thii shubh suhaag kii raat madhur
madhu chhalak rahaa thaa kaN kaN mein
sapane jagate the naino mein
armaan machalate the man mein
sardaar magan man jhuum rahaa
pal pal har anga phaDakataa thaa
hoThon par pyas mahakatii thii
praNo mein pyar dhaDakataa thaa
tab hii ghungaaT mein muskaatii 2
pag payaal chham chham chhamakaatii
raNii antahapur mein aayii
kuchh sakuchhatii kuchh sharamatii
mehandii se haath rache dono
mathe par kumkum kaa Tiikaa
gora mukahDa muskaa de to
puunam ka chaand lage phiika
dheere se baDh ChuuDavat ne 2
raNii ka ghungaT paT kholaa
nas nas mein kaund gayi bijalii
piipal patte sa tan dola
adharo.n se adhar mile jab tak
lajja ke TuuTe chhanda bandha
raN bigul dvaar par guunj uTha 2
shanaaii ka svar hua mand
bhujbandhan bhulaa aalingan
aalingan bhuul gayaa chumban
chumban ko bhul gayii san.se
sason ko bhuul gayii dhaDkan
sajakar suhaag kii sej sajii 2
bolaa na yudha ko jaauunga
terii kajaraarii alakon mein
man motii aaj biThauungaa
pehle to raNii rahi maun
phir jvaljval sii bhaDak uThii
bin badaal bin barakhaa mano
kya bijalii koi taDap uThi
ghayaal naagan sii mohtaan
ghungaaT ukhaDhkar yun bolii
talvaar mujhe de do apanii
tum pahan raho chuDii cholii
pinjaDe mein koi band sher 2
kahataa tote se jaag uThe
kya aandhi andar liye
jaise pahaD se aag uThe
ho gaya khaDaa tan kar raNaa
hathon mein bhalaa uThaa liyaa
har har bam bam bam mahaadev 2
kah kar raN ko prasthaan kiyaa
dekhaa patii kaa viir vesh
pahle to raNii harshaaii
phir sahamii jhijhakii akulaii
aakhon mein badlii ghir aayii
badaal sii gayii jharokhe par 2
par kaTii hansanii thii adhiir
ghoDe par chaDha dikhaa raNaa
jaise kamaan par chaDha tiir
dono kii aankhe hui chaar
ChuDavat phir sudbud khoii
sandesh paThakar raNii ko
mangavayaa premchinha koi
sevak jaa pahunchaa mahalon mein
raNii se mangii tainaani
raNii jhijhakii phir chhiikh uThii
bolii kah de mar gayii raNii
le khaDga haath phir kahaa Thahar
le tainaani le tainaani
ambar bola le tainaani
dharatii bolii le tainaani
haThkar chandii kii thalii mein
sevak bhaagaa le tainaani
raNaa adhiir bolaa baDhakar
la la la la la tainaani
kapaDaa jab magar haTayaa to
rah gayaa khaDaa muuraat banakar
lahu lohaan raNii ka sir
hasataa tha rakhaa thalii par
sardaar dekh kar chiitkaar uThaa
haan raNii merii raNii
adbhut hai terii kurbaanii
tuu sach much hii hai kshtraaNii
phir ed lagayii ghoDe par
dharatii bolii jay ho jay ho
thaDi raNii terii jay ho
bharaat maa terii jay ho 4
Thanks for patience.
Vinayak
I have not heard the song, but the legend of "haaDii raaNii",
being well known in Rajasthan, may I suggest a few transliteration
changes? First, a quote from http://www.mewarindia.com/ency/h.html
"Hadi Rani - the wife of the Choondawat Sardar (chieftain) who lived
in the village of Salumbar, east of Udaipur, and is the subject of
a rather startling legend of love. When Maharana RAJ SINGH I (1653-1680)
commanded her husband to join the battle against Aurangzeb, the Sardar
was in a dilemma: he had married a few days earlier, and his love
for his wife made him hesitate about going into battle. However, the
situation was grave and, Rajput honour being what it is, he had to
join the fight. He asked his wife for some memento to take with him
to the battlefield. Worried that she was an obstacle to his leaving
home and doing his duty for Mewar, she ordered that her head be severed
and presented to her husband. The Sardar, shattered but nevertheless
proud, carried the fearful memento into battle, tied around his neck
by its hair. With nothing to live for, he fought bravely until he was
killed."
...
> pehle to raNii rahi maun
> phir jvaljval sii bhaDak uThii
jvaljval?? Looks like a typo. Please check again.
...
> ghayaal naagan sii mohtaan
mohtaan ?? Shouldn't it be "bhau.Nh taan" [with raised eyebrows]
...
> pinjaDe mein koi band sher 2
> kahataa tote se jaag uThe
> kya aandhi andar liye
> jaise pahaD se aag uThe
This should be "sahasaa sote se jaag uThe"
[suddenly wakes from slumber], and "kya aandhi" here
should be "yaa aandhii", for these lines to make sense.
...
> sevak jaa pahunchaa mahalon mein
> raNii se mangii tainaani
AFAIK "tainaani" does not mean anything in Hindi.
It must be "sainaaNii" here and everywhere else
in this poem. "sainaaNii" means a memento, in
Rajasthani. This is the keyword in the legend of
Hadi Rani. A famous Rajasthani poem by Kanhaiyalal Sethia
goes like this:
"chu.nDaawat maangii sainaaNii
sir kaaT de diyo kshatraaNii,
daaduu raidaas kathii waaNii
peethaL re paaNa rahyo paaNii"
[(In the land of sand dunes ...)
When Chundawat asked for a memento,
His queen cut-off and gave her own head.
Daaduu and Raidaas spoke there holy words
It was on account of Piithal, that honor was saved.
(Piithal here refers to the poet king of Bikaner (Prithviraj),
whose admonishing words are said to have prompted Maharana Pratap,
to take back the pledge of allegiance he sent to Akbar in a moment
of despair, and to fight on ...)]
> dharatii bolii jay ho jay ho
> thaDi raNii terii jay ho
As I wrote above, it must be "haaDii raaNii" instead of
"thaDi raNi'".
Thanks,
Sushil
Thanks for corrections and for the historical background.
>
> > pehle to raNii rahi maun
> > phir jvaljval sii bhaDak uThii
>
> jvaljval?? Looks like a typo. Please check again.
It should ne jvaal jvaal.
>
> ...
> > ghayaal naagan sii mohtaan
>
> mohtaan ?? Shouldn't it be "bhau.Nh taan" [with raised eyebrows]
You are right.I did not know the latter word and was confused by
similar pronounciation.
>
> ...
> > pinjaDe mein koi band sher 2
> > kahataa tote se jaag uThe
> > kya aandhi andar liye
> > jaise pahaD se aag uThe
>
> This should be "sahasaa sote se jaag uThe"
> [suddenly wakes from slumber], and "kya aandhi" here
> should be "yaa aandhii", for these lines to make sense.
I am sure about fourth line, however I third line could be different.
>
> ...
> > sevak jaa pahunchaa mahalon mein
> > raNii se mangii tainaani
>
> AFAIK "tainaani" does not mean anything in Hindi.
> It must be "sainaaNii" here and everywhere else
> in this poem. "sainaaNii" means a memento, in
> Rajasthani. This is the keyword in the legend of
> Hadi Rani. A famous Rajasthani poem by Kanhaiyalal Sethia
> goes like this:
> "chu.nDaawat maangii sainaaNii
> sir kaaT de diyo kshatraaNii,
> daaduu raidaas kathii waaNii
> peethaL re paaNa rahyo paaNii"
>
> [(In the land of sand dunes ...)
> When Chundawat asked for a memento,
> His queen cut-off and gave her own head.
> Daaduu and Raidaas spoke there holy words
> It was on account of Piithal, that honor was saved.
> (Piithal here refers to the poet king of Bikaner (Prithviraj),
> whose admonishing words are said to have prompted Maharana Pratap,
> to take back the pledge of allegiance he sent to Akbar in a moment
> of despair, and to fight on ...)]
You are right.It sounded like "sainaaNii",however in Marathi this word
means leader of soldiers.So I thought it could be tainaaNii.
>
> > dharatii bolii jay ho jay ho
> > thaDi raNii terii jay ho
>
> As I wrote above, it must be "haaDii raaNii" instead of
> "thaDi raNi'".
You are right about haaDii and I should have writteen raaNii
throughout.
