Nain humare sanjh sakaare

Nain humare sanjh sakaare dekhe lakhon sapne
Sach yeh kahin honge ya nahin
Koi jaane na, koi jaane na yahan

Chalte rahe dagar pe gum ki jinke vaaste
Chalte rahe dagar pe gum ki jinke vaaste
Chalte rahe dilon ko ajnabi se raaste
Sadiyon se chhaye, yeh jo sapnon ke saaye
Sach yeh kahin honge ya nahin
Koi jaane na, koi jaane na yahan

Mann yeh kahe dukhi na ho, dukhon se haar ke
Mann yeh kahe dukhi na ho, dukhon se haar ke
Likhte rahe jo aansuon se geet pyaar ke
Geet woh chahe roye koi hans ke gaaye
Sach yeh kahin honge ya nahin
Koi jaane na, koi jaane na yahan

Sunte rahe bahaaron ki jo roz aahatein
Sunte rahe bahaaron ki jo roz aahatein
Chunte rahe labon pe hum toh muskuraahatein
Dil mein dabaaye lakhon armaan jo haye
Sach yeh kahin honge ya nahin
Koi jaane na, koi jaane na yahan
Nain humare sanjh sakare dekhe lakhon sapne
Sach yeh kahin honge ya nahin
Koi jaane na, koi jaane na yahan

Movie: Annadata (1972)
Director: Asit Sen
Singer: Mukesh
Lyricist: Yogesh
Music Composer: Salil Chowdhury

I chose Raaton ke saaye ghane from Annadata because of its haunting tune. I also wanted to present an example of Salil Chowdhury’s knack for adapting the same tune for lyrics in different languages.

However, I chose this song from the same film purely because of its lyrics.

 

Sach yeh kahin honge ya nahin, Koi jaane na, koi jaane na yahan - You begin a new life, year, month, week, or day with nothing but dreams. Whether you laugh or cry while you wait, you never know if your hopes and dreams will come true. There is no way other than to forge ahead. Of course, you can always choose to stop living but where is the zindadili in that, eh? ~ S