Bhanwara bada naadaan haaye

Bhanwara bada naadaan haaye,
Bagiyan ka mehmaan haaye
Fir bhi jaane na, jaane na, jaane na
Kaliyan ki muskaan haaye

Kabhi ud jaaye, kabhi mandraaye
Bhedh jiya ke khole na
Saamne aaye, nain milaaye
Mukh dekhe kuchh bole na

Ankhiyon mein rajake, chale bach bachke
Jaise ho koi begaana
Rahe sang dil ke, mile nahin mil ke
Ban ke rahe wo anjaana

Koi jab roke, koi jab toke
Gungun karta bhaage re
Na kuchh poochhe, na kuchh boojhe
Kaisa anaadi laage re

Movie: Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
Director: Abrar Alvi
Singer: Asha Bhosle
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Music Director: Hemant Kumar

A song full of mischief in an otherwise sombre, dark film. Make no mistake, I love the film and all the other songs in it. However, I already chose a rather sad song for this month. So let me balance it out with this! The joyful tone, so unique to Asha Bhosle, and the antics of a young Waheeda Rehman make the song thoroughly enjoyable. ~ S