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Analyzing / Personifying Bollywood Song Lyrics - pt1

"Hey Ya!" from Karthik Calling Karthik.

Zara, zara, tum ho mere / Zara zara paraye.

(trans. Sometimes, in some ways, you are familiar / Sometimes, in some ways, you are not)

Personally, these are my favourite lyrics from this song, which also happens to be one of my all time favourite Bollywood songs. This is not a perfectly accurate translation, but it is what I understand them as so that is what I've added here.

Here, the 'familiar' refers to someone you know, in and out. Someone whose mannerisms and behaviours you've studied, unconsciously more often than not, to such an extent that you're able to tell that something's wrong the minute those observations are challenged. You know them so well, it feels like you've been with them forever. It could be romantic already, or on the way to becoming romantic, but the fact remains that you know this person. 'Familiar' is also them being your safe zone. A warm hug when you need one, the sweetness of chocolate on a hard day, the simplest yet most comforting words whispered into ears which have the power to turn everything around. That's what this person is to you. And this is how you always think of them.

Until you dont. Which is where the 'paraaye' or 'unfamiliar' comes in. I like to equate this more with the sudden onset of realizing one's feelings, and looking at this person in a whole new light. With that new light, you come to discover new things, some which draw you in and enrapt you, others which make you wince and wonder why they do those things. Nevertheless, this 'unfamiliar' too is very much a big part of the way you feel and think of this person.

If I had to quantify all of these things under a trope, I think I'd say it's best categorized under the 'best-friends-to-lovers' trope, or 'friends-to-lovers' trope, where when you fall for your best friend/friend who you start to look at in a new light, both the familiar and unfamiliar draw you in and make you fall harder.

(PS: listen to the song here!)