Jai jai hey jagdambe maata
Posted on: October 17, 2012
The nine day festival of Navratri began yesterday (16 october) and it will run till 24 october. This festival is celebrated in different parts of the country in different ways. The eastern part of the country celebrates it as Durga Puja while it is called Navratri in the western parts of the country. I have noticed that the celebrations at various places in the country are taking leaves out of the celebration books of other regions. For example, I find it interesting that Garba, Dandia etc, which are mainly Gujarati forms of celebration are being celebrated in other parts of the country too. And the organisers their attract visitors by roping in small time TV and movie actors who supposedly teach them these dance forms.
Hindi movies can be relied upon to have songs for every occasion and the festival of Navratri is no exception. Here is one of the earliest such song. This song is a movie song but it has become so popular than many people may actually belive it to be a non movie devotional song.
This song is from “Ganga Ki Lehren” (1964). This movie has been forgotten by now but it has some wonderful songs in it that people enjoy listening to without being aware of their details. I have discussed two songs from this movie in the past, viz. Chhedo naa meri zulfein sab log kyaa kahenge and Machalti huyi hawaa mein chham chham .
Here is the iconic song from “Ganga Ki Lehren” (1964) which has become an indispensable devotional song for the occasion of navratri. This song has two version, or may be three. The song is sung by Lata and chorus. Part I is picturised on Savitri and Kumkum whereas part II is picturised on Savitri with Rehman and Mridula Rani.
Majrooh Sultanpuri is the lyricist. Music is composed by Chitragupta.
Lyrics of this song were sent to me by Khyati Bhatt.
I take this opportunity to wish all our readers and well wishers a very happy Navratri.
Part I
Part II
Song-Jai jai he jagdambe mata (Ganga Ke Lehren)(1964) Singer-Lata, Lyrics-Majrooh Sultanpuri, MD-Chitragupta
Chorus, Lata + Chorus, Male chorus, Female chorus
Lyrics(Provided by Khyati Bhatt)
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Part I
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aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aaa
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
dwaar tihaare jo bhi aata
dwaar tihaare jo bhi aata
bin maange sab kuchh paa jaata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
aa aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aa aaa
tu chaahe to jeewan de de
chaahe to pal mein jeewan le le
tu chaahe to jeewan de de
chaahe to pal mein jeewan le le
janam maran sab haath mein tere
hey shakti hey mata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
aa aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aa aaa
paapi ho ya hoye pujaari
raja ho ya koi bhikhaari
paapi ho ya hoye pujaari
raja ho ya koi bhikhaari
phir bhi toone joda sab se
maa bete ka naata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
jab jab jisne tujh ko pukaara
aa aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aa aaa
jab jab jisne tujh ko pukaara
toone diya hai badh ke sahaara
har bhoole raahi ko tera
pyaar hi raah dikhata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
dwaar tihaare jo bhi aata
dwaar tihaare jo bhi aata
bin maange sab kuchh paa jaata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
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Part II
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aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aaa
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
dwaar tihaare jo bhi aata
dwaar tihaare jo bhi aata
bin maange sab kuchh paa jaata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
aa aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aa aaa
paapi ho ya hoye pujaari
raja ho ya koi bhikhaari
paapi ho ya hoye pujaari
raja ho ya koi bhikhaari
phir bhi toone joda sab se
maa bete ka naata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
aa aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aa aaa
jab jab jisne tujh ko pukaara
aa aa aa aa aaa
aa aa aa aa aaa
jab jab jisne tujh ko pukaara
toone diya hai badh ke sahaara
jab jab jisne tujh ko pukaara
toone diya hai badh ke sahaara
har bhoole raahi ko maata
jab jab jisne tujh ko pukaara
toone diya hai badh ke sahaara
har bhoole raahi ko maata
har bhoole raahi ko tera
pyaar hi raah dikhata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
dwaar tihaare jo bhi aata
dwaar tihaare jo bhi aata
bin maange sab kuchh paa jaata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
jai jai hey jagdambe mata
6 Responses to "Jai jai hey jagdambe maata"
October 17, 2012 at 11:13 am
Savithri who featured in this song is also known as Savitri Ganeshan, as 3rd wife of famous Tamil movie romantic hero Gemini Ganeshan(who acted in Hindi movie Miss.Mary with Meena Kumari)
This Gemini Ganeshan is father of Hindi movie actress Rekha(Rekha`s Mother Pushpavalli is 2nd wife of Gemini Ganeshan)
Pushpavalli acted in Shammi Kapoor starrer Pyar Kiya toh darnaa kyaa.
Savitri Ganeshan is very famous actress in Tamil,Kannada moviedom
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October 17, 2012 at 11:50 am
Prakashji,
After your info about Savithri, I just checked IMDb to see her movie listing. She has acted in so many movies in very short life. According to IMDb, she was born on Dec 06, 37 (35 according to wiki) and died on Dec 26, 81. What a contribution in only 44/46 years of life!
Thanks for the info.
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October 17, 2012 at 12:46 pm
Prakashji,
This Pushpavalli acted in Jemini’s Sansaar also.
D Samant
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October 19, 2012 at 3:04 pm
@Khyati ji – a perfect post to start the Navratri. I remember this song was played on loud speakers during the ‘durga pooja’ festivals in those years. a beautiful bhajan and lata’s voice make it more divine. Happy Navratri to all of you.
@Atul ji – thanks and happy Navratri to all of you !!!
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October 17, 2012 at 8:58 am
Happy Navratri to you all. May Maa Saraswati bless you with the love for music, Maa Durga and Kaali remove all the obstacles in your life and Maa Laxmi bless you with the wealth, health and prosperity.
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