Yashomati maiya se bole nandlaala

Yashomati maiya se bole nandlaala
Yashomati maiya se bole nandlaala
Radha kyon gori, main kyon kaala
Radha kyon gori, main kyon kaala

O…
Yashomati maiya se bole nandlaala
Radha kyon gori, main kyon kaala
Radha kyon gori, main kyon kaala

Boli muskaati maiya, lalan ko bataaya
Boli muskaati maiya, lalan ko bataaya
Kaari andhiyaari aadhi raat mein tu aaya
Laadla kanhaiya mera, ho
Laadla kanhaiya mera, kaali kamali waala
Isiliye kaala

Yashomati maiya se bole nandlaala
Radha kyon gori, main kyon kaala
Radha kyon gori, main kyon kaala

Boli muskaati maiya, sun mere pyaare
Boli muskaati maiya, sun mere pyaare
Gori gori radhika ke nain kajraare
Kaale nainon waali ne, ho
Kaale nainon waali ne aisa jaadu daala
Isiliye kaala

Yashomati maiya se bole nandlaala
Radha kyon gori, main kyon kaala
Radha kyon gori, main kyon kaala

Itne main radha pyaari aayi ithhlaati
Itne main radha pyaari aayi ithhlaati
Maine na jaadu daala boli balkhaati
Maiya kanhaiya tera jag se niraala
Isiliye kaala

Movie: Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978)
Director: Raj Kapoor
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey
Lyricist: Pandit Narendra Sharma
Music Composers: Laxmikant-Pyarelal

April 28 was Bhanu Athaiya’s birthday. 

Bhanu, a costume designer, was the first Indian to win an Oscar; she won it for her work in Gandhi. 

I am sure there are much more brilliant examples of her craft than this film and song. However, she has mentioned in her autobiography ‘Bhanu Rajopadhye Athaiya: The Art of Costume Design’ that Raj Kapoor's fantasy, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, was one of her most challenging assignments.  

I chose this song from among the many songs in the film because I like the lyrics and because it was a pleasant surprise seeing a young Padmini Kolhapure performing it. ~ S