Any idea who has written the lyrics for the song?
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> Rahman promises to go beyond 'Waka Waka' with CWG theme songPTI, Aug 16,
> 2010, 12.20pm IST Tags:waka waka
> <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=waka waka> |suresh
> kalmadi <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Suresh-Kalmadi>
> |shovana narayan
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> [AR Rahman] NEW DELHI: It will be another 10 days before the
> Commonwealth Games
> <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=the Commonwealth
> Games> theme song is officially launched but Oscar-winning composerAR
> Rahman <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=AR Rahman> on
> Monday promised it would be worth the wait as his 'Yaaro India
> <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/India> bula liya' would be
> unlike anything that has happened before.
>
> Rahman said the song would go beyond Shakira's chart-buster for this
> year's soccer World Cup
> <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=soccer World Cup>
> 'Waka Waka'.
>
> Rahman said the launch of the song will have to wait some more because
> he is still giving some final touches.
>
> "I have been working on the song for the past six months. It is in my
> voice with a chorus and I promise that it will be a big part of the
> celebration and will be unlike anything that has happened before in
> India," the celebrated musician told reporters.
>
> Rahman, however, refused to give details about the song beyond the
> opening line 'Yaaro India bula liya', saying it would be better if it is
> launched properly.
>
> "I can't reveal much because I have to tweak the lyrics a bit and add
> some sound elements. But the song is about India, about energy, winning
> and not giving up. We want the crowd to sing along with us at the
> opening ceremony. It is simple but not simplistic," he said.
>
> When asked whether the song will manage to overshadow Shakira's popular
> football World Cup
> <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=football World Cup>
> anthem 'Waka Waka', Rahman said it is "exactly no" Waka Waka'.
>
> "It is not 'Waka Waka'. We wanted to go beyond it. It is complex,
> difficult to explain but I am sure you will like it when you hear it,"
> he added.
>
> Rahman has also planned an orchestra and a dedication to the country's
> cultural heritage and Mahatma Gandhi.
>
> "I have cancelled all my prior engagements to prepare this theme so you
> can understand how serious I am about this," he added.
>
> Rahman said that he was initially apprehensive whether the GoM will like
> the song but they liked the song.
>
> "I was a little bit apprehensive if they will like it because the Group
> <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Group> of Minister
> consist of aged people but they all liked and approved it," he said.
>
> Organising committee
> <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Organising committee>
> chairman Suresh Kalmadi said the theme will make every Indian proud.
>
> "The GOM gave us their consent in the 26th meeting yesterday and I am
> sure Rahman's song will make every Indian happy and it will spread
> awareness," he said.
>
> The opening ceremony will have Rahman performing live. Filmmaker Shyam
> Benegal, who heads the CWG
> <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=CWG> cultural
> committee, was also present along with noted dancer Shovana Narayan,
> creative head of the committee Bharat Bala and director of Wizcraft
> International Entertainment, Viraf Sarkari.
>
>
> Read more: Rahman promises to go beyond 'Waka Waka' with CWG theme song
> - Top Stories - Commonwealth Games - Events & Tournaments - Sports - The
> Times of India
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