O re Bande (Lahore): Lyrics and More

O re Bande is the only composition of Piyush Mishra for the album Lahore, and is sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shilpa Rao. The song is a Qawwali with some wonderful restraints and makes Rahat do what he does best, singing a great Qawwali, without unnecessarily straining his voice, something that has almost become a trend with many composers just because he can do it and does it in most of his public performances.

Anyway, the song is a really good piece of music and while Piyush Mishra certainly is responsible for that, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is equally important as he sings it wonderfully while Shilpa too plays her part superbly. The song catches you in the right mood from the very start but Jis mand si muskaan ke aage jhuki hain kudratein part gives the peak of the song which makes it certainly worth listening to.

The song also has some beautiful lyrics. It basically tells that violence is not the way to deal with problems and one needs to spread love to make things better. Listen to the song. I am loving it.

Here are the lyrics of the song:

Haan… is kadar tha bekhabar
Iss kadar tha bekhabar ke khaamkha aazma liya, khaamkha aazma liya
Iss kadar tha bekhabar ke khaamkha aazma liya, khaamkha aazma liya
Sau duaein bech kar, sau duaein bech kar
Maathe ka bojha paa liya, maathe ka bojha
Maathe ka bojha paa liya re
O re bande…
Iss kadar tha bekhabar ke khamkha aazma liya, khamkha aazma liya (aazma liya)

Aag ke chhidkao se yoon aag bujhti hai nahin
Aag ke chhidkao se yoon aag bujhti hai nahin
Ye iraada kyun kiya, ye iraada kyun kiya
Aur kahe ko apna liya, maathe ka bojha
Maathe ka bojha paa liya re
Ore bande…
Jis mand si muskaan ke aage jhuki hain kudratein
Jis mand si muskaan ke aage jhuki hain kudratein,
aage jhuki hain kudratein jis mand si muskaan ke
aage jhuki hain kudratein jis mand si muskaan ke aage jhuki hain kudratein
Us mand si muskaan ko ..
Us mand si muskaan ko kyun khoon se nehla liya, maathe ka bojha
Maathe ka bojha paa liya re
Ore bande…

Muddat hui yaar aise
Aankhein yoonhi khoni khoni
Sab rang chheente udenge
Dam bhar ko ik neend sona

Ta na na na na ta na na na ta na na na na de….

Aasu samete jaa raha tha (ore bande, ore bande)
Aur ghaav bote jaa raha tha (ore bande, ore bande)
Aansoo samete jaa raha tha (ore bande, ore bande)
Aur ghaav bote jaa raha tha (ore bande, ore bande)
Falsafa tu dekh tune kis kadar uljha liya
Falsafa tu dekh tune kis kadar uljha liya
Aayi aakhar prem ki, bas ek chitthi padh zara
Aayi aakhar prem ki, bas ek chitthi padh zara
Mehsoos hoga ke khuda ne sar tera sehla liya
Sar tera sehla liya, sar tera sehla liya, sar tera sehla liya
Maathe ka bojha paa liya re
O re bande…

Jaanta hai na tabhi kehla raha insaan hai
Kahe ko uljha hai ke tu jaanta anjaam hai
Jaanta hai na tabhi kehla raha insaan hai
Kahe ko uljha hai ke tu jaanta anjaam hai…
o re bande ..

Meanings:

Khaamkha/Khwah ma Khwah: for no reason
Muddat: an age, long time
falsafa: a philosophy

Tags: Lyrics, meanings, Piyush Mishra, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shilpa Rao, Song Review