For those following the Commonwealth Games closely, you will know that the official CWG theme song was supposed to be launched yesterday by none other than the Mozart of Madras, A.R. Rahman. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to pay 600 Rs to download the song’s ringtone and flash it across the city as proudly as I did the Waka Waka.

Unfortunately for us however, all Rahman could say was that the song would take another 10 days to release as he was still tweaking and putting the finishing touches to his (what will definitely be) a masterpiece. But me being the good Samaritan that I am, realised that the public at large was very disappointed at the song not having released – so I decided to leak the lyrics without his permission, consequences be damned. This is after all, a matter of national pride. So without further a due, I proudly present the OFFICIAL THEME SONG OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010.




“Behne De” from the hit film Raavan

Arre aankh se boond gira koi, Chingari ka tukda jala koi
Umeed ko aag laga zara, Sehra ki pyaas bujha zara..
Ghan itna baras ke galne lagoon
Main paani ke upar tarne lagoon...

Arre haath se tile lagaa koi, baton ka tukda jalaa koi
Umeed  ko aag lagaa zaraa, Arnab ki pyaas bujhaa zaraa..
Leak itna hoye ki galne lagoon..
Mein patthar pe phisalne lagoon..

Behne de mujhe behne de mujhe behne de
Behne de ghanghor ghata behne de paani ki tarah
Saagar mein jaa girna hai behne de nadiyaa ki tarah

Behne de mujhe behne de mujhe behne de
Behne de hum chor sadaa, behne de paise ki tarah
Chullu mein jaa girna hai, behne de stadia ki tarah..

Shart lagi hai mar jaane ki jeena hai toh pyaar mein...
Deh kahi bhi ho mera, jaan rakhi hai yaar mein,
Beh jaa beh jaa, hai saagar ka kehna,
Beh jaa beh jaa, hai nadiyaa ko behna,

Shart lagi hai Fennel ke saath karma hai to shaan se,
Der kaheen bhi ho bhaiya, jaan lagii hai kaam mein
Beh jaa beh jaa, hai Sheila ka kehna,
Beh jaa beh jaa, hai paise ko behna,

Patte se tapakti boond ki aawaz sunai di thi
Nadiyaan mein tapk aur gum ho jaa, beh gaya beh gaya.
Jo rah gaya rah gaya.

PM ki thodi si goonjti, awaaz sunaai di thi,
Yahaan se tu satak aur gum ho jaa, beh gaya beh gaya
Jo rah gaya rah gaya

Behne de mujhe behne de..
Behne de mujhe behne de..

Mera pal pal ang ang bhar diya,Tune jaan pe junoon sa kar diya,
Mera hai kya jo main haar doon, jaan teri hai tujh pe vaar doon.

Mera har har khaata bhar diya, toone dil pe junoon sa kar diya,
Mera hai kya jo mein haar doon, jaan meri yeh Games pe vaar doon.

Doob gaye jo suna hai saare…Tere dere aate hai,
Dil ke chullu mein bechare, Doobkiya gote khaate hai,
Beh jaa, beh jaa, Chal tod kinaare ko,
Beh jaa, beh jaa, dhar le majdhaare ko,

Doob gaye jo suna who saare Gill ke launde kehlaate hain,
Hockey ke election mein bhi apni gaand maraate hain
Beh jaa, beh jaa, chal chor bechaare ko
Beh jaa, beh jaa, dhar le Darbari ko

Chingaari uda ke raakh se, ek boond gira ke aankh se,
Chalne ka ishara kar gaya
Kar gaya kar gaya..Sab bhar gaya bhar gaya....

C.P. ko banaa ke raakh se, ek boond bahaa ke saanp se
Khelne ka ishaara kar gaya.
Kar gaya kar gaya..Sab bhar gaya bhar gaya....