Comments on: A Sampling of Asian and African Music http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/ kungu fighting dhaba wallah since 1999 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:16:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mahfuz Imam http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-22907 Mahfuz Imam Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:30:44 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-22907 Here is my attempt to translate She Je Boshe Ache. May I suggest the 2nd song Shagorer Pare by the same artist (Black is the name of the band)? The composition and lyrics both are outstanding. I have been wanting to contact the artist and thank him for creating such a piece of music. Now here goes. Shey (she) je boshe (sitting) aachhe eka eka (alone) She is sitting there alone, all by herself rongeen (colorful) shopno (dream) taar (her) bunte (to spin) To spin her colorful dreams shey je cheye (staring) aachhe bhoraa (full) chokhe (eyes) She is staring with her full eyes jaanalaar (window) phaake (openings) megh (cloud) dhorte (catch) To catch the clouds through the window taar goon goon (humming) moner (soul) gaan (song) baatashe (in the air) ore (flys) Humming of her soul-song flys in the air kaan (ear) paato (carefully) mone (mind) paabe (can) shuntey (hear) Listen carefully, you can hear it in your heart taar ronger (color) tulir (brushe’s) naache (dance) megheraa (clouds) chhote (run) The clouds run wild for her paint brushe’s dance chokh (eye) melo (open) jodi (if) paaro (you can) bujhte (understand) Open your eyes if you can comprehend shey je boshe aachhe eka eka taar shopner (dream’s) kaarkhaana (factory) cholche (running) Her factory of dreams is running aar (and) buro (old) buro megheder (cloud’s) dol (team, flock) And the flock of old old clouds brishti (rain) namaar (coming down) taal (proposal) toolchhe (raising) Raising proposal to bring down rain shei (that) goon goon moner (mind’s, soul’s) gaan (song) brishti (rain) namaae (brings down) That humming of soul-song brings down rain top (drip) top photaa (drop) pore (falls) onekkhon (long time) Drip Drip, rain drops for a long while shei brishti bhejaa (wet) mone (soul) daak (call) diyechhe (give) That rain soaked soul has called bhejaa kaak (crow) hoye (be) thaak amaar (my) mon (mind) May my mind be a wet crow. Here is my attempt to translate She Je Boshe Ache. May I suggest the 2nd song Shagorer Pare by the same artist (Black is the name of the band)? The composition and lyrics both are outstanding. I have been wanting to contact the artist and thank him for creating such a piece of music.
Now here goes.

Shey (she) je boshe (sitting) aachhe eka eka (alone)
She is sitting there alone, all by herself
rongeen (colorful) shopno (dream) taar (her) bunte (to spin)
To spin her colorful dreams
shey je cheye (staring) aachhe bhoraa (full) chokhe (eyes)
She is staring with her full eyes
jaanalaar (window) phaake (openings) megh (cloud) dhorte (catch)
To catch the clouds through the window
taar goon goon (humming) moner (soul) gaan (song) baatashe (in the air) ore (flys)
Humming of her soul-song flys in the air
kaan (ear) paato (carefully) mone (mind) paabe (can) shuntey (hear)
Listen carefully, you can hear it in your heart
taar ronger (color) tulir (brushe’s) naache (dance) megheraa (clouds) chhote (run)
The clouds run wild for her paint brushe’s dance
chokh (eye) melo (open) jodi (if) paaro (you can) bujhte (understand)
Open your eyes if you can comprehend

shey je boshe aachhe eka eka
taar shopner (dream’s) kaarkhaana (factory) cholche (running)
Her factory of dreams is running
aar (and) buro (old) buro megheder (cloud’s) dol (team, flock)
And the flock of old old clouds
brishti (rain) namaar (coming down) taal (proposal) toolchhe (raising)
Raising proposal to bring down rain

shei (that) goon goon moner (mind’s, soul’s) gaan (song) brishti (rain) namaae (brings down)
That humming of soul-song brings down rain
top (drip) top photaa (drop) pore (falls) onekkhon (long time)
Drip Drip, rain drops for a long while
shei brishti bhejaa (wet) mone (soul) daak (call) diyechhe (give)
That rain soaked soul has called
bhejaa kaak (crow) hoye (be) thaak amaar (my) mon (mind)
May my mind be a wet crow.

]]> By: popagandhi http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16447 popagandhi Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:11:40 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16447 dunno you lah! can't even get you to have coffee with me, how to bring you to india? dunno you lah! can’t even get you to have coffee with me, how to bring you to india?

]]> By: rebecca http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16444 rebecca Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:29:32 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16444 thanks for the mix! when are u bringing me to india?! thanks for the mix!
when are u bringing me to india?!

]]> By: Lainie http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16432 Lainie Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:13:39 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16432 Hey you, downloaded the songs a few days back but only had time to listen now. Really liking it, so thank you thank you :) Hey you, downloaded the songs a few days back but only had time to listen now. Really liking it, so thank you thank you :)

]]> By: rohit http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16421 rohit Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:23:48 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16421 that bengali song.. it translates to: there she sits alone/ spinning a web of colourful dreams/ the dreams that fill her eyes/ as she catches the clouds through the slits in the window" thats the rough translation i think..lol..not too sure..(: would love to hear the song..havent heard Ornob.. that bengali song.. it translates to:

there she sits alone/ spinning a web of colourful dreams/ the dreams that fill her eyes/ as she catches the clouds through the slits in the window”

thats the rough translation i think..lol..not too sure..(: would love to hear the song..havent heard Ornob..

]]> By: absolutelt http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16402 absolutelt Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:34:07 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16402 Downloaded the mix and have been listening to She Je Boshe Ache on repeat for the past three days or so. It's gorgeous. Thanks! Downloaded the mix and have been listening to She Je Boshe Ache on repeat for the past three days or so. It’s gorgeous. Thanks!

]]> By: nAL http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16398 nAL Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:12:06 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16398 On a totally unrelated note, are you Movie Mama? On a totally unrelated note, are you Movie Mama?

]]> By: harrison http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16394 harrison Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:12:12 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16394 Nice recommendations! Alternating it with American Idol songs, Rachael Yamagata and the Rent OST. Vielen Dank! Nice recommendations!

Alternating it with American Idol songs, Rachael Yamagata and the Rent OST.

Vielen Dank!

]]> By: b http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16383 b Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:09:42 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16383 how about thai? This song by sek loso is good. Sip-see eek-krung (14 again). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5yFFaq3aQ0 b how about thai?

This song by sek loso is good. Sip-see eek-krung (14 again).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5yFFaq3aQ0

b

]]> By: Melissa http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16379 Melissa Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:08:55 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/492/a-sampling-of-asian-and-african-music/#comment-16379 Girl, you're the best. I have this stuff on perpetual repeat. I owe you one. Girl, you’re the best. I have this stuff on perpetual repeat. I owe you one.

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