Toranj - Mohsen Namjoo - From Tannaz Haghayegh

Gofta man an toranjam, kan dar jahan nagonjam
Goftam beh az toranji, leeken be dast nayee

Gofta to az kojayee, kashofte minomayee
Goftam manam gharibi, az shahre ashenayee

Gofta sare che dari, kaz sar khabar nadari
Goftam barastanat, daram sare gedayee

Gofta be delrobayee, ma ra che gooneh beeni?
Goftam cho kharmanee kol, dar bazme delrobayee

Goftam ke booye zolfat, gomrahe alamam kard
Gofta agar bedani, hamavat rahbar ayad

Goftam ke nooshe la'alat, ma ra be arezoo kosht
Gofta to bandegi kon, koo bande parvar ayad

گفتا من آن ترنجم، کاندر جهان نگنچم
گفتم به از ترنجی، لیکن به دست نایی

گفتا تو از کجایی، کاشفته می‌نمایی
گفتم منم غریبی، از شهر آشنایی

گفتا سر چه داری، کز سر خبر نداری
گفتم بر آستانت، دارم سر گدایی

گفتا به دلربایی، ما را چگونه بینی
گفتم چو خرمنی کل، در بزم دلربایی

گفتم که بوی زلفت، گمراه عالمم کرد
گفتا اگر بدانی، هم اوت رهبر آید

گفتم که نوش لعلت، ما را به آرزو کشت
گفتا تو بندگی کن، کو بنده‌پرور آید


Namjoo was born in 1976 in Torbat-e Jam, Iran. When he was one year old, his family moved to Mashhad where he spent the next seventeen years of his life in. When he was 12, his father, Mohammad Hossein Namjoo, died. Few months later, his family encouraged him to start attending a music class. He started classical Persian vocal music with Ali Shakeri and solfège with Kaivan Alaee. Few months earlier, he got to know Ali Shakeri through Nasrollah Nasehpoor in a trip to Tehran. At that time, Ali Shakeri was a student of Nasrollah Nasehpoor. Almost a year after having sessions with Ali Shakeri, Nasrollah Nasehpoor started to have weekly music sessions in Mashhad. This was a great opportunity for the young Namjoo to learn classical Persian vocal music from whom he thinks of as the best teacher for traditional Iranian singing. He attended these classes until the age of 18.

In 1994 he was offered admission to study Music at University of Tehran. Since the music program at the university wouldn't start for another year, he took two theater classes from department of drama, University of The Arts. Namjoo always recalls the two theater classes and that one year period of time to be the time which shaped many parts of his work and his life. At Tehran University he was a student of Alireza Mashayekhi and Azin Movahed and other masters.

His debut album titled Toranj was officially released in Iran in September 2007 with his own voice appearing in most of his compositions. He has also composed soundtracks for movies and plays, and was featured in the documentary Sounds of Silence (directed by Amir Hamz and Mark Lazarz] which has been screened at international film festivals. He also appeared in a feature narrative film called Few Kilograms of Dates for the Funeral (Director Saman Saloor), played in various film festivals. Namjoo's first performance outside Iran was in January 2006 at the Tehran Hotspot of the International Rotterdam Film Festival where he played solo.[citation needed]

He also writes poetry, and sometimes uses his own satirical lyrics in his songs blended with the classical poetry of Hafez, Rumi or Saadi. His music and words are very emotional and, in his works, he creates a fusion of various styles from traditional Iranian to blues and rock.

