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Geeton Ki Kitaab - 29th September, 2015

9/29/2015

 
Song : aaNsoo bharii haiN ye jeevan kii raaheN
Movie : Parwarish (1958)
Singer : Mukesh
Lyrics : Hasrat Jaipuri
Music : Dattaram
Starring : Raj Kapoor, Mala Sinha

aaNsoo bharii haiN ye jeevan kii raaheN
ko_ii un se kah de hameN bhool jaayeN

waade bhulaa deN qasam toR deN wo
haalat pe apanii hameN chhoR deN wo
aise jahaaN se kyoN ham dil lagaayeN
ko_ii un se kah de hameN bhool jaayeN

barbaadiyoN kii ajab daastaaN hooN
shabanam bhii roye maiN wo aasmaaN hooN 
tumheN ghar mubaarak hameN apanii aaheN 
ko_ii un se kah de hameN bhool jaayeN
​

Geeton Ki Kitaab - 24th September, 2015

9/24/2015

 
Song : aaye bahaar ban ke lubhaa kar chale gaye
Movie : Rajhat (1956)
Singer : Mohd. Rafi
Lyrics : Hasrat Jaipuri
Music : Shankar Jaikishan
Starring : Pradeep Kumar, Madhubala

aaye bahaar ban ke lubhaa kar chale gaye
kyaa raaz thaa ko dil meN chhupaa kar chale gaye

kahane ko wo haseen the aaNkheN thiiN bewafaa 
haaye aaNkheN thiiN bewafaa
daaman merii nazar se bachaa kar chale gaye 

itanaa mujhe bataa_o mere dil kii dhaRakanoN 
haaye dil kii dhaRakanoN 
wo kaun the jo Khwaab dikhaakar chale gaye
​

Geeton Ki Kitaab - 22nd September, 2015

9/22/2015

 
Song : tum mujhe yooN bhulaa naa paaoge
Movie : Pagla Kahin Ka (1970)
Singer : Mohd. Rafi
Lyrics : Hasrat Jaipuri
Music : Shankar Jaikishan
Starring : Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh

tum mujhe yooN bhulaa naa paaoge
jab kabhii bhii sunoge geet mere 
sang sang tum bhii gun_gunaaoge 
haaN tum mujhe yooN bhulaa naa paaoge

wo bahaareN wo chaaNdanii raateN 
ham ne kii thii jo pyaar kii baateN
un nazaaroN kii yaad aayegii 
jab KhayaaloN meN mujh ko laaoge 
haaN tum mujhe yooN bhulaa naa paaoge

mere haathoN meN teraa cheharaa thaa 
jaise ko_ii gulaab hotaa hai
aur sahaaraa liyaa thaa baahoN kaa 
wo shaam kis tarah bhulaaoge 
haaN tum mujhe yooN bhulaa naa paaoge

mujh ko dekhe binaa qaraar naa thaa 
ek aisaa bhii daur guzaraa hai
jhooTh maanooN to poochh lo dil se 
maiN kahooNgaa to rooTh jaaoge 
haaN tum mujhe yooN bhulaa naa paaoge
​

Geeton Ki Kitaab - 17th September, 2015

9/17/2015

 
​Song : ye raat bheegii bheegii ye mast fizaa_eN
Movie : Chori Chori (1956)
Singer : Manna De, Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics : Hasrat Jaipuri
Music : Shankar Jaikishan
Starring : Raj Kapoor, Nargis

ye raat bheegii bheegii ye mast fizaa_eN
uThaa dheere dheere wo chaaNd pyaaraa pyaaraa
kyoN aag sii lagaa ke gum_sum hai chaaNdanii
sone bhii nahiiN detaa mausam kaa ye ishaaraa

iThalaatii hawaa neelam saa gagan
kaliyoN pe ye behoshii kii namii
aise meN bhii kyoN bechain hai dil
jeewan meN na jaane kyaa hai kamii
kyoN aag sii lagaa ke gum_sum hai chaaNdanii
sone bhii nahiiN detaa mausam kaa ye ishaaraa
ye raat bheegii bheegii ye mast fizaa_eN
uThaa dheere dheere wo chaaNd pyaaraa pyaaraa

jo din ke ujaale meN na milaa
dil DhooNDhe aise sapane ko
is raat kii jag-mag meN Doobii
maiN DhooNDh rahii hooN apane ko    
ye raat bheegii bheegii ye mast fizaa_eN
uThaa dheere dheere wo chaaNd pyaaraa pyaaraa
kyoN aag sii lagaa ke gum_sum hai chaaNdanii
sone bhii nahiiN detaa mausam kaa ye ishaaraa

aise meN kahiiN kyaa ko_ii nahiiN
bhoole se jo ham ko yaad kare
ik halki sii muskaan se jo
sapanoN kaa jahaaN aabaad kare
ye raat bheegii bheegii ye mast fizaa_eN
uThaa dheere dheere wo chaaNd pyaaraa pyaaraa

A Musical Sojourn Down Memory Lane

9/16/2015

 
I cannot remember a time in my life when I wasn't surrounded by music. My earliest memories are of my mother's singing, my grandmother religiously listening to Vividh Bharati from 6 in the morning till 11 at night, my father bringing home new LP and EP records and all of us gathering around to hear the latest album. I remember the joy of being allowed to flip the record for the first time, slowly progressing to playing the 78 , 331/3 and 45 rpm records by myself; the feeling of pride when I was trusted  to play them without supervision and the sense of accomplishment when I learnt how to change the needles on the turntable.

Suffice it to say that music has been part of my life at every step and there are songs linked to every memory, big or small. At a very early age, I developed a love for the written word, manifested in my love for reading. It also showed in my love for music. I have a penchant for songs with meaningful lyrics and by the time I was in my teens, had memorized hundreds of song lyrics. Yes, antakshari was a regular feature in our home most nights.

In 1980, my father gave me an unused Mohan Meakins diary (1978) for my song lyrics collection. It was triggered by the purchase of our first cassette. It had songs from Nagin on one side and Anarkali on the other. The first song that had its lyrics recorded in that diary  was "meraa dil ye pukaare aajaa". And so, the journey began. 

This blog is a tribute to all those lyricists who wrote the songs that were a big part of my life in India. They have been my constant companions through this journey that we call life, making me laugh and cry, celebrate and mourn, and make friends along the way. This is not a comprehensive database of songs nor an educational-informational site on film music. It is simply a collection of songs that I love by some of my favorite lyricists.

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