So initially my plan was to post a long awaited reply to a post at the
Future Producers forum
However, the forum won't let me post a reply for some reason. So I'm using my blog to get the info out in hopes that the person who was searching for the answer will find it via Google, etc".
There is a UK company called Zero-G that sells samples. One CD set in particular called
Deepest India contained so many answers to questions I and others had. This cd contained recordings made in 1996-1997 in India.CD 1: Vocals most were very short excerpts of longer songs. And most of the titles of the samples do not make too much sense to folks who know the language, so I also wrote out the lyrics and translated.
Jay aka Junglejoint had asked :
Anyone have a clue which sample Missy uses in Get ur freak on? Some sites mention Panjabi MC's 'Mahi' as the original but I believe the're way off with that one.
Since I heard Sean Paul using a sample from the same song on his album track 'Shout (street Respect)' I am going nuts not being able to find the original...!
Jay
So I'm going to list the samples below, all taken from Deepest India!
Xena: Warrior Princess' episode 'The Way' - opening scene of episode (watch here)
For many many years, I yearned to find the singer and the full song used in the opening of an episode of Xena: Warrior Princess: "Maut Mujh Ko Gawara Hai Lekin, Kya Karun? Dam Nikalta Nahin Hai, Dal Do Apne Aanchal ...". That's it, those precious lyrics, that's all I had. How I wished to know what words came next and who was the singer? A few years after that I kept hearing "Maut Mujh Ko" and instantly recognized it in
Missy Elliott's Get Ur Freak On produced by Timbaland (watch here)
Both of these used the following sample:
Deepest India disc 1 track 8 - Larka (Urdu Sher) - vocals: Master Dilbahar
Maut Mujh Ko Gawara Hai, Lekin, Kya Karun? Dam Nikalta Nahin Hai
Death is acceptable (even pleasing) to me, but what can I do? I do not die.
Dal Do Apne Aanchal Ka Tukra, Meri Maiyat Pe Chaddhar Nahin,
cover me with a bit of your veil, my corpse is not covered with a sheet
Khudah Khush Rakhe Dil Mein Dard Ban Kar Aane Waale Ko
may the Almighty keep the one who has become a pain in my heart happy
Zamaane Bhar Ki Raahat De Mujhe Tarfaane Waale Ko
may he give the one who has tortured me a world of peace
Kabhi Kabhie Mujh Ko Un Par Kuch Aitbaar Bhi Tha
from time to time I even had a little faith in him/her
Mujhe Qaraar Bhi Tha Aur Main Be-Qaraar Bhi Tha
I was at rest and (yet) I was restless
Ae Hazarein -e-Janaza Zara Gawaah Rehna
those who have gathered at my funeral, bear witness
Ke Main Lehad Mein Bhi Tha, Aur Un Ka Intezaar Bhi Tha
that I was buried and I was waiting for him/her
Sean Paul's Shout (Street Respect) (listen here)
Deepest India disc 1 track 27 - Larka (Urdu Sher) - vocals: Master Dilbahar
Ishq Ko Log Maar Dete Hai, Aqal Ko Rog Maar Dete Hai
People defeat (kill) Love, Affliction defeats (kills) sense (the mind)
Aadmi Khud Pa Khud Nahin Marta, Doosre Log Maar Dete Hai
Man does not die on his own, others people kill him.
Chand Kaliyon Ke Muskurane Se, Zakhm Jaage Kei Puraane Se
the smiling/blooming of a few flowers have awoken several old wounds
Do Kadam Main Tau Chal Nahin Sagta, Tu Hi Mil Ja Kisi Bahane Se
I can not even walk two steps, you will have to come and meet me under some pretense
Shamur's Let The Music Play (listen here)
Na Kar Maan Rupaiye Waala Ban Ban Ke Na Raje / Nadiyo Paar Sajan Da Thana Keete Kaul Zaroori Jaana / Khare Siyane Raah Disende / Dil La Leya Beparwaah De - I very much wanted to know who sang those lyrics. This song uses 2 different samples from the CD.
