<… Read Full Bio ↴Ghulam Ali (born 5 December 1940) is a famous Pakistani ghazal singer.
Ali was born in the village of Kaleke, Sialkot, Pakistan in 1940. He belonged to a musical family, his father was a classical singer and sarangi player who trained him to successfully use, interpret and improvise on vocal tone and modality. At the age of 15, Ghulam Ali became a disciple of the legendary classical singer Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, who was a master of the Patiala Gharana to which Ghulam Ali also belongs. His training was provided mainly by Bade Ghulam Ali Khan's three brothers: Barqat Ali Khan, Mubarak Ali Khan, and Amanat Ali Khan, in Lahore. All these great teachers of classical music taught him the finer details of classical music and his solid foundation of classical music included him studying Thumri and learning to sing raagas. He started singing for Radio Lahore in 1960. Ghulam Ali's father named him "Ghulam Ali" after Bade Ghulam Ali.
Along with singing ghazals, Ghulam Ali composes music for his ghazals too. His compositions are raaga-based and sometimes include a scientific mixture of raagas. A raaga is a scientific, precise, subtle and aesthetic melodic form with its own peculiar ascending and descending movement consisting of either a full seven note octave, or a series of six or five notes (or a combination of any of these) in a rising or falling structure called the Arohana and Avarohana. He is known for blending gharana-gaayaki into ghazal and this gives his singing the capability to touch hearts. He beautifully sings Punjabi geets too. Most of his punjabi geets have been extremely popular. Though from Pakistan, Ghulam Ali remains as popular in India as in Pakistan. On being questioned about Pakistani pop groups, Ghulam Ali replied, "frankly I am really bewildered at their style of singing. How can you sing a song by running and jumping around the stage? The stage is meant for performing not for acrobatics."
Chupke Chupke Raat Din
Ghulam Ali Lyrics
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Chupke chupke raat din aansu bahaana yaad hai
Chupke chupke raat din aansu bahaana yaad hai
Humko ab tak aashiqui ka voh zamaana yaad hai
Chupke chupke raat din aansu bahaana yaad hai
Khench le na voh mera parde ka kona daffatan
Aur dupatte se tera voh munh chhupaana yaad hai
Humko ab tak aashiqui ka voh zamaana yaad hai
Chupke chupke raat din aansu bahaana yaad hai
Do paher ki dhoop mein mere bulaane ke liye
Do paher ki dhoop mein mere bulaane ke liye
Voh tera kothe pe nange paaon aana yaad hai
Humko ab tak aashiqui ka voh zamaana yaad hai
Chupke chupke raat din aansu bahaana yaad hai
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The song Chupke Chupke Raat Din by Ghulam Ali is a beautiful expression of the longing and nostalgia of lost love. The singer starts by recalling how they used to cry silently during the nights and days they spent together. They reminisce about the time when they were deeply in love and how that era still lingers in their mind. The line "humko ab tak aashiqui ka voh zamaana yaad hai" translates to "We still remember that time of love". They then talk about how they used to hide their face with a dupatta and how their lover used to pull the corner of that dupatta. These little gestures of love are etched in the singer's memory forever.
In the next stanza, the singer remembers how their lover used to come to their doorstep barefooted, even in the scorching heat of noon, just to come and meet them. This line "voh tera kothe pe nange paaon aana yaad hai" translates to "I remember when you would come to my doorstep barefoot". These memories of the past love and longing are beautifully conveyed through the lyrics and the melancholic melody of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Chupke chupke raat din aansu bahaana yaad hai
I remember crying quietly day and night
Humko ab tak aashiqui ka voh zamaana yaad hai
I still remember that time of love
Khench le na voh mera parde ka kona daffatan
Don't pull the curtain corner suddenly
Aur dupatte se tera voh munh chhupaana yaad hai
I remember you hiding your face with the dupatta
Do paher ki dhoop mein mere bulaane ke liye
In the sunlight of two afternoons, to call me
Voh tera kothe pe nange paaon aana yaad hai
I remember you coming barefoot to your doorstep
Contributed by Mila I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Hangi
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Hnn bhai bhaut Jayda mein toh din 3,4 bar sunn Lata hai 😢
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Mai bhi from odisha.
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😢😢
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Jab tnhaai me. Rahte ho tab sunna aashiki yaad aa jayegi I love gulaam ali Saab
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2024 Wale attendance lgao Bhai..
@filmi_munda07_
Agr aapki age 20- 24 ke bich h aur aap 2024 me bhi yeh gaana sun rhe ho to music me apka test bohot shi h❤
@Art_In_The_Air
My age is 18 (2024) and I am listening this song..
Makes me feel good when I am alone..
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2024 mai kon kon sun raha hai 😂