Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series
I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Oct 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.
I hope you liked my choice for Song #49 – Laakhon hain nigahon mein or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #50.
Song #50
Chah barbaad karegi hamen maalum na tha
Theme-word: First stanza: Zindagi rog banegi hamen maalum na tha
Remembering Kundan Lal Saigal on His Death Anniversary 18 Jan
He was only 42 years old when he died on this day in 1947; couldn’t wait for his 43rd birthday on 11 April or for the Independence of India on 15 Aug.
This song and two other memorable songs of 1946 movie Shahjehan (a fictitious love story during the time of Emperor Shahjehan) were penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri in his debut movie (he having been given a break by the great Naushad Ali who was responsible for the career of many singers and actor including having weaned away Mukesh from imitating KL Saigal). As luck would have, all the three songs that I mention, are eminently suitable for my RRR series (Songs of Regret, Repentance and Ruefulness):
Jab dil hi too gaya hum jee ke kya karnege (KL Saigal liked it so much that he asked that this song be played at his funeral; which, unknown to him, wasn’t too far after the release of Shahjehan in late 1946.
Gham diye mustaqil, itna naazuk that dil ye na jaana.
Lyrics
Of course, KL Saigal’s singing and acting are superb and so is Naushad’s composition. However, I am primarily a Lyrical man. I maintain that the best of Majrooh was in his very first movie:
चाह बर्बाद करेगी हमें मालूम न था (२)
रोते रोते ही कटेगी हमें मालूम न था (२)
मौत भी हम पे हँसेगी हमें मालूम न था
ज़िन्दगी रोग बनेगी हमें मालूम न था (२)
चाह बर्बाद करेगी हमें मालूम न था
छायी घनघोर घटा चाँद सितारे न रहे
वह उम्मीदें न रहीं अब वह सहारे न रहे
ग़ैर तो ग़ैर ही थे वह भी हमारे न रहे
हमपे ऐसी भी पड़ेगी हमें मालूम न था (२)
चाह बर्बाद करेगी हमें मालूम न था
My Own Poetry
HUM RAHE NA HUM…
तनहाई है, उदासी है, पर इतना शोर क्यूं है?
मुहब्बत अच्छी है तो इश्क पे इतना ज़ोर क्यूं है?
चांद निकला नहीं, वही अंधेरी रात है लेकिन,
यहां कोने में खड़ा मुस्कराता चकोर क्यूं है?
उसकी जुल्फें खुली ना थी, ना ही लहराईं,
चारों तरफ फिर यह काली घटा घनघोर क्यूं है?
खुदा ने बख्शी है आदमी को ताकत ओ मजबूती,
फिर प्यार में उसी का दिल इतना कमज़ोर क्यूं है?
अब मिलते नहीं, न ही मिलने की उम्मीद बाकी है,
फिज़ा अब भी उन्हीं की ओर क्यूं है?
कहने को तो सब लोग खुद इन्हिसार और आज़ाद हैं,
ऊनके हाथों में, रवि, फिर मेरी डोर क्यूं है?
The Song
Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Chah barbaad karegi hamen maalum na tha…
I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #50 in the series.
Please await Song #51 – Woh ham na the woh tum na thi.
