Round and Round and Round

We run and run round and round
Looking for answers that are to be found
Difficult choices we make, Hard decisions we take
Sometimes for ourselves sometimes for others' sake

Decisions that hurt, decisions that heal
And sometimes you don't know what to feel
Sometimes they just tear you apart
And you hope something good it will start

Life goes on running in a circle round and round
And always there are answers to be found
Life goes on running in a circle chasing life itself
Old things from past life decaying on the shelf

There is no awakening, there are no answers
Every part of the heart aches with cancers
You want the present to gel with the past
You wish everyone is happy you want it all to last

Blindfolded you just move ahead in a narrow alley
Hoping you will be lucky to find happiness valley
And in a circle life goes on round and round and round
you just hear voices and no answers to be found

I, Angel, Self and God

I asked an angel please tell me who am I?
She came in my dreams and took me to sky.
She showed me an ocean, calm and wild.
A smooth surface, with under currents inside,
She told me this is you; the surface is what people see,
And then she added; the heart is what you hide.

I asked the self please tell me why do I feel the divide?
He took my hand and guided me outside.
He showed me a man shackled in golden chain,
And his heart was covered in solid cold steel.
He told me, this is why you are in so much pain,
Chained by materialism, where your heart can’t feel.

I asked god please tell me how should I be?
He carried me inside to see.
He showed me himself, at once an adult and child,
He told me this is how you should be.
Wonder at all the storms treat them as mild,
And keep learning what river teaches the sea.

कठिनाइयाँ

जीवन के इस पथ पर

आएँगी कठिनाइयाँ अगर।

विचलित मत होना सोचो तो

वो हैं इश्वर की ही रचनायें मगर। ।

उन सभी कठिनाईयों से ही तो

बनता है चरित्र हमारा।

सिखाती हैं यह हमें

गलतियाँ ना हो दोबारा। ।

सारी कठिनाईयों से गुजर के

सोना बनकर उभरोगे तुम जभी।

लगेंगी वो कठिनाएं तुम्हें अच्छी

जैसे होती हैं इश्वर की देन सभी। ।

You made me what I came to be

You were loving, when I was lonely
And then when I was full, you set me free
Care that can be seen in mothers only
You made me what I came to be

You were tender, when I was hurt
And let me face the world and let me be
Like an oasis in the parched desert
You made me what I came to be

You were strict to teach me discipline
And taught me not to fear the unknown sea
Taught me to be right and not to sin
You made me what I came to be

I don’t know what I would have been
But without you I wouldn’t have been me
Love, tenderness and discipline rarely seen
You made me what I came to be

Remembering You

I remember you taking me for a walk,
And today I walk with my head held high.
I remember you cheering me to talk,
And today I talk without being shy.

I remember you teaching me to accept failures,
And today I learn from them.
I remember you encouraging me to face challenges,
And I no longer run away from mayhem.

I remember you teaching me the virtues of patience,
And I have learnt to empathise from you.
I remember you telling me to accept what has happened,
And I learnt to look ahead instead of feeling blue.

I remember me trying to be like you,
And I still try to be like my dad.
Sometimes I wish I had more time with you,
And many a times I feel bad.

But I am strong as you wanted me to be,
And everyday I hope,
You approve of what you see,
I hope you approve of me.

ये जो दिल मेरा बेकरार है

ये जो दिल मेरा बेकरार है,
कह दो तुम, तुमको मुझसे प्यार है।

वादियाँ क्या कह रही सुनो जरा,
धड़कने भी बोल उठी सुनो जरा,
दिल भी मेरा है कुछ कह रहा,
तुमको भी कुछ हो रहा कहो जरा,
हाँ तुमको भी कुछ हो रहा कहो जरा।

ये जो दिल मेरा बेकरार है,
कह दो तुम, तुमको मुझसे प्यार है।

देखो मौसम कितना रंगीन है,
झूमता आसमान जमीन है,
दिल ये तेरा फिर क्यूँ ग़मगीन है,
प्यार करलो शाम ये हसीन है,
हाँ प्यार करलो शाम ये हसीन है।

ये जो दिल मेरा बेकरार है,
कह दो तुम, तुमको मुझसे प्यार है।

This song was written by Ritesh and me when we were in standard XII. Complete with proper music and all. We named it our evergreen love song.. :) .