Just listened to the title song from "Swades" on radio, and really liked the lyrics. Would like to share with you guys, as it really captures the thoughts and emotions of an NRI. Javed Akhtar really deserves praise,


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Ye jo des hai tera, swades hai tera, tujhe hai pukaara…
Ye woh bandhan hai jo kabhi toot nahin sakta

>>>Quite emotional lines <<<

Mitti ki jo khushboo, tu kaise bhoolaayega
Tu chaahe kahin jaaye, tu laut ke aayega
Nayi nayi raahon mein, dabi dabi aahon mein
Khoye khoye dilse tere, koyi ye kahega
Ye jo des hai tera, swades hai tera, tujhe hai pukaara
Ye woh bandhan hai jo kabhi toot nahin sakta

>>>These lines do not apply to immigrants to Canada . Life is still a struggle for most of the immigrants<<<

Tujhse zindagi, hai ye keh rahi
Sab toh paa liya, ab hai kya kami
Yun toh saare sukh hai barse
Par door tu hai apne gharse
Aa laut chal tu ab diwaane
Jahaan koyi toh tujhe apna maane
Awaaz de tujhe bulaane, wahi des
Ye jo des hai tera, swades hai tera, tujhe hai pukaara
Ye woh bandhan hai jo kabhi toot nahin sakta


>>> Cannot understand the lines. Might be something to do with an event, perhaps a bifurcation in life about staying in "videsh" or returning back to "swades"<<<


Ye pal hai wahi, jis mein hai chhupi
Koyi ek sadi, saari zindagi
Tu na poochh raaste mein kaahe
Aaye hain is tarha do raahein
Tu hi toh hai raah jo sujhaaye
Tu hi toh hai ab jo ye bataaye
Chaahe toh kis disha mein jaaye wahi des

very much with you as i heard the song this morning on punjabilehran...it is very importatn that we NRI's (while struggling) do get the chance to listen to those songs together with announcer's (purnima) empathy and feelings.. about being far away from our "Desh"