International Day Song

And the Winner Is...

Mauja Hi Mauja

This song by artist Mika Singh is in Hindi, the most widely-spoken language in India. The song exemplifies the Bollywood style with lyrics that state how wonderful and free the world is now that love is in the air.

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Runner-ups:

Dávno

This is a song by the Czech group Divokej Bill. The song is about a person meeting a devil who would do anything in exchange for a signature and about being sorry once they sign, since the remaining time in this world seems so short.

Say na, Say na

Artist Aneela Mirza, a Danish-born singer of Indian-Persian-Pakistani descent, sings in Hindi about dancing to the beat of the drum and cheering a friend up by dancing.

Jai Ho

A.R. Rahman composed this song for the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Sung in Hindi, the title means “victory to thee” and the song conveys a message of triumph.

Bure Bure, Boro Boro

The Iranian-Swedish singer Arash wrote this song in Persian Farsi, the major language of Iran; this version also contains some lyrics in Hindi. It is about a person who was in love but whose heart was broken. The message behind the song is telling the heart-breaker to stay away.

Saginirsin

This duet by Guzel Akhmetova and Puma is in Tatar, a minor Turkic language spoken by a few million people, mainly in Russia. The title means “you’ll miss those days.” In it, a girl sings about how she wants to grow up and a woman responds that later she’ll regret growing up and wish she were still young.

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