Selected Desi poems of Stephen Gill performed by singers (All songs
open well in GROOVE
MUSIC):
Tappey (maia)
NOTE:
This part starts with Tappey. In a
way, Tappey (Maia) are presented here in three parts. It
opens with introduction by Stephen Gill. Soon after this introduction, Mr. Nazir Shad from Pakistan starts Tappeys in his
unique way. This parts ends with a short Stephen Gill’s poem, titled Rehnuma Sitara.
Soon after the poem, Mr. Khalid Salim, a Pak/Canadian singer from Toronto area, starts with
additional Tappeys in the usual traditional way.
These Tappeys,
written by Stephen Gill, are about peace. . Singers build an atmosphere that is
deeply soothing, combining Eastern and Western music, resulting in the birth of
a child of fascination.
Stephen Gill writes these tappays to
experiment with the Japanese form of poetry called haiku. Stephen Gill has
written several haiku in English. He experiments with tappays which are composed
on the rhythm of Panjabi romance to describe the beauty of the beloved in an
exaggerated form and
the hazards he is wliing to face. It is written
usually in a light mood. Moreover, the first line does not contribute to the
main message. This line is to rhyme with the third line. But Gill’s
presentations in haiku-spirit is on a serious subject. Every line is an
integral part of the whole. Moreover these presentations are in Urdu/Hindi, not
in Panjabi language.
At this time when the clouds of war and
the vultures of terror hover above the flowers, Stephen Gill’s tappays, called
also maia, are serious
contributions to the hope for peace.
--Khalid
Salim also sings:
--Nazir Shad also sings:
--James
Masih sings: