Chhoti si ye zindgani re
Posted on: September 15, 2008
Mukesh sings a wonderful philosophical song penned by Shailendra and set to tune by Shankar Jaikishan. The movie is Aah, a Raj Kapoor starrer.
Raj Kapoor is very much present in the picturisation of this song, but this song is not picturised on Raj Kapoor. Then who has the audacity to sing it on the screen ? Well, the bullock cart driver who carries Raj kapoor on his cart sings it. And it is no character artist. Look closely, it is Mukesh himself who is the bullock card driver and who sings this song on screen.
This is a very nice philosophical song about life. The picturisation is a nice treat to the eyes as well.
Song: Choti si ye zindagani (Aah) ( 1953) Singer-Mukesh, lyrics-Shailendra, MD- Shankar Jaikishan
Lyrics
chhoti si ye zindgaani re
chaar din ki jawaani teri
haay re haay
gham ki kahaani teri
chhoti si ye zindgaani re
chaar din ki jawaani teri
haay re haay
gham ki kahaani teri
shaam huyi ye desh beeraana
tujh ko apne balam ghar jaanaa, sajan ghar jaanaa
shaam hui ye desh beeraana
tujh ko apne balam ghar jaanaa, sajan ghar jaanaa
raah mein moorakh mat lut jaanaa, mat lut jaanaa
chhoti si ye zindgaani re
chaar din ki jawaani teri
haay re haay
gham ki kahaani teri
chhoti si ye zindgaani re
chaar din ki jawaani teri
haay re haay
gham ki kahaani teri
baabul kaa ghar chhootaa jaaye
akhiyan ghor andheraa chhaaye, jee dil ghabaraaye
baabul kaa ghar chhootaa jaaye
akhiyan ghor andheraa chhaaye, jee dil ghabaraaye
aankh se tapke dil kaa khazaanaa
dil kaa khazaanaa
chhoti si ye zindgaani re
chaar din ki jawaani teri
haay re haay
gham ki kahaani teri
chhoti si ye zindgaani re
chaar din ki jawaani teri
haay re haay
gham ki kahaani teri
4 Responses to "Chhoti si ye zindgani re"
[…] All these days, I was confusing this song with the bullock cart song of “Aah” (1953) (Chhoti si ye zindgani )which is in fact picturised on Mukesh himself at the driver’s seat and Raj Kapoor seated […]
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April 17, 2015 at 3:53 pm
is this a bullock cart song though? That’s a horse, if I’m not mistaken.
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January 9, 2023 at 9:19 pm
In the ‘list-of-songs-by-movies/moviewise’ the year mentioned after this song link is ‘1963’ which needs to be deleted and corrected.
Other song links for the songs of this movie do not have their year mentioned after the link. So it will be in order for all.
Regards,
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September 14, 2011 at 12:48 pm
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