Odh chunariya taaron ki
Posted on: February 10, 2013
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Reverberating through the caverns of mind, comes this deep and soothing baritone voice of CH Atma. This song is another priceless and incomparable gem that he has renderded as a non-film offering.
The poetry is by Rajkumar, and the music has been composed by SR Rajan. A wonderful ballad of love – the love that is between the night and the moon.
odh chunariya taaron ki
chandaa ko lene raat chali
Adorned with the celestial scarf
Made of twinkling stars
The supernal enchantress, the night
Sets out to chaperon its lover, the moon
kar solah singaar baawri
mehndi se rang haath chali
Exquisite that she is
She prepares her beauty
In sixteen ways
Her palms colored with the hues of henna
Ardent with passion for her lover
badi badi ummeden le kar chali piyaa ko manaane
mann hi mann mein darti hai wo maane ya na maane
haaye ye deewaane dil mein dil ki le kar baat chali
With hopes high
And impatient anticipation
She goes to please him
And in her heart, is apprehensive
Will he be pleased?
Or will he not be?
Ah, the adoring zealous true love
Carries the uncertainty in her heart
jab us ne pee apne dekhe aankh us ki bhar aayee
ye thi apna jise samajhti, niklaa wo harjaai
ye baawri prem ki dekho aaj hai le kar ghaat chali
Lo, when she saw him
Her eyes welled up
With streams of sadness
For the one whom she knew as her love
Was a beguiling truant
And so she returns
Her fervent heart
Carrying the wounds of love
(NOTE: The poet’s imagination and expression is to be applauded. For the love between the night and the moon is known and has been written about, from times immemorial. These verses so beautifully capture the pains and the dejection of the night, when it is the night of new moon, or a moonless night. On that night, she trudges sadly, wearing her shawl studded with
stars, but without the company of her lover. Oh so beautifully expressed.)
Song-Odh chunariya taaron ki (C H Atma NFS)(1950) Singer-C H Atma, Lyrics- Rajkumar, MD-S R Rajan
Lyrics
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odh chunariya taaron ki
odh chunariya taaron ki
chandaa ko lene raat chali
odh chunariya taaron ki
kar solah singaar baawri
kar solah singaar baawri
mehndi se rang haath chali
odh chunariya taaron ki
badi badi ummeden le kar
badi badi ummeden le kar
chali piyaa ko manaane
mann hi mann mein darti hai wo
maanen ya na maanen
haaye ye deewaane dil mein
dil ki le kar baat chali
odh chunariya taaron ki
jab us ne pee apne dekhe
aankh us ki bhar aayee
ye thhi apna jise samajhti
niklaa wo harjaai
ye baawri prem ki dekho
aaj hai le kar ghaat chali
odh chunariya taaron ki
chandaa ko lene raat chali
odh chunariya taaron ki
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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आssss आsssss
आsssss आsssssss
ओढ़ चुनरिया तारों की
ओढ़ चुनरिया तारों की
चंदा को लेने रात चली
ओढ़ चुनरिया तारों की
कर सोलह सिंगार बावरी
कर सोलह सिंगार बावरी
मेहंदी से रंग हाथ चली
ओढ़ चुनरिया तारों की
बड़ी बड़ी उम्मीदें लेकर
बड़ी बड़ी उम्मीदें लेकर
चली पिया को मनाने
मन ही मन में डरती है
वो माने या ना माने
हाए ये दीवाने दिल में
दिल की ले कर बात चली
ओढ़ चुनरिया तारों की
जब उसने पी अपने देखे
आँख उसकी भर आई
ये थी अपना जिसे समझती
निकला वो हरजाई
ये बावरी प्रेम की देखो
आज है लेकर घात चली
ओढ़ चुनरिया तारों की
ओढ़ चुनरिया तारों की
चंदा को लेने रात चली
3 Responses to "Odh chunariya taaron ki"
May 31, 2015 at 10:42 am
One of my old time favourites . Last line I believe should read “Ghaav” and not “Ghaat”
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May 15, 2019 at 9:48 pm
O yes my old favorite no doubt
Great C H Atma sings with the pain in his voice
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February 11, 2013 at 3:24 am
Listen this song while sitting or resting on the terrace ,night time,while
moon is present in the sky..and millions of stars …your soul will feel the ultimate happiness,no words to describe …this song has graet pcs of
violin,and rythem.and sone pe suhaga….voice of CH,ATMA,great combination.
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