Do naina aur ek kahaani

Do naina aur ek kahaani
Do naina aur ek kahaani
Thodasa baadal, thodasa paani
Aur ek kahaani
Do naina aur ek kahaani
Thodasa baadal, thodasa paani
Aur ek kahaani
Do naina aur ek kahaani

Chhotisi do jheelon mein woh behti rehti hain
Chhotisi do jheelon mein woh behti rehti hain
Koi sune ya na sune kehti rehti hain
Kuch likhke aur kuch zubaani
Thodasa baadal, thodasa paani
Aur ek kahaani
Do naina aur ek kahaani

Thodisi hain jaani hui, thodisi nayi
Thodisi hain jaani hui, thodisi nayi
Jahaan ruke aansoo wahin poori ho gayi
Hain toh nayi phir bhi hain puraani
Thodasa baadal, thodasa paani
Aur ek kahaani
Do naina aur ek kahaani

Ek khatam ho toh doosri raat aa jaati hain
Ek khatam ho toh doosri raat aa jaati hain
Hothhon pe phir bhooli hui baat aa jaati hain
Do nainon ki hain yeh kahaani
Thodasa baadal, thodasa paani
Aur ek kahaani
Do naina aur ek kahaani

Movie: Masoom (1983)
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Singer: Aarti Mukherji
Lyricist: Gulzar 

Music Composer: R. D. Burman

Aarti Mukherji’s Bengali repertoire is far larger than her Hindi one apparently. This is her only Hindi song I have heard and I love it! She also won the Filmfare for best female playback singer for this song. Shabana Azmi is lovely in this song, and Aarti Mukherji’s voice seems like a perfect fit for her. But the scene stealer on screen is Jugal Hansraj who nails the part of a young boy grieving his dead mother and yearning for the affection that Shabana Azmi bestows on her daughters while singing this lullaby. He makes me tear up every time! ~ R