{"id":3324,"date":"2016-12-14T03:25:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T21:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/?p=3324"},"modified":"2020-06-29T10:35:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T05:05:54","slug":"songs-of-shailendra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/songs-of-shailendra\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Songs of Shailendra: The Art of Simply Expressing Deepest Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2141\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2141\" class=\"wp-image-2141\" src=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Raj-Kapoor-and-Shailendra.jpg\" alt=\"Raj Kapoor and Shailendra\" width=\"400\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Raj-Kapoor-and-Shailendra.jpg 576w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Raj-Kapoor-and-Shailendra-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Raj-Kapoor-and-Shailendra-400x256.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/Raj-Kapoor-and-Shailendra-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raj Kapoor and Shailendra (Pic courtesy: Google Image Search)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Poets specialise in certain kind of poetry \u2013 some are romantic, some metaphysical, some spiritual and some plain humorous. But when you talk of Shailendra, it is impossible to slot him into a genre, a style, a mood or a philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>On the face of it, Shailendra&#8217;s lyrics are simple. You don\u2019t need to dive for the dictionary every now and then when you hum his songs to search for meanings of unknown words. Simplicity is his hallmark.<\/p>\n<p>But is that all there is to his poetry? Far from it. Those seemingly simple lines are layered with meaning, with purpose and with the deepest thoughts, feelings, emotions and realisations.<\/p>\n<p>On Shailendra&#8217;s\u00a0death anniversary, we compiled a brief list of 15 songs that give a glimpse of his massive range\u00a0&#8211; encompassing songs of love and romance, songs of introspection and philosophies, songs of spiritual awakening and harsh social realities, songs that celebrate liberation and songs that express the anguish of entrapment. His 17-year-career spanned an awe-inspiring spectrum of poetry and songs that connect and affect us till today.<\/p>\n<h3>Jeena isi ka naam hai<\/h3>\n<p>We start this journey with who else but Raj Kapoor. It is a curious twist of fate that Shailendra and Raj Kapoor, the two fast friends share this date for two diametrically different reasons. Shailendra left this world the day Raj Kapoor celebrates his birth anniversary. Together with Shankar Jaikishan, the duo created some of the masterpieces of Hindi film music.<\/p>\n<p>When you wonder about the purpose of life, this song gently reminds you in the simplest of logic \u2013 if you can bring about a smile on a face, if you can share someone\u2019s sorrows, if you have a heart that brims with love, it is a life worth living. Raj Kapoor in his characteristic Chaplinisque style livens up this beautiful song, set to music by Shankar Jaikishan and sung by Mukesh.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kisiki muskuraahaton pe ho nisar<br \/>\nKisika dard mil sake to le udhar<br \/>\nKisike vaste ho tere dil me pyar<br \/>\nJeena isi ka naam hai<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Kisiki muskuraahaton pe ho nisaar<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Anari<\/em>, 1959) Shankar Jaikishan \/ Mukesh<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/69pPYkGiEAQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>A prayer of a saddened heart<\/h3>\n<p>When a prayer emanates from deep within the soul, it shatters the skies. The doomed Anarkali turns to the Almighty, with a heart-wrenching, plaintive plea and yet clinging on to a ray of hope that her prayers will be heard.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main kya doon tujhe mera sab lut chuka hai<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Dua ke siva mere paas aur kya hai<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is all that she can do to save her prince.<\/p>\n<p><em>Na dil todna dil ki duniya basaa kar<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Dua kar gham-e-dil, khuda se dua kar<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Anarkali<\/em>, 1953) C. Ramchandra \/ Lata Mangeshkar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sLgwVMGKMqs\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Straight from the heart<\/h3>\n<p>The common man on the street has a song too, and a story to tell. Shailendra\u2019s expertise in expressing the hard realities of life with tongue-in-cheek humour sparkles in this gem composed by Shankar Jaikishan. You can\u2019t help smiling at the ironical story the tramp narrates while drumming his duff.