Mohsen Namjoo performed his first live TV concert on the Persian News Network of Voice of America in Washington DC for the Norouz event for the celebration of Persian new year on Saturday, December 20, 2009

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Chizi Nist - Hadi Pakzad - From Tannaz Haghayegh

Chizi nist ke bekham begam, Jaee nist ke bekham beram
Hichki nist ke bekham biyad, Baraye raftan hazeram
Chizi nist ke bekham lams konam,
Ta'ami nist ke bekham bechesham
Booyi nist ke bekham hess konam,
Ranji nist ke bekham bekesham
Jaee nist ke bekham bemoonam,
Marzi nist ke azash begzaram
Haghi nist ke bekham begiram,
Sahmi nist az boodan bebaram
Rahi nist ke narafte basham,
Rangi nist ke nadide basham
Meili nist ta barande basham,
Tori nist ke naboode basham
Harfi nist ke bekham beshnavam,
Razi nist ke bekham bedoonam
Chizi nist ke behesh fekr konam,
Kafie dige nemikham bemoonam
Shoghi nist vase residan,
Chizi nist baraye dashtan
Hessi nist baraye ehsas,
Nist arezooyi baraye dashtan
Nist chizi ke bedast biyaram,
Chizi nist ke bekham bebazam
Hichi nist ke bekham leh konam,
Chizi nist ke az no besazam
Chizi nist ke bekham begam,
Jaee nist ke bekham beram
Hichki nist ke bekham biyad,
Baraye raftan hazeram
Harfi nist ke bekham beshnavam,
Razi nist ke bekham bedoonam
Chizi nist ke behesh fekr konam,
Kafie dige nemikham bemoonam
Nist taghati be in asiri,
Sabri nist az jense piri
Nist noghte ee baraye aghaz,
Nist jaee ke tamoomi begiri
Chizi nist ke bekham begam,
Jaee nist ke bekham beram
Hichki nist ke bekham biyad,
Baraye raftan hazeram
Yadi nist ,Sahmi nist
Meyli nist ,Chizi nist
Lyrics: Hadi Pakzad

there's nothing that I would wanna say.
there's nowhere that I would wanna go.
there's no one whom I want to come.
I'm ready to go....
There's nothing that I would want to touch
there's nothing that I would want to taste
there's no smell that I would want to feel
There's no pain that I would want to bear
there's no where that I would wanna stay
there's no boundry that I pass

Hadi Pakzad, is one of the first few singers who have started Rock and Alternative music composition in Iran. He was born in Mashhad, Iran in 1982. He got his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from University of Mashhad.

He took harmonic and music lessons with (Keyvan Alaee), He also took Piano and Guitar lessons from (Naser Tofighi). Before he got involved with music, he was interested in classical poetry and philosophical writing. In the year 2000,he produced his first album in a home studio with the help of some local musicians. The songs of his album were inspired by his poems. He soon released his first album named Fear Land and distributed it in parties. In no time, his distinct style became popular throughout the country and among Iranian who lived abroad.

Then, with the support of his fans, he organized some underground concerts in Tehran and other major cities. Since his songs were received warmly by the fans, he decided to re-record his album with the involvement of a professional team and new facilities and noticeable capital in a studio in Tehran. He also decided to do some advertising and released his artistic work on his own site.

In the year 2005 he held two official and huge concerts in Mashhad. Then he released his new album named Living Under Ground in August 2006. 18GB of his songs were downloaded from internet by fans in the first few days, in the meantime, his videoclip named Daryad, was broadcasted from satellite channels such as PMC.

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Chithu Chithu La Bomma - Bathukamma Festival song

Batukamma is a spring festival celebrated by the Hindu women of Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also called as Bodemma. This festival falls in the months of September/October called as Aswiyuja and concludes two days before Dussera called as Durgashtami.

Batukamma is a beautiful flower stack, arranged with seasonal flowers, in seven concentric layers, of potter’s clay like a cone. Batuku in Telugu means live/life, and Amma means mother, hence Batukamma, is celebrated for the glory of Goddess Gauri (meaning fair or white) - the patron Goddess of womanhood.

Women celebrate the festival dressed-up in traditional silk sarees, wear jewellery and girls wear a two-piece saree called as Langa oni.

On this day the men folk of the house go into the wild plains and gather the flowers like gunuka , tangedi, lotus, alli, katla, teku flowers, Which bloom in this season in various vibrant colors all across the uncultivated and barren plains of the region.

