am a big fan of Sonu Nigam's songs and I think he's done complete justice to this song too. I just wish he sang a lot more!

Coming to the lyrics of the song, it's all about how he has no words to sing her praise and even what he's saying is nothing to match how beautiful she actually is.

Tumko paaya hai to jaise khoya hun
kehana chahu bhi tho tumse kya kahun
Kisi zaaba mein bhi, woh laafaz hi nahi
Ki jin mein tum ho kya tumhe baata sakoon

Lehrata aanchal hai jaise baadal,
bahoon mein bhari hai jaise chandini
Roop ki chandni
Mein agar kahoon yeh dil kashi
Hai nahin kahin, na hogi kahin
Taaref yeh bhi tho, sach hai kuch bhi nahin

Are the verses I really like from the song.. and talking about words.. Agar Main Kahoon..mujhe tumse mohabbat hai... (no.. that's from Laqshya!) same title just shuffled a bit!

Main Agar Kahoon & Agar Main Kahoon - both nice songs, and a must listen!

2 comments:

Cosmic Joy said...

Lyrics are my weakness too. Saw OSO recently and loved each and every song in the movie.

You have a nice blog.

Resham said...

thanks cosmic joy :)