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chhote se ghar mein garib ka beta<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Main bhi hoon Ma ke nasib ka beta<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Ranj-o-gham bachpan ke saathi<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Aandhiyon mein jali jeevan baati<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Bhookh ne hai bade pyaar se paala<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Every child is the apple of his mother\u2019s eye even if he has to face storms, hunger and penury. But it\u2019s a world that protects the rich and the influential. So remember to follow the rules laid out for the ordinary man or you could be at the receiving end of a ruthless system.<\/p>\n<p><em>Gham se abhi aazad nahi main, <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Khush hoon magar aabad nahi main<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Manzil mere paas khadi hai, <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Paanv me lekin bedi padi hai<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Taang adaata hai daulat wala<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Who else but Shailendra could paint such a stark picture of the wide chasm between the \u2018haves\u2019 and the \u2018have-nots\u2019 in the simplest of words.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Dil ka haal sune dilwala, seedhi si baat na mirch masala<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Shree 420<\/em>, 1955) Shankar Jaikishan \/ Shailendra<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uBlBBJWBSQw\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>When Nature celebrates love<\/h3>\n<p>Sketching vivid imagery with words was Shailendra\u2019s forte. And here he paints the picture of a starry night, when two lonesome lovers enjoy their togetherness beside the river and the gentle breeze is their only companion.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Yeh raatein yeh mausam nadi ka kinara yeh chanchal hawa<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Dilli Ka Thug<\/em>, 1958) Ravi \/ Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4np5V2wTXwE\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Love is\u2026 the world in its entirety<\/h3>\n<p>What happens when you finally find the love of your life? You feel you\u2019ve got everything you could hope for from this world. Simple.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mujhko tum jo mile, yeh jahaan mil gaya<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hemant Kumar and Geeta Dutt got together for some great duets not only in Hindi but also in Bangla and this one surely is one of the best of their repertoire together. Composed by Geeta Dutt\u2019s brother Mukul Roy, this song is steeped in the Bengal style of music \u2013 soft, serene, sugar-coated. Geeta Dutt\u2019s sweetness is perfectly matched with Hemant Kumar\u2019s deep romanticism. When Hemant Kumar begins the song with a spontaneous humming, it immediately sets the mood of something leisurely and melodious. Shailendra\u2019s lyrics make every lover\u2019s heart do a hop and skip.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Mujhko tum jo mile<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Detective<\/em>, 1958) Mukul Roy \/ Shailendra \/ Geeta Dutt and Hemant Kumar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r_AKKWy4ayg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dreams<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hrishikesh Mukherjee\u2019s <em>Anuradha<\/em> explored the dreams, aspirations, emotions and despair of a successful singer-dancer who quits her flourishing career to choose to be the wife of a committed doctor, trying her best to adjust to a life of loneliness and boredom in a village.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jaane kaise sapnon mein kho gayi ankhiyan,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> main to hoon jaagi mori so gayi ankhiyan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This song, set to an excellent music score by Pandit Ravi Shankar beautifully captures the dreams of a young woman in love \u2013 playful, happy, hopeful and lost in her own sweet world.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Jaane kaise sapnon mein kho gayi ankhiyan<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Anuradha<\/em>, 1960) Pandit Ravi Shankar \/ Lata Mangeshkar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b55RygjuITY\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Wistful wishes to relive those golden days<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t we all wish to relive some of our golden days \u2013 of childhood, of youth, of love and romance, of being with friends and family, of delightful memories and precious dreams? All of us would relate to this song in our own individual ways \u2013 wistfully wishing if only those times could return just once.<\/p>\n<p><em>Koi lauta de mere beete huye din,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> beete huye din wo mere pyare palchhin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><strong><em>Koi lauta de mere beete huye din<\/em><\/strong> (<em>Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein,<\/em> 1964) Kishore Kumar \/ Kishore Kumar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xS9wKERopvE\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The World and Me<\/h3>\n<p>The quintessential existential question \u2013 who do I listen to? The world sings a different tune. My heart sings quite another. And caught in this dilemma, it becomes a question of choice &#8211; of resolve, of decisions, of knowing one\u2019s own self, of listening to one\u2019s inner voice or the racket outside.