Hariyala saawan dhol bajata aaya

Hariyala saawan dhol bajata aaya
Dhin tak tak mann ke mor nachata aaya
Hariyala saawan dhol bajata aaya
Dhin tak tak mann ke mor nachata aaya
Mitti mein jaan jagata aaya
Dharti pehnegi hari chunariya banke dulhaniya

Ek agan bujhi
Ek agan lagi
Mann magan hua
Ek lagan lagi

Hariyala saawan dhol bajata aaya
Dhin tak tak mann ke mor nachata aaya
Mitti mein jaan jagata aaya
Dharti pehnegi hari chunariya banke dulhaniya

Ek agan bujhi
Ek agan lagi
Mann magan hua
Ek lagan lagi

Baith na tu mann mare
Aa gagan tale dekh pavan chale
Aaja miljul ke gaye
Jeevan ka geet naya

Ek agan bujhi
Ek agan lagi
Mann magan hua
Ek lagan lagi

Aise beej bichha re
Sukh chain ugey, dukh dard mitey
Aise beej bichha re
Sukh chain ugey, dukh dard mitey
Naino mein nache re
Sapnon ka dhaan hara
Naino mein nache re
Sapnon ka dhaan hara

Hariyala saawan dhol bajata aaya
Dhin tak tak mann ke mor nachata aaya
Mitti mein jaan jagata aaya
Dharti pehnegi hari chunariya banke dulhaniya

Ek agan bujhi
Ek agan lagi
Mann magan hua
Ek lagan lagi

Movie: Do Bigha Zamin (1953)
Director: Bimal Roy
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey
Lyricist: Shailendra
Music Composer: Salil Chowdhury

As I type this, the dhol is definitely playing in the sky outside my window. It’s that season of the year again, when the rains come cascading down, nourishing the ground and reassuring farmers in some places and wreaking havoc on city traffic in other places. This song celebrates the farmer’s perspective where lush green dreams are woven around good rains. ~ R