By Aparmita Das
SHILLONG:
More often than not, musicians tend to make music with reminiscences that are close to their hearts, and talking about “hearts”, Lily Sawian’s new single, Wai Luti, will surely tug listeners’ heartstrings.
Speaking to The Meghalayan after its release, an excited Sawian says that just like painters, who give shapes to their emotions on canvas, musicians do the same with songs. “And this song is all about love between two individuals,” she says.
Sung in Pnar, Wai Luti loosely translates to “to open the way”. Penned and composed by Banshan Suchiang, popularly known as B4SHAN, the song, said Banshan, narrates the story of two lovers and how they are ready to sacrifice their everything for each other. “As the song lyrics go, When you are tired and can’t go on, I’ll carry you. When you’re at the end of the road, I’ll push you through and make way, so, for the characters in the song, being together is more than enough, and nothing else in the world matters to them,” he adds.
The duet sung by Banshan and Sawian, has been picturised in a heart-warming video made by well-known filmmaker, Kiki Garod and featuring artistes Santi Lyngdoh and Ferdinand Suchiang. Notably, Ferdinand, who was seen playing the saxophone in the video, is not just a multi-percussionist but also an international gold medalist in martial arts and a coach.
Appreciating Garod for his cinematic vision, the team said that he is understanding and patient with the people he works with. “He makes things comfortable and strives for perfection in whatever he does and we are looking forward to collaborating with him in more projects to come,” the Lily-Banshan duo says.
Banshan says every music project takes its own time to be ready for release. “While Suri took us three years, Wai Luti took just three months. We have songs that are still waiting release for last five to six years,” he says.
Lily, for who this is her fifteenth release, highlighted that in the video lies hints about their next music video. “If one takes a closer look at the music video of Wai Luti, one can see a pile of cassette covers in the trunk of a car. Well, amongst those lies the hint to our upcoming music video,” she says.
Lily, who has been singing since she was three years old, believes in the concept of making relatable music which entertain and satisfy listeners. The duo broke into the local music scene in 2013 with their debut song Never Too Small To Rise, and since, has continued to crave a unique, musical path for themselves, with songs such as Jingkyrmen, Unchained, City Lights, Jingjop and Suri, amongst many other hits.