A BEAUTIFUL KASHMIRI SONG OF REHMAN RAHI..SHAFAK SHAFAK SHAM

                                           

Phol Shafak Shafak Shaam....A Kashmiri Song..

As explained by Bharata Muni in Natya-Shastra, Rasa is a concept in Indian arts denoting the aesthetic flavour of any visual, literary or musical work that evokes an emotion or feeling in the reader or the listener which cannot be described. In his erudite  commentary on Natya-Shatra, Acharya Abhinavgupta  says that Rasa is the core of good poetry, good music and good singing. The artist must deliver Rasa to  the listener.It gives  Anand Anubhuti( feeling of bliss )  to the listener.

 I feel something like that in this memorable composition of Bhajan  Sopori sung by Vijay Malla and  Kailash Mehra Sadhu  . Certainly this  poem  of Gyanpeeth awardee poet Rehman Rahi is  perfect  on   all parameters of Poetics apart from having its inherent music . 

The freshness of this musical  composition gives a feeling of Rasa( bliss  )  ,Dhwani( sound effects ) ,Alankara( ornamentation )  ,Riti( style)  and Auchitya ( proper placing ) as mentioned by Acharya Abhinavgupta  in his commentary on Bharata"s Natya-Shastra.

I will render some  lines of this song into English for those who don't understand Kashmiri .

"Phol ,shafak shafak shaam

Kalwaal pillav jaam 

Beyi aav me ilhaam

Kath Kath chhu banaan shaar

Anhaar kasund-taam 

tsetas pyom, tsetas pyom ..

Rug Rug  chhu vazaan saaz

Yendraaza hechh andaaz

Hoolya chha natchaan raaar 

Lankaayi hyotun naar

Guftaar kasund taam 

tsetas pyom tsetas pyom

Tsol roos kachein kroin

Hyochh baala kolluv shroin

Aafaq matan vaen

Devta ti gindhan zaar

raftaar kasund taam tsetas pyom tsetas pyom.." 

(Once more the evening  brightens

with red horizon ,

O saqi bring the wine glass,

I get an intuition,

How   good verses are born .

Some beautiful face  comes to mind,

,again and again.

Every nerve resonates in this music,

 Lord Indra ! Learn this style as well.

Has the  demoness Holika been put to bonfire? 

Or Ravana's  Lanka is  in flames?

In this scenario,

Someone's sweet communication 

Comes to my mind again and again 

 

Gone  is the gloom of the forest  gazelles,

The brooks and the mountains too 

picked up music,

Now many horizons will enter into clash

And gods up above 

shall also play  the dice game ,

In this scenario , someone's agility

comes to my mind again and again )

( Avtar Mota)

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