Cole Porter ek mashhoor American songwriter the, jo apni shandaar compositions aur witty lyrics ke liye jane jate hain. Unke likhe hue kai gaane aaj bhi logon ke dilon par raj karte hain. Unhi me se ek hai “Where Is the Life That Late I Led”, jo 1948 ki superhit musical Kiss Me, Kate ka ek hissa tha. Yeh gaana na sirf apni madhur dhun ki wajah se prasiddh hua, balki iske shabd bhi ek alag hi jazbaat aur nostalgia ko darshate hain.
Yeh gaana ek anokha swad lekar aata hai, jisme ek mard apne purane zindagi ke masti bhare dinon ko yaad karta hai. Kiss Me, Kate ek aisi musical comedy thi jo Shakespeare ke drama The Taming of the Shrew se prerit thi. Is play ka central character, Petruchio, is gaane ko gungunata hai jab woh apni shaadi ke baad wale jeevan aur apne beete hue azad dinon ka tulna karta hai. Yeh ek humorous aur thoda sarcastic andaz ka gaana hai jo ek married aadmi ke dil ki baat ko shayari ke zariye bayan karta hai.
Gaane ki lyrics clever aur entertaining hain, jo Petruchio ki kahani ko aur bhi zyada rangin bana dete hain. Yeh gaana unki nostalgia ka ek reflection hai, jisme woh apne Italy ke adventure, purani lovers, aur ek carefree jeevan ka zikr karte hain. Unke shabdon mein ek tarah ki comic regret dikhai deti hai – jaise woh shaadi ke bandhan mein bandh kar kahin na kahin apne beete dinon ko miss kar rahe hain.
Cole Porter ka likhne ka andaaz hamesha se hi ek alag charm rakhta tha. Unke geet humorous hone ke saath-saath ek tarah ka elite sophistication bhi le kar aate the. “Where Is the Life That Late I Led” bhi isi tradition ka hissa tha. Yeh gaana jab stage par perform hota tha, tab audience iske witty lyrics aur dramatic delivery ka pura maza leti thi.
Aaj bhi, yeh gaana musicals ke fans ke dilon mein ek khaas jagah rakhta hai. Jo log Kiss Me, Kate dekhte hain, unke liye yeh sirf ek gaana nahi balki ek puri kahani hai – ek aise insaan ki kahani jo apni badli hui zindagi ko accept to kar raha hai, par saath hi apne purane dinon ko yaad bhi karta hai. Yeh Cole Porter ka hi jaadu tha jo ek simple comedy song ko bhi itna yaadgaar bana saka.