Coke Studio 12 presents Harsakhiyan in Tiri Pawanda, reincarnating poetry by Shaikh Ayaz that wraps the experience of seperation, and the accompanying hope of reunion, in images of nature and flowers.
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Verses written by Shaikh Ayaz find expression in the voices of Harsakhiyan, a trio of sisters hailing from Lahore, as they sing Tiri Pawanda on this season of Coke Studio. While the poetry of the song is contemporary, it is set to a musical arrangement that was composed by the Sufi saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, which has been handed down through history in his collection of work, the Shah Jo Risalo. Tiri Pawanda bemoans separation, but is laced with a deep sense of hope, painting a picture of nature’s ever-changing cycles and seasons — as seasons change and colors return to flowers, and birds return from their migrations, the poet hopes to meet their beloved once more. Joined together with a stanza that is addressed as a complaint to an absentee lover, Tiri Pawanda is presented in an ambient, spacey soundscape that invites audiences to ponder upon the meanings woven into its verses.
“Music is a part of nature and we are an instrument of nature. The voice that comes out of you is nature, it is otherworldly, how can you have a right over it? Your voice belongs to nature and God. You can thank Him for it but you can’t claim it.” said Harsakhiyan.
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