O sajna, barkha bahaar aayi

O sajna…
O sajna, barkha bahaar aayi,
Ras ki puhaar layi, akhiyon mein pyaar laayi,
O sajna, barkha bahaar aayi,
Ras ki puhaar layi, akhiyon mein pyaar laayi,
O sajna…

Tum ko pukaare mere mann ka papihara
Tum ko pukaare mere mann ka papihara
Meethi meethi agni mein jaley mora jiyara

O sajna, barkha bahaar aayi,
Ras ki puhaar layi, akhiyon mein pyaar laayi,
O sajna…

Aisi rimjhim mein o sajan, pyaase pyaase mere nayan
Tere hi khwaab mein kho gaye
Aisi rimjhim mein o sajan, pyaase pyaase mere nayan
Tere hi khwaab mein kho gaye
Saawli saloni ghata jab jab chaayi
Saawli saloni ghata jab jab chaayi
Aakhiyon mein raina gayi, neendiya na aayi

O sajna, barkha bahaar aayi,
Ras ki puhaar layi, akhiyon mein pyaar laayi,
O sajna, barkha bahaar aayi,
Ras ki puhaar layi, akhiyon mein pyaar laayi,
O sajna…

Movie: Parakh (1960)

Director: Bimal Roy

Singer: Lata Mangeshkar

Lyricist: Shailendra

Music Composer: Salil Chowdhury

It’s that time of the year: the farmers are looking sky-ward and the city dwellers are looking weather app-ward. We await what we hope will be a good monsoon to drench our fields and keep the water running through our taps. What better song to herald the season than this? A young Sadhana, hair unbound, a melodious Lata, a Salil-da in great form, a benevolent rain god conjured up by Bimal-da... May the rains soak our souls with joy!  ~ R