Arziyan – Dilli 6
Posted by Vaishnavi on July 9, 2009
This total fan-girling is about 4 months too late, but I had a dream about this song last night (and of Aaja Nachle’s Show Me Your Jalwa. Just in case anyone’s doubting the FOB credentials) and remembered I had meant to make a post about this ages ago.
It’s either a purely divine gift or tremendous pity that the Dilli 6 soundtrack came out around the same time as Slumdog Millionaire. On the one hand, suddenly we were surrounded by stunning compositions and lyrics, but on the other, too much of a good thing makes it hard to give each song the full adoration it deserves. So between being besotted with Jai Ho, Ringa Ringa and Paper Planes, I completely forgot how wonderful the Dilli 6 music was. Masakkali, Rehna Tu, and most importantly, Arziyan. I don’t think you need to be Indian to be captivated by Rahman’s hypnotic score and Prasoon Joshi’s lyrics. Every time I listen to this song, I want to get down on my knees and hold my hands up in humility; how do mortal men create works that can humble thousands of people? It’s truly magical.
You can find an excellent translation at Opal Odyssey – I trawled the Net for a translation that would capture the spirit of the song and this one struck an instant chord. Just beautiful.
sumi said
yes, absolutely, – i wrote a review of the whole soundtrack and this was one of my favourites. it actually goes on for 8 minutes or so but honestly you don’t even notice that. the whole of dilli 6 is pretty brilliant.