Deepest India disc 1 track 24 - Beparwa (Punjabi Traditional) - vocals: Sohan Lal
Dil La Leya Beparwaah De Naal
I've fallen in love with one who is indifferent
Dil La Leya
Beparwaah De Naal
Us Deen Duni De Shah De Naal
with the lord of all things
Dil La Leya
Beparwaah De Naal
O Nadiyo Paar Sajan Da Thana
my beloved's home is on the other side of the stream
Nadiyo Paar Sajan Da Thana
Keete Kaul Zaroori Jaana
I've given my word so I must go
Main Mainta Karan Mallah De Naal
I will plead with the boatman
O Mullah Qazi Mati Dende
Judges and Clerics give advice
Khare Siyane Raah Disende
the righteous (old) wise ones show the way
Deepest India disc 1 track 3 - Sufani (Qawwali) - vocals: Bibi Swaran Nooran Master Dilbahar Sohan Lal
Diva Bal Ke Mita Le Hanera Ni
Light a candle and extinguish the darkness
Diva Bal Ke Mita Le Hanera Ni
Kulli Vichon Ni Yaar Lab Le
find your beloved in his dwelling
Kulli Vichon Ni Yaar Lab Le
O Na Kar Maan Rupaiye Waala Ban Ban Ke Na Bage
don't be proud of your wealth, you'll never tire of accumulating it
Vei Na Kar Maan Rupaiye Waala Ban Ban Ke Na Bage
Khara Khota Tu Parakheya Jaave Pave Sharif De Aage
you keep inspecting to see what is real and what is fake
Vei Khara Khota Tu Parakheya Jaave Pave Saraf De Aage
O Bolo Poora Tolo Poora Sat Sirre Tere Lage
practice what you preach, weigh the truth, beware that it does not come back to haunt you
O Bolo Poora Tolo Poora Sat Sirre Tere Lage
Bulleh Shah Tu Kaudi Ho Ja Vatta Mul Na Lage
Bulleh Shah become worthless so that you cannot be appraised
Kulli Vichon Ni Yaar Lab Le
Kulli Vichon Ni Yaar Lab Le
M.I.A.'s Come Around produced by Timbaland and
T.S. Soundz's Qwaali from the album Typhoon Asha and
Anastacia's Sick and Tired Remix also use the Sufani (Qawwali) sample
Firefly, episode: Heart of Gold - Greg Edmonson's Heart of Gold Montage ((watch here)
Deepest India disc 1 track 11 - Maanlo (Semi-Classical) - vocals: Seema
I was a huge fan of Firefly, a short lived Sci Fi series later made into a motion picture, Serenity. One episode called Heart of Gold was never aired on Fox, but was released on DVD. At the beginning of the episode "Heart of Gold" I heard the Punjabi folk marriage song "Madhanaiyan" playing, only it was not Surinder Kaur or Mussarat Nazir's version. After a year or so an OST was released for the series with the track
Heart of Gold montage but that provided no clue (credits) so I wanted to know what Greg Edmonson (the composer for the series) had used, It turns out it's also from Deepest India. This sample is a mashup of 2 songs actually a semi-classical song Man Le Piyarva mashed up with Madhanaiyan
Man Le Piyarva, Man Le Piyarva, Jaoun Toh Pe Vaari Vaari Vaari Vaari
Ab Mori Baat, Ab Mori Baat, Ab Mori Baat, Ab Mori Baat, Ab...
heed my word, my love, and I'll be your slave
Madhaniyan, Madhaniyan, Haye Ve Mere Dadeya Rabba
milkchurn, milkchun, O My Great God
Kinna Jammiyan Kinna Ne Le Jaaniyan Haye
who gave birth and who is taking possession
Who knew one CD set would have all the answers? I guess it is/was a producer's/composer's best friend! I would not be surprised if Karunesh was inspired by the Deepest India samples as well. Although samples were not used directly, songs on Deepest India like Madhaniyan and Aao Huzoor Tum Ko were used. T.S. Soundz also used Track 28 Joom (Hindi Popular) for their track Journey To The Stars among others..
Most of these samples trace back to one musical family Bibi Swaran Noora, her late husband Sohan Lal, and her son Master Dilbahar. So now to those who want to dig deeper, I highly recommend Beat of India's Punjabi series of CDs available on eMusic and probably iTunes too, CD 2 of the Beat of India, Punjabi set features
Master Dilbahar . There is also 3 CD set called
Gudti Punjab Di that I have yet to obtain. Now I must find out who this Seema is!
