Chali pi ke nagar ab kaahe ka dar
Posted on: December 21, 2010
“Mirza Ghalib” (1954) is a movie based on the life of legendary Urdu Poet Mirza Ghalib. This movie had most of its songs based on Mirza Ghalib’s poems, so in effect, Ghalib himself is the lyricist of most songs of this movie, even though he had dead for some one hundred years by the time this movie was made.
But there are songs in this movie that are written by more contemporary lyricists.
Here is a wedding song from this movie. In this song, the sahelis of Suraiyya and singing on the eve of Suraiyya’s wedding.
This song is sung by Shamshad Begam and it is picturised on a young looking Kumkum. The song is written by Shakeel Badayuni and he has come up with cute lyrics. The song is clearly inspired by the Hindi saying (“Jab sainyya bhaye kotwaal to dar kaahe ka”- viz one need have no worry she has the incharge of law enforcement as her husband).
The light hearted and melodious song is composed by Ghulam Mohammad.
Song-Chali pi ke nagar ab kaahe ka dar (Mirza Ghalib) (1954) Singer-Shamshad Begam, Lyrics-Shakeel Badayuni, MD-Ghulam Mohammad
Lyrics
chali pi ke nagar
ab kaahe kaa dar
more baanke
ho more baanke balam kotwaal
ho more baanke balam kotwaal
chali pi ke nagar
ab kaahe kaa dar
more baanke
ho more baanke balam kotwaal
ho more baanke balam kotwaal
apne piyaa ki
apne piyaa ki
main patraani
maaroon najariyaa dil howe chhalni
maaroon najariyaa dil howe chhalni
mehandi se hatheli hai laal
ho
mehandi se hatheli hai laal
more
ho more baanke balam kotwaal
ho more baanke balam kotwaal
ban ke dulhaniyaa main itraaun
ban ke dulhaniyaa main itraaun
ab na kisi se aankh milaaun
ab na kisi se aankh milaaun
mohe dekhe ye kiski majaal
ho
mohe dekhe ye kiski majaal
more
ho more baanke balam kotwaal
ho more baanke balam kotwaal
ghar mein balam ke
ghar mein balam ke
raaj karoongi
saas-nanad se main naa daroongi
saas-nanad se main naa daroongi
dewaraa ko main doongi nikaal
ho
dewaraa ko main doongi nikaal
more
ho more baanke balam kotwaal
ho more baanke balam kotwaal
chali pi ke nagar ab kaahe kaa dar
more baanke
ho more baanke balam kotwaal
ho more baanke balam kotwaal
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