I want to take a moment to sincerely apologize for my geographic ignorance. At the time I recorded this video, I was clumsy in lumping Pakistan into what many Americans think is the 'middle east'. I've since educated myself, learning Pakistan is part of South Asia and the Indian subcontinent. I'm trying every day to learn more about that part of our world. Silly American!
Does not matter John as long as you are true in your reaction. For more on the singing and instrumentation - this belongs to the Hindustani Classical School of Music. The Indian Sub-continent has another school of music known as Karnatic Music. Both are worth exploring for all lovers of Music.
This is the Bhajan Meera Bai used to sing... However, with time many singers filtered the words their way... But you can feel the soul of the song.. as meerabai singing Chap tilak sab cheen li re mose naina milai k..means just by looking into eyes my identity and name have been stolen by you... Lord.
Abida parveen is so high spiritual intellect that she wanders and enjoy in next level of singing. Her focus remains on the message of the lyrics. Many ppl find her difficult to understand. But she is the greatest sufi singer at present. You can see here she doesn't adjust to music, the music adjust with her 😇😇😇
'Chaap' is worn by muslims and 'Tilak' is taken on forehead by hindus. So the chorus roughly translates to, 'You've snatched chap tilak and everything when your eyes met mine. ' And it's not wrong saying 'You've snatched every trace of me' because chap and tilak are symbols of Hindu and muslim religion. But when you're finally awakened and englightened and that one universal soul's eyes meet your eyes there is no turning back. You realise all these religious symbols and rituals and everything are nonsense. And every lyrics which seems like romanticised is actually refers to that one ultimate reality which people call god.
@@shantsagar woah! This was an eye opener. I never knew true intentions behind the lyrics. This cut-down version-made-into-song one is only half the story then.
@@f2pgamingcastleclashmore119 well we dont know that, but if you really come to understanding the classical music, you cant have a reaction, rather it will produce a euphoria sort of a catharsis.
@@Brijesht86 I wrote a reply. But was deleted by RU-vid moderation software. Search on your own. Also search Amir Khusro's hinduphobic views. The person who wrote this song.
@@MrRahul6464 I wish to congratulate you for considering literally every piece of art, music or literature as a methodology to convert various communities to Islam. While I cannot blame you, there are various incidents favoring your claim. But irony is not every link or website you visit will give you authentic claims. Sufi qawali or songs are also one way to connect with divine and inner God, just like any bhajan or shloka sung by saints. Amir khusro was in the era where mughal tyrants were invading our country. At that time they didn't need a propaganda to force convert, mere threat of life was enough or at the max luring towards a source of business income was enough to push communities to change their religion. Don't belive everything which one source tells you. Listen to these songs and decide by yourself, are you getting tempted to convert to other religion? You will get an answer.
@tarannum rana Really, so that's what you interpreted!! 👏 Just like Mr peace, I would say to you that it's not your fault. Time is such. But try to interpret this spiritually, you will get that. The moment you dwell your inner consciousness into Prabhu, these outer wordly identities become secondary. So once again, do some more search. Peace out!!
Saikh rauf... Brother ...Koi Ishvar ko manta hai koi Allah ko... Or ha sabse bada bhi bhagwan /Allah hi hai...usse bada koi nahi.... Or ha bhai... Har country ko bhagwan ya Allah ne kisi ne kisi khubhi se jarur nawaja hai.....chahe vo india🇮🇳 ho ya Pakistan....
I literally cried too. Music connects souls and it lifts up and relaxes your soul. Love sufi songs, so meaningful and beautiful. Lots of love to Pakistan from India. 🤗❤
@@mviv6339 quesque sa viens rentre les Arabes dedan la musique pakistani, ta un problème avec les Arabes ou quoi si t'a ce problème va te soigné mon pote
I cry my face off everytime I hear this song.. You know, when you connect to your Creator as you are and you just feel accepted, seen and loved and the ego self fades away that's when those tears come out. Beautiful. No wonder your eyes got sweaty. Sending you love❤
I’m black African and Christian, and not familiar with Pakistani music, but this touched me to the core too. It transcends culture, race, religion, geography.....I sense something of God channelled through their voices.
