The Exam Anthems

Exams are the most horrible moments in a student’s life. They make us feel like we are about to vomit. On the other hand, everyone loves music. It is a relief from the typical exam timetable. So whenever you feel frustrated, turn to these songs to express your stress. These are the “exam anthems”:

1)   Ratta maar: This means ‘mugging up’ all the exam information. This song from ‘Student of the Year’ tells the way a student learns his/her chapters. ‘Ratta maarke’ we learn the chapters for the sake of exams. But it leaves our mind the moment after exams.

2)   Pareshaan: The chorus of this song where ‘pareshaan’ means ‘worry’ is synonymous with a student’ mind during exams. We are ‘pareshaan, pareshaan, pareshaan, pareshaan’. Pareshaan is THE word for our plight during exams.

3)   Pyaar hume kis mod pe le aaya: (Just replace pyaar with exams) So this song is applicable during exams. Our heart goes “haaye” and we are like ’koi ye bataye’ (tell me the answer!) when we see the question paper. When I see a question paper and I don’t know an answer, this song echoes in my head.

4)   Tadap tadap (Just replace pyaar with exam,again) Our heart says ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ and exam feels like a ‘saza’ (punishment). It feels as if we have done some ‘gunah’ (crime) and exams steal all our relief. It feels like we have done a crime in our past life and are paying for our sins.

5)   Ye dosti hum nahi todenge: (we won’t break this friendship). This song deals with the eternal, immortal and (unfortunately) never-ending friendship of tension and exams.

So these are my ‘exam anthems’. Hope you enjoy singing them.