Pukaaro mujhe naam lekar pukaaro
Posted on: December 4, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Continuing with the series of delightful but rare songs from Mukesh. This offering is a lovely heartfelt melody from an unreleased and obscure film from 1964, ‘Bhool Na Jaanaa’. The songs, that have thankfully not been lost, are a wonderful treat, and the credit goes to Daan Singh, who is the composer for this film. Practically all the songs of this film are gems of the first water, something that speaks to the unsung talent of this great musician from Jaipur. There are seven songs available from this unreleased film, three of which are already discussed on this blog, viz. “Mere Humnasheen Mere Humnawaan” sung by Geeta Dutt, “Gora Gora Mukhdaa Ye Tu Ne Kahaan Paayaa Hai” sung by Mukesh, and “Gham e Dil Kis Se Kahoon” also by Mukesh. The earlier posts include brief write ups about the circumstances of this film, and how it got shelved. A film about the 1962 war with China, it got entangled with the changed government policy in 1964-65 to not depict anything negative about China. And Daan Singh, a very talented musician, was branded unlucky with his very first venture itself.
This song, a solo by Mukesh, is a soft romantic song of yearning and calling out. The lyrics are by Gulzar, the only one song that he penned for this film. But oh, so beautiful words and such musical flow to the poetry itself.
Enjoy this wonderful and rare song.
pukaaro mujhe naam le kar pukaaro
mujhe tum se apni khabar mil rahee hai
Call out my name, call out to me, again
(In this state of oblivion)
The sound of your voice fosters my own awareness to myself
kai baar yoon bhi huaa hai safar mein
achaanak se do ajnabee mil gaye hon
In this journey of life, sometimes it happens
Two strangers unexpectedly come face to face
jinhen rooh pehchaanti ho azal se
bhatakte bhatake wohi mil gaye hon
The souls seems to know each other from the beginning of eternity
Lost and wandering alone, finally they are together
kunwaare labon ki qasam tod do tum
zaraa muskuraa kar bahaaren sanwaaro
Let your pristine lips break this vow of restraint
Let them smile
And let your smiles enhance the splendors of spring
khayaalon mein tum ne bhi dekhi to hongi
kabhi mere khwaabon ki dhundhlee lakeeren
In the tenuous world of thoughts
You may have glimpsed sometimes
The faded shadows of my dreams
tumhaari hatheli se milti hain jaa kar
mere haath ki ye adhoori lakeeren
The unfinished lines of my destiny and fortune
Stretch out from my hand
And converge with the formations in your palm
badi sar chadhi hain ye zulfen tumhaari
ye zulfen mere baazu’on mein utaaro
The tresses of your hair are so pompous
Rein them in, and let them come to rest on my arms
Song-Pukaaro mujhe naam le kar pukaaro (Bhool Na Jaana) (1970) Singer-Mukesh, Lyrics-Gulzaar, MD-Daan Singh
Lyrics
pukaaro mujhe naam le kar pukaaro
mujhe tum se apni khabar mil rahee hai
pukaaro mujhe naam le kar pukaaro
mujhe tum se apni khabar mil rahee hai
kai baar yoon bhi huaa hai safar mein
achaanak se do ajnabee mil gaye hon
kai baar yoon bhi huaa hai safar mein
achaanak se do ajnabee mil gaye hon
jinhen rooh pehchaanti ho azal se
bhatakte bhatake wohi mil gaye hon
kunwaare labon ki qasam tod do tum
zaraa muskuraa kar bahaaren sanwaaro
pukaaro mujhe naam le kar pukaaro
mujhe tum se apni khabar mil rahee hai
khayaalon mein tum ne bhi dekhi to hongi
kabhi mere khwaabon ki dhundhlee lakeeren
khayaalon mein tum ne bhi dekhi to hongi
kabhi mere khwaabon ki dhundhlee lakeeren
tumhaari hatheli se milti hain jaa kar
mere haath ki ye adhoori lakeeren
badi sar chadhi hain ye zulfen tumhaari
ye zulfen mere baazu’on mein utaaro
pukaaro mujhe naam le kar pukaaro
mujhe tum se apni khabar mil rahee hai
3 Responses to "Pukaaro mujhe naam lekar pukaaro"
September 5, 2021 at 12:14 am
With such poetic lyrics, great rendering and enchanting music this gem would have reached much greater heights had the film been released.
The saving grace being; there is after all something to listen and cherish.
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December 6, 2011 at 10:21 pm
I LIKE THIS SONG
NICE MUSIC
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