Adil Najam
This is absolutely hilarious; and in a thoughtful and thought-provoking way.
Even if you are one of those people who never click on these YouTube clips, make this one an exception. It is really worth a listen. Take my word for it.
Aao bacho sair karaiN tum ko Pakistan ki
Jiss ki khatir hum nay dee qurbani laakhouN jaan ki
I was immediately taken by both the visuals and the words. Using young school kids to convey the satirical message is powerful, and the words cut deep and hit hard. Here are some examples:
On Punjab:
Yahan police aur Qaf-Leauge nay har leader ko ghaira hai
Dour dour tak thakh baithi hai siyasi bradraan ki
Jiss ki khatir hum nay dee qurbani lakhouN jaan ki
On Sindh:
Daikho yeh hai Sindh, yahaN Arbab kay danka bajta hai
Laikin yahaN pay Adar (Order) aur kisi ka chalta hai…
Yahan pay taqat daikhi hum nay dahi say zada paan ki
Jiss ki khatir hum nay dee qurbani lakhouN jaan kiOn Balochistan:
Paani hai na biji hai na hai hifazat jaan ki
Jiss ki khatir hum nay dee qurbani lakhouN jaan kiOn NWFP:
Yeh Sarhad hai iss may MMA ka kaafi zor hai
Mousiqi pay pabandi hai, bass Hasba Bill ka shor hai…
Yahan pay klashinkov bhi milti hai qeemat meiN naan ki
Jiss ki khatir hum nay dee qurbani lakhouN jaan ki
As the kids say at the end, Pakistani Zindabad! :-)
Adil,
This is fairly funny satire as far as it goes but MajorSahib is right. This is incomplete satire at best and the kind that khakis have always been happy to allow on media as it perpetuates the image of the devious, corrupt politicians as the core of Pakistan’s problems. By contrast the fauji is above the fray and doing his duty (by his very absence from this dirty political scene).
I would like to see if you can pull up any examples of satire from these new shows on things like one-man military rule, Kargil, real estate scams, CJP’s dressing down in military uniform, Musharraf’s referendum, disappearance of people, ‘accidental’ killing of Bugti etc. Many of these are ripe topics for satire but don’t hold your breath to see many youtube videos lampooning the sacrosanct military-industrial complex. It is when you truly go after the sacred cows in Pakistan that the intelligence officials pay you a visit and you receive “media guidance”.
By all means let’s enjoy what is funny on Pakistani TV (thank God for small mercies) but let us not fool ourselves into believing that somehow this represents some advance in an ordinary Pakistani’s ability to make fun of the powerful.
Probably one of the few funny bits from the show. Otherwise the show is quite corny and annoying!…speaking of annoying, MajorSahib, can you please fix your keyboard, your great spelling skills are adding to your already annoying comments! Thanks
Incompleat video. Shows no contibutons of army witch has given lakhon jaan qurbani in taking country out of civil disastr aftr civil disastr on path to grateness, devlepment and prgress.
Bhupinder, your indian audience might not know as well but the amount of songs that India has copied from Pakistan (composition and even including exactly the same lyrics)are countless. The saddest thing is that most of the ‘famous’ musicians from india have credited them as their own creations.
Cool satire :)!
For anyone who’s interested, here’s the old Indian song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dd4erRe4Sk