Just the singers are Pakistanis the poem is written by amir khusro a sufi Saint, from region of magadh, now bihar. Pakistan came into existence after 1947. Typical Western problem.
@will hart this taste of the music is known as Sufi Music its connected with Spiritual emotions...and there was subtitle showing for each and every line .
It’s a sincere response. This song takes you deep into your being. :) It had the same effect on me the first time I heard it. These artists are so invested in their craft that they go beyond themselves and allow the supreme to come through. That’s what music is supposed be.
Another fun fact - Amir khusro was Muslim and he had written this for his guru nizamuddin Aulia and language is braj which is pure local Hindi of the region where lord Krishna was born and lived. This represents bhakti/ devotion towards the guru❤
@@nbanime6100 It says otherwise with those religious landlords, we must bring the space to discuss things and lets see whether we agree or not, but we duely can agree to disagree!
Abida Parveen connects you to something so pure and heavenly and beautiful and deep that you never want to leave her world. God bless Abida Parveen and all the other brilliant singers, especially the classical traditions of South Asia.
On hearing this for the first time I felt the same thing, it's beyond words really. It's the divine soul resonating through her voice that opens your heart to rapture.
That's actually truly and purest connection to almighty God. They are singing a song (Kalam) written by a Muslim saint. It's pure Sufi song and connects listeners to God directly beyond their religions, race, languages and region.
And the singers are classically trained singers who are legends in their own rights. The vocal range, powerful belting, the nuances can but touch anyone
@@sukh8345 check out soz e ishq, dost, ramooz e ishq, mein sufi hun. These have really good subtitles with translation too so you can enjoy the beautiful poetry as well.
This is their original voice without any autotune. To get this much control over their voice they have been practicing everyday since many decades. Hats off 👏❤
Abida Parveen has such a fantastic voice it cuts your heart from the middle with its such a powerful and strong voice at one end and at the same time such a soft voice which makes you more emotional. Love from 🇮🇳 ❤️
@@silent0141 the other version is that Amir khusro wrote this and many other love jihad songs to appease his mughal badshahs...only 800 years ago...otherwise what chaap(bindiya) and tilak(bindi) did in muslim lady's attire?
You have so pure soul brother GOD BLESS YOU Whenever come to this KALAM i got emotional as well eyes full of tears as well Loads of love and apperception from Lahore Pakistan
That's What Soulful Poetry Does when you listen it From Heart,Maybe you are experiencing something out Of this world,You are Amazing MAN Respect From🇵🇰🇮🇳🇧🇩🇱🇰🇳🇵 Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan and India are like yin and yang..... Hope someday we can see the submergence of these.. some day... You may say I am a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.....
That was the most honest reaction I ever saw. A big thumbs up coz I know somethings can't be expressed through words, they can only be felt. It all comes from within. ❤️ Love and respect from India.
When a person cries and the tear comes out from right side of the eye, it's called tears of joy. I can totally feel what you were feeling while listening to this song.. This is when you make pure connection with your master 💞 Purest form of love... Much love from India 🕊️
I've never in ny life seen such an honest and true reaction for this beautiful soulful creation, from a non-hindi speaker.. The way you felt the song man. I don't know where you are in your life right now.. But you my friend, are going places. Much love❤
I have started to feel that Pakistan is the best country in the world. Wonderful music, great culture, people full of humility. What an amazing country man❤️ Love from 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🙏🙏🙏
@@raj-hf4wb pakistan vo tukda hai humara jisme sab kuch hamare jaisa hi hai bs vaha hindu nahi hain Aur yakeen man bhai pakistan me nahi balki bharat me aatankiyo ki factory hai, bharat se log aatanki bante hai... Devbandi, barelvi.....
