Babuji dheere chalna

Babuji dheere chalna, pyaar mein zara sambhalna
Haan bade dhokhe hain, bade dhokhe hain is raah me
Babuji dheere chalna, pyar mein zara sambhalna
Haan bade dhokhe hain, bade dhokhe hain is raah me,
Babuji dheere chalna ......

Kyun ho khoye huve sar jhukaye, jaise jaate ho sab kuchh lutaaye
Yeh to babuji pehla kadam hai, nazar aate hain apne paraaye
Haan bade dhokhe hain, bade dhokhe hain is raah me
Babuji dheere chalna, pyar mein zara sambhalna
Haan bade dhokhe hain, bade dhokhe hain is raah me,
Babuji dheere chalna ......

Yeh mohabbat hai o bholebhale, karna dil ko ghamo ke hawale
Kam ulfat ka nazuk bahut hai, aake hontho pe tutenge pyale
Haan bade dhokhe hain, bade dhokhe hain is raah me
Babuji dheere chalna, pyar mein zara sambhalna
Haan bade dhokhe hain, bade dhokhe hain is raah me,
Babuji dheere chalna......

Ho gayi hai kisi se jo anban, thaamle doosra koyi daaman
Zindagani ki rahein ajab hain, ho akela to lakho hain dushman
Haan bade dhokhe hain, bade dhokhe hain is rah me
Babuji dheere chalna, pyar mein zara sambhalna
Haan bade dhokhe hain, bade dhokhe hain is raah me,
Babuji dheere chalna......

Movie: Aar Paar (1954)

Director: Guru Dutt

Singer: Geeta Dutt

Music Composer: O P Nayyar

Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri

I like all Guru Dutt films and all Geeta Dutt songs. This song warns us to be cautious about falling in love. The lyrics and the rendering bring out a 'natkhat' note to the ubiquitous 'vamp' song so characteristic of that era. The song has a special place in my heart; I used to perform it (standing on a table in one of the rooms at the girls' hostel) during my postgraduation days. ~ S