LATAnjali - 277

bane ho ek Kaak se
(Aarti, 1962)

Posted by:  Pradip Shah
Contributed by: Pradip Shah

15 Feb 2003

I remember having seen this nice movie, Aarti in the 90's. Majrooh's lyrics and Roshan's music to go with the Lata's beautiful (may I say, very sharp pronunciations of the Urdu words) make this Ghazal (?) a gem. I remember Meena Kumari singing this song from the stage in the movie. Here it goes:

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\stitle{bane ho ek Kaak se}%
\film{Aarti}%
\year{1962}%
\starring{Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Pradeep Kumar}%
\singer{Lata}%
\music{Roshan}%
\lyrics{Majrooh}%
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% Contributor: Pradip Shah
% Transliterator: Pradip Shah
% Date: 15 Feb 2003
% Series: GEETanjali:LATAanjali
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bane ho ek Kaak se, to duur kyaa qariib kyaa \-(3)
lahu kaa ra.ng ek hai, amiir kyaa gariib kyaa
bane ho ek \threedots

vo hii jaan vo hii tan, kahaa.N talaq chhupaaoge \-(2)
pahan ke reshamii libaaz, tum badal na jaaoge
ke ek jaat hai.n sabhii \-(2)
to baat hai ajiib sii
lahu kaa ra.ng ek hai \threedots

gariib hai vo isa liye, tum amiir ho gaye \-(2)
ke ek baadashaah huaa, to sau fakiir ho gaye
khataa yaha hai samaaja kii \-(2)
bhalaa buraa nasiib kyaa
lahu kaa ra.ng ek hai \threedots

jo ek ho to kyuu.N naa phir, dilo.n kaa dard baa.NT lo \-(2)
lahu kii pyaas baa.NT lo, ruko ki dard baa.NT lo
lagaa lo saba ko tum gale (2)
habiib kyaa, raqiib kyaa
lahu kaa ra.ng ek hai \threedots

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