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Main pankhh lagaa ke udd jaaun

Posted on: August 25, 2012


“Armaan” (1953) was a Film Trust of India production. It was directed by Fali Mistry. The movie had Madhubala, Jagirdar, Shakila, Gulab, Dev Anand, Murad, K. N. Singh etc in it.

This song is a delightful joie de vivre genre of song which is sung by Asha Bhonsle with enthusiasm. Sahir Ludhianvi is the lyricist. Music is composed by S D Burman.

Only the audio of this song is available but it seems almost certain that the song was picturised on Madhubala.

Lyrics of this song were sent to me by Nitin Shah.


Song-Main pankhh lagaa ke udd jaaun (Armaan)(1953) Singer-Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Sahir Ludhianvi, MD-S D Burman

Lyrics(Provided by Nitin Shah)

main pankh lagaa ke udd jaaoon
main pankh lagaa ke udd jaaoon
aur phir naa palat ke aaoon
main pankh lagake udd jaaoon
naa naa naa
naa naa aa
naa naa naa
main pankh lagaa ke udd jaaoon
main pankh lagaa ke udd jaaoon
aur phir naa palat ke aaoon
main pankh lagaa ke udd jaaoon
naa naa naa
naa naa naa
naa naa naa
main pankh laga ke udd jaaoon

lehron mein jhooloon
taaron ko chhoo loon
lehron mein jhooloon
ambar ki chhaati se lag kar
sapnon mein kho jaaoon
anjaani raahon mein chhup kar
anjaani ho jaaoon
aur khudd bhi khoj naa paaoon
main pankh laga ke udd jaaoon
aur phir naa palat ke aaoon
naa naa naa
naa naa naa
naa naa naa
main pankh lagaa ke udd jaau

lehron mein jhooloon
taaron ko chhoo loon
lehron mein jhooloon
badli bankar bann bann ghoomoon
bijli bann muskaaoon
jharnon ki jhaalar mein baithi
geet suhaane gaaoon
duniya ko nazar naa aaoon
mani pankh lagaa ke udd jaaoon
aur phir naa palat ke aaoon
naa naa naa
naa naa naa
naa naa naa
main pankh lagaa ke udd jaaoon

4 Responses to "Main pankhh lagaa ke udd jaaun"

I had never heard lovely this song before. But I was surprised to hear it! The tune seemed so familiar to me! All I remembered was that there was a Kishore number sung in the same tune, but with a western beat! And then it struck me! Kishore Kumar had sung a song, “Dil dilse milakar dekho…” from a movie called ‘Mem Saheb’. It was released in 1956 and had starred Shammi Kapoor, Meena Kumari and Kishore Kumar among others. The surprise factor was that the music director was not S D Burman but Madan Mohan! Strange…..

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In his Geetkosh , Haramendersingh Hamraz has given the information that the song is sung by Aashaaji . Which is correct ? Lataaji or Aashaji ?

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This is not sung by Lataji.The voice is Asha Bhosle. http://www.latageetkosh.com

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Thanks for pointing out the error. The voice is indeed Asha Bhonsle’s.

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