Magic in Tunes – Piya Re Piya Re Piya Re Piya Re

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Note: Qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional music aimed at inducing mystical ecstasy and spiritual union with the Divine. Originating in the 13th-century Indian subcontinent, this passionate, rhythmic music features poetic lyrics in Urdu, Punjabi, and Persian, traditionally performed by a group of male musicians—a qawwal—at Sufi shrines.

This song is from the album of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan titled “Salaam, Vol. 68” in 1998. This was again released it in the 2013 Indian Hindi-language album Price Dil Ka Raja.

Lyrics transliterated:

Piya Re Piya Re Piya Re Piya Re; Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhaara Jiya Re Hooo

Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhaara Jiya Re

Nainon Ne Thaare Kaisa Jadoo Kiya Re; Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhaara Jiya Re Hooo

Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhaara Jiya Re

Piya Re Piya Re Piya Re Piya Re; Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhaara Jiya Re Hooo

Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhaara Jiya Re

Ma Pa Ni Dha Pa Ni Dha; Pa Ma Ga Re Ga Re Ga

Re Sa, Ma Pa Ni Dha Pa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Ga; Sa Re Ni Sa,

Thaare Bina Mohey Chain Na Aawey; Dhak Dhak Dhak, Mhaara Jee Ghabraawe

Boley Bansuriya Sun Re Sanwariya; Boley Bansuriya Sun Re Sanwariya

Thaare Bina Mohey Kuch Naahi Bhaawe

Piya Re Piya Re Piya Re Piya Re; Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhaara Jiya Re Hooo

Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhara Jiya Re

Nainan Ne Thari Kaisa Jadoo Kiya Re; Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhaara Jiya Re Hooo

Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhara Jiya Re

Pyar Kee Kaliyan Kab Kee Rakhiyan; Rama Tak Tak Main Tey Thakiyaan

Saanjh Sawere Dekhan Lagi; Saanjh Sawere Dekhan Lagi

Thaaree Suratiya Mhaaree Ankhiyaan,

Piya Re Piya Re Piya Re Piya Re; Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhara Jiya Re Hooo

Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhara Jiya

Nainan Ne Thari Kaisa Jadoo Kiya Re; Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhaara Jiya Re Hooo

Thaare Bina Lage Naahi Mhaara Jiya Re

Piya Re Piya Re Piya Re Piya Re; Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhaara Jiya Re Hooo

Thaare Bina Laage Naahi Mhara Jiya Re