Zindagi or Jeevan Songs Series
I started this series on my Facebook group Yaad Kiya Dil Ne on 18 Oct 20. Since then, many other members have put up these songs. Here, I shall be giving you one of my own, per day.
I hope you liked my choice for Song #52 – Mere dushman tu meri dosti ko tarse in Zindagi or Jeevan Songs series. Let’s start with Song #53.
Song #53
Dil laga kar hum ye samajhe
Theme-word: Zindagi kya cheez hai
Reminds Me of a Funny Anecdote
A very young boy, only 17 years old, died and as expected the hapless mother was inconsolable. During the mourning, she cried, “Abhi to is ne Zindagi bhi dekhi na thi.” At this the 16 years old girl, next door, whispered to her, “Udaas mat hoyiye maan ji; Zindagi to maine dikha di thi.”
Truly, the only Zindagi that you experience is when you are in Love. Look at the difference between us Indians and the English as Ian Fleming wrote in a Jemes Bond novel, “You only live twice; once when you are born and once when you look death in the face.” Whereas, we Indians consider Zindagi as the one spent in love.
This song is by the maestro Shakeel Badayuni. However, even others such as Rajinder Krishan had this to say:
ज़िंदगी प्यार की दो चार घड़ी होती है
चाहे थोड़ी भी हो ये उम्र बड़ी होती है
The Song
It is from the 1965 movie Zindagi Aur Maut directed by Nisar Ahmad Ansari and starring Pradeep Kumar and Faryal.
The song was penned by Shakeel Badayuni and composed by C Ramchandra. It has two versions, the male one sung by Mahendra Kapoor and the female one sung by Asha Bhosle.
Here are the lyrics of Mahendra Kapoor version:
दिल लगाकर हम ये समझे, ज़िंदगी क्या चीज़ है
इश्क़ कहतें हैं किसे और, आशिक़ी क्या चीज़ है
हाय ये रुख़सार के शोले, ये बाहें मर्मरी
आपसे मिलकर ये दो बातें, समझ में आ गईं
धूप किसका नाम है और चाँदनी क्या चीज़ है
आपकी शोख़ी ने क्या-क्या, रूप दिखलाए हमें
आपकी आँखों ने क्या-क्या, जाम पिलवाए हमें
होश खो बैठे तो जाना, बेख़ुदी क्या चीज़ है
आपकी राहों में जबसे हमने रखा है क़दम -२
हमको ये महसूस होता है कि हैं मंज़िल पे हम
कोई क्या जाने मोहब्बत की खुशी क्या चीज़ है
Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy: Dil laga kar hum ye samajhe..
I hope you enjoyed my choice for Song #53 in the series.
Please await Song #54 – Chandni aayi banke pyar.
