Zindagi kaisi hai paheli haay
Posted on: December 24, 2008
Hrishikesh Mukherjee saw a Japanese movie in a film festival and he was so impressed with that movie that he not only made it into “Anand”, but he also later remade his own remake ( with the protagonist a female this time) into “Mili”.
“Anand” was a memorable movie, and its songs were no less memorable. Just about every song from this movie went on to become chartbusters.
Here is one such song from “Anand”. This was sung by Manna Dey. The philosophical lyrics were written by Yogesh. Salil Chowdhury composed the music for this movie.
It is a nice song to listen to when you are in a reflective and introspective mood.
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Song-Zindagi kaisi hai paheli haay (Anand) (1970) Singer-Manna Dey, Lyrics-Yogesh, MD-Salil Chowdhary
Lyrics
zindagi …
kaisi hai paheli, haaye
kabhi to hansaaye
kabhi ye rulaaye
zindagi …
kaisi hai paheli, haaye
kabhi to hansaaye
kabhi ye rulaaye
kabhi dekho man nahin jaage
peechhe peechhe sapnon ke bhaage
he kabhi dekho man nahin jaage
peechhe peechhe sapnon ke bhaage
ek din sapnon kaa raahi
chalaa jaaye sapnon ke aage kahaan
zindagi …
kaisi hai paheli, haaye
kabhi to hansaaye
kabhi ye rulaaye
jinhone sajaaye yahaan mele
sukh-dukh sang-sang jhele
he jinhone sajaaye yahaan mele
sukh-dukh sang-sang jhele
wahi chunkar khaamoshi
yoon chale jaaye akele kahaan
zindagi …
kaisi hai paheli, haaye
kabhi to hansaaye
kabhi ye rulaaye
4 Responses to "Zindagi kaisi hai paheli haay"
October 24, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Our tributes to the legendary singer Shri.Manna Dey ji !!!
May god rest his soul in peace …!
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February 16, 2017 at 12:53 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJFoC2J6Fyc
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January 16, 2024 at 5:36 am
There seems to be a third stanza to this song – this can be seen from a live performance Manna Da did on Doordarshan (LINK: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=498948134417840 ). Would anyone know where to find the video? Could the lyrics (of the third stanza) please be uploaded?
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December 28, 2008 at 8:59 am
Anand was Rajesh Khanna’s best film ever. Great Film, Great Song
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