Women start preparation of Batukamma from the afternoon. They cut the flowers leaving the little length base, some dip in colours, some scented and arrange them on a wide plate called as tambalamu, and stack them up in a conical mound, decorate with a pumpkin flower on top of stack.

In the evening, women gather in large numbers with their batukammas in their locality, place them in the middle and dance around them, synchronizing steps and claps in unison, and singing soul stirring batukamma folk songs.


Women dancing around their BatukammasAfter singing and dancing around for hours, Batukammas are taken to a lake or a pond and spend some more time singing and dancing and are set afloat in the water body.

Saddula Batukamma
This festival is celebrated for nine days and concludes on Durgastami. The main festival day is called Saddula Batukamma.[3] On this day they celebrate into wee hours before leaving their Batukamma in water. Lakes floating with batukammas in the evenings is a treat to the eyes.


MaleedaMaleeda, a prasadam made of jaggery, is prepared on this day and distributed at the end of the event. People wishing to watch Bathukamma festival being celebrated in its true sense and full glory must visit Warangal on its last day i.e 2 days before festival of Dussehra. Only Women are allowed and male companions must wait outside the festival grounds.


Once upon a time King Dharmangada of Chola Dynasty used to rule South India. After many prayers and rituals, his wife gave birth to Princess Lakshmi. Baby Lakshmi survived many accidents. So, the parents named her Batukamma (Batuku = life, Amma= suffix to female names and mother). Since then Batukamma festival is celebrated by young girls in Telangana region. The purpose of this festival is to pray to the Goddess in the belief that the young girls would get husbands as per their wish. It is celebrated for nine days beginning from the Padyami (first day) of the month Asvayuja (September-October). Flowers are arranged on a plate or square wooden plank or a square bamboo frame in a conical layout. On the top, gynecium of a pumpkin flower or a cone made of turmeric to represent Batukamma is installed. This floral arrangement is worshipped as Goddess Batukamma. This festival is mainly celebrated by unmarried young girls, though men and women also participate in collecting and arranging the flowers as Batukamma.

Alif Allah Chambay Di Booti - Sultan Bahu - Tabassum Sohail

Coke Studio - Arif Lohar - Alif Allah - Meesha
Title: "Alif Allah chambay di booti"

Alif allah chambay di booti, tey meray murshid mann vich lai hoo
My master has planted the fragrant seed of love in my heart

Ho nafi uss baat da paani dey kay
Which flourished with modesty, piety and acceptance of his existence

Har ragaay harjai hoo
My God is present in every throbbing pulse

Ho joog joog jeevay mera murshid sohna
My spiritual guide is ever-present

Hatay jiss ay booti lai ho
The one who blew life into me

(chorus # 1)

Pir meraya jugni ji
I have the spirit of my guide

Ae way allah waliyan di jugni ji
The spirit of all the messengers who brought His message to this Earth

Ae way nabbi pak di jugni ji
The spirit of Holy Prophet

Ae way maula ali wali jugni ji
The spirit of Ali and his followers

Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint

Ae way saaray sabaz di jugni ji
The spirit of all his words

Dum gutkoon, dum gutkoon, dum gutkoon, dum gootkun... karay Saeein
Everytime I think of you God, my heart flutters

Parhay tay kalma nabi da Parhay saeein pir merya
So I recite the kalma whenever I think of God

(chrous #1 repeat)
Jugni taar khaeein vich thaal
O my creation, share whatever you have

Chad duniya dey janjaal
Remove yourself from worldly concerns

Kuch ni nibna bandiya naal
There is nothing that you can get from other human beings that you can take to the after-life

(repeat)

Rakhi saabat sidh amaal
Just keep you actions and intentions pure

(chorus # 1 repeat)

Jugni dig payee vich roi
So absorbed was the creation that she stumbled into a ditch

