On Mortality

There is nothing quite like the feeling of being invincible. Knowing that the world is yours for the taking - one by one easy piece. And there is nothing sadder than losing this feeling - for it leaves you so incomplete, and so defeated.

I want the Groove days back...

Project A - These Days by Nico

Goal: Come out with a decently listenable mp3.

The song to be Anu Malikified: Nico's These Days from her 1967 album Chelsea Girls.
The song was written by Brian Cale (IIRC), her band mate from the the Velvet Underground. The lyrics are quite desolate, but the music is not. The objective is to come up with a Hindi song (whether as desolate or completely different) to the music/arrangement.

Was trying my hand at this in class today. Was wondering, what would be the Hindi/Hindustani/Urdu equivalent of the phrase "These days" ? Would it be "Yeh din" "Yeh pal" "In din/dino" "Iss samay" or my fav candidate so far "Aaj Kal"? Any help would be appreciated!

The original lyrics are below:

I've been out walking
I don't do too much talking
These days, these days.
These days I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do
And all the times I had the chance to.

I've stopped my rambling,
I don't do too much gambling
These days, these days.
These days I seem to think about
How all the changes came about my ways
And I wonder if I'll see another highway.

I had a lover,
I don't think I'll risk another
These days, these days.
And if I seem to be afraid
To live the life that I have made in song
It's just that I've been losing so long.
La la la la la, la la.

I've stopped my dreaming,
I won't do too much scheming
These days, these days.
These days I sit on corner stones
And count the time in quarter tones to ten.
Please don't confront me with my failures,
I had not forgotten them.

You can listen to the original song here: www.megaupload.com/?d=ZU4T4R5T