Upar gagan vishaal
Posted on: May 11, 2009
“upar gagan vishaal” is a song that launched Manna Dey’s career as a playback singer. This song from “Mashaal” (1950) was a bullock cart song. The picturisation shown Ashok Kumar riding a bullock cart and the bullock cart driver ( who is he ? ) singing this song.
This song, which by now is regarded as a bhajan, was written by Kavi Pradeep. As was usual with him, he wrote this song with his usual passion and exuberance, and that passion is so clearly noticeable in the childlike enthusiasm in the lyrics of this song.
As the song begins, the music catches one’s ears, and one is convince that a special song is onits way. Indeed, S D Burman’s music in this song is something special. It is not the usual run of the mill music that is often employed in bhajans. It is something very different and very innovative, which I do not think anyone else has tried since.
This song is by now regarded as a landmak song, and indeed that is very much the case. So here is this song that gave us Manna Dey.
Song-Upar gagan vishaal (Mashaal ) (1950) Singer-Manna Dey, Lyrics- Pradeep, MD- S D Burman
Lyrics
upar gagan vishaal
upar gagan vishaal neeche gahraa paataal
beech mein dharti waah mere maalik toone kiyaa kamaal
arre waah mere maalik kyaa teri leelaa
toone kiyaa kamaal
toone kiyaa kamaal
upar gagan vishaal
aaa
upar gagan vishaal neeche gahraa paataal
beech mein dharti waah mere maalik toone kiyaa kamaal
arre waah mere maalik kyaa teri leelaa
toone kiyaa kamaal
toone kiyaa kamaal
aaaa
ek phoonk se rach diyaa toone
sooraj agan kaa golaa
ek phoonk se rachaa chandrmaa
laakhon sitaaron kaa tolaa
tu ne rach diyaa pawan jhakholaa
ye paani aur ye sholaa
ye baadal kaa udan khatolaa
jise dekh hamaaraa man dolaa
aaa
soch soch ham karen achambhaa
nazar na aataa ek bhi khambaa
phir bhi ye aakaash khadaa hai
huye karodon saal maalik
tu ne kiyaa kamaal
upar gagan vishaal
aa haa aa haa aa aa aa
upar gagan vishaal neeche gahraa paataal
beech mein dharti waah mere maalik toone kiyaa kamaal
are waah mere maalik kyaa teri leelaa
toone kiyaa kamaal
toone kiyaa kamaal
aaa
toone rachaa ek adbhut praani
jiskaa naam insaan
jiskaa naam insaan
iski nanhi jaan ke bheetar
bharaa huaa toofaan
is jag mein insaan ke dil ko
kaun sakaa pahchaan
is mein hi shaitaan chhipaa hai
is mein hi bhagwaan
badaa ghazab kaa hai ye khilaunaa
badaa ghazab kaa hai ye khilaunaa
iski nahin misaal
maalik toone kiyaa kamaal
upar gagan vishaal
aa aa aa aa aa aa
4 Responses to "Upar gagan vishaal"
May 13, 2009 at 2:59 am
Indeed, the tune of this song is very innovative and wonderful.
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September 6, 2023 at 4:34 pm
video link song proceeds with a different speedy tempo and also contains chorus voices singing piece in between,
while the above provided audio link has got a different slow tempo and does not contains chorus voices: & also
audio link contains an extra 3rd stanzaa, the lyrics of which not covered in the above post:
Please add this stanza lyrics in the post:
chaaron taraf ek indrajaal saa
toone rachaa vidhaathaa aa aa aa aaa
toone rachaa vidhaathaa aa
tu hum sabke beech basaa hai
phir kyon nazar na aathaa
patthaa patthaa lathaa lathaa
poochh rahein sab tera pathaa
kahaan chupaa hai ye to bathaa aa aaa
saamne aa jaa
ab na sathaa aa aaa aaa
ek baar to jhalak dikhaa jaa aa aaa aaa
aa aa aa aaa aaa aaa
aaa aaa aaa
ek baar to jhalak dikhaa jaa
kar jaa hamein nihaal
maalik toone kiyaa kamaal
oopar gagan vishaal
neeche/ye gahraa paataal
beech mein dharti waah mere maalik
toone kiyaa kamaal
arre waah mere maalik
kyaa teri leelaa
toone kiyaa kamaal
toone kiyaa kamaal
oopar gagan vishaal
aaa haaa aaa
aaa haaa aaa aaa
aa haa aaaa
aaa aa aa aaa aaaa
aa aaa aaaa
haa aaaa
aa aaa aaa aaa
aaa aaaa
aaa aaaa
aaaaa
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May 12, 2009 at 5:23 pm
It looks like a tonga rather than a bullock cart, and I love how the rhythm of the song matches the gait of the horse 🙂
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