Meri preet mera pyaar boley aaj baar baar
Posted on: April 15, 2014
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
What may be a good definition of a friend? I am sure everyone will have many an answer to this question. I would like to add this following definition to that list today. A good friend is one who will remind you of a wonderful melodious song, that you may have heard long back, and have forgotten about it, or maybe you have not heard it and he or she introduced you to it. Aa ha, I am sure you will agree with me on this. 🙂
In my association with this blog, that is one thing that I can say about practically all the folks who are contributing. Bringing up wonderful gems from the depths of this ocean called the Hindi film music, strumming the strings of memories, of songs heard long back and then lost somewhere in time. And even songs that are completely new to my memory, and they are such super melodies that it is just so heartening to be introduced to them.
AK ji, of Songs of Yore is quite regular in this matter. He keeps on nudging us with memories and suggestions, looking out for lost melodies that one has not heard for a long time. It has been somehow such a harmonious meeting of minds that whenever he has sent a message searching for a song, I have been able to locate it, with me or from other friends. And it is such pleasure to encounter these songs once again.
The song that I present in these post is one such fabulously melodious gem, that was heard and set in the mind from the radio listening days. And when those times passed, this (and many other such songs) have been sitting on sidelines, trying to catch the attention of the music lovers, and get back on stage. I got this message from AK ji last week, enquiring about two lovely Suman Kalyanpur songs. I looked into my collection and lo, the songs have been sitting there, and not been touched for ages. But, yes, today it is turn now, to get back into the limelight. One being posted today, and the second one very shortly.
One reason that I can think this kind of thing happens is the ageing of the collective memory of the listeners. When these songs were fresh, newly released, they were popular in farmaishi (on request) programs. As the years passed, radio listening lost its prominence to other sources of entertainment. The songs and their records kept sitting in AIR libraries, and not too well cared for. When the new generation of announcers and program anchors took over, they were working from a very second, or even third hand experience, for they had never heard these songs themselves. They would refer to the list of Filmfare awarded music, the Binaca Geet Mala listings, and the popular selections that the record companies would churn out, repeating and re-repeating the popular numbers that, in their calculation, would definitely sell and make money for them.
In such an environment, who would care to look up a fifty five years old film with a name such as ‘Teerath Yatra’. When referred to the year 1958, any program anchor worth his waves today would just think of ‘Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi’, ‘Madhumati’, ‘Kaala Paani’, ‘Yahudi’, ‘Howrah Bridge’, ‘Dilli Ka Thug’, ‘Post Box 999’, ‘Sone Ki Chidiya’, ‘Aakhri Daao’, ‘Phagun’, ‘Navrang’, ‘Phir Subha Hogi’, and a few more film names, made familiar to them based on the references listed above. And even within that, they would not have the time or patience to explore all other songs of that film, that probably did not make it to a ‘paayedaan’ number on the Binaca ‘seerhi’, or did not appear on the HMV selections. They would be all gaga over “Hai Apna Dil To Aawaara” but will be completely unaware of “Ye Bhi Koi Roothne Ka Mausam Hai Deewaane”. They would play again and again “Ye Mera Deewaanapan Hai”, but will be completely oblivious about “Aate Jaate Pehlu Mein Aaya Koi”. And then what to say about films like ‘Taxi Stand’, ‘Night Club’, ‘Trolley Driver’, ‘Khota Paisa’ – they may even have not heard about them.
And within this anonymous mix is the film named ‘Teerath Yatra’. I would think they would not even pick it up, even if they came across it.
I recall a personal anecdote, that I may have mentioned on an earlier post. Vijaylaxmi ji Deseram, one of the famous program anchors of Radio Ceylon in their heydays, and later of the Hindi channel of Voice of America, was visiting Delhi in Dec of 2012. We had many a meetings while she was in Delhi and I have written about that earlier. On one such meeting, as I was just accompanying her to see her off, my mobile rang. I think it was Atul ji, and it was about a post for the blog. I was preparing a post on music director Roshan that day, and on the call I was just telling Atul ji, the song I had selected. I just mentioned Roshan and the name of the film ‘Neki Aur Badi’ (1949), on the phone. And the reaction from Vijaylaxmi ji who was standing next to me, was instantaneous. She started to sing the very song that I was preparing for the post, even without my naming the song.
(Incidentally, the song is “Kyun Jee Scent Lagaaya Hai”. That is the kind of awareness and appreciation which is likely not to be found any more in the new crop of program anchors we have on the FM channels.
The film ‘Teerath Yatra’ makes a debut on our blog today. Produced under the banner of ‘Adarshlok’, the film is directed by Adarsh. The nine songs of this film are composed by the duo of Suresh-Talwar. The lyrics writing is shared by Anjaan, Saraswati Kumar Deepak, Adarsh and Madan Mohan. (I get this last name from Geet Kosh listings, and I request help from other knowledgeable contributors whether this Madan Mohan is same or different from the well know music director.) This song is from the pen of Anjaan. The singing voice – oh so sweet, is that of Suman Kalyanpur.
