Wisdom in Hindi Songs
Atanu Dey
inspiring and have what I consider wisdom. When pressed to define
wisdom, I am sure I will not be able to do so. But I am sure
that we do recognize wisdom when we come across it.
To start off, let me state a few examples of what I mean by these
types of songs:
1. Allah tero naam, Ishwar tero naam
Sabko sanmati dey bhagawan
...
O sarey jag ke rakhwaaley
Nirbal ko bal deyne waaley
Balwaan ko tu dey dey gyan...
2. Tora man darpan kahlaayey
Bhale burey saarey karmo ko
Deykhe aur deekhaye
...
Man hi devta, man hi ishwar
Man say bada na koi
Man ujiaara jub jub phailay
Jug ujiaara hoi
Is ujley darpan pur pranee
Dhool na jamne paaye...
3. In the song, 'Mera Naam Raju', there is a wonderful
verse which goes:
Kaviraj kahe,
Na yeh taj rahe, na yeh raj rahe
Na yeh raj-gharana
Preet and preet-key geet rahe
Kabhi loot saka na koi ye khajana...
There are many more that I know of. What in your opinion are
songs that inspire you?
I especially like Guru Nanak's bhajans and Kabir's bhajans.
For example, in one of my favorite Kabir bhajan "Man Laago Yaar
Fakiri Mein" he says:
Kahta Kabira suno bhai sadho
Sahib miley saboori mein...
Or from Guru Nanak:
Nanak bhav jal paar parey jo
Gaavey prabhu kay geet...
Regards,
Atanu
Prince Kohli
In article <atanuCz...@netcom.com>, at...@netcom.com (Atanu Dey) writes:
|> I am trying to compile a list of Hindi songs which are generally
|> inspiring and have what I consider wisdom. When pressed to define
|> wisdom, I am sure I will not be able to do so. But I am sure
|> that we do recognize wisdom when we come across it.
|> Na yeh taj rahe, na yeh raj rahe
|> Na yeh raj-gharana
|> Preet and preet-key geet rahe
^^^
"and?" Not "aur?" :-)
|> Kabhi loot saka na koi ye khajana...
Most of the bhajans would fit in the category that you outline.
However, there is one that might not strike any but the most
insightful. Here it is (p-stats thanks to Preetham and Parrikar):
Song : BaDe miya deewane, aise na bano, haseena kya chaahe hamse suno
Singer : Mohammad Rafi, Manna De
Film : Shagird
A must for every young romantic "chhada." Full of great
advice in the inimitable voice of Rafi, and if you
remember the movie, the advice does work too - finally :-)
There are lots of KK songs that fit this category too -
jeevan ke safar mein raahi, aane waala pal jaane waala
hai etc. etc. I will remember others as soon as I post this
article. KKKlanners, help!!
-Prince
Ambrish Sundaram
thought-provoking lyrics. If you need more, I could think of some more, and mail
the list to you.
1. Sajan re jhoot mat bolo - Teesri Kasam - Mukesh
2. Oho re taal mile nadi ke jal mein - Naya Din Nayee Raat - Mukesh
3. Kasme vaade pyaar vafa sab baatein hain - Upkar - Manna Dey
4. Jo raah chuni tune usi raah pe raahi chalte jaana re - Tapasya/Gharaonda
(??) - Kishore
5. Zindagi Kaisi hai paheli haai - Anand - Manna Dey
6. Dukh mein hi sukh hai chipaa re o saathi - Saawan Ko Aane Do - Chanchal
7. Nadiyaa chale chale re dhaara - Safar - Manna Dey
8. Tum besahaara ho to kisi kaa sahaaraa bano - Anurodh (???) - Manna Dey
9. Hum ko man ki shakti dena - Guddi - Lata & Chorus
10. Raahi manuva dukh ki chintaa kyoon sataati hai -Dosti (????) - Md. Rafi
11. Ruk Jaana nahin tu kahin haar ke - Imtihaan - Kishore Kumar
12. Gham ki andheri raat mein dil ko na bekaraar kar - ???? - Md. Rafi &
Talat Mehmood
13. Kuch to log kahenge logon kaa kaam hai kehnaa - Amar Prem - Kishore
14. Saathi haath badhaana - Naya Daur - Md. Rafi, Asha Bhonsle & Chorus
13. Chal akela chal akela chal akela - Mela (???) - Mukesh & Chorus
14. Tu pyaar ka sagar hai - Seema - Manna Dey & Chorus
15. Kyaa maar sakegi maut usay auron ke liyay jo jeeta hai - ???? -
Manna Dey
16. Woh subah kabhi to aayegi - Phir subah aayegi - Mukesh & Lata
17. Haal-e dil hamara jaane naa bewafa ye zamaana zamaana - ???? - Mukesh
18. Yeh duniyaa agar mil bhi jaaye to kyaa hai - Pyaasa - Md. Rafi
19. Kisi ki muskuraahaton pe ho nisaar - Anari - Mukesh
20. Insaaf ki dagar pe bachhon dikaao chal ke - ???? - Hemant Kumar
21. Insaaf kaa mandir hai ye bhagwan ka ghar hai - ???? - Md. Rafi
21. Aane wala pal jaane wala hai - ???? - Kishore Kumar
22. Aage bhi jaane naa tu peeche bhi jaane na tu - Waqt - Asha Bhonsle
This is only a small speck in the vast ocean. Hope it is of some use.
