Priye praneshwari…

Priye… priye…
Priye praneshwari…
Priye praneshwari, Hridayeshwari
Yadi aap hume aadesh kare to
Prem ka hum Shri Ganesh kare
Yadi aap hume aadesh kare to
Prem ka hum Shri Ganesh kare
Priye praneshwari…

Ye chakshu tere, chanchal chanchal
Ye chakshu tere, chanchal chanchal
Ye kuntal bhi, shyamal shyamal
Ye adhar dhare jivan jwala
Ye rup chandr shital, shital
O kaamini…
O kaamini, prem vishesh kare
Yadi aap hume aadesh kare to
Prem ka hum Shri Ganesh kare
Yadi aap hume aadesh kare to
Prem ka hum Shri Ganesh kare
Priye praneshwari…

Ho sanchit punyo ki asha
Ho sanchit punyo ki asha
Sun vyathit hriday
ki mridu bhasha
Sarvasva samarpan kar de hum
Karo purn hamaari abhilasha
Gajgamini…
Gajgamini, dur klesh kare
Yadi aap hume aadesh kare to
Prem ka hum Shri Ganesh kare
Yadi aap hume aadesh kare to
Prem ka hum Shri Ganesh kare
Priye praneshwari…

Hum bhramar nahi iss yauvan ke
Hum bhramar nahi iss yauvan ke
Hum yaachak hain mann upavan ke
Hum bhav pushp karde arpan
Saakar karo sapne man ke
Manmohini…
Manmohini, man mein pravesh kare
Yadi aap hume aadesh kare to
Prem ka hum Shri Ganesh kare
Yadi aap hume aadesh kare to
Prem ka hum Shri Ganesh kare
Priye praneshwari…

Oh ho ho, oh ho ho ho…
O mateshri, durgeshwari
Yadi aap hume aadesh kare to
Hum yahaan se prasthaan kare
Yadi aap hume aadesh kare to
Hum yahaan se prasthaan kare
O mateshri…


Movie: Hum Tum Aur Woh (1971)

Director: Shiv Kumar

Singer: Kishore Kumar

Lyricist: Varma Malik

Music Composer: Kalyanji-Anandji

When I think of Vinod Khanna, the first song that comes to mind is ‘Chahiye thoda pyaar’ or maybe ‘Hum tumhe chahte hain’. That is largely how I remember the man. But then last week, after he passed away, S and I were having a conversation about him and his songs, and I remembered this one. Vinod Khanna in a de-glamourised avatar, Kishore Kumar at his lively best, and lyrics that are a mouthful but no less fun for that. This is a good way to remember Vinod Khanna and Kishore Kumar. ~ R