Haay baalam kitna jaalam
Posted on: November 16, 2011
Helen has been the most well known item song dancer in Hindi movies. But she was not the first one. The original item song dancer in Hindi movies was Cuckoo. In fact, it was Cuckoo who was instrumental in getting Helen her initial breaks in Hindi movies. So in a way Helen was Cuckoo’s protege.
There have been a few movies in which both Cuckoo and Helen acted together. But did they dance together in any of these movies ? The thought never occured to me till now, but now I have got the answer. Yes, they danced together at least in one song.
Here is this song that I accidentally came across while searching for some other songs.
This song is an all female duet. It is sung by Asha Bhonsle and Usha Mangeshkar. The song is picturised as a mujra song, where both Helen and Cuckoo perform mujra.
Here is this special song from “Heera Moti” (1959). Shailendra is the lyricist. Roshan comoposed the music.
This song could well be regarded as the song where the baton of item song dancing symbolically changed hands, because Cuckoo then was towards the fag end of her career whereas Helen was fast emerging as the new item song sensation of Hindi movies.
Song-Haay baalam kitna jaalam (Heera Moti)(1959) Singers-Asha Bhonsle, Usha Mangeshkar, Lyrics-Shailendra, MD-Roshan
Asha Bhonsle + Usha Mangeshkar
Lyrics
dhar ke jogi ka bhes sainyyaa aa aa
aaa aaa sainyya
gaye bidesh wo
lagi dil pe jo thhes
kahi jaaye na
ho kahi jaaye na
mohe baali umar lagi
raaton ko dar
baat dil ki kisi se kahi jaaye na
ho kahi jaaye na
ke chhadti jaaye jawaani
ke jo nadiya mein paani
ke chhadti jaaye jawaani
ke jo nadiya mein paani
kisi ne ?? lagaali haay
haay baalam kitna jaalam haay
ke dekho taras na khaaye
haay
lagi ab kaun bujhaaye haay
haay raam jee
haay baalam kitna jaalam haay
ke dekho taras na khaaye
haay
shaam hote hi main singaar karoon
unke aane ka intezaar karoon
aankhon mein neend ka khumaar liye
jaagoon main dil ko beqaraar kiye
umariya rang dikhaaye
najariya raah bhulaaye
umariya rang dikhaaye
najariya raah bhulaaye
sataaye log paraaye haay
haay baalam kitna jaalam haay
ke dekho taras na khaaye
haay
lagi ab kaun bujhaaye
haay
haay raam jee
gair ke chaubaare pe
pyaar barse
ham to ek boond bhar ko pyaase tarse
log kehte hain ke bahaar aayi
hamko to nakhre hazaar laayi
ye naina bade abhaage
ye kis bairi sang laage
ye naina bade abhaage
ye kis bairi sang laage
na jaane kyaa ho aage
haay
haay baalam kitna jaalam haay
ke dekho taras na khaaye
haay
lagi ab kaun bujhaaye
haay
haay raam jee
haay baalam kitna jaalam haay
ke dekho taras na khaaye
haay
lagi ab kaun bujhaaye
haay
haay raam jee
September 7, 2012 at 4:02 am
Hi, Instead of Ghar ki jooti kabhi thi saiyyan…….I hear-
Bhar ke jogi ka bhes saiyyan, aaaa saiyyan, gaye bides…….
Can you please have someone else also check the initial wordings of this song?
Makes a world of difference.
Thanks.
Alka