songs hindi

A rasa identifies the dominant emotion of a composition (a song or a text). In Sanskrit and Hindi literature, nine different types of Rasas are often enumerated.

1. Shringar - love, sensuality and eroticism
   1. virah: separation
   2. milan: being together
2. Raudra - anger, rage, and violence
3. Hasya - laughter and happiness
4. Vibhatsaya - disgust
5. Veera - heroism
6. Karuna - pathos and compassion
7. Bhayanak - fear and anxiety
8. Adabhuta - wonder and curiosity
9. Shanta - contemplative and peaceful

This classification goes back to when the chief patrons of literature were kings and nobles. The filmi songs are however written for common people and thus there are some common themes that are often encountered - songs for children, songs of betrayal and dejection, marriage songs, etc. that ordinary people can relate with.