![]() ![]() It seems to me the trope of sleeplessness in Hindi film songs comes from Urdu and Persian poetry, where lovers take great pride in their romantic insomnia (see Amir Khusrau also see here, and scroll down to the anonymously-authored "What can I say"?/"Dunya kare sawaal"). More "Neend" songs at Youtube: Mere neend jaani lagi hai, Neend na mujko Aaye Mera dil ka chein tune le liya ( full lyrics )In the night, sleep doesn't comeĪgain, enjoy the Youtube video of the song, from Judaai. ![]() Hmm aahaha ha hayhayhay hay hmmhmmhmm hmm Hey aahaha ha hayhayhay hay hmmhmmhmm hmm "Dikaar" means "burp." You can see the old song at Youtube it's Dev Anand in a film called Kala Bazaar. Tumko bhi kaise neend aayegi ( full lyrics) O ho ho ho, khoya khoya chaand, khula aasmaan One trick to make the late night hours roll along more quickly is a little game we came up with: take a classic Hindi/Urdu romantic song about sleeplessness, and tweak it slightly to fit the current context. Instead - and it's not a bad substitute, really - we tend to sing to him, basically whatever pop songs come into mind (the Beatles are especially good: "I'm so tired/ I haven't slept a wink." "Cry, baby cry/ Make your mother sigh."). person - with my new-skool education, I never actually managed to memorize anything. But sadly, I'm not that kind of English lit. One of my colleagues in the English Department suggested reciting poetry while walking the sound of iambic pentameter is said to be soporific. ![]() The best tactic involves picking him up and pacing for fifteen minutes. The feeding part is usually relatively straightforward it's getting the little guy to burp and then sleep again that takes some time and persistence. Our newborn, Puran, tends to wake up hungry every 2-3 hours at night. It probably won't surprise many people if I mention that these days we aren't getting much sleep in my house. ![]()
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