LATAnjali - 25

Posted by: Anil Hingorani
Contributed by: Anil Hingorani

10/22/98

RMIM Thread

Since the jury is still out on the 'chandni chowk' song, let me start with another of my favorite Roshan soundtrack. Roshan is known for his qawallis and ghazals, but there is another genre that he was very good at and did not get as much recognition. This genre is bhajans/devotional songs. His bhimpalasi composition 'aye ri main to prem diwani' is and will be (for me) the yardstick to measure all bhajans. Roshan composed four wonderful devotional songs for 'rangeen raaten', and I would like to pick the best one of these(imo) for today's post. 

Roshan uses the regular bhajan instruments like the bells, the little cymbals(what are they called?) etc. 
There are hardly any interludes to speak about and the song just flows from mukhda to antara very  smoothly with a great melodic structure and catapulted by a perfect voice. 

All the four bhajans in this film are picturized on Chand Usmani. It's been a while since I saw this film and the only thing I remember is that the great Geeta Bali plays a male character in the film. I don't know of any other instance where a famous actress played a male role. 

% ITRANS Song # 
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 \startsong 
 \stitle{hum jaagen jag soye ri aali }% 
 \film{rangeen raaten }% 
 \starring{chand usmani, mala sinha, shammi kapoor, geeta bali}% 
 \singer{lata mangeshkar}% 
 \music{roshan}% 
 \lyrics{kedar sharma}% 
 % 
 % Contributor: Anil Hingorani 
 % Transliterator: 
 % Date: October 22 , 1998 
 % Credits: 
 % Editor: 
 % Comments: LATAnjali series 
 % 
 \printtitle 
 #indian 
 % 

 ham jaage.n jag soye rii aalii 
 ham jaage.n jag soye 

 diip bujhe do a.nkhiyaa.n morii 
 phir bhi baat nihaaruu.n torii \-2 
 o man basiyaa kabhun miloge \-2 
 tum milyaa sukh hoye 
 o o o 
 tum milyaa sukh hoye rii aalii

 ham jaagen jag \threedots 

 ek dulhan pii ko lipaTaa_e 
 sharamaaye ko_ii haath chhuDaaaye \-2 
 ek bechaarii baiTh jharokhe \-2 
 a.nsu_an haar piroye 
 oh oh oh 
 a.nsu_an haar piroye rii aalii 
 ham jaagen jag \threedots

 yah birahaa kii raat sahelii 
 yah apanii barasaat sahelii \-2 
 jab chhalke birahan kii a.nkhiyaa.n \-2 
 yah birahan sa.ng roye 
 oh oh oh 
 yah birahan sa.ng roye rii aalii 
 ham jaagen jag \threedots

 % 
 #endindian 
 \endsong