Aayega aanewala

Khaamosh hai zamaana
Chup chaap hain sitaare

Aaraam se hai duniyaa
Bekal hain dil ke maare

Aise mein koyi aahat
Is tarah aa rahi hai
Jaise ki chal rahaa ho
Man mein koyi hamaare

Yaa dil dhadak rahaa hai
Ik aas ke sahaare

Aayega aayega aayega...
Aayega
Aayega aanewala
Aayega
Aayega aanewala

Aayega aayega aayega
Aayega aanewala
Aayega aayega aayega

Deepak bagair kaise
Parwaane jal rahe hain
Deepak bagair kaise
Parwaane jal rahe hain
Koyi nahin chalaataa
Aur teer chal rahe hain
Koyi nahin chalaataa
Aur teer chal rahe hain
Tadpegaa koyi kab
Tak be-aas be-sahaare
Tadpegaa koyi kab
Tak be-aas be-sahaare
Lekin ye kah rahe hain
Dil ke mere ishaare
Aayega aayega aayega
Aayega aanewala
Aayega aayega aayega

Bhatki huyi jawaani
Manzil ko dhoondhti hai
Bhatki huyi jawaani
Manzil ko dhoondhti hai
Maajhi bagair naiyaa
Saahil ko dhoondhti hai
Maajhi bagair naiyaa
Saahil ko dhoondhti hai
Kyaa jaane dil ki kashti
Kab tak lage kinaare
Kyaa jaane dil ki kashti
Kab tak lage kinaare
Lekin ye kah rahe
Hain dil ke mere ishaare
Aayega aayega aayega
Aayega aanewala
Aayega aayega aayega aayega.

Movie: Mahal (1949)

Director: Kamal Amrohi

Singer: Lata Mangeshkar

Lyricist: Shakat Ali Dehlavi (Nashad)

Music Composer: Khemchand Prakash

This, again, is a song whose lines repeat. However, each time Lata Mangeshkar sings the line, it feels different. Or maybe, it is just me, finding meaning and emotion where there aren't any. I remember watching this film when Doordarshan was synonymous with TV and waiting for the song to appear. As usual, my father had told us the story, and my mother had sung the song so many times before that. I love how handsome and genuinely disturbed Ashok Kumar looks in the song. And, Madhubala... she  an all-time favourite. ~ S