RAAT AUR DIN SONG #49 – LIKHE JO KHAT TUJHE

I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Aug 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.

This is the Song #49 in the series. I hope you liked Song #48 – Zindagi ke safar mein.

Song #49
Likhe jo khat tujhe
Theme-word: Savera jab hua wo phool ban gaye, Jo raat aayi to sitaare ban gaye

Neeraj Gopaldas

The commercial failure of the only production of Shailendra (Lyricist): Teesri Kasam (mainly due to the delay in its release by two years due to Raj Kapoor’s priority of releasing his Sangam first) led to Shailendra taking to drinks heavily, which led to his death on 14 Dec 1966, the year of release of Teesri Kasam.

Shankar Jaikishan (Neeraj’s son in an article in The Tribune on 12 Aug 2018 claimed that “rift had developed between Shankar and Jaikishan and Raj Kapoor due to the commercial failure of Mera Naam Joker” (1970 movie) were, therefore, looking for a replacement for Shailendra and Neeraj came in handy. He had begun his career with 1964 movie Cha Cha Cha.

Kanyadaan – 1968 Movie

(Poster courtesy: en.wikipedia.org)

This movie, directed by Mohan Sehgal was the first movie when Neeraj wrote for Shankar Jaikishan, together with Hasrat Jaipuri. Hasrat Jaipuri wrote four of the songs and Neeraj wrote three. Neeraj’s song became the most popular song of the movie.

It was sung by Mohammad Rafi for Shashi Kapoor. He addressed it to Asha Parekh who, it turned out, was already married when just a girl though she had never met the husband.

Lyrics

लिखे जो ख़त तुझे वो तेरी याद में
हज़ारों रंग के नज़ारे बन गए
सवेरा जब हुआ तो फूल बन गए
जो रात आई तो सितारे बन गए

कोई नगमा कहीं गूँजा, कहा दिल ने के तू आई
कहीं चटकी कली कोई, मैं ये समझा तू शरमाई
कोई ख़ुशबू कहीं बिख़री, लगा ये ज़ुल्फ़ लहराई

फ़िज़ा रंगीं अदा रंगीं, ये इठलाना ये शरमाना
ये अंगड़ाई ये तनहाई, ये तरसा कर चले जाना
बना दे ना कहीं मुझको, जवां जादू ये दीवाना

जहाँ तू है वहाँ मैं हूँ, मेरे दिल की तू धड़कन है
मुसाफ़िर मैं तू मंज़िल है, मैं प्यासा हूँ तू सावन है
मेरी दुनिया ये नज़रें हैं, मेरी जन्नत ये दामन है

My Own Poetry

Tum Ho To Sab Kuchh Hai, Tum Nahin To Kuchh Bhi Nahin

फूल हैं बड़े सुन्दर और रंगीले,
लाल, हरे, नीले और पीले I
इनसे अलग एक है सबसे प्यारा,
वह है सनम चेहरा तुम्हारा I

तुम हो तो ज़िन्दगी है चमन,
तुम नहीं तो ज़िन्दगी वीरान,
फूलों को भी पता है जान-ए-बहार,
तुम्ही तो हो फूलों की जान I

भँवरे बाग़ में गुनगुनाते हैं,
तितलियों संग मन लुभाते हैं I
पर सबसे दिलकश है तुम्हारा गीत,
जिसने मेरा दिल लिया है जीत I

तुम हो तो ज़िन्दगी है सुरीली,
तुम नहीं तो ज़िन्दगी सुनसान,
भंवरों को भी पता है जान-ए-मौसिकी,
तुम्ही तो हो भंवरों की जान I

झरने ताज़गी बरसा रहे हैं,
आशिकों के दिल तरसा रहें हैं I
पर फ़िज़ाएं जो चूमें तेरे रुखसार,
ले के आएं हसीं प्यार की बौछार I

तुम हो तो ज़िन्दगी में ताज़गी,
तुम नहीं तो ज़िन्दगी वीरान,
झरनों को भी पता है जान-ए-शादाब,
तुम्ही तो हो झरनों की जान I

सपनो की दुनिया लगती है रंगीन,
बादलों के ऊपर वह नगरी हसीन,
पर जिसने देखा तेरी आँख का नज़ारा,
ख्वाब-ए-जन्नत से कर बैठा किनारा I

तुम हो तो वो दुनिया पहचानी है,
तुम नहीं तो वो दुनिया अनजान,
सपनो को भी पता है जान-ए-ख्वाब,
तुम्ही तो हो सपनो की जान I

The Song

Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Likhe jo khat tujhe…

I hope you liked my choice of Raat or Din Song #49.

Author: Sunbyanyname

I have done a long stint in the Indian Navy that lasted for nearly thirty seven years; I rose as far as my somewhat rebellious and irreverent nature allowed me to. On retirement, in Feb 2010, the first thing that occurred to me, and those around me, was that I Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (you will find an article with this title in this blog) and hadn't lost all my noodles and hence thought of a blog titled 'This 'n That'. I later realised that every third blog is called 'This 'n That' and changed the name to 'Sunbyanyname'. I detest treading the beaten track. This blog offers me to air 'another way' of looking at things. The idea is not just to entertain but also to bring about a change. Should you feel differently, you are free to leave your comments. You can leave comments even when you agree and want to share your own experience about the topic of the blog post. Impudent or otherwise, I have never been insousciant and I am always concerned about the betterment of community, nation and the world. I hope the visitors of this blog would be able to discern it.

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