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Listen to this when
Maa
For the kid in you who just wanted their mom 🤍
Who it's for
In Taare Zameen Par, a boy who struggles at school is sent to boarding school, and this song voices his longing for his mother and fear of being alone.
Abandoned, small→Comforted, understood
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Maa" is a song from the soundtrack of the 2007 Hindi film Taare Zameen Par, composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy with lyrics by Prasoon Joshi and sung by Shankar Mahadevan. In the film, Ishaan, an imaginative boy who struggles at school, is sent to a strict boarding school by his father, and the song expresses his loneliness and longing for his mother after his family leaves him there.
Where to find it
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Before you start
Age: All ages
Parting is such sweet sorrowWilliam Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2
