Artist: Rostam Mirlashari
Song: Laila O Laila – Laila, O beautiful Laila — لیلیٰ ءُ لیلی
Language: Balochi
Song Info:
Upon the journey of tracing one’s roots, Coke Studio had the pleasure of connecting with music from across the border – in bridging the great tradition of Balochi music with its family across the border in Iran. In walks Rostam Mirlashari, a Balochi from Iran with his rendition of the folk song ‘Laila O Laila’ – a song found in our part of Balochistan as well, demonstrating that while borders may have been put in place, cultures, traditions and heritages remain intact. The song itself is a simple, happy, love song in the pursuit of meeting with the object of one’s Love, in this case, Laila. The instrumentation is reminiscent of folklore and simpler times where music was used in the form of oral tradition, which is complemented by instruments such as the Accordion as well as the Balochi Dumboora. In connecting the elements of the music, one cannot help but notice just how instruments such as Norway’s Hardanger Fiddle find their place within the flow of the song indicating that the sounds that we hear across the globe are harmonious in the subtlest of ways. ‘Laila O Laila’ is a song that finds its home where there are those to connect with it. Past all borders, it begs for us to look deeper when understanding the idea of what is ours.
Song Credits:
Serbian House Band
Goran Antovic | Piano, Keyboards
Branko Trijic | Guitar – Acoustic and Electric
Dejan Antovic | Bass, Electric Upright
Jovan Satric | Drums
Babar Ali Khanna | Dholak
Anne Hytta | Hardanger Fiddle
Fida Baloch | Dumboora
Miloš Punišić | Accordion
Balochi Backing Vocals
Master Sheeraz Ali Sabzal
Mohammad Ali Osman Baloch
Shaukat Ali
String Orchestra
Violins
Tijana Milosević
Tea Balint
Svetlana Stančev
Predrag Žikić
Selena Jakovljević
Slavica Perić
Tamara Živković
Violas
Boris Brezovac
Aleksandra Damnjanović
Cellos
Julijana Marković
Katarina Stanković
Upright Bass
Srdjan Djordjević
Backing Vocal
Rachel Viccaji
Zoe Viccaji
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Lyrics:
لیلیٰ ءُ لیلیٰ
laila u laila
Laila, O beautiful Laila
بیا تر ءَ برانت سیل ءَ
bya tar a baraant sail a
Come, let me take you to see the sights
مجازی انت لیلیٰ
mijaazi ent laila
O high and mighty Laila
مجازی انت لیلیٰ
mijaazi ent laila
O high and mighty Laila
تو شت ءِ دیر کت
to shut e der kut
It’s been so long and you haven’t returned
زھیراں من ءَ کور کت
zaheeraan man a koor kut
Your memories have made me go blind with weeping
مجازی انت لیلیٰ
mijaazi ent laila
O high and mighty Laila
مجازی انت لیلیٰ
mijaazi ent laila
O high and mighty Laila
لیلیٰ ءُ لیلیٰ
laila u laila
Laila, O beautiful Laila
تئی سرے قید ءَ
tai sare qaid a
The beauty of your forehead ornament…
کتگ من ءَ شیدا
kutag mana shaida
Has made me fall madly in love with you
کتگ من ءَ شیدا
kutag mana shaida
Has made me fall madly in love with you
تئی سر ءِ دوری
tai sar e doori
The sorrow of your separation…
مئے چمّانی کوری
mae chammaani koori
Has made my eyes go blind with tears
تو شت ءِ پاری
to shut e paari
It’s been a year since you went away
من کشّتگ واری
man kushitag waari
And I have suffered so much grief
اے ڈگار پلکیں
ae ḍagaar pulken
This land is fertile and abundant
کوئٹہ مئے ملک انت
koeṭah mae mulk ent
And Quetta is our home
گیوارتئی ساپ انت
geewaartai saap ent
The parting of your hair is so clear and exquisite
دل منی آپ انت
dil mani aap ent
That my heart just melts to see it
لیلیٰ ءُ لیلیٰ
laila u laila
Laila, O beautiful Laila
لیلیٰ شنک لیلیٰ
laila shanko laila
Laila, I willingly give up my life for you
لیلیٰ ءُ لیلیٰ
laila u laila
Laila, O beautiful Laila
لیلیٰ ءُ وشّیں لیلیٰ
laila u washe ent laila
Laila, O sweet Laila
