Mere desh ki dharti sona ugle ugle heere moti
Posted on: January 26, 2009
Top priority task before India in 1950s was building roads, bridges, and dams. In 1960s, the nation realised that becoming self sufficient in food stuffs was even more important. And thus came the Lal Bahadur Shastri’s slogan -”Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer).
Manoj Kumar’s “Upkaar” (1967) was inspired from the “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” slogan. And its song “mere desh ki dharti sona ugle ugle heere moti” talks of the fields of the nation that grow the foodstuff to feed the nation. Considering that the nation did not produce enough to feed its citizens, the foodgrains produced by its fields were actually worth their wait in gold.
All the inputs given in 1950s and 60s finally began to bear fruit and India became self sufficient in feeding its population through indigenous food production. It was a momentous achievement for the country that had to lead a “ship to mouth” existence in 1960s.
Condsidering the kinds of hardships that India had to face in those days on foodstuff front, the sentiments expressed by this song were bound to strike a sympathetic chord in the hearts of Indians. And so it proved. This song was a big rage. I remember this song being the favourite song of the thelawala selling icecream ( not the MNC variety, but desi style ice cream) and attracting customers by playing this song on a loudspeaker also kept in the thela (cart).
Mahendra Kapoor sang this song which was picturised on Manoj Kumar. It was with this song that Manoj Kumar hit upon the idea of playing the role of a natioanlistic young man. Even his name in his movies would henceforth be “Bharat”.
This song has become an iconic song that is a must play song on the occasions of days with national importance ( viz independence days, republic day etc).
Song-Mere desh ki dharti (Upkaar) (1967) Singer-Mahendra Kapoor, Lyrics- Gulshan Baawra, MD-Kalyanji Anandji
Lyrics
aaaa aaaa ooo ooo
aaaa aaaa ooo ooo
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti sona ugle
ugle heere moti
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti sona ugle
ugle heere moti
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti
aaaa aaa ooo ooo
bailon ke gale me jab ghunghroo
jeewan ka raag sunaate hain
jeewan ka raag sunaate hain
gham koson door ho jaata hai
khushiyon ke kamal muskaate hain
khushiyon ke kamal muskaate hain
oooo
sun ke rahat ki aawazen
sun ke rahat ki aawazen
yoon lage kahin shahnaayi baje
yoon lage kahin shahnaayi baje
aate hi mast bahaaron ke
dulhan ki tarah har khet saje
dulhan ki tarah har khet saje
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti sona ugle
ugle heere moti
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti
jab chalte hain is dharti pe hal
mamta angdaayian leti hain
mamta angdaayian leti hain
jo na pooje iss maati ko
jo jeewan ka sukh deti hai
jo jeewan ka sukh deti hai
oooo
iss dharti pe jisne janam liya
iss dharti pe jisne janam liya
usne hi pyaara pyaar tera
usne hi pyaara pyaar tera
yahan apna paraaya koyi nahin
yahan apna paraaya koyi nahin
hai sabpe maan upkaar tera
hai sabpe maan upkaar tera
mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti sona ugle
ugle heere moti
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti
ye baagh hai Gautam Naanak ka
khilte hain aman ke phool yahan
khilte hain aman ke phool yahan
Gandhi Subhash
Gandhi Subhash Tagore Tilak
Aise hain chaman ke phool yahan
Aise hain chaman ke phool yahan
Rang hara Hari Singh Nalwe se
Rang laal hai Laal Bahadur se
Rang banaa Basanti Bhagat Singh
Rang banaa Basanti Bhagat Singh
Rang aman ka veer Jawahar se
Rang aman ka veer Jawahar se
mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti sona ugle
ugle heere moti
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti sona ugle
ugle heere moti
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti
Mere desh ki dharti
5 Responses to "Mere desh ki dharti sona ugle ugle heere moti"
August 8, 2009 at 3:17 am
This song was also famous for the way David wears his military insignia upside down. – Caused quite a furore those days !
August 24, 2009 at 7:51 pm
I read on another website that Gulshan Mehta (Bawra) and Manoj Kumar were good friends before they made it to Bollywood. Before bollywood, Bawra used to work as a goods clerk in railway godown Mumbai. As a clerk he used to watch sacks and sacks of golden wheat coming from Punjab. Inspired from bounty of the land he wrote an ode to it – “Mere desh ke dharati”. Years later when Manoj Kumar made Upkar, Bawra recited these lines to him, and it was history after that.
January 26, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Iconic song.
This was THE most famous patriotic song I heard as a little child.