Na Raindee Hai by Arieb Azhar

Season 3 of Coke Studio began with a wonderful spoken word performance of Na Raindee Hai by Arieb Azhar, based on one of Bulleh Shah's timeless poems. A clever choice for the opening song, declaring "what's about to be spoken must be said." Broadcast June 6, 2010. In Punjabi with English translation.

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Sereia (Mermaid) by Suba

Sereia is a Brazilian song by the pioneering Serbian-born electronic musician Suba (Mitar Subotic), who died in 1999 trying to rescue recordings from a fire as he was reaching the peak of his career. The word for mermaid in many languages comes from the Greek word for siren. The video shows rival jungle tribes preparing huge robots for combat; but when they meet, the result is unexpected. In Portuguese with English translation.

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Jal Pari (Mermaid) by Atif Aslam

Jal Pari by Atif Aslam is a great song; it sounds like a catchy pop song about mermaids as sirens of the sea, or a love song, and is essentially a spiritual song. But even if you were cynical, unromantic, and an atheist; you still might enjoy it as a story about the obsessive nature of love or superstition. Near the end, the song segues into a rendition of Tu Mera Dil Tu Meri Jaan previously recorded by Nasrat Fateh Ali Khan (thanks to Ricky Singh for pointing that out and translating it). From Coke Studio (Season 2, Episode 1, broadcast June 14, 2009). In Punjabi with English translation.

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Yar Daddi by Ali Zafar

Yar Daddi by Ali Zafar is based on a 19th-Century Sufi poem by Khwaja Ghulam Farid. From Coke Studio (Season 2, Episode 3, broadcast July 12, 2009). In Saraiki with English translation.

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