Ho morey baalmaa kaahe maari kataar
Posted on: February 6, 2013
This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
This is a song from film ‘Shair’ (1949). I am not sure if that is the correct name for this film. If the name is ‘Shaayar’ or ‘Shaayir’ than it will mean ‘the poet’. If it is ‘Shair’ than it is ‘a couplet’. Eight songs from this film have appeared in this blog. I was able to find only one Rafi song in this film which is luckily not posted.
This is a duet sung by Mohammed Rafi and Shamshad Begum. Lyricist is Shakeel Badayuni and music is composed by Ghulam Mohammed.
There is video link available on youtube is having a part of the song so the lyrics are as per the full audio link. This is a stage song and dance sequence, with Agha and Cuckoo(?) watching the programme from their balcony enclosure. The actors lip synching this song are not known to me.
This film had some big names like Suraiyya, Dev Anand and Kamini Kaushal for the cast. But they are nowhere to be seen, in this song. The music is reminiscent of “Pakeeza”‘s orchestrations, though this song is much older. I thought there are not that many duets of Rafi-Shamshad and was surprised to see as many as 152 duets (including 23 songs in Punjabi films). There are more songs featuring these two with other singers like C Ramchandra, Geeta Dutt, Lata, Manna dey, Talat Mehmood etc. Nine of the duets are in 1946 itself, if the information in the excel sheet is accurate.
Some of the famous ones are :
1. Bheega bheega pyaar ka samaa from ‘Saawan'(1959)
2. Leke pehla pehla pyaar from ‘CID’ (1956)
3. Solah baras ki bhayi umariya from ‘Aag’ (1948)
Partial Video
Audio
Song-Ho morey baalma kaahe maari kataar (Shair)(1949) Singers-Shamshad Begam, Rafi, Lyrics-Shakeel Badayuni, MD-Ghulam Mohammad
Both
Lyrics
ho o
morey baalma
morey baalma
ho o
morey baalma
morey baalma
kaahe maari kataar
haay
kaahe maari kataar
haay
daiyya daiyya daiyya
kaahe maari kataar
ho o
torey nainwaa
torey nainwaa
ho o
torey nainwaa
torey nainwaa
huye sab dil ke paar
haay
sab dil ke paar
haay
daiyya daiyya daiyya
huye sab dil ke paar
jaane na doon
tohey aankhon se door
zaraa sun lo huzoor
aji haan haan zuroor
zaraa sun lo huzoor
tu meri main hoon teraa
aa aa aaa
tu meri main hoon teraa
phir kyun ho door
karo waada huzoor
aji haan haan zaroor
karo waada huzoor
do dil ka mel
badaa naazuk thha khel
gayee tujh se main haar
haay
gayee tujh se main haar
haay
daiyya daiyya daiyya
gayee tujh se main haar
ho o o
o o
aa ha aa aa aa
nainon ki ghaat huyi
nainon ki ghaat
koyi khaaye na maat
aji haan haan kya baat
koyi khaaye na maat
tu mere saathh piya
aa aa aa aa
tu mere saathh piya
de mera saathh
rahe haathon mein haathh
aji haan haan kya baat
rahe haathon mein haathh
chhoote na sang kahin
laaye na rang
teraa meraa yeh pyaar
haay
o teraa meraa yeh pyaar
haay
daiyya daiyya daiyya
teraa meraa yeh pyaar
ho o
more baalma
more baalma
ho o o
torey nainwaa
torey nainwaa
huye sab dil ke paar
haay
kaahe maari kataar
haay
daiyya daiyya daiyya
kaahe maari kataar
Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
February 6, 2013 at 10:12 am
Atul ji,
Now only 1 song is remaining-
Duniya ke sitam ka-Suraiya
nahm ji,
The spelling of this film may be Shair in English, but in Hindi it was film SHAYAR.
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