Othay ro ro kamli hoi
There she wailed relentlessly

Oddi vaath naye lainda koi
But there was no one who enquired about her

(repeat)

Tey kalmay binna nai mildi toi
Remember, there is no salvation for anyone without remembering your creator

(chorus #1 repeat)

Ho wanga charha lo kuriyon
Put on your bangles, girls

Meray daata dey darbaar dian
Those that you get at your Master's shrines

(repeat)

Ho naa kar teeya khair piyari
Daughter, don't be proud of your youth

Maan daindiya galaryaan
Your mother scoffs and scolds you

Din din talhi juwani jaandi
That with each passing day, your youth slips by

Joon sohna puthia lariyaan
Even gold when put in the furnance moulds itself, there is absolutely no permanence

Aurat marad, shehzaday sohney
Women, men are like so beautiful

O moti, O laa lariyaan
Like pearls, like the gems

Sir da sarfa kar naa jairey
Those who are not self-centered

Peen prem pya lariyan
They are the ones who truly love the humanity

O daatay day darbaan chaa akho
Whenever you visit the darbar of any saint

Pawan khair sawa lariyan
God fulfils all your wishes and showers you with his blessings

(arif plus meesha)

(chorus 2)

O wanga charha lo kuriyon meray daata tey darbar diyan
Put on your bangles, girls ... Those that you get at your Master's shrine

O wangha charha lo kuriyon meray daata tey darbar diyan
Put on your bangles, girls ... Those that you get at your Master's shrines

(chorus 2 repeat)

Dum gutkoon, dum gutkoon, dum gootkoon, gootkoon gootkon

(chorus 1 repeat)

Jugni ji
Jugni ji
Jugni ji...

Karavan
Yaadein

Koi naa kahay
Koi bhi na sunay
Dil ki baat yeh
Dil mein hee rahay
Yaadein naa rahain
Chaahoon aisa mein toh
Naa yaad ho mujh ko mera maazi

Na hee saamnay manzil raastay
Jo bhee saath thay, lootay waastay
Yaadein na rahain

Aisa bikhra mein bhee iss haal mein
Bojhal raatein meri
Yaadein naa rahain

Kaisi majboori hai

Kitna zaroori hai
Kay jivan ki taptee iss dhop mein ho
Jo saaya, saaya
Ho saaya, saaya

Kyun yeh dil kahay
Tooh phir aamplay
saanson mein rahay
Aakhon mein wasay
Aur na hon judaa


Jugni

Lyrics (Gurmukhi)
ਅਲਫ ਅੱਲਾ ਚੰਬੇ ਦੀ ਬੂਟੀ
ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁਰਸ਼ਦ ਲਾਈ.. ਹੂ…

ਨਫੀ ਅਸਬਾਤ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਮਿਲਿਆ
ਹਰ ਰਗੇ ਹਰ ਜਾਈ.. ਹੂ…

ਅੰਦਰ ਬੂਟੀ ਮੁਸ਼ਕ ਮਚਾਇਆ
ਜਾਂ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਤੇ ਆਈ.. ਹੂ…

ਜੀਵੇ ਮੁਰਸ਼ਿਦ ਕਾਮਿਲ ਬਾਹੂ
ਜੀਹ ਨੇ ਬੂਟੀ ਲਾਈ.. ਹੂ…

Contribution: Jasdeep Singh

Lyrics (in Shahmukhi)
الف اللہ چمبے دی بوٹی
ميرے من وچ مرشد لائی ہو

نفی اثبات دا پانی مليا
ہر رگے ہر جائی ہو

اندر بوٹی مشک مچايا
جاں پھلاں تے آئی ہو

جيوے مرشد کامل باھو
جيں اے بوٹی لائی ہو

Contribution: Sohail Abid

Sultan Bahu (Punjabi)(ca 1628 - 1691) was a Muslim Sufi and saint, who founded the Sarwari Qadiri Sufi order. Darbar Hazrat sultan Bahoo is located near Garh More city.

