My Last Song: Chandani Shah’s Last Song !
February 4th, 2009
Chandani Shah’s poems pulsate with the pleasures and pains of life.
“Dharti bhai ek choti sahi hera arule kulcheko” (Become the earth once and endure the people’s stomping on you)
“Ago bhai ek choti tapera hera” (Become the fire and try to warm yourself)
These words of Chandani Shah — the name the late Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah used as a poetess — have not come out of her imagination, says an admirer, but point to the truth of life she experienced. Critics agree that her poems reflect the realities of life.
Chandani Shah’s lyrics have pervaded the airwaves since 1973 when she wrote “Timi lai jati nai maya…”. One critic sees strong influences of William Shakespeare and Wordsworth in Chandani Shah’s works. Her unstinting use of powerful words is an important hallmark of her poetry.
While country is rejoicing end of Shah Dynasty and monarchy system, it seems bit out of fashion to post this tribute video BUT music knows no boundaries, rules or socio-political norms. Sung by late Tara Devi written by Late Queen Chandani Shah, the song is till date all time classic.