@@_kunal_ch_ Incorrect!! Pakistani has a history of thousands of years because it is the heart of the indus valley civilization which dates back to atleat 5000 BC, if not more. And Pakistani music is heavily influenced by Islam/sufism, combined with great Persian and Urdu poetry.
This songs describes the bliss experienced by a disciple after seeing his Spiritual Master... written by legendary Ustad Amir khusro by coupled with amazing vocals of Abida Parvez and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan .... If there is a soul and if you have it ...tears will roll out ... Thats the joy the soul feels
I discovered the Coke Studio RU-vid channel only a few weeks ago and my reaction was exactly the same. It's emotional impact is beyond anything I'd ever heard before.
This is the love of Amir Khusro for his mentor , his Guru Khawja Nizam us din Aulia. This is power of true love without any compromise just pure love for the beloved in which he sees the God and his beloved Prophet Muhammad Salal laho alyhe wasalam. What you have experienced is a fraction of fire which Amir Khusro was going through.
A foreigner brother who can't understand a single word without subtitles, but he feels the level of our music and he cried as well. You won my heart man!! God bless you and family, much love to you from P A K I S T A N 🇵🇰
You look so emotionally touched and affected after 3:30 ... it was so visible in your face. I know, how you felt though, we all get the same emotional crunch when these legends blow our hearts and souls, believe me. So glad to see you enjoy these treasures. No words can even come close to describing what we all feel collective. Just blessed with grace and blessings to have witnessed this. Amen
Agree completely, music is totally universal. Also when masters put their whole heart into it and make the piece emote it does touch the soul at a very primal level . This piece was originally written by Ameer Khusrau (1253-1325) in the late 1200s , as an emotive transcendent tribute to his spiritual master . And obviously the love he talks about is both human and through that to the spiritual love of the divine .
Hey John, that was so generous of you, undoubtedly you're a true & pure soul.. and of course, music needs no language, it carries the divinity & purity with it.. so true music hits the soul really hard.. for your further info, this song *Chhap Tilak* was originally written by Indian Sufi poet, singer, musician and scholar *Hazrat Amir Khusrow* almost 800 years ago in 13th century, when Pakistan was just a part of India, it is always sung in India & Pakistan with the genre of Indian classical music.. and this is not the only creation of Khusrow which is frequently sung in India & Pakistan.. you'll find so many even on RU-vid.. and what can we say about these 2 living legends.. they're just out of this world.. stay blessed..👍🏻
OMG....!The greatest and purest ever reaction....You are a genuine soul...That is called Sufi music,it is genre of music that connects you to Divine's love...This masterpiece is about 150 years old from Nizam uddin Auliya(A sufi)Ofcourse,no one can judge these living legends...
@@AG-sh1pi They weren't converted forcefully like you guys are forcefully converting sikhs and muslims in your own so called 'secular country'. I am glad that my forefathers realized the truth and became muslims
@Arnave Goutam!My forefathers migrated from Iraq to India(Subcontinent)they were Muslims.Not all are converted from Hinduism but a lot of Muslims are offsprings of Arab Muslims and We are glad that we are Muslims.”May God show every one the right path”
I cried when I first listened to this song. It shows how true a voice is as it sways you with actually and factual raw meaning of the lyrics. Thank you for reacting to this song. :)
An ardent fan of Abida Parvin, since the era of tape recorders. Every time I listen to her voice, can feel explosion of divine joy in my grey cells. This particular composition transcends all the boundaries of language, religion, ethnicity and even that of human existence. It's cathartic! Cleanses the blemishes of my soul and for a brief, very brief moment I can feel the presence of the divine within! Ahom Brahmasmi!!
Two of the Greatest singers in the world in the same room singing together ❤ The word legend is often used to loosely these days but should be reserved for true LIVING LEGENDS like these two 👏🙌👌
That is the power of words bro. Even without music if you listen to this you will feel it. Amir khusrau wrote it signalling towards Nizamuddin Auliya Sahab. Nizamuddin Auliya's grave is in Delhi near to Humayun's tomb.