<\/p>\n<p>Anil Biswas, in his swan song, created an everlasting ghazal, giving full justice to this introspective poetry by Shailendra. It\u2019s a song of every individual &#8211; who has the courage of conviction to make a choice.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kuchh aur zamana kehta hai<\/em><br \/>\n<em> kuchh aur hai zid mere dil ki<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Main baat zamaane ki manoon<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Ya baat sunoon apne dil ki<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Kuchh aur zamana kehta hai<\/strong> <\/em>(<em>Chhoti Chhoti Batein<\/em>, 1965) Anil Biswas \/ Meena Kapoor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MoCUt4Qtu9w\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>In Search<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s a realisation that dawns slowly. But there comes a time when you realise you came alone and you will leave alone. Shailendra\u2019s lyrics encapsulate the ultimate truth of life, sketching the path each individual must trudge. Alone.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kehte hain gyani,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> duniya hai faani,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> pani pe likhi likhayi<\/em><br \/>\n<em> hai sabki dekhi,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> hai sabki jaani,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> haath kisike na aayi<\/em><br \/>\n<em> kuchh tera na mera<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Musafir jayega kahaan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Wahaan kaun hai tera<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Guide<\/em>, 1965) S D Burman \/ S D Burman<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QCsdHLTf0cI\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Liberation<\/h3>\n<p>How do you portray a sudden ecstatic realization of freedom, a release that lets you take flight as you wish too with no strings pulling you back? In a masterstroke of song usage, Shailendra\u2019s lyrics set to tune by SD Burman and rendered by Lata Mangeshkar created a song that uplifts every woman\u2019s heart till today for sheer buoyancy.<\/p>\n<p>This song that came to be known as the \u201cfirst feminist song of Hindi cinema\u201d threw the spotlight on a woman\u2019s struggle to break out on her own and give wings to her dreams \u2013 at a time when no one had heard of \u2018empowered women\u2019. And in a daring experiment, SD Burman started the song not from the <em>mukhda<\/em> but from the <em>antara \u2013 Kaanton se kheenchke yeh aanchal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hai<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Guide<\/em>, 1965) S D Burman \/ Lata Mangeshkar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BpLyDTEw3Z4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>An Ode to the Uparwallah<\/h3>\n<p>An ode to the beloved camouflaged in a \u2018prayer\u2019 to the \u201cuparwallah\u201d \u2013 a delightful double meaning! It required the genius of Shailendra to write lyrics that would sound innocuous enough to resemble a plaintive prayer and yet serve as a veiled love song to Dev Anand\u2019s lady love Waheeda Rehman perched right above on the bunk overhead! Can you blame her parents for mistaking their co-passenger as a devotional singer lost in his world of prayers?<\/p>\n<p>Even we sigh at times and hum this line as a wistful question to the Almighty and smile the next moment when we remember the situation it has been used in! When master craftsmen such as Vijay Anand, SD Burman, Shailendra, Dev Anand and Rafi get together, their creation connects generations through. Notice the use of the flute to replicate a tuneful train signal. Masterpiece in entirety!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Apni to har aah ik toofan hai, upar wala jaan kar anjaan hai<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Kala Bazar,<\/em> 1960) S D Burman \/ Mohd Rafi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1SKdg08-yGk\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Every bride&#8217;s cry<\/h3>\n<p>Shailendra was very fond of his children, a doting father to his daughters. In this song, Shailendra expresses the anguish every bride feels when she is destined to be far away from her home she has known to be her own since birth. A daughter\u2019s heart cries out to her father to send her brother to take her home. It\u2019s a song that makes tears well up in the eyes and get a lump in the throat every time you hear it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bairan jawaani ne chheene khilone<\/em><br \/>\n<em> aur meri gudiya churayi<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Babul thii main tere naazon ki paali<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Phir kyun huyi main parayi<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Shailendra\u2019s razor-sharp lyrics poignantly express the agony of the girl who suddenly finds herself becoming a stranger to the family which once nurtured and cherished her with unconditional love. SD Burman\u2019s soulful music coupled with Asha Bhosle\u2019s expressive singing make this song one of the most evocative songs of Hindi film music.