[Kanha Ka Bojh]
[BPM: 87]
[INTRO – bansuri weeping solo + one taiko boom]
Dukh shuru the... janam se pehle...
Meri maut... intezaar mein thi...
Kaise kahoon kahaniyan...
[VERSE 1 – slow heavy kick, strings low, storytelling]
Janam hua mera jail ki deewaaron mein
Maa baap ka chehra dekha nahi aankhon ne
Roti rahi Maa Devki aansuon ki baarish mein
Judaayi mili mujhe pehli saans ke saath hi
Maama ne diya upahaar maut ka
Chhah bhaaiyon ka lahu dekha maine
Vaaise toh tha bhagwaan main is dharti pe
Ajeeb sa ye khel tha vidhata ka
[VERSE 2 – strings swell, kick doubles, anger enters]
Vrindavan ki mitti meri rooh tha
Par dharm ki khaatir voh bhi chhoda
Radha raani chhoot gayi aankhon se
Baansuri tyaag di jab Sudarshan uthaya
Maakhan chori karta tha kabhi khushi se
Nyaayadheesh ban gaya usi umra mein
Tum theek se ro toh lete ho chain se
Main ro bhi na paaya kabhi chain se
[PRE-CHORUS – taiko enters 3x, bansuri crying loud]
Kehne ko main sab kuch tha is jeevan mein
Main raja bhi main rank bhi tha ek saath
Par kashtho se bhara tha yeh safar mera
Dukhon ka tha mere har pal nishaan
[CHORUS – full orchestral drop, echo on every line]
Dharm bachaane ki khaatir sab kuch diya...(diya...)
Jeet ke bhi haar gaya main har baar...(baar...)
Duniya ne kapti bola mujhe hamesha...(hamesha...)
Bhagwaan tha main phir bhi tha laachaar...(laachaar...)
[VERSE 3 – war drums heavy, bansuri fading distant]
Maa Gandhaari ke shaap ki aag mein
Meri Dwaarika nagri doob gayi
Meri baansuri bhi chhoot gayi haathon se
Meri pehchaan bhi kho gayi aankhon se
[BRIDGE – drums stop, bansuri only, broken whisper]
Vishram karne leta tha ek pal ko
Teer pair mein aa lagi khamoshi mein
Tum jeete zindagi chain se apni
Mujhe maut bhi chain ki na mili kabhi
[FINAL VERSE – bansuri + strings only]
Mere vansh ka patan dekha aankhon ne
Draupadi ka cheerharan roka na gaya
Abhimanyu ka akaal maran saha maine
Kurukshetra ki bhoomi pe khada tha main akela
[OUTRO – bansuri final dying note, silence]
Duvidha thi... hai... aur rahegi...
Main bhagwaan tha... ya sirf bojh tha...
Bansuri toot gayi... aur main bhi...