Friday 5 January 2018

I.A. Richards: Figurative Language


. Here I am analized this song accoding to Richards theory.

Kabhi aayine pe likha tujhe
Kabhi aansuon se mita diya
Kabhi khat samajh ke padha tujhe
Kabhi diary mein chupa diya
Kabhi aayine pe likha tujhe
Kabhi aansuon se mita diya
Kabhi khat samajh ke padha tujhe
Kabhi diary mein chupa diya
Ek pal bhi tu mujhse hota nahi hai judaa
Aye Khuda, aye Khuda, aye Khuda, aye Khuda
Aye Khuda, aye Khuda, aye Khuda, aye Khuda
 

Teri tamanna aankhone mein leke,
Parchaiyon ka peecha kiya haan
Ter tamanna aankhone mein leke
Parchaiyon ka peecha kiya
Har ajnabi se tera pata main
Deewanon ki tarah poocha kiya
Har ajnabi se tera pata main
Deewanon ki tarah main poocha kiya
Tujh bin yun lagta hai , dil hain kahin gumshuda
Aye Khuda, aye Khuda, aye Khuda, aye Khuda                
Aye Khuda, aye Khuda, aye Khuda, aye Khuda                                                                                                                               
    
This song is from the film "hate-story 2" and lyrics of this song is bit problematic from my perception with reference of I. A. Richards "figurative language". Here i am sharing my objection.
                                   
 Kabhi aayine pe likha tujhe
Kabhi aansuon se mita diya
Kabhi khat samajh ke padha tujhe
Kabhi diary mein chupa diya Ek pal bhi tu mujhse hota nahi hai judaa

Above mentioned line are about expression of love but the language is bit inappropriate. Very first line where description about writing upon mirror but that is not possible scientifically. One can not write a person upon mirror that is not possible and "aansuon se mita diya" that is also not right our tears are not in that quantity that can remove anything if take that as water only then perhaps we can consider it. Then next two lines also quite impossible no one can read a person as letter and also can not hide any person in diary that is probably not possible.

Teri tamanna aankhone mein leke,
Parchaiyon ka peecha kiya haan
Ter tamanna aankhone mein leke
Parchaiyon ka peecha kiya
Har ajnabi se tera pata main
Deewanon ki tarah poocha kiya
Har ajnabi se tera pata main
Deewanon ki tarah main poocha kiya
Tujh bin yun lagta hai , dil hain kahin gumshuda

 In next stanza again there is mere illusion no one can ever chase anyone's shadow. And in last line there is description about heart, heart is part of our body and if that is  lost one can not being alive.

"Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality." this quote we can use in explain this lyric in literary sense. if we look at this lyric as practical one then that is not correct but if take as imaginative one then that is really beautiful.

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