Sultan Bahu belonged to Awan tribe and was born in Anga, Soon Valley Sakesar (Vadi-e-Soon Sakesar). Like many other sufi saints of South Asia, Sultan Bahu was also a prolific writer, with more than forty books on Sufism attributed to him. Most of His books are in Persian language. However, as the majority of his books deal with specialised subjects related to Islam and Islamic mysticism, it is his Punjabi poetry that has generated popular appeal and made him a household name in the region. His poetic verses are sung in many genres of sufi music, including qawaalis and kaafis. Tradition has established a particular style of singing his couplets, which is not used in any other genre of sufi music.

The Mausoleum of Sultan Bahu is located in Garh Maharaja, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a popular and frequently-visited sufi shrine, and the annual festival is celebrated with the usual fervour, which is now a distinguishing feature of what is being called a 'shrine culture' of the South Asia. Annual festival is held during the holy month of Muharram. Every year on the 9th of Muharram (Islamic calendar month) a ghusal is also taken place under the supervision of Muhammad Najeeb Sultan (Sajjada Nasheen (Chair-holder) of Sultan Bahoo shrine), in which all decedents of Sultan Bahoo wash His shrine with tones of pure rose water.

Hazrat Sultan Bahu is from the progeny of Hazrat Ali and is a direct descended from Hazrat Ali. Sultan Bahu belonged to the Qadiri sufi order, and later initiated his own offshoot, Sarwari Qadiri. Sultan Bahu's education began at the feet of his mother, Mai Rasti, who was herself a saintly woman, and has her own Mausoleum in Shorkot, Punjab, Pakistan. She told him to seek spiritual guidance from a wali (friend of GOD). After some time, he moved to Delhi for further 'polishing' under the guidance of Sheikh Abdul Rehman al Qadari. Soon Sheikh Abdul Rehman al Qadari felt that he can not add anything to Sultan Bahoo's knowledge as Sultan Bahoo already knew more than Sheikh Abdul Rehman al Qadari. This did not take long, after which Sultan Bahu returned to his own, familiar surroundings.

Dil Mein Ishq e Nabi - Milad Raza Qadri - Nisar Ahmed Dar

Nasheed Artist: Muhammed Milad Raza Qadri
Album: Rukh Sey Kakul Hata Diya Tu Na

Lyrics:
Dil main ishq e Nabi (SAW) ki ho aisi lagan,
Ruh tarapti rahe dil machalta rahe,
Zindagi ka maza hey kay har saans say,
Ya Muhammad Muhammad (SAW) nikalta rahey.

Dil Main Ishq-e-Nabi Kee Ho Aesee Lagan.

Ya Muhammad Muhammad (SAW) mein kehta raha,
Noor kay motion ki lare ban gaee,
Ayaton sey milata raha ayatayn,
Phir jo dekha to Naat e Nabi (SAW) ban gaye.

Jo bhi ansoo bahe merey Mehboob kay,
Sab key sab abr e rehmat kay cheentay banay,
Chah gaee raat jab zulf lehra gaee,
Jab tabasum kiya chandani ban gaee.

Yeh to maana kay jannat hai bagh e haseen,
Khoobsoorat hey sab khuld ki sar zameen,
Husn e jannat ko phir jab samayta gaya,
Sarwar e ambiya ki galee ban gaee.

Jab chirah tazkira un kay rukhsaar ka,
Waduha par liya, wal qamar keh dia,
Sooraton kee tilawat bhi hoti rahi,
Naat bhi ho gayi baat bhi ban gayi.

Sab say saim zamanay main mazoor tha,
Sab sey beykas tha beybas tha majboor tha ,
Un ko reham agaya merey halaat par,
Meree azmat meree beybasee ban gaee.

