July 11, 2009

I can’t live with or without you…

11 Jul 2009 1 Comment

by rainnsunshine in Ahhh Love.... I've heard of it

“And you give, and you give

And you give yourself away.

With or without you

I can’t live

With or without you.”

– U2

One of my favourite songs and i am sure those who had heard it fell in

love with it as well…..But what is this lyrics??? I mean, c’mon…..

the probabilities don’t add up,right? (Never mind, just had a tute at

midnight… so)

Anyways, i had a chat with one of my good friends (rare breed though they

are) One-Who-Cannot-Be-Named.I asked him -man,what with this weird lyrics?

Now, mind you, he is as genius in all these matters as dumb I am… so,i

naturally didn’t make head or tail of his answer..but once One-Who-Cannot

-Be-Named utters something,it-cannot-be-ignored….So, here it is what i

got amongst all those blah blah s…

I have dreamt often enough

to be with you

I have dreamt often enough

to nightmares new…

Can’t sleep now, can’t dream

I see your eyes

Can’t sleep now, can’t dream

hear good-byes

Path you take crosses mine

every now and then

Path you take crosses mine

I hear Beethoven

Deep down in my empty heart

I know you aren’t mine

Deep down in my empty heart

hope I am thine

I just see you pass me by

remain unseen

I just see you pass me by

it might have been

They say it might have been

I don’t want it to be

They say it might have been

dying, part of me…….

dying slowly

dying… part of me

“And you give, and you give
And you give yourself away.
With or without you
With or without you
I can’t live
With or without you.” – U2

One of my favourite songs and i am sure those who had heard it fell in love with
it as well…..But what is this lyrics??? I mean, c’mon…the probabilities don’t add
up,right? (Never mind, just had a tute at midnight… so)
Anyways, i had a chat with one of my good friends (rare breed though they are)
One-Who-Cannot-Be-Named.I asked him -man,what with this weird lyrics? Now,
mind you, he is as genius in all these matters as dumb I am… so,i naturally didn’t
make head or tail of his answer..but once One-Who-Cannot-Be-Named utters
something,it-cannot-be-ignored….So, here it is what i got amongst all those blahs

I have dreamt often enough
to be with you
I have dreamt often enough
to nightmares new…

Can’t sleep now, can’t dream
I see your eyes
Can’t sleep now, can’t dream
hear good-byes

Path you take crosses mine
every now and then
Path you take crosses mine
I hear Beethoven

Deep down in my empty heart
I know you aren’t mine
Deep down in my empty heart
hope I am thine

I just see you pass me by
remain unseen
I just see you pass me by
it might have been

They say it might have been
I don’t want it to be
They say it might have been
dying, part of me…….

dying slowly
dying slowly
dying… part of me

Tara r dike cheye chhilem…..

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by rainnsunshine in Ahhh Love.... I've heard of it

These are just some lines in Bengali i jotted down after reading “Na Hanyate”
by Maitreyi Devi…an academy award winning Bengali novel
(this term is controversial, but for the moment let it be)

Jano aaj onekdin por
Tara r dike cheye chhilem
Tumi haschho jani
Bhabchho matha ta ekkebare gechhe
R ami bhabchhi
Proshno tar uttor

Tumi rege bolbe jani
Bhalo afai
Kiser proshno r kiser e ba uttor

Ami tokhon hoye jabo darshonik
Hese bolbo 0i chhayapoth tay
Amrita r Mircha jodi amar
Tobe je manush ta tirish bochhor
Bhalo baslo Amrita ke
Se tobe kon poth e chhaya?
Eka e thake? Kiser dosh e?
Kaal joyi prem noy tar..tai???

Jani proshno ta elomelo
Asole ki jano
Aaj onekdin er por
tara r dike cheye chhilem…..

Himalayas…through the eyes of a man who has seen it all

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by rainnsunshine in Shattered and unshattered dreams at IIM B

Himalayas has always fascinated me. Its snowy peaks,its awesome magnitude, its
legends,its mythologies….it’s pretty hard for an indian not to be felt humbled(is
that a generalization too much? maybe, maybe not) .
So, as there was an opportunity to attend the talk by Mr. Harish Kapadia on
Himalayas,l had to be there. This is what I like about being in this place the most
so far (ok ok,I am not being entirely truthful, but let it be). We already were
privileged enough to listen to Mr. Nandan Nilekani and Mr.James Abraham .
Maybe a write up later sometime on these sessions (if the quizzes and projects let
me be alive that long.)
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