Beautiful Duet Series
I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 23 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.
Last time, I gave you Beautiful Duet #13 – Ek pardesi mera dil le gaya. So here, then, is the next one:
Song #14
Jeevan mein piya tera saath rahe
Another Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi Duet
We all want newness and hence, after having enjoyed Lata – Rafi duets during our entire life, we want to sound novel by liking other singers. However, we know that some of the best duets in Hindi movies were sung by them. Somewhere, in the layers of our memory these are lying dormant until someone like me re-evokes them. I had given you, on 07 Sep, for example, their Teri duniya se door chale hoke majboor and most of you agreed that that was a classic.
This is yet another one.
Vijay Bhatt’s 1959 Movie Goonj Uthi Shehnai
Vijay Bhatt did it once for the 1952 movie Baiju Bawra whose songs are still fondly remembered. He did it again in this movie that had the Bharat Ratna Bismillah Khan playing the Shehnai all throughout in the movie. The 1962 movie Himalaya Ki God Mein and 1965 movie Hariyali Aur Raasta are some other popular movies of his.
Songs of the movies have been a strong attraction in his movies. Baiju Bawra had 13 songs composed by Naushad and penned by Shakeel Badayuni, each one composed in a raag.
Goonj Uthi Shehnai’s story revolved around Rajendra Kumar as Kishan having learnt Shehnai on his own until Ulhas as Raghunath Maharaj hones his talent by taking him as a disciple when he was a boy. Raghunath’s daughter Ramkali (played by Anita Guha) adores him and dreams of becoming his wife. However, Kishan is so deeply in love with his childhood friend Gopi (played by Ameeta) that Rami (Ramkali) soon takes up the role of Kishan’s mother/sister to facilitate their love. Postman IS Johar as Kanhaiya is the fly in their ointment and gradually succeeds in separating the couple. In the end they die and only their souls meet.
Of course, Gopi is enamoured by Kishan’s Shehnai and feels that the right combination for them is his Sur (musical notes) and her Geet (songs).
Bharat Vyas and Vasant Desai
This duo of Lyricist – Music Director have given us some memorable songs; eg, Aye malik tere bande hum in V Shantaram’s classic Do Aankhen Barha Haath. Certainly, some of those cherished songs are in this movie:
- “Teri Shehnai Bole” Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi
- “Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet” Lata Mangeshkar
- “Maine Peena Seekh Liya” Mohd. Rafi
- “Jivan Men Piya Tera Sath Rahe” Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi
- “Haule Haule Ghoonghat Pat Khole” Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi
- “Akhiyan Bhool Gain Hain Sona” Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt
- “Mujhko Agar Bhool Jaoge Tum” Lata Mangeshkar
- “Kah Do Koi Na Kare Yahan Pyaar” Mohd. Rafi
- “Dil Ka Khilona Hai Toot Gaya” Lata Mangeshkar
The melodious resolve by the lovers to live, love and die together has been brought out beautifully in the lyrics of Bharat Vyas and extraordinarily beautiful composition by Vasant Desai.
The Lyrics
जीवन में पिया तेरा साथ रहे
हाथों में तेरे मेरा हाथ रहे
जीवन में पिया तेरा साथ रहे
जब तक सूरज चन्दा चमके
गंगा जमुना में बहे पानी
रहे तब तक प्रीत अमर अपनी
है ये जनम जनम की दीवानी
ओ रानी याद मिलन
ओ जी हो ओ ओ ओ
ओ रानी याद मिलन की ये रात रहे
हाथों में तेरे मेरा हाथ रहे …
{शृ}ंगार भरा पिया प्यार तेरा
झंकार करे है मेरे कँगना में
लगी जब से लगन मेरे मन में सजन
शहनाई बजे है मेरे अँगना में
ओ पिया याद मिलन
ओ जी हो ओ ओ ओ
ओ पिया याद मिलन की ये रात रहे
हाथों में तेरे मेरा हाथ रहे …
My Own Poetry
Hamare Dil Ka Geet
रातों के ख्वाब दिन में भी लगे आने,
तेरे प्यार में सनम हम हो गए दीवाने।
सांस रुकने लगी,
आंख झुकने लगी,
तन्हाई के पल भी अब बन गए सुहाने।
मुहब्बत की यह धुन,
इसे दिल से सुन।
सेहरा में भी आ गयी बहार,
खिल उठा है मेरा घर संसार।
ठंडी ठंडी हवाएं,
भीगी भीगी फिजायें,
तेरा ही कर रही थी इंतज़ार।
मुहब्बत की यह धुन,
इसे दिल से सुन।
ज़िन्दगी भर रहेगा अपना साथ,
हमेशा रहेगा मेरे हाथों में तेरा हाथ।
बस यूँ ही यूँ है,
हर तरफ तूँ ही तूँ है,
जन्मों जन्मों की हमारी मुलाकात।
मुहब्बत की यह धुन,
इसे दिल से सुन।
Please enjoy: Jeevan mein piya tera saath rahe…
I hope you liked my choice of Beautiful Duet #14.
Please await Beautiful Duet #15- Dam bhar jo udhar moonh dekhe.
