De di hume azadi

De di hume azadi bina khadg bina dhal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
De di hume azadi bina khadg bina dhal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
Aandhi mein bhi jalti rahi gandhi teri mashaal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
De di hume azadi bina khadg bina dhal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal

Dharti pe ladi tune ajab dhab ki ladaai
Daagi na kahin top na bandook chalaai
Dushman ke kile par bhi na ki tune chadhaai
Waah re fakir khoob karamaat dikhaai
Chutki mein dushmano ko diya desh se nikaal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
De di hume azadi bina khadg bina dhal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
Raghupati raghav raja ram

Shatranj bichha kar yahan baitha tha zamana
Lagta tha ki mushkil hai firangi ko harana
Takkar thi bade zor ki dushman bhi tha thana
Par tu bhi tha bapu bada ustaad purana
Mara woh kas ke daav ke ulti sabhi ki chal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
De di hume azadi bina khadg bina dhal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
Raghupati raghav raja ram

Jab jab tera bigul baja jawan chal pade
Mazdoor chal pade the aur kisaan chal pade
Hindu woh musalman, sikh pathan chal pade
Kadmon pe tere koti koti pran chal pade
Phoolon ki sej chod ke daude Jawahar Lal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
De di hume azadi bina khadg bina dhal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
Raghupati raghav raja ram

Man mein thi ahimsa ki lagan tan pe langoti
Lakhon mein ghoomta tha liye satya ki soti
Waise toh dekhne mein thi hasti teri chhoti
Lekin tujhe jhukti thi himalay ki bhi choti
Duniya mein tu bejod tha insaan bemisaal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
De di hume azadi bina khadg bina dhal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
Raghupati raghav raja ram

Jag mein koi jiya hai toh bapu tu hi jiya
Tune watan ki raah pe sab kuch luta diya
Maanga na koi takht na toh taj hi liya
Amrit diya sabhi ko magar khud zehar piya
Jis din teri chita jali, roya tha mahakaal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
De di hume azadi bina khadg bina dhal
Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
Raghupati raghav raja ram

Movie: Jagriti (1954)

Director: Satyen Bose

Singer: Asha Bhosle

Lyricist: Kavi Pradeep

Music Composer: Hemant Kumar

I chose this song not because of any religious or political affiliations but because like the last song, this also evokes memories. As children, my brother and I would sing this song loudly whenever there was a power cut. Over the years, I have found myself humming this even without power cuts.

It is so easy to sing as are all the other songs in this film. All credit to the brilliance of Hemant Kumar’s music and Kavi Pradeep’s lyrics. ~ S