Hain sabse madhur woh geet jinhe

Hain sabse madhur woh geet jinhe,
Hain sabse madhur woh geet jinhe, hum dard ke sur mein gaate hain
Hum dard ke sur mein gaate hain
Jab hadh se guzar jaati hain khushi, ansoo bhi chalakte aate hain
Ansoo bhi chalakte aate hain
Hain sabse madhur woh geet

Kaanton mein khile hain phool humare, rang bhare armaano ke
Rang bhare armaano ke
Kaanton mein khile hain phool humare, rang bhare armaano ke
Rang bhare armaano ke
Naadan hain jo inn kaanton se, daaman ko bachaaye jaate hain
Daaman ko bachaaye jaate hain
Hain sabse madhur woh geet

Jab gham ka andhera ghir aaye, samjho ke savera door nahin
Samjho ke savera dur nahin
Jab gham ka andhera ghir aaye samjho ke savera door nahin
Door nahin
Har raat ka hain paigaam yehi, taare bhi yehi dohraate hain
Taare bhi yehi dohraate hain
Hain sabse madhur woh geet

Pehlu mein paraaye dard basaake, hansna hansaana seekh zara
Tu hansna hansaana seekh zara
Pehlu mein paraaye dard basaake, hansna hansaana seekh zara
Tu hansna hansaana seekh zara
Toofaan se keh de ghir ke uthhe, hum pyaar ke deep jalaate hain
Hum pyaar ke deep jalaate hain
Hain sabse madhur woh geet jinhe, hum dard ke sur mein gaate hain
Hum dard ke sur mein gaate hain
Hain sabse madhur woh geet

Movie: Patita (1953)
Director: Amiya Chakrabarty
Singer: Talat Mahmood
Lyricist: Shailendra
Music Composers: Shankar Jaikishan

Change is exciting but can also be exhausting, so much so that you end up wondering sometimes if it’s worth all the pain. I have been physically and mentally drained for the past few days and listening to songs as I did chores was my stress relief. That’s how I happened on this one and it seemed so weirdly apt!

[I do not like the movie title since I don’t believe in the notion of a ‘fallen woman’.]

Shailendra’s take on Percy Bysshe Shelley’s famous line from ‘To a Skylark’ (‘Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought’) is beautifully sung by Talat Mahmood. I am not a fan of the ripple of music that interrupts each verse but for the most part this makes for gentle, easy listening and is full of reassurances that soothe. And the video has a charmingly young and nurturing Dev Anand which didn’t hurt either. I was in a mood to be appeased and this did the job. I was unfamiliar with this song, having only heard the more popular ‘Yaad kiya dil ne’ from the same movie. But I found that this song also has its fair share of fans from the number of videos people have uploaded on YouTube of their own personal renditions. I guess the song touches a chord for more than just me. I hope it has something for you too. ~ R