Dil mein ishq e Nabi (SAW) ki ho aisi lagan,
Rooh tarapti rahay dil machalta rahay,
Zindagi ka maza hai kay har saans say,
Ya Muhammad Muhammad (SAW) nikalta rahey

Ibaadat - Satinder Singh Sartaj from Amit Sharma

Song: Ibadat Kar
Album: Ibadat
Singer: Satinder Sartaz

Ibaadat kar ibaadat karaN de naaL gal baN di hai gal baNdi hai
kise di aaj ban di hai te kise di kal ban di eh
//pray n pray, praying will make things happen
//someone's today n someone's tomorrow


ucchi soch sir neeva rakhi..n, yaar tu kyun ke yaar tu kyun ke
yo eh sagar jinna gehra oDi hi chhal ban di eh
// high thinking n keep head down, coz my frend
//the deeper the sea the more value will it have

kyu hankar karda eh ve ik din khaak ho jaaNa... eh khak ho jana -2
hai ke khak ho jaaNa
tere to jaanvar change jinna di khaall ban di eh
//wht r u proud of, you will be destroyed in this soil one day
//will be destroyed one day
//an animal whose flesh is used even after death is better than you

ke pittal oh vee hai jiss to..n tikhe hathiaar baN de ne hathiyaar bande ne
par toh assal pittal hai jo mandir da tall baN di eh
//one type of copper turns into sharp weapons
//but the real copper is the one which becomes a temple's bell

je kar mushkila yaavan tere raste tu Dolee na rasste tu Dolee na
kai waari musibat vee dukhan da hall baN di eh
//if face with difficulties on your path don't be afraid
//sometimes difficulties becomes the cure for pain...

ik vari zara dil naaL tu ardaas ta kar ve ardaas ta kar ve
ke dekhin pher teri gall osse pall baN di eh
// try and pray once with your full heart
//then you see that your problems will resolve the same moment

ehna rassteya tenu satindra paar nai loNa par nai loNa
ohee pagdandi phad jedi gura de wall baN di eh
Ibaadat kar ibaadat karan de naal gal ban di hai gal ban di a
kise di aaj ban di hai te kise di kal ban di eh
kise di aaj bandi hai tai kise di kal bandi hai ibadat kar ibadat kar ibadat kar
//hey SATINDRA, these paths will not get u anywhere
//catch the lane which goes to GURU's (GOD) home


Satinder Sartaaj (Satinderpal Singh)was born in the village mullanpur in ludhiana, Punjab. From his childhood he developed a keen interest in the Folk traditions of the land. He did his schooling from the government schools in his village and the nearby villages Chabbewal and Patti. He started performing on children stages by the time he was in class 3rd. After that, he joined Government College, Hoshiarpur to complete his graduation in Music with Honours. He also joined Sangeet Visharad, a five year diploma in classical music from Jallandhar. After completing his graduation and diploma, Satinder went to Panjab University, Chandigarh for a Masters in Music. He went on to complete his M.Phil and then a PhD with specialization in Sufi music. Satinder also completed a Certificate Course and Diploma in Persian language which allowed him access to the rich Sufi literature in that language. It was in college, when he also started writing poetry and adopted his Takhallus (poetic name) Sartaaj

Satinder dresses in a very traditional Punjabi attire, similar to what the likes of Waris Shah used to wear, and unlike the common practices of turban-wearing-Sikh, he sometimes keeps his hair flowing free, on top of which he wears his turban. This practice has been likened to the eccentric styles of some modern punjabi singers by a few but some have come forward in his defense saying that his dressing sense is in harmony with the Punjabi culture and a positive influence on the Punjabi youth

Dr. Satinder has been teaching at the Department of Music in Panjab University in Chandigarh for the last ten years
Satinder did not release a commercial album up until 2009, when he released a compilation album of his live recordings

2009 Mehfil-E-Sartaaj - Live Concert Mahal Enterprises Ltd.
2009 Ibadat - Mehfil-E-Sartaaj Finetone Cassettes Industries
2010 Sartaaj

Guftaam Chi Roshaan Qamar - Mahsa Vahdat - From Andy

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