Phool tumhe bheja hai khat mein
Posted on: July 13, 2010
Here is another song that I thought I had posted, but I was wrong. But then I had posted other songs from this movie and they were also superb songs.
I have mentioned in the past that Bollywood movies tend to have one iconic “Chitthi/ khat” song every decade. This is that iconic “Chitthi/khat” song from 1960s. The iconic song of 1970 taled about a spouse missing her husband (Daakiya daak laaya(Palkon ki chhaon mein)(1977)), the chitthi song of 1980 had NRI persons getting Chitthi from the native place (Chitthi aayi hai aayi hai chitthi aayi hai(Naam)(1986)) whereas the iconic Chithi song of 1990s had soldiers on the warfront getting chitthi from their near and dear ones (Sandese aate hain(Border)(1997)).
This iconic chitthi song from 1960s, from “Saraswati Chandra” (1967) is about the kind of chitthi that is not even sent through post office, but often slipped in through other informal means. Yes, it is a love letter (prem patra) that this song talks about. Here Nutan sings about a love letter ( rather a flower that she has sent in the letter) that she has sent to her beloved and is nervous about how this letter would be received and construed by its recipient.
This is a very sweet song indeed and Indeewar, the lyricist has written this song with loving care and attention to detail. Lata and Mukesh have sung this song with involvement and the music of Kalyanji Anandji creates just the right ambience for the song.
What a gem of a song ! Simply out of this world.
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Song-Phool tumhe bheja hai khat mein (Saraswati Chandra) (1967) Singers-Lata, Mukesh, Lyrics-Indeewar, MD-Kalyanji Anandji
Lyrics
phool tumhen bhejaa hai khat mein
phool nahin meraa dil hai
phool tumhen bhejaa hai khat mein
phool nahin meraa dil hai
priytam mere mujhko likhnaa
kyaa ye tumhaare qaabil hai
pyaar chhupaa hai khat mein itnaa
jitne saagar mein moti
pyaar chhupaa hai khat mein itnaa
jitne saagar mein moti
choom hi letaa haath tumhaaraa
paas jo tum mere hoti
phool tumhen bhejaa hai khat mein
neend tumhen to aati hogi
kyaa dekhaa tumne sapnaa
neend tumhen to aati hogi
kyaa dekhaa tumne sapnaa
aankh khuli to tanhaayi thi
sapnaa ho na sakaa apnaa
tanhaayi ham door karenge
le aao tum shehnaayi
le aao tum shehnaayi
preet badhaa kar bhool na jaanaa
preet tumhi ne sikhlaayi
phool tumhen bhejaa hai khat mein
phool nahin meraa dil hai
phool tumhen bhejaa hai khat mein
khat se jee bhartaa hi nahin
ab nain mile to chain mile
khat se jee bhartaa hi nahin
ab nain mile to chain mile
chaand hamaare angnaa utre
koyi to aisi rain mile
milnaa ho to kaise mile ham
milne ki soorat likh do
milne ki soorat likh do
nain bichhaaye baithe hain ham
kab aaoge khat likh do
phool tumhen bhejaa hai khat mein
phool nahin meraa dil hai
phool tumhen bhejaa hai khat mein
6 Responses to "Phool tumhe bheja hai khat mein"
July 13, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Love it too. Back in the days when I knew only a handful of songs, I thought that Chandan sa badan was the most erotic song ever. Then I heard this one and started liking it more. Love these prem patras though for some odd reason, the times I have personally gotten one, I’ve thought they were stupid.
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July 13, 2010 at 3:39 pm
There is also a prem patra in Raj Kapoor’s Sangam. But this one is better.
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October 10, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Very impress song i madly inspire this song .
Thank you for the lyrics.
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September 16, 2011 at 7:46 pm
This is one of my favourite songs!!!
From the first time I heard this song, I fell madly in love with it.
Just beautiful in every sense – lyrics, picturisation and the voices of Mukesh and Lata.
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July 13, 2010 at 3:19 pm
This is one of my favourite songs!!!
From the first time I heard this song, I fell madly in love with it.
Just beautiful in every sense – lyrics, picturisation and the voices of Mukesh and Lata.
Great song!!!
And Nutan of course!!! 🙂
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