White man, either you are a very elevated soul or have a past life in the subcontinent . These are our Sufi Master artists and today there's nothing to beat Coke Studio Pakistan . You have to have Soul to feel this kind of music .
I discovered Coke Studios about 3 years ago, feel in love with this ghazel and order a couple of her tapes on Amazaon. This is the most divine poetry right now in the 21st century
@@alexi2460 no, it's Indian in origin. Parts of it are in Persian language and the rest is in Khadi Boli(Hindvi/Hindustani/Hindi). Chaap means the mark a Muslim worshipper gets due to prostration in namaaz/prayers and "Tilak" means the orange/saffron mark the Hindu priests/worshippers put on their heads. This is pure Indian poetry, it's not a 'Ghazal' btw
So refreshing to see your real and raw emotion from these two legends of music. There is only one god and when our minds are pure and free music can take us to that spiritual world. Rahat ji and Abida Ji both were outstanding. God bless you John your a good soul buddy
This is purely divine, it travels through heart by heart from heart to heart.....it heals you out from every bit inside deep into your soul with divinity...
@@garyreilly2025 well to be honest I was also emotional when I heard this song first time. This song is all about to connect your self with your God by your mentor, your teacher, your lover, our David, our ,moses, our Jesus, our Muhammad (PBU on all of them and your Spiritual Guide, Preacher, Cleric, Advisor. You can also call it some kind of pray with pure heart that you are remembering the most superior one up in the heaven through his follower in this world who has very strong connection with God. That's why he got emotional because he felt some purity through the vocals that these vocal are for someone special although he dosent understand urdu language and his feelings. I hope you have clarity about his reaction.PEACE👍
I appreciate you sir. You have connected spiritually to this song. Those tears are coming from the your depth and understanding of what’s been heard. You don’t have to understand the language to understand the message of love and you sir have clearly shown the love ❤️. This is the message of sufi music . To connect with the oneness within
Music is truly universal .... I realised that when as a young child I watched Ratatouille and heard Camille sing 'Le Festin' My god....did that not blow me away!!! I couldn't understand any lyrics.... Just knew it was French... But that voice... That feel... That's for every human being to feel.
@@ZookLife what about Sikhs? I was talking about a lot of Sikhs living in Pakistan. Also, Hindus aren't the only people living in india. Many many many other cultures and religions live there.
The lady is Abida Parveen. A legend! The poetry is some 800 years old by Ameer Khusro. The genre is mysticism. This was a rehearsal before the final recording. But was so good that the final recording was cancelled and this rehearsal version was instead shown on coke studio.
These are not Pakistani song....Sufi song are representation of Hindu Muslims mix culture. Listen to the lyrics what's it saying. Chap tilak ....does Pakistani use tilak
@@ImranKhan-kq4bh Dude do even know there is a thing called History.....how much you try to change it...its never gonna change...good luck bro...in India we always gonna cherish these songs as a part of our culture.
@@tstanmoysamanta we even rejoice such sufi songs but never exclusive to other cultures and religions! In history we were part of same territory but different religious ideology. I clearly understood history and therefore saying that we share so much of same practices and beliefs
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Its the first time i felt how people hearts melt when they listen Noble Quran recitation first time. I haven’t heard anything better than Quran recitation ever. I wonder if you could react to the video “ conversation between Jesus and Allah”
Loved your reaction. And the fact that you cried shows your emotional openness & receptivity of your kind soul. This song is so much more than a song.. it is Spiritual transmission. I am from India and it makes me cry too. Lots of love to you 💓
This is the magic of Indian classical music of which these singers are legends. India and Pakistan share many such beautiful traditions which are common in both the countries. Love from India ❤️
@@sarvottammishra3372 Pakistan is part of the Subcontinent. They're the same people as you. They don't portray your culture but their own culture which is same as yours.
India and Pakistan share a large part of culture and were at a point the same country, most punjabi culture in both countries is almost indistinguishable except for slight shift in language and dialect. Anyone who thinks we are massively different is just a hatemonger.
