Aaja re pardesi main to kab se khadi is paar
Posted on: May 3, 2009
I have begun to post songs from “Madhumati” (1958) these days. Here is the second song from this movie.
This is the iconic “aaja re pardesi main to kab se khadi is paar”. This must be one of the first songs to use the word “pardesi”. Lyricists with Punjabi background tended to use this term “pardesi” quite a lot in those days to describe a stranger who used to be the person the lady would crave for.
This song was written by Shailendra and its music director was Salil Chowdhary. The music is just sublime. This song, which is sung by Lata and picturised on Vyjyanti Mala has gone on to become an iconic song.
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song-Aaja re pardesi (Madhumati)(1958) Singer-Lata, Lyrics- Shailendra, MD- Salil Chowdhary
Lyrics
aa jaa re. . . ae ae ae
pardesi
main to kab se khadi is paar
ye ankhiyaan thak gayin panth nihaar
aa jaa re. . . ae ae ae
pardesi
main to kab se khadi is paar
ye ankhiyaan thak gayin panth nihaar
aa jaa re. . . pardesi
main diye ki aisi baati
jal na saki jo bujh bhi na paati
main diye ki aisi baati
jal na saki jo bujh bhi na paati
aa mil mere jeevan saathi oo oo
aa jaa re main to kab se khadi is paar
ye ankhiyaan thak gayin panth nihaar
aa jaa re. . . ae ae ae
pardesi
tum sang janam janam ke phere
bhool gaye kyun saajan mere
tum sang janam janam ke phere
bhool gaye kyun saajan mere
tadpat hoon main saanjh sawere oo oo
aa jaa re main to kab se khadi is paar
ye ankhiyaan thak gayin panth nihaar
aa jaa re. . . ae ae ae
pardesi
main nadiya phir bhi main pyaasi
bhed ye gehra baat zara si
main nadiya phir bhi main pyaasi
bhed ye gehra baat zara si
bin tere har saans udaasi oo oo
aa jaa re main to kab se khadi is paar
ye ankhiyaan thak gayin panth nihaar
aa jaa re. . . ae ae ae
pardesi
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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आ जा रे॰ ॰ ॰ ए ए ए
परदेसी
मैं तो कब से खड़ी इस पार
ये अखियाँ थक गईं पंथ निहार
आ जा रे॰ ॰ ॰ ए ए ए
परदेसी
मैं तो कब से खड़ी इस पार
ये अखियाँ थक गईं पंथ निहार
आ जा रे॰ ॰ ॰ ए ए ए
परदेसी
मैं दिये की ऐसी बाती
जल ना सकी जो बुझ भी ना पाती
मैं दिये की ऐसी बाती
जल ना सकी जो बुझ भी ना पाती
आ मिल मेरे जीवन साथी ओ ओ
आ जा रे मैं तो कब से खड़ी इस पार
ये अखियाँ थक गईं पंथ निहार
आ जा रे॰ ॰ ॰ ए ए ए
परदेसी
तुम संग जनम जनम के फेरे
भूल गए क्यों साजन मेरे
तुम संग जनम जनम के फेरे
भूल गए क्यों साजन मेरे
तड़पत हूँ मैं साँझ सवेरे ओ ओ
आ जा रे मैं तो कब से खड़ी इस पार
ये अखियाँ थक गईं पंथ निहार
आ जा रे॰ ॰ ॰ ए ए ए
परदेसी
मैं नदिया फिर भी मैं प्यासी
भेद ये गहरा बात ज़रा सी
मैं नदिया फिर भी मैं प्यासी
भेद ये गहरा बात ज़रा सी
बिन तेरे हर सांस उदासी
आ जा रे मैं तो कब से खड़ी इस पार
ये अखियाँ थक गईं पंथ निहार
आ जा रे॰ ॰ ॰ ए ए ए
परदेसी
10 Responses to "Aaja re pardesi main to kab se khadi is paar"
February 9, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Can you translate this…?
thak gayin panth nihaar
thanks
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February 9, 2010 at 4:39 pm
“Ye ankhiyaan thak gayin path nihaar” means “these eyes have got tired from waiting”
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February 9, 2010 at 6:55 pm
I tried to find “Nihaar” on the web and the best I could find is:
nihar – meaning mist, fog, or dew
is nihar same as “nihaar” ?
thanks
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February 10, 2010 at 4:33 am
After a lot of digging this is what I think it means….
“these eyes have gotten tired while admiring you”
िहार – to admire someone while looking
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February 10, 2010 at 10:53 am
“Nihaarnaa” means “staring at” or “looking at”. ” panth nihaarnaa”In the context of this song means “looking at the path, waiting for the beloved to arrive”. one has to take the figurative meaning, not the literal meaning.
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August 29, 2018 at 9:47 am
New Video link below.
I hope, this video will not be removed from YT as it is uploaded by Shemaroo.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
May 3, 2009 at 11:27 pm
What a delightful melody! Also, I am not the only one to notice that the instrumental interlude in this song is used as the main melody for the other song in this film: Ghadi Ghadi Mora Dil Dhadke
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