Ustaad Naseer-ud-Din Saami – Mundari [ Download Audio ]
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Song Review:
“Mundari” is a classical piece by Ustaad Naseer-ud-din Saami. It is rendered in the raag, Adana – a raag that is known to have the effect of holding a listener captive by its beauty and for the bitter-sweet emotion that it can invoke. This rendition of the raag has been performed in the popular teen-taal or 16-beat cycle and is an imaginative and creative performance by Ustaad Saami whose skillfully executed improvisations contain some elegant elaborations on the potentialities of the raag. Coke Studio makes this experimental attempt at combining Eastern classical music with Western accompaniment with minimal constraint on the creative liberty of Ustaad Saami and a respectful adherence to the requirements of the art-form.
Lyrics
Title: Mundari – مندری – Finger Ring
Language: Braj
مندری موری کاہے کو
mundari mori kaahe ko
my finger ring – why are you
چھین لئیں چھیلوا
chheen laeen chhailawa
snatching it, dashing lover
کہا کیو میں تورا
kaha kiyo main tora
what did I do to you?
نیک انیک ابھی بنائی
nek anek abhi banaai
I just had it made, so rich and splendid
ابھی جرائی سندری
abhi jaraai sundari
I just had it studded with jewels, the beauty
مندری
mundari
finger ring
مندری موری
mundari mori kaahe
my finger ring – why
کاہے کو چھین لئیں چھیلوا
kaahe ko chheen laeen chhailawa
why are you snatching it, dashing lover
کہا کیو میں تورا
kaha kiyo main tora
what did I do to you?
مندری موری
mundari mori
my finger ring