Bachpan ke din bhula na dena

O... bachpan ke din bhula na dena
O... bachpan ke din bhula na dena
Aaj hanse kal rula na dena
Aaj hanse kal rula na dena
O... bachpan ke din bhula na dena

Lambe hain jeevan ke raste
Aao chale hum gaate hanste
Lambe hain jeevan ke raste
Aao chale hum gaate hanste
Gaate hanste aa aa aa aa
Door desh ek mahal banaaye
Pyaar ka jis mein deep jalaaye
Door desh ek mahal banaaye
Pyaar ka jis mein deep jalaaye
Deep jalaaye
Deep jalaakar bujha na dena
Aaj hanse kal rula na dena
O... bachpan ke din bhula na dena

Ruth badle ya jeevan beete
Dil ke tarane ho na purane
Ruth badle ya jeevan beete
Dil ke tarane ho na purane
Hahaha haha ha ha...
Naino mein bankar sapan suhane
Aayenge ek din yahi zamane
Ahahaa...
Naino me ban kar sapan suhane
Aayenge ek din yahi zamane
Yahi zamane
Yaad humari mita na dena
Aaj hanse kal rula na dena
O... bachpan ke din bhula na dena

Movie: Deedar (1951)
Director: Nitin Bose
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum
Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni
Music Composer: Naushad Ali

This song has two versions. The one featured here is sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Shamshad Begum. It has young Tabassum and Parikshit Sahni happily riding a horse. The second, a Mohammed Rafi solo lip-synced by Dilip Kumar, is rather dark and angsty. 

I chose this because I don’t like the melodrama in the other version. Not that this is flawless—Shakeel Badayuni’s lyrics feel more suited to grown-ups. However, watching Tabassum and Parikshit enjoying a ride is far better than seeing Dilip Kumar making a fool of himself. 😜 ~ S