Kabhi Kabhie (cover)

Christopher Dicran Hale sings Kabhi Kabhie from the Hindi movie of the same name, with Ed Hanley on tabla. Video footage and editing by Ed Hanley.

Despite a WhatsAPP video from his performance of Kabhi Kabhie at Toronto's Union Station that went viral, with the caption "wonderful voice by a French Guy," Christopher is not French. He's a dual citizen of Canada and USA, and grew up from childhood in Nepal and North India.

Christopher performs sitar and sings Bollywood songs in Toronto for weddings, corporate gigs, and public performances, as well as teaching sitar and hindustani vocal music from his home. Contact christopherhalesitar.com for more information.

Lyric Translation of Khayyam's lyrics:

Sometimes the thought crosses my mind
that you've been made just for me.
Before this, you were dwelling somewhere in the stars;
you were summoned to earth just for me...

Sometimes the thought crosses my mind
that this body and these eyes are kept in trust for me...
that the dark shadows of your hair are for my sake alone,
that these lips and these arms are charged to my care...

Sometimes the thought crosses my mind
just as the shehnaii sounds on the roads...
that it is my wedding night, and I am lifting your veil...
You're shrinking for shame, blushing in my arms...

Sometimes the thought crosses my mind
that you'll love me like this our whole lives through,
that you'll always lift a loving gaze to me like this.
I know you're a stranger, but even so,
sometimes the thought crosses my mind.