Song: Jame Raho
Film: Taare Zameen Par
Lyricist: Prasoon Joshi
Kas Ke Joota Kas Ke Belt
Khons Ke Andar Apni Shirt
Manzil Ko Chali Sawaari
Kandho Pe Zimmedari
Haath Mein File Man Mein Dum
Meelon Meel Chalenge Hum
Har Muskil Se Takrayenge
Tas Se Mus Na Honge Hum
Duniya Ka Naara Jame Raho
Manzil Ka Ishaara Jame Raho
Duniya Ka Naara Jame Raho
Manzil Ka Ishaara Jame Raho
Ye Sote Bhee Hain Attention
Aage Rehne Ki Hai Tension
Mehnat Inko Pyari Hai
Ekdum Aagyakari Hain
Ye Omlet Par Hi Jeete Hain
Ye Tonic Saare Peete Hain
Waqt Pe Sote Waqt Pe Khate
Taan Ke Seena Badhte Jate
Duniya Ka Naara Jame Raho...
Yahaan Alag Andaz Hai
Jaise Chidta Koi Saaz Hai
Har Kaam Ko Taala Karte Hain
Ye Sapne Paala Karte Hain
Ye Hardum Socha Karte Hain
Ye Khud Se Poocha Karte Hain
Kyon Duniya Ka Naara Jame Raho...
Ye Waqt Ke Kabhi Ghulam Nahin
Inhain Kisi Baat Ka Dhyan Nahin
Titli Se Milne Jaate Hain
Ye Pedon Se Batiyate Hain
Ye Hawa Batora Karte Hain
Barish Ki Boondein Padhate Hai
Aur Aasmaan Ke Canvas Pe
Ye Kalakariyan Karte Hain
Duniya Ka Naara Jame Raho..
2 comments:
Attempt 1
I think the song is about two groups of people - one, trying to do what they are 'supposed to do' and the second, trying to do what they 'like' without bothering about the rest.
The first group is depicted by the father, the mother and the brother of the kid, Ishaan. They keep themseleves 'busy' in the work they are supposed to do; in running round the world, mailing, replying and following up with emails, looking after the family, the house, cooking food, keeping the house clean, focussing on ones skills, studying hard to compete with full potential and be disciplined, doing things on time, as and when they are supposed to be done. And so the line "Duniya ka naara hai ki jame raho, Manzil ka ishaara jame raho"
The second group is depicted by the kid Ishaan. As the song introduces him, "Yahaan Alag Andaz Hai Jaise Chidta Koi Saaz Hai", he is just not like the rest. He like being in his own way. Unlike the rest, he does things that he likes to do and not that the world expects him to do. He doesn't care about time, though not to say that he doesn't have time. He does have time to dream, to think and ask questions which is what makes him different from the rest. This is again wonderfully said in these two lines "Ye Sapne Paala Karte Hain, Ye Hardum Socha Karte Hain, Ye Khud Se Poocha Karte Hain.....Ye Waqt Ke Kabhi Ghulam Nahin"And so when the world asks him to align himself to the the so-called priorities of the world, he asks the question "Kyon Duniya Ka Naara Jame Raho? Kyon Manzil Ka Ishaara Jame Raho?"
I think its an interesting song, somewhere trying to convey the need to ask questions. Whether or not you believe in something or not, whether or not you are doing things that are expected from you or not doing them, whether or not you are bothered about time, its important to always stop for a while and question oneself. Its the process you undergo after asking this question, contemplating about the things asked, is what matters than finding out the correct answers to such questions.
So, do watch the song, think for a while and post your comments too!
Jame Raho!
On first hearing, this song sounds like an innocuous attempt to contrast the busy, hard-working, and mired-in-routine, urban go-getter stereotype with the lazy, arty, creative, scatterbrained, but full of life and passionate stereotype. But, dig deeper, dwelve into the subtle greys and there are quiet allegories and hints to important issues.
My first reaction to the lyrics was one of disagreement. The song questions a basic dictum of success...."Jame Raho.", or "Be persistent." It asks, quite beautifully, "kyon duniya ka naara jame raho, kyon manzil ka ishara jame raho?" Why can't a life of joy, of doing what you feel like doing without an overarching goal, of living in the moment be successful?
My reaction of disagreement emerges from a recent personal history. I would count myself among the lazy, arty, creative, scatterbrained and passionate types. However, having failed to pull of 2 major initiative in my last job, I have moved more towards the centre of the "Jame Raho" v/s "Aasman mein kalakariyan" tussle.
I remember a powerful conversation that took place in a Matheran conference room. Sudhir talked about what his guru Anandbhai had once told him: "if you're digging a well, you must keep at it. If you keep changing your place and dig 10 shallow holes, you're not going to find anything. If you keep at it, then eventually you're going to find water, wherever you dig". For the first time in my life, I tended to agree. But, a young graduate from IIMA (forget his name) stood up and batted for the opposite side. I want to live my life like a butterfly, going from flower to flower, tasting the nectar of each flower, and spreading the pollen of one place to another. Yea, the game is afoot!
The tussle is unresolved and I'm grappling with it right now. The truth is probably in the middle, or perhaps one on either side. But, there is another important sub-plot here. Remember that this song is about a child questioning the "Jame Raho" dogma, which really is the 'central dogma' of adulthood. "Success" is really an adult concept. What does it mean for a child to be successful? Childhood is a time to build yourself....to learn the nuances of the world around you, to find your place in it, to build the skills you'll need. But, childhood is also something to be lived foritself....for the joy,, for making friends, for making memories. But, most important, childhood is a period for discovering yourself. In fact, as neuroscience tells us, not discovering but making yourself in the first place. Ismein success kahan se aya? Kis pe jame rehna hai? You don't know to begin with what you are going to turn out to be.
I think that's the deeper point that the song is making. That childhood is a special period meant for discovering yourself. A process that is messy and random. It might help to learn to 'jame raho', but it won't help to adopt that dogma.
I think most humans are programmed to start adopting the dogma in their early twenties. Because, the rules of the game change then. They enter the real world, where 'jame raho' has a real meaning. They find the answer to their struggles in the dictum. But, why start doing it 10 years early. Doesn't make sense does it?
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