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Nepathya releases love song video on YouTube on Valentine's day

Nepathya releases love song video on YouTube on Valentine's day

Author: The Himalayan Times Category: Mountain February 14, 2016 Everest, Nepal

KATHMANDU: Nepali folk rock band Nepathya has launched a love song "Mero Hajur" on YouTube on the occasion of Valentine's Day. The lyric video has been made by Shashank Shrestha and his Kathaharu tea

Nepathya releases love song video on YouTube on Valentine's day KATHMANDU: Nepali folk rock band Nepathya has launched a love song "Mero Hajur" on YouTube on the occasion of Valentine's Day. The lyric video has been made by Shashank Shrestha and his Kathaharu team, and produced by Nepa~laya. Nepathya's front man Amrit Gurung wrote and composed the song 10 years ago during his trip to the Mount Everest base camp. In a statement, Gurung shared a story behind the song. "I had written and composed this song during my trek to Everest Base Camp. I was at Lobuche (4930 m) in a December night back in 2005. All my friends said I was crazy to do this route during this time. And they were right, I was crazy. I could not sleep due to the sub-zero temperature. And the thin air would not help. I put on all the cloths I had but still could not sleep. I peeped out of the window and was awestruck with the scene. It was a full moon night and the sky was clear. The mountains that surrounded me were at its magnificence, I felt they were smiling at me." "The stars were twinkling so close to me. The first person that I thought of with whom I wanted to share this view was my beloved. But she was not with me. Hence, I tried to write something. But as it was so cold, I could not even hold the pen. I then took out my recorder and recited what I had in mind. I listened to it and it sounded like a song. Immediately a tune struck my mind. But I did not have any instrument with me. I put on the recorder and recorded the tune. While doing this I did not realise what time I went off to sleep. It felt like I blinked and it was morning already." "When I woke up, I listened to the recordings I had done at night. I heard the words and the tune. It made me smile. I tried to recall - when was the last I had written and composed a love song. It had been quite a while. With the song, the tune and thought of my beloved in my mind I continued my walk towards Gorak Shep. I was still one stop away from the Base Camp."

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