DESCRIPTION:
This song is inspired by the verses of poet Hiranya Ranjan Upadhyaya. The lyrics for this song however are written by his mother. It is a dark, brooding song about longing for someone you love. About closing your eyes, thinking of the one you love and unbeknownst to you, the tears start to flow. The alaap is performed on flamenco guitar.

CREDITS:

Composer & Producer: Nitin Sawhney
Language: Hindi
Lyrics: Saroj Sawhney
Vocals: Prasad Khaparde, Nicki Wells, Ashwin Srinivasan
Guitar: Nitin Sawhney
Drums: Jivraj Singh
Bass: Mohini Dey
Flute: Ashwin Srinivasan
Tabla: Vikaash Sankadecha
Recorded by: Steve Fitzmaurice, Ashish Manchanda (Flying Carpet Productions, Mumbai), assisted by Thorsten Muller
Mixed by Steve Fitzmaurice at the Pierce Rooms, London
Mastered by Bunt Stafford Clark at the Pierce Rooms, London.

Song Synopsis:
Phir tere naam ne betaab kiya
Phir tere khayal ne rula diya
Bereham chahat ne badhkar
Phir vahi gila kiya.

Phir tere naam ne betaab kiya
Phir tere khayal ne rula diya
Bereham chahat ne badhkar
Phir vahi gila kiya.

Phir tere naam ne betaab kiya
Phir tere khayal ne rula diya
Bereham chahat ne badhkar
Phir vahi gila kiya.

Phir tere naam ne betaab kiya
Phir tere khayal ne rula diya
Bereham chahat ne badhkar
Phir vahi gila kiya.

Phir tere naam ne betaab kiya
Phir tere khayal ne rula diya
Bereham chahat ne badhkar
Phir vahi gila kiya.

Phir tere naam ne betaab kiya
Tere naam ne betaab kiya
Phir tere khayal ne rula diya
Tere khayal ne rula diya

Meaning of the song:
Longing is a painful emotion, an emotion that haunts you with the thoughts of those you love and crave to be with. As one longs for the beloved...love takes the form of tears and pain, bringing back all those passionate feelings and memories.

Poet in these repeated verses reiterates the fact that love becomes so overwhelming at times, that this beautiful emotion gives us happiness and satisfaction on one hand, but also makes us helpless and vulnerable on the other.