I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.
This is the Song #40 in the series. I hope you liked Song #40 – Ek woh bhi diwali thi.
Song #41
O sajna barkha bahaar aayi
Theme-word: The last line: Akhiyon mein raina gayi, Nindiya na aayi
Everyone’s Favourite Rain-Song
What Suhani raat dhal chuki is to Mohammad Rafi, this song is to Lata Mangeshkar; in that, if you join a new group on songs and music and you want to impress people with your excellent taste, you’d, as quickly as possible, put up Suhani raat dhal chuki and O sajana barkha bahar aayi.
Anyone could have put up this in this series. However, it has come to me to actually do so.
Parakh – 1960 Movie
Parakh was produced and directed by Bimal Roy on a satire or farcical story penned by Salil Chowdhury who also composed the songs including this one.
I loved the satire. The postmaster in the small village receives a cheque of Rupees 5 Lakhs (during those days, a really princely sum) to be given to a person of the village who’d use it for the good of the people. Indian democracy is all about greed and “coming to power” and so was the case with greedy village authorities vying with one another to receive the grand cheque.
In the midst of this is Sadhana and her lover Basanta Chowdhury.
This rainy-night song is sung by her pining for him.
The Song
The song was penned by Shailendra who also penned Madhumati songs for Salil da.
Lata Mangeshkar has sung some of her best songs for Sadhana and we have already taken up Lag jaa gale (another Raat song).
This song was composed by Salil da in Raag Khammaj (otherwise composing songs in Western classical tunes such as Dil tadap tadap ke keh raha hai and Jaaneman jaaneman tere do nayan). The taal is the commonest taal Kaherava. Some of the background music was thought of by him by listening to the swish of the wiper of his Ambassador car.
Here are the lyrics:
(ओ सजना, बरखा बहार आई
रस की फुहार लाई, अँखियों मे प्यार लाई ) – २
ओ सजना
तुमको पुकारे मेरे मन का पपिहरा – २
मीठी मीठी अगनी में, जले मोरा जियरा
ओ सजना …
(ऐसी रिमझिम में ओ साजन, प्यासे प्यासे मेरे नयन
तेरे ही, ख्वाब में, खो गए ) – २
सांवली सलोनी घटा, जब जब छाई – २
अँखियों में रैना गई, निन्दिया न आई
ओ सजना …
My Own Poetry
Phir Barsaat Chali Aayi
आज फिर भीगने का दिल करता है बरसात में,
कुछ शोख़ हवा चली है सुहानी रात में I
यादों की बूंदे दिल के आँगन में गिर रही हैं,
और दस्तक दे रही हैं देहलीज़-ऐ-जज़्बात पे I
मेरे रूखे जहान पे सावन को भी तरस आ गया,
लगता है रो रहा है वह भी मेरे हालात पे I
घने धुएं में रौशनी की किरण जगमगाई है,
कुछ और लौ बची है शमा-ए-हयात में I
सावन क्या आया, बस यूँ लगता है,
हल चल सी मच गयी है कायनात में I
हवाएं उनकी बज़्म से लायी हैं खुशबू,
उधर उठ के देखता हूँ बात बात पे I
सोचता हूँ, रवि, यह कहीं सरआब तो नहीं,
कुछ हकीकत तो होगी ख्याल-ए-करामात में I
Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: O sajna, barkha bahar aayi…
I hope you liked my choice of Raat or Din Song #41.
Please await Raat or Din Song #42- Zulfon ki chhaon mein chehre ko.