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Ab ke baras bhej bhaiya ko babul<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Bandini,<\/em> 1963) S.D. Burman \/ Asha Bhosle<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QH66-FUBOfQ\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Alone<\/h3>\n<p><em>Teesri Kasam<\/em>, Shailendra\u2019s dream project had songs that were rooted to the soil of the rustic hinterland of Bihar. Using the folk dialect, Shailendra delved into a range of emotions \u2013 from the fluffy <em>Paan khaaye sainyya hamaro<\/em> to the philosophical <em>Duniya banane wale kya tere mann mein samaai, kaahe ko duniya banai<\/em>; from the gentle reminder of <em>Sajan re jhooth mat bolo, Khuda ke paas jaana hai<\/em> to the spirited <em>Chalat musafir moh liya re pinjre wali muniya<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But we picked this lonesome number for the sheer dexterity with which Shailendra delves into an anguished woman\u2019s heart. The imagery is so vivid, you cannot help being touched by her pain of being left childless and abandoned with nothing to look forward to.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sooni sej gode mori sooni,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> marm na jaane koye<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Chhatapat tadpe ek bichari mamata aansu roye<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Na koi is paar hamara, na koi us paar hamara<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Karamava bairi ho gaye hamaar<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><strong><em>Sajanwa bairi ho gaye hamaar<\/em><\/strong> (<em>Teesri Kasam<\/em>, 1966) Shankar Jaikishan \/ Mukesh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HZfmdChsFnI\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Dramatic irony<\/h3>\n<p>Hindi film music has this unusual genre of dramatic irony songs where the song is sung only for a particular person amid a crowd of people who are blissfully unaware of the communication that is happening between two characters. As the audience, we know. The characters on the periphery have no clue.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ajeeb daatan hai yeh<\/em> is one of the brightest and most beautiful examples of dramatic irony songs. Shailendra\u2019s lyrics speak of Meena Kumari\u2019s quiet pain at seeing the one she loved now married to someone else. She sings only for Raj Kumar and he knows it. Her friends merrily hum along, enjoying their picnic. It\u2019s a love song, it\u2019s a song of broken trust.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kisika pyaar leke tum,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> naya jahaan basaaoge<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Yeh shaam jab bhee aayegee,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> tum humko yad aaoge<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><em><strong>Ajeeb daastan hai yeh, kahaan shuru kahaan khatam<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai<\/em>, 1960) Shankar Jaikishan \/ Lata Mangeshkar <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/edm8Of6UDBI\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Leave behind your footsteps on the sands of time<\/h3>\n<p>As an endnote, let us go back to one of his earliest films \u2013 Bimal Roy\u2019s <em>Do Bigha Zameen.<\/em> What Shailendra wrote in the garb of a \u2018<em>palli geeti\u2019<\/em> or farmer\u2019s song from rustic eastern India was prophetic. He perhaps knew that he is destined to create poetry that will withstand the test of time \u2013 songs that will continue to sparkle in the hearts of music lovers because they speak of universal values, everyday experiences and ultimate truths.<\/p>\n<p>And they connect. They make the listener feel \u2013 \u2018Now how did he know this is exactly what I wanted to say but could never find the right words!&#8217;<br \/>\nWell, the songs are about us. Simple.<\/p>\n<p><em>Apni kahaani chhod ja<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Kuchh to nishani chhod ja<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Kaun kahe is ore tu phir aaye na aaye<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c2150a;\"><strong><em>Dharti kahe pukar ke beej bichha le pyar ke<\/em><\/strong> (<em>Do Bigha Zameen<\/em>, 1953) Salil Chowdhury \/ Manna Dey<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vD-AWCj9Chc\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9HtQgOF9yE\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/shailendra\/\">Shailendra: The Spirit with a Mass Connect<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Shailendra: The Spirit with a Mass Connect&#8221; &#8212; Silhouette Magazine\" src=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/shailendra\/embed\/#?secret=2XoGZPDD2G#?secret=9HtQgOF9yE\" data-secret=\"9HtQgOF9yE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shailendra&#8217;s seemingly simple lines are layered with meaning, with purpose and with the deepest thoughts, feelings, emotions and realisations. 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