Aaha rim jhim ke ye pyaare pyaare geet

Aaha rim jhim ke ye pyare pyare geet liye
Aayi raat suhani dekho preet liye
Meet mere suno zara hawa kahe kya aa
Suno toh zara
Jhingar bole chikimiki chikimiki
Rim jhim ke ye pyare pyare geet liye

Aaha rim jhim ke ye pyare pyare geet liye
Aayi raat suhani dekho preet liye
Meet mere suno zara hawa kahe kya aa
Suno toh zara
Jhingar bole chikimiki chikimiki
Rim jhim ke ye pyare pyare geet liye

Khoyi si bheegi bheegi raat jhoome
Aankhon mein sapno ki barat jhoome
Khoyi si bheegi bheegi raat jhoome
Aankhon mein sapno ki barat jhoome
Dil ki yeh duniya aaj badalon ke saath jhoome

Aaha rim jhim ke ye pyare pyare geet liye
Aayi raat suhani dekho preet liye
Meet mere suno zara hawa kahe kya aa
Suno toh zara
Jhingar bole chikimiki chikimiki
Rim jhim ke ye pyare pyare geet liye

Aa jao dil mein basa lu tumhe
Aankhon ka kajra bana lu tumhe
Aa jao dil mein basa lu tumhe
Aankhon ka kajra bana lu tumhe
Zalim zamane ki nigahon se chupalu tumhe

Aaha rim jhim ke ye pyare pyare geet liye
Aayi raat suhani dekho preet liye
Meet mere suno zara hawa kahe kya aa
Suno toh zara
Jhingar bole chikimiki chikimiki
Rim jhim ke ye pyare pyare geet liye

Haathon mein mere tera hath rahe
Dil se jo nikli hain woh baat rahe
Haathon mein mere tera hath rahe
Dil se jo nikli hain woh baat rahe
Mera tumhara saari zindagi ka saath rahe

Aaha rim jhim ke ye pyare pyare geet liye
Aayi raat suhani dekho preet liye
Meet mere suno zara hawa kahe kya aa
Suno toh zara
Jhingar bole chikimiki chikimiki
Rim jhim ke ye pyare pyare geet liye

Movie: Usne Kaha Tha (1960)
Director: Moni Bhattacharjee
Singers: Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar
Lyricist: Shailendra
Music Composer: Salil Chowdhury

I was looking for the video of the song from Kala Bazaar that I wrote about last month when I stumbled across this. I had heard it a few times before, of course, but this was the first time I saw the video. What struck me was that this song had the same refrain (rim jhim) but a rural setting that contrasted the urban one of Kala Bazaar, especially since this one even mentions crickets, a rarity in noisy cities.

Since the monsoon is still on, I figured we could accommodate another rainy day song on our blog! ~ R