>
> Vinayak
P.S You can listen to this song on musicindiaonline.com
% ITRANS Song #
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\startsong
\stitle{thii shubha suhaaga kii raat madhur}%
\film{Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal}%
\year{1965}%
\starring{Rajeev, Tanuja}%
\singer{Manna Dey}%
\music{Roshan}%
\lyrics{Manmohan Tiwari}%
%
% Audio on:
% Contributor: Vinayak K Gore
% Transliterator: Vinayak K Gore
% Date: 4 Sep 2003
% Series:
% Comments: corrections provided by Sushil Sharma
% generated using giitaayan
%
\printtitle
#indian
thI Subh suhaag kI raat madhur
madhu Chalak rahaa thaa kaN kaN meM
sapane jagate the nainoM meM
aramaan machalate the man meM
saradaar magan man jhUm rahaa
pal pal har aMg pha.Dakataa thaa
hoThoM par pyaas mahakatI thI
praaNoM meM pyaar dha.Dakataa thaa
tab hI ghU.NghaT meM muskaatI
pag paayal Cham Cham ChamakaatI
raanI antHapur meM AyI
kuCh sakuchaatI kuCh SaramaatI
meMhadI se haath rache donoM
maathe par kumakum kaa TIkaa
goraa mukha.Daa muskaa de to
pUnam kaa chaa.Nd lage fIkaa
dhIre se ba.Dh chU.Daavat ne 2
raanI kaa ghU.NghaT paT kholaa
nas nas meM kauMdh g{I} bijalI
pIpal patte saa tan Dolaa
adharoM se adhar mile jab tak
lajjaa ke TUTe Cha.nd ba.ndh
raN bigul dvaar par gU.Nj uThaa 2
SahanaaI kaa svar huA ma.nd
bhujaba.ndhan bhUlaa AliMgan
AliMgan bhUl gayaa chumban
chumban ko bhUl g{I} saa.NseM
saa.NsoM ko bhUl g{I} dha.Dakan
sajakar suhaag kI sej sajI 2
bolaa n yuddh ko jaaU.Ngaa
terI kajaraarI alakoM meM
man motI Aj biThaaU.Ngaa
pahale to raanI rahI maun
phir jvaal jvaal sI bha.Dak uThI
bin badaal bin barakhaa maano
kyaa bijalI koI ta.Dap uThI
ghaayal naagan sI bhau.nh taan
ghU.NghaT ukaa.Dakar yU.N bolI
talavaar mujhe de do apanI
tum pahan raho chU.DI cholI
pi.nja.De meM koI ba.nd sher 2
sahasaa sote se jaag uThe
yaa A.NdhI a.ndar liye hue(?)
jaise pahaa.D se Ag uThe
ho gayaa kha.Daa tan kar raaNaa
haathoM meM bhaalaa uThaa liyaa
har har bam bam bam mahaadev 2
kah kar raN ko prasthaan kiyaa
dekhaa jab(?) pati kaa vIr veSh
pahale to raanI harShaaI
phir sahamI jhijhakI akulaaI
A.NkhoM meM badalI ghir AI
baadal sI g{I} jharokhe par 2
parakaTI ha.nsinI thI adhIr
gho.De par cha.Dhaa dikhaa raaNaa
jaise kamaan par cha.Dhaa tIr
donoM kI A.NkheM huI chaar
chu.Daavat phir sudhabudh khoI
sa.ndeS paThaakar raanI ko
ma.Ngavaayaa premachihn koI
sevak jaa pahu.Nchaa mahaloM meM
raanI se maa.NgI saiNaanI
raanI jhijhakI phir chIkh uThI
bolI kah de mar gaii raanI
le khaDg haath phir kahaa Thahar
le saiNaanI le saiNaanI
ambar bolaa le saiNaani
dharatI bolI le saiNaanI
rakh kar chaa.NdI kI thaalI meM
sevak bhaagaa le saiNaani
raaNaa adhIr bolaa ba.Dhakar
laa laa laa laa laa saiNaanI
kapa.Daa jab magar uThaayaa to
rah gayaa kha.Daa mUrat banakar
lahUluhaan raanI kaa sir
ha.Nsataa thaa rakhaa thaalI par
saradaar dekh kar chIkh uThaa
haa haa raanI merI raanI
adbhut hai terI kurbaanI
tU sachamuch hI hai xatraaNI
phir e.D lagaaI gho.De par
dharatI bolI jay ho jay ho
haa.DI raanI terI jay ho
o bhaarat maa.N terI jay ho 4
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#endindian
\endsong