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एक और नया गीत

Ek Aur Naya Geet

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3 verses · ~1 min

चम्पा ने जब पलाश को देखा थोड़ी-सी और खिल गई!

एक की हथेली ने पोंछ लिया दूजे के माथ का पसीना। सहसा आसान हो गया जीना बिन खोजे राह मिल गई! चम्पा ने...!

ईहा की बंधी हुई मुट्ठियाँ जीवन के उठे हुए पाँव देख--फ़र्क़ अपना खो बैठे हैं जाड़ा-बरसात-- धूप-छाँव! कुण्ठा की नींव हिल गई! चम्पा ने...।

इति

Rasa: Shringara
Stanzas: 3
Lines: 14
Reading time: ~1 min
Form: Geet (lyric song)
Metre: geet
Rhyme: ABCB

The poem evokes a tender and transformative romantic atmosphere, where the blossoming of the Champa flower in response to the Palash signifies a mutual awakening of love that transcends individual hardship. Visually, a painting would capture two figures or anthropomorphized blossoms in a lush, seasonal landscape, with one gently wiping the sweat from the other's brow—a gesture of intimacy that dissolves the harsh boundaries of summer heat and winter cold. This scene symbolizes the shift from isolation and stifled ambition to a state of fluid, cooperative existence, where the weight of personal struggle is replaced by the ease of companionship. The overall tone is one of serene, devotional romanticism, illustrating how the presence of a beloved harmonizes the chaotic cycles of nature and human frustration into a unified, radiant path.

एक और नया गीत (Ek Aur Naya Geet), by Shalabh Shriram Singh runs to 14 lines across 3 stanzas, set as Three stanzas with a recurring refrain. Its governing rasa is Shringara, shaded by Shanta. The metre is geet. Rhyme falls as ABCB.

It belongs to the 1939 · 1960s span of Shalabh Shriram Singh's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for आपसी सहयोग और प्रेम से जीवन का आसान होना and कुंठा और निराशा पर आशा की विजय. 2 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Dushyanta and Shakuntala: Bathed in a warm, romantic atmosphere of tender longing, the painting depicts the legendary forest maiden Shakuntala embraced by the regal King Dushyanta within an idyllic woodland clearing. A gentle deer gazes upward…

Words worth pausing on

ईहा: इच्छा, आकांक्षा, चेष्टा
कुण्ठा: निराशा, मानसिक जड़ता

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The Poet

शलभ श्रीराम सिंह

Shalabh Shriram Singh

1939 · 1960s

Shalabh Shriram Singh was a bohemian visionary who deliberately rejected the comfortable illusions of mainstream literature to forge an entirely new path. Born in 1938 in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh, he became the driving force behind the Yuyutsawad movement in Hindi poetry during the late 1960s. He refused to be categorized by traditional literary epochs, writing with a rebellious spirit that sought a total transformation of society. His iconic poem Nafas Nafas Kadam Kadam became a revolutionary anthem, echoing through protests and progressive circles long after it was written. Singh possessed a remarkable ability to bridge the lyrical traditions of the Urdu ghazal with the grounded realities of modern Hindi verse. He wrote not for applause, but to confront the deep social inequalities and religious hypocrisies that plagued the nation. Passing away in 2000, he left behind a legacy that continues to inspire young writers. He remains a fearless poet of the marginalized, proving that true literature must possess the courage to make the comfortable feel intensely uncomfortable.