Name: Kaale Kaale
Duration: P00H06M48S
Description: In playful homage to the songs of Bollywood with which I grew up: but I have inverted the classic idea of beauty as 'white skin and black hair' to 'black skin and white hair', so dealing with many issues in one! It is written in a mix of Urdu and English, with backing vocals by the renowned Baluji Shrivistav

Kaale Kaale

from Jaago - Wake Up by Samia Malik

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In playful homage to the songs of Bollywood with which I grew up: but I have inverted the classic idea of beauty as 'white skin and black hair' to 'black skin and white hair', so dealing with many issues in one! It is written in a mix of Urdu and English, with backing vocals by the renowned Baluji Shrivistav

lyrics

Original Urdu followed by English translation:

Kaale Kaale

Kaale kale gaal re gorai gorai baal
Musti ki chaal re aja morai laal

Jab se mehne toom ko dekha hai
Tab se mehne sohchna forsaka hai
Musti ki chaal re aja morai laal-

Lajawaab cheez ho mana
Light up kur do sara zumana
Musti ki chaal re aja morai laal

Jhoot nahi ye itna sutch hai
I love you very very much re
Musti ki chaal re aja morai laal

Black Black

Black black cheeks white white hair
You are so sexy come to me my love

Since I first saw you
I have lost my mind
Black black cheeks white white hair

You are beautiful
Come and light up the world
Black black cheeks white white hair

It's true
I love you very much
Black black cheeks white white hair

credits

from Jaago - Wake Up, released October 30, 2004
Lyrics, vocals, composition, arrangement: Samia Malik
Harmonium, bass guitar: Sianed Jones
Tabla: Sukhdeep Singh
Additional vocal, sitar, tanpura, musical direction and additional instruments: Baluji Shrivastav

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Samia Malik UK

Samia writes and performs songs based on traditional Urdu Ghazal (a highly refined union of poetry with music) extending and subverting the form to explore contemporary issues around identity, race and gender. She has collaborated with acclaimed artists including Baluji Shrivastav OBE, Mallika Sarabhai, Guiliano Modarelli, Seemab Gul, Al MacSween, Sukhdeep Dhanjal, Sianed Jones and Cris Cheek. ... more