Pankh hoti toh ud aati re

Oooo…
Pankh hoti toh ud aati re, rasiya o zaalima
Tujhe dil ka daag dikhlaati re
Oooo…
Pankh hoti toh ud aati re, rasiya o zaalima
Tujhe dil ka daag dikhlaati re

Yaadon mein khoyi pahunchi gagan mein
Panchhi ban ke sachchi lagan mein
Yaadon mein khoyi pahunchi gagan mein
Panchhi ban ke sachchi lagan mein
Door se dekha mausam haseen tha
Door se dekha mausam haseen tha
Aanewaale tu hi nahin tha
Rasiya o zaalima, tujhe dil ka daag dikhlaati re
Oooo…
Pankh hoti toh ud aati re, rasiya o zaalima
Tujhe dil ka daag dikhlaati re

Kirane banke baahein failaayi
Aas ke baadal pe ja ke leharaayi
Kirane banke baahein failaayi
Aas ke baadal pe ja ke leharaayi
Jhool chuki main waade ka jhoola
Jhool chuki main waade ka jhoola
Tu to apna waada bhi bhoola
Rasiya, o zaalima, tujhe dil ka daag dikhlaati re
Oooo…
Pankh hoti to ud aati re, rasiya o zaalima
Tujhe dil ka daag dikhlaati re
Oooo…
Pankh hoti to ud aati re, rasiya o zaalima
Tujhe dil ka daag dikhlaati re
Oooo…
Pankh hoti to ud aati re, rasiya o zaalima
Tujhe dil ka daag dikhlaati re
Oooo…
Pankh hoti to ud aati re…

Movie: Sehra (1963)

Director: V Shantaram

Singer: Lata Mangeshkar

Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri

Music Composer: Ramlal Heerapanna

This song by Lata Mangeshkar is a family favourite because of three reasons—it is from a V Shantaram film, it is sung magnificently, and because Sandhya dances beautifully to it.

I love it because it makes me feel carefree, the credit for which should go to the composer. The tune, to me, is liberating. It makes me think of clear, blue, wide open skies and birds flying free and happy. ~ S