Perceptions
The First
Asked a flower, what was hidden under the petals,
pat came the reply, a sneeze, two sinuses and probably a hayfever .
Poocha ek phool se, kya chupaya hai in pankhundiyon mein
jawab aaya, ek zukhaam, do sinus aur sukhe ghaas ka bukhar.
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The Second
Har baar taklif hoti tho hai
fir bhool jaana hai fithrath meri,
har baar aansu behte tho hai,
par pyaaz katna hai aadath meri .
majboor nahin laachar hai hum,
har dish ke reciepe mein wahi,
har baar sisakte rehte hain
har baar kat ti hain pyaaz nayi.
phir bhi dil majboor hain
pyaaz se pyaar zaroor hai
akhir kyon. akhir kyon......akhir kyon ?
fir bhool jaana hai fithrath meri,
har baar aansu behte tho hai,
par pyaaz katna hai aadath meri .
majboor nahin laachar hai hum,
har dish ke reciepe mein wahi,
har baar sisakte rehte hain
har baar kat ti hain pyaaz nayi.
phir bhi dil majboor hain
pyaaz se pyaar zaroor hai
akhir kyon. akhir kyon......akhir kyon ?
Everytime I hurt
but its so like me to forget,
like always the tears flow
but chopping an onion is a habitual routine.
but its so like me to forget,
like always the tears flow
but chopping an onion is a habitual routine.
Its not my fault, its my weakness
its the key to all reciepes,
I am left sobbing day after day
An onion chopped everyday anew.
My heart is troubled
but the love is doubled.
Tell me why? oh why? oh why?
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The Third
Tum Double roti maang leti ,paas ke stall se laa deta,
rang bhi rangi chudiyaan maang leti, main apne biwi ke laa deta
naukri maangti, monster.com dikha deta
paisa maangti, main ATM se parichai karva deta.
hai tum maang kar tho dekhti indra dhanush,
camel ke color box la deta,
hawa maangti, khaitan fit karwa deta.
Suraj maangti, sitare maangti, main tollywood se poster la deta
arre maang liya mera saath hota, Bus tho bahuth mehengi bikti hai
scooter se kaam chala liya hota !
rang bhi rangi chudiyaan maang leti, main apne biwi ke laa deta
naukri maangti, monster.com dikha deta
paisa maangti, main ATM se parichai karva deta.
hai tum maang kar tho dekhti indra dhanush,
camel ke color box la deta,
hawa maangti, khaitan fit karwa deta.
Suraj maangti, sitare maangti, main tollywood se poster la deta
arre maang liya mera saath hota, Bus tho bahuth mehengi bikti hai
scooter se kaam chala liya hota !
You could have asked for donuts, could have brought 'em from krispyCream
Could have asked me for colorful glass bangles, could have borrowed my wife's for you
could have asked for a job, would have showed you monster.com
ask me for dollars, would have led you to an atm.
Alas for me you could have asked me for the rainbow
for I would have gotten you a Roseart paintbox
couldn't you have asked for the crisp air, I would have managed a GE fan.
You could have asked for the sun and the stars, I would have given you wallposters.
You could have just asked me for my companionship, but my IT company is too much to ask for.
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The Fourth
Choo kar badan tera main bhoola ke darling sardi kya hoti hain,
garmi ke mausam mein jaise koi gilli chadar si lagti hai.
Tere saanson ki garmi se mera bijli ka bill badh gaya hai,
kya karoon ac khambakhath freon zyaada maangti hai.
Gale mein jo latkaye tumne sarpon sa haar,
hatao tanik inhe ghutan si mehsoos hoti hai.
aankhen bandh karlo warna neend nahin aati hai,
dara dara kar mujhe woh aankhen ma bhavani ki yaad dilati hai.
gulab mehenga hai priye, gende ke phool saste
aaj inhi se kaam chala lo ya gala daba do hanste hanste.
garmi ke mausam mein jaise koi gilli chadar si lagti hai.
Tere saanson ki garmi se mera bijli ka bill badh gaya hai,
kya karoon ac khambakhath freon zyaada maangti hai.
Gale mein jo latkaye tumne sarpon sa haar,
hatao tanik inhe ghutan si mehsoos hoti hai.
aankhen bandh karlo warna neend nahin aati hai,
dara dara kar mujhe woh aankhen ma bhavani ki yaad dilati hai.
gulab mehenga hai priye, gende ke phool saste
aaj inhi se kaam chala lo ya gala daba do hanste hanste.
I have forgotten the chilling cold after touching you
It feels like a wet blanket on a warm summer night.
Your hot breathe has quite increased my utility bill,
What can I say the ac seems to drink up more freon these days
Your serpentine hands wrapped across my neck
seem to squeeze the air out of my breathe
close your eyes so that I am may sleep
they scare and remind me of the goddess who made the asuras weep.
A dozen roses are costlier, the others are cheap
You could makedo with the others for now or you could date the next rich freak
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