Maashooq har jagah hain aashiq kahin kahin
Posted on: March 14, 2014
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
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The Many Colors of Love #12 – The Arrogant Lover
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And so wrote the scribe. . .
haseenon ke jalwe pareshaan rehte
agar hum na hotey, agar hum na hotey
(‘Baabar’, 1960)
Men, they say, are from Mars. I am sure all the lady friends and readers on this blog will readily agree. No doubt when they need favors from their better halves, the pleading, hang-dog look on their faces is really very “maasoom”. But when they are in their own swing, well then the head is in the sky, and the whole creation is tiny and petty in comparison. Or so they say.
The trait of arrogance is very native to the masculine psyche. They take the epithets of the ‘Lord’ and the ‘Lady’ quite literally and, yes what else, they will behave like one. They will foist their ‘Lordship’ on everyone and believe themselves to be the ‘Lord’ of everything they survey. These adages from time immemorial are not just conversation pieces, and are not baseless. These adages are brimming with social wisdom harvested over centuries of existence.
History bears out this phenomena, and simply adds to it, era by era. One will read about a thousand heroes, and then maybe just one Joan of Arc. One will read about a thousand warriors, and then maybe one Rani Laxmibai. The roles that have traditionally been set aside, were never meant to leverage superiority. In every social dictum, these roles basically started off as a division of labour and responsibilities, for clearly it is not feasible to sustain social structures singlehandedly. As they say in India – ‘grahasthi ki gaadi, aur us ke do pahiye’ – the wagon of household runs on two wheels. And any driver worth his grease knows, the wheels must be “aligned” and must be “balanced” and must have the “same pressure”. For else, the ride would be very wobbly – and that is a matter of common experience.
But hey, who would teach that to or try to convince the males of this world. The balance remains only till the time their need based and convenience based things have to be taken care of. Once that is done, well then the bull will rise from the grass, and let it be known as to who is in-charge.
And so this age old standoff remains. Shakespeare immortalized, or shall I say controversial-ized this for eternity, in his creation – “Taming of the Shrew”. If the “shrew” of Katherina is the central theme of the play, then the stubborn and high handed Petruchio ought not be discounted, for in the final analysis of the Bard, it is the arrogance of the male that emerges victorious. Claimants to imitation may be many, but really how many males, ‘Petruchios’ that they are, have actually faced a real ‘Katherine’ in life. The argument is a toss-up, and the fact is – the ‘Petruchio’ simply does not go away.
And what does that do to love. Aah, the flavors are many. The same Rocky who is thankful for “Tumne Mujhe Dekha Ho Kar Meharbaan” is also the same Shyam who tosses the challenge “Haseen Ho Tum Khudaa Nahin Ho, Tumhaara Sajdaa Nahin Karenge”. The same Prakash who croons to conquer – “O Mere Dil Ke Chain, Chain Aaye Mere Dil Ko Duaa Kijiye” is the same Dharma who will disdainfully dismiss “Arre Jaana Hai To Jaao, Manaayenge Nahin” (‘Bandhan’, 1969). The same suitor who dares family pronouncements to shred his heart in tears in “Dil Jaltaa Hai To Jalne De” is the same ‘Aashiq’ who will sing this song – “Maashooq Har Jagah Hain Aashiq Kahin Kahin”.
A very rare find from the 1941 film ‘Shaadi’. Of all the 14 songs that Khemchand Prakash tuned for this film, this is the only song that he got Motilal to render for himself. As an actor, Motilal has been active in the industry since the early 1930s. In the early part of his career from 1933-34, till early 1940s, he has also sung a few songs for himself to perform on screen. This song is one of them.
The film is from the Ranjeet Movietone stables, and is directed by Jayant Desai. The cast of actors is listed as Madhuri, Moti Lal, Khurshid, Ishwar Lal, Dixit, Ghori, Bhagwan Das, Kanti Lal, Bhoopat Rai, Tara Bai, Brijmala, Keshari, Baby Kamla and others. The words for the fourteen songs of this film are written by DN Madhok and Munshi Dil. However, the records do not specify which song is written by whom. The music is by Khemchand Prakash.
The rendering of the song, coupled with the image of the type of natural actor Motilal was, one can clearly visualize how this song is being performed by him on screen. The words so explicitly speak to the arrogance of male supremacy as the privileged high and mighty lover, expressing disdain for the ‘dime-a-dozen beloveds’ –
tum se to sainkadon hain
mujh sa koi nahin
There are hundreds like you
Ah, but none like me
Wow, that must have taken a heart of lead and the (mindless) courage of a wayward bull to proclaim these lines.
In any case, whichever side you are as a reader, let us enjoy this real treat of a rare rendering in a voice that probably has not sung more than 20 or 30 songs in films. No votes, no conclusions, no verdicts – just the eternal tussle – Men are from Mars and Women are from Atlantis. 😀 😀
Song-Maashooq har jagah hain aashiq kahin kahin (Shaadi)(1941) Singer-Motilal, MD-Khemchand Prakash
Lyrics
[arrey miaan maashooq
maashooq maashooq maashooq
maashooq hotey hain naa maashooq]
maashooq har jageh hain to
aashiq kahin kahin
tumse to saikdon hain
mujh sa koi nahin
maashooq har jageh hain
aashiq kahin kahin
tumse to saikdon hain
hum sa koi nahin
main wo majnoo nahin
jee jaan se jaane waala
main wo majnoo nahin
jee jaan se jaane waala
main wo farhaad nahin
naaz uthhaane waala
main wo farhaad nahin
naaz uthhaane waala
aur bhool mein rehna naa o o o o
arrey bhool mein rehna naa o
o bhoolne waale hargiz
main to bandaa hoon khari baat sunaane waala aa
main to bandaa hoon khari baat sunaane waala
kyaa
maashooq har jageh hain
aashiq kahin kahin
tumse to saikdon hain
mujh sa koi nahin
maashooq har jageh hain
[hamaare jaise aashiq bahut kam
saade teen milenge ek – ek laakh mein]
hum na hotey to
[arrey miaan agar hum na hotey to maloom hai kya hota]
hum na hotey to
na ye shokhhi na masti hi hoti
husn ke naam pe
haay raam hasrat hi barasti hoti
hum na hotey to
hum na hotey to
takey ser nazaakat hoti
[ek paise ki ded ser
balke do ser]
tez mandi jo haseenon ki hai
sasti hoti
kya samjhe
maashooq har jageh hain
aashiq kahin kahin
tumse to saikdon hain
hum sa koi nahin
maashooq har jageh hain
aashiq kahin kahin
[hamaare jaise aashiq ko raam raam kar ke kehta hoon
ke agar tum chiraag le ke dhoondo to nahin milegaa
jaane ko to jaate ho
par waada kiye jaao
ke jab yaad meri aaye
to milne ki duaa hargiz na karna
kasam hai tumhen udaan jhalle ki
aur saade teen aane
balke paune chaar aane
haan mazaaq nahin kar rahaa]
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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[अरे मियां माशूक़
माशूक़ माशूक़ माशूक़
माशूक़ होते