Raah pe rehte hain
Yaadon pe basar karte hain
Khush raho ehle watan
Hum toh safar karte hain
Raah pe rehte hain
Yaadon pe basar karte hain
Khush raho ehle watan
Hum toh safar karte hain
Jal gaye jo dhoop mein toh
Saaya ho gaye
Jal gaye jo dhoop mein toh
Saaya ho gaye
Aasman ka koi kona
Odha, so gaye
Jo guzar jaati hain bas
Uspe guzar karte hain
Raah pe rehte hain
Yaadon pe basar karte hain
Khush raho ehle watan
Hum toh safar karte hain
Udte pairon ke taley jab
Behti hain zameen
Udte pairon ke taley jab
Behti hain zameen
Mudke humne koi manzil
Dekhi hi nahin
Raat din rahon pe hum
Shyam-o-sehar karte hain
Raah pe rehte hain
Yaadon pe basar karte hain
Khush raho ehle watan
Hum toh safar karte hain
Movie: Namkeen (1982)
Director: Gulzar
Singer: Kishore Kumar
Lyricist: Gulzar
Music Composer: R D Burman
When I realised S was posting a song from ‘Namkeen’, I decided to do the equivalent of colour coding our outfits: I picked another song from the same movie. This is Gulzar again and as you’ve probably realised by now, I am a fan of the man. I love the images he creates: surviving on memories, draping a blanket that is actually a corner of the sky, the ground flowing beneath flying feet—is it any wonder I cannot have enough of his songs? Although picturised on the truck driver played by Sanjeev Kumar, this song, especially its refrain, could well be the anthem of those infected by wanderlust. The song also has a clever use of synonyms which do not jar but actually seem to blossom into greater flavour and meaning with each hearing: Raat-din raah pe hum shyam-o-sehar karte hain OR jo guzar jaati hain bas uspe guzar karte hain. This is also Kishore Kumar in an unusually pensive, and therefore, compelling tone. To top it all, this is a gem from that musical trinity: Gulzar-Kishore-RD. There are the typical, seemingly incongruous, but really musical, sounds of RD, but presented in an atypical style. The tonal repetition seems to emphasise the blandness of the journey, which is all the character knows, but which he enthuses with a poetic vision. What’s not to like? ~ R
Yaadon pe basar karte hain
Khush raho ehle watan
Hum toh safar karte hain
Raah pe rehte hain
Yaadon pe basar karte hain
Khush raho ehle watan
Hum toh safar karte hain
Jal gaye jo dhoop mein toh
Saaya ho gaye
Jal gaye jo dhoop mein toh
Saaya ho gaye
Aasman ka koi kona
Odha, so gaye
Jo guzar jaati hain bas
Uspe guzar karte hain
Raah pe rehte hain
Yaadon pe basar karte hain
Khush raho ehle watan
Hum toh safar karte hain
Udte pairon ke taley jab
Behti hain zameen
Udte pairon ke taley jab
Behti hain zameen
Mudke humne koi manzil
Dekhi hi nahin
Raat din rahon pe hum
Shyam-o-sehar karte hain
Raah pe rehte hain
Yaadon pe basar karte hain
Khush raho ehle watan
Hum toh safar karte hain
Movie: Namkeen (1982)
Director: Gulzar
Singer: Kishore Kumar
Lyricist: Gulzar
Music Composer: R D Burman
When I realised S was posting a song from ‘Namkeen’, I decided to do the equivalent of colour coding our outfits: I picked another song from the same movie. This is Gulzar again and as you’ve probably realised by now, I am a fan of the man. I love the images he creates: surviving on memories, draping a blanket that is actually a corner of the sky, the ground flowing beneath flying feet—is it any wonder I cannot have enough of his songs? Although picturised on the truck driver played by Sanjeev Kumar, this song, especially its refrain, could well be the anthem of those infected by wanderlust. The song also has a clever use of synonyms which do not jar but actually seem to blossom into greater flavour and meaning with each hearing: Raat-din raah pe hum shyam-o-sehar karte hain OR jo guzar jaati hain bas uspe guzar karte hain. This is also Kishore Kumar in an unusually pensive, and therefore, compelling tone. To top it all, this is a gem from that musical trinity: Gulzar-Kishore-RD. There are the typical, seemingly incongruous, but really musical, sounds of RD, but presented in an atypical style. The tonal repetition seems to emphasise the blandness of the journey, which is all the character knows, but which he enthuses with a poetic vision. What’s not to like? ~ R
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