The star cast of the film includes Mahipal, Jaimala, Heeralal, Nana Palsikar, Kesari, Radheshyam, Indira Bansal, Shakuntala, Jagat, Sehgal, Ratan, Vishambhar, Nikku, Baby Najma, Bheem, Bharat. I further request our knowledgeable friends on this bandwagon to provide more information about this picture and the one screen performers of this song.
Ah so, let me wind down this long winded string of thoughts and let you get to this wonderful melody. The flow of the harmony is so lovely. When she sings the line “boley jaane de jo dil gaya, tera saajan tujhe mil gaya”, it is such a delightful treat, both for the ears and for the heart.
AK ji, thanks a ton for this nudge, and the request is to continue such nudging in the future. 🙂
Listen and enjoy. 🙂
Song-Meri preet mera pyaar boley aaj baar baar (Teerath Yaatra)(1958) Singer-Suman Kalyanpur, Lyrics-Anjaan, MD-Suresh-Talwar
Lyrics
meri preet mera pyaar
boley aaj baar baar
boley kya aa
boley jaane de jo dil gayaa
tera saajan tujhe mil gayaa aa aa aa
meri preet mera pyaar
boley aaj baar baar
aaa aaa aaa aaa
jhoomti raat ne aaj pehnaa
jhilmilaate sitaaron ka gehnaa
ho jhilmilaate sitaaron ka gehnaa
chanda le kirnon ka haar
karta rajni ka singaar
boley kya
boley jaane de jo dil gayaa
tera saajan tujhe mil gayaa aa aa
meri preet mera pyaar
boley aaj baar baar
aaa aaa aaa aaa
paaya wo hi piyaa jo thha apna
huaa saakaar wo jo thaa sapna
ho huaa sakaar wo jo thaa sapna
baaje saanson ki sitaar
goonje paayal ki jhankaar
boley kya
boley jaane de jo dil gayaa
tera saajan tujhe mil gayaa aa aa
meri preet mera pyaar
boley aaj baar baar
aaa aaa aaa aaa
laagi aisi lagan chori chori
mili chanda se aakhir chakori
ho mili chanda se aakhir chakori
mili haar mein bahaar
boli nadiyaa ki dhaar
boley kya
boley jaane de jo dil gayaa
tera saajan tujhe mil gayaa aa aa
meri preet mera pyaar
boley aaj baar baar
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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मेरी प्रीत मेरा प्यार
बोले आज बार बार
बोले क्या॰ ॰ ॰
बोले जाने दे जो दिल गया
तेरा साजन तुझे मिल गया॰ ॰आ॰ ॰आ
मेरी प्रीत मेरा प्यार
बोले आज बार बार
आ॰ ॰आ॰ ॰आ॰ ॰आ
झूमती रात ने आज पहना
झिलमिलाते सितारों का गहना
हो॰ ॰ झिलमिलाते सितारों का गहना
चंदा ले किरणों का हार
करता रजनी का सिंगार
बोले क्या॰ ॰ ॰
बोले जाने दे जो दिल गया
तेरा साजन तुझे मिल गया॰ ॰आ॰ ॰आ
मेरी प्रीत मेरा प्यार
बोले आज बार बार
आ॰ ॰आ॰ ॰आ॰ ॰आ
पाया वो ही पीया जो था अपना
हुआ साकार वो जो था सपना
हो॰ ॰ हुआ साकार वो जो था सपना
बोले साँसों की सितार
गूँजे पायल की झंकार
बोले क्या॰ ॰ ॰
बोले जाने दे जो दिल गया
तेरा साजन तुझे मिल गया॰ ॰आ॰ ॰आ
मेरी प्रीत मेरा प्यार
बोले आज बार बार
आ॰ ॰आ॰ ॰आ॰ ॰आ
लागि ऐसी लगन चोरी चोरी
मिली चंदा से आखिर चकोरी
हो॰ ॰ मिली चंदा से आखिर चकोरी
मिली हार में बहार
बोली नदिया की धार
बोले क्या॰ ॰ ॰
बोले जाने दे जो दिल गया
तेरा साजन तुझे मिल गया॰ ॰आ॰ ॰आ
मेरी प्रीत मेरा प्यार
बोले आज बार बार
3 Responses to "Meri preet mera pyaar boley aaj baar baar"
April 15, 2014 at 10:36 pm
I think the lyricist is Saraswati Kumar Deepak. Other songs written by Adarsh and Madan Mohan(not our MD)
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April 16, 2014 at 3:34 pm
Sudhirji,
You are a wizard, and a very generous one. Thanks a lot.
AK
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April 15, 2014 at 6:16 pm
Sudhir ji
Thank you very much, for introducing this rare song, also enjoyed very much,reading your post.
Prakash
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