Saturday, September 21, 2013

meri jaan mujhe jaan na kaho

Word play :)
A cleverly penned song by Gulzar with the first paragraph playing with the different meanings of 'jaan' and a sedate background music by Kanu Roy (brother of Geeta Dutt), minimal and to the point. 


Movie: Anubhav (1972)
Singer: Geeta Dutt
Music Director: Kanu Roy
Lyricist: Gulzar
Cast: Tanuja,Sanjeev Kumar

meri jaan, 
mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan
meri jaan, meri jaan
mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan
meri jaan, meri jaan


jaan na kaho anjaan mujhe 
jaan kahaan rehti hai sadaa

jaan na kaho anjaan mujhe 
jaan kahaan rehti hai sadaa
anjaane, kya jaane
jaan ke jaaye kaun bhalaa
meri jaan
mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan 
meri jaan, meri jaan


sukhe saavan baras gaye
kitne baar in aankhon se

sukhe saavan baras gaye
kitne baar in aankhon se
do boondein naa barse
in bheegi palkon se
meri jaan
mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan 
meri jaan, meri jaan


honth jhuke jab honthon par
saans uljhi ho saanson mein 

honth jhuke jab honthon par
saans uljhi ho saanson mein 
do judwaan, honthon ki
baat kaho aankhon se
meri jaan
mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan
meri jaan, meri jaan
mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan
meri jaan, meri jaan

Friday, September 13, 2013

Koi gaata mein so jaata

"balm for bruised heart, sleep for aching eyes"...
One of the rare gems of Shri Harivansh Rai Bachchan placed very aptly in the movie . 


Movie: Alaap (1977)
Singer: KJ Yesudas
Music Director: Jaidev
Lyricist: Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan

koi gaata mein so jaata 
koi gaata mein so jaata 
koi gaata


sanskriti ke vistrit saagar par
sapno ki naukaa ke andar
sukh dukh ki leharon par uth gir
behtaa jaata, mein so jaataa 
koi gaata mein so jaata 
koi gaata


aankhon mein bharkar pyaar amar
aashish hatheli mein bhar kar
koi mera sir godi mein rakh
sahlaataa, mein so jaataa 
koi gaata mein so jaata 
koi gaata


mere jeevan ka khaara jal
mere jeevan ka haala hal

mere jeevan ka khaara jal
mere jeevan ka haala hal
koi apane svar mein madhumeh bhar
barsaata mein so jaataa
koi gaataa mein so jaataa
main so jaataa,mein so jaataa
koi gaata, mein so jaa ta..