Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The Broad Mind Knows No Limits!



While English has conveniently become the linguae francae today, percipient to other languages will no doubt broaden your horizons. My journey in this regard began in the late nineties. While I appreciate the six languages I am fluent in today, the seventh Spanish is rusty due to a lack of exposure. Hindi/Urdu greatly broaden one's horizons and in my opinion, this is essential to understanding paradigm shift today in world interest toward the East. Arabic is no less important and is evident in the number of colleges offering Arabic courses. 


Hindi films have become a popular gateway towards exposure to the language and culture. I recently found a great song that I first heard in the Sinhala language. It was sung by the late H.R. Jothipala, the inimitable singer from Sri Lanka. Here is the link to the original, sung by the late Mohammed Rafi whose work needs no introduction:


Chale Aj Tum by Mohammed Rafie


Here is the lyrics to it that I have transcribed. Please advise of corrections/suggestions. Thank you for visiting. Let peace and love prevail!

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