Main Yahan Hoon

My neighbours are obsessed. They are obsessed with this song. They just keep on playing it. I have been listening to the same song over and over again. No breaks. No stops. 'Main Yahan Hoon', from Veer-Zaara, over and over again, all day, and all night.

Now, anybody who has heard the song in question would probably agree with me that it's a good song. It has very cool music, and the lyrics are kind of nice. In fact, had it not been for my damned neighbours, I would even have gone as far as to recommend it to some of the people I know. It is undoubtedly worth a listen to. But it is not the kind of song you would like to listen to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for 3 weeks straight.

No, no. Wait. There was a brief interval during which I did not have 'Main Yahan Hoon' playing in the background sometime in the last 3 weeks. I think it was this evening about a week back, when these people living a few houses away were having a wedding function. On that particular evening, loud Punjabi music managed to mute the somewhat relatively timid strains of 'Main Yahan Hoon'. On that particular evening, 'Main Yahan Hoon' ceased to be a unit of time for me, and its place was taken by 'Saavan di Jhadi'.

But besides that there has been no relief. I have been tortured by 'Main Yahan Hoon'. The lyrics continue to haunt me in my dreams, and the song goes on and on in my head, like a never ending audio casette. Not that I need it to go on and on in my head, when it is constantly going on and on outside it, thanks to my next-door neighbours. My life is now governed by 'Main Yahan Hoon'.

A stage has been reached where I am afraid that the song has left a permanant impression on my mind. I don't think I will be able to nullify the impact that it has made on me. Irreversible damage has been caused. So much so, that I now remember all the lyrics completely, and don't think I would be able to forget them for the rest of my life.

Don't believe me? See for yourself, you doubting fools.

Note to readers: If you have the song with you, turn it on, and sing along. If you don't have the song with you, get it from somewhere, turn it on, and sing along.

Main Yahan Hoon

Jaanam dekh lo, mit gayee duriyan,
Main yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan.


Jaanam dekh lo, mit gayee duriyan,
Main yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan.
Jaanam dekh lo, mit gayee duriyan,
Main yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan.
Kaisi sarhadein kaisi majbooriyan,
Main yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan.


Tum chhupa na sakogi, main vo raaz hoon.
Tum bhula na sakogi, vo andaaz hoon.
Goonjta hoon jo dil mein to hairan ho kyun,
Main tumhare hi dil ki to awaaz hoon.
Sun sako to suno dhadkano ki zaban,
Main yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan.


Kaisi sarhadein, kaisi majbooriyan,
Main yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan.


Main hi main ab tumhare khayalon mein hoon.
Main jawabo mein hoon, main sawalo main hoon.
Main tumhare har ek khwab mein hoon basa.
Main tumhari nazar ke ujalon mei hoon.
Dekhti ho mujhe, dekhti ho jahan.
Main yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan.


Jaanam Dekh lo, mit gayee duriyan,
Main yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan.
Kaisi sarhadein kaisi majbooriyan,
Main yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan.


Main yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan hoon, yahan.

And you can't accuse me of cheating, because I have got ear-plugs on.

Do your neighbours a favour. DO NOT listen to 'Main Yahan Hoon' from Veer-Zaara again and again. If you haven't heard the song as yet, do listen to it. If you happen to like it, listen to it once or twice a day, if you really have to. But be a bit considerate towards your neighbours. PLEASE DO NOT listen to it again and again.