Aaoge Jab Tum O Saajanaa – Separation, Longing And Love – Jab We Met

The song starts with a small aalap by Ustaad Rashid Khan and we instantly understand that a tide of emotions is going to sweep us by and we, the audience, willingly give ourselves to this gigantic musical wave and become one with the sea of tears, separation, longing and love.

Aaoge jab tum o saajanaa angana phool khilenge
Barsega saawan jhoom jhoom ke
Do dil aise milenge

When you come, my beloved
The garden of my heart will bloom in its full glory
The clouds will shower their choicest raindrops in abundance
When our hearts will meet and become one forever

The heroine Geet (Kareena Kapoor) has eloped from her house to get married to her fiancé who in turn refuses to marry her saying that she misunderstood his actions and that she should go away. Poor Geet is left all alone in this world as she cannot go back to her house nor can she have her way with her lover. After many insults and humiliations, she leaves the place and finds solace in a missionary school where she starts living or at least not dying. On the other hand there is Aditya (Shahid Kapoor) who is head over heels in love with Geet, who has actually brought him back from the dead (read depression and suicide) with her love yourself and love life attitude. He comes to know about this and makes it his mission to find Geet and unite her with her family.

Naina tere kajraare hain
Nainon pe hum dil haare hain
Anjaane hi tere nainon ne waade kiye kayi saare hain
Saanson ki lay maddham chalein tose gaye
Barsega saawan jhoom jhoom ke
Do dil aise milenge

Your kohl-lined eyes have put a spell on me
I have lost my heart to these beautiful eyes
And your eyes have made lots of promises; though completely unaware of it
You took away the rhythm of my breath along with you
But once our hearts meet, the clouds would shower their raindrops in abundance

The song seems to be one about separation and longing but when we hear the lyrics closely we understand that it is more than just that. It is about one-sided love and a soulful plea towards the other person as to accept the love and unite forever; one-sided love of Geet towards her finance and one-sided love of Aditya towards Geet.

The lyrics by Irshad Kamil are so touching that a tear comes to the eye at the end of the song. One can surely relate to the situation and think about the incidents that either are experienced or closely seen, in short, human.

Chanda ko taaku raaton mein
Hai zindagi tere haathon mein
Palkon pe jhilmil taare hain
Aana bhari barsaaton mein
Sapanon ka jahaan hoga khelaa khelaa
Barsega saawan jhoom jhoom ke
Do dil aise milenge

I stare at the moon the entire night
Look how I have dedicated my life to you, it is completely in your hands
There are stars in my eyes, these are my tears which I can no longer behold
Please come to me when it starts raining as I don’t want you to see my tears
My world of dreams would become a happy place when you come
And the clouds would pour out their raindrops in abundance as our hearts become one

This particular song is composed by Sandesh Shandilya who has given us hits like Sooraj hua maddham from Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham and Bhaage re mann from Chameli. This heart-touching melody is by far his most appreciated song. He has kept the arrangement very simple and has used very less instruments so as to make the voice shine. The sorrow in the singer’s voice resonates throughout the song and remains with us even after the song ends. This song is based on the Raag Tilak Kamod, but the arrangement and composition is modern. The use of violin and piano make it easy on the ears of a layman and gives him the courage to attempt to sing it and enjoy it fully.

In terms of picturisation, Kareena pours her heart out in this movie and ditto with this song. The actors don’t lip sync the song. It is her eyes that do the talking. Her tearful eyes asking for a space in the beloved’s heart, her long gaze into nothingness thinking about the mistakes that she’s made, her lost stare into the road ahead showing remorse and a question mark about the future; brilliant! Even Shahid plays his part well. The desperation to find his girl is seen in the eyes, the actions and our heart reaches out to him.

Here comes the song for you to listen, watch, forget yourself, and remember your love.