Regards
Ambrish - asun...@eccdb1.pms.ford.com
bh...@uwyo.edu
23. zindagi ka safar hai ye kaisa safar -safar- kishore
24. chingaari koi bhadke -amar prem - kishore
25. ye jeevan hai is jeevan ka -piya ka ghar- kishore
26. aai malik tere bande hum-do aankhen baara haath- manna dey(?)
27. man tara pat hari dhar -baiju bawra- rafi
28. man re tu kahen na dheer dhare...rafi-(?)
29. badi sooni sooni hai-mili-kishore
30. mera jeevan kora kagaz-kora kagaz-kishore
31. duniya bananewale kya tere man me samayee-teesri kasam- mukesh
32. dekh tere sansaar ki halat kya ho gai bhagwaan-?- hemaant kumar(?)
33. nanhe munne bacche teri mutthi me kya hai-boot polish-
34. their jara o janewale babu mister gore kaale-boot polish-
i think this itself is an overdose...
saurabh
samir ayachi
> Off-hand I am able to recollect the following songs which generally have some
> thought-provoking lyrics. If you need more, I could think of some more, and mail
> the list to you.
>
> 1. Sajan re jhoot mat bolo - Teesri Kasam - Mukesh
> 2. Oho re taal mile nadi ke jal mein - Naya Din Nayee Raat - Mukesh
[List deleted]
> 21. Aane wala pal jaane wala hai - ???? - Kishore Kumar
> 22. Aage bhi jaane naa tu peeche bhi jaane na tu - Waqt - Asha Bhonsle
>
> This is only a small speck in the vast ocean. Hope it is of some use.
>
> Regards
>
> Ambrish - asun...@eccdb1.pms.ford.com
Some more songs that definitely belong here :
23."Sansar se bhagey phirte ho bhagwan ko tum kya paogey..." - Lata, Sahir, Roshan
Every line in this song is practically dripping with wisdom, for example :
-..Yeh paap hai kya, yeh punya hai kya, reetoN par dharm ki muhren hai
har yug mein badalte dharmon ko kaise adarsh banaogey....
and
-..Hum kehtey hain yeh jag apna hai, tum kehte ho jhoota spana hai,
hum janam bita ke jaengey, tum janam gawaN kar jaogey...
24. Chin, Arab hamara, Hindostan hamara, rehne ko ghar nahi hai
Sara jahan hamara....(don't know any P-stats)
25. Is mod se jaatey hain, kuchch tez kadam raste, kuchch sust kadam raahen
Pathar ki haveli se, seeshey ke gharondo tak, tinkon ke nasheman tak (?)
is mod se jaatey hain...(Some say that Gulzar has embedded a really deep
philosophy in these few lines :))
26. Zindagi ka safar, hai yeh kaisa safar, koi samjha nahi, koi jana nahi
....and later...aisi kaliyan bhi hain jo khili hi nahi, jinko khilne se
pehle fiza kha gayee, aise jiwan bhi jo jiye hi nahi......
27. Diye jalte hain, phool khiltey hain - by KK is another gem ....consider
...daulat aur jawani, ek din kho jaati hai, sacch kehta hoon saari
duniya dushman ho jaati hai....
and
....is rang rup pe dekho, hargiz naaz na karna, jaan bhi maangey yaar to de
dena naraaz na karna...
and of course....our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought...
28. Hain sabse madhur woh geet jinhe ham dard ke sur mein gaatey hain,
jab had se guzar jaati hai khushi, aasoon hi chalaktey aate hain...
No dearth of "wise" songs in Hindi I guess :)
Samir.
XQsit
I can think of some :
1) Sajan re zooth mat bolo
2) Jindagi har kadam ik naya jang hein
3) Jindagee ka safar
I would say that most of the songs begining with Jindagi / Duniya will fit
in the Wisdom classification.
XQ...@aol.com
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1. Zindagi ke safar mein guzar jaate hain jo mukaam - Kishore Kumar
2. Apne liye jiye to kyaa jiye - Badal - Manna Dey
Add to these, the innumerable patriotic songs, the songs hinging around a
mother's love for her children, brother sister songs etc. etc., and the list
just grows. As an afterthought, whoever said, after adding to the list, that
this itself is an overdose, was probably kidding. How can one even think of
overdose, when the initial dosage itself is just a tiny speck ?
Cheers,
Ambrish - asun...@eccdb1.pms.ford.com
SINGH, ASHOK
How about:
Diwaano se yeh mat pucho - UPKAR - Mukesh
Aadmi jo kehta hai, aadmi jo sunta hai - MAJBOOR - Kishore Kumar
Ashok
>
>Regards
>
>Ambrish - asun...@eccdb1.pms.ford.com
Nirav Shah
Please forgive me if I screw up...
This from movie Ankush:
Itnee Shakti hamaiN dena daataa...Man (mind, not man!) ka vishwas kamjor ho na
Hum Chale naik rasteN pe (???)...Bhool kar bhi koi bhool ho na...
Please fill in the rest...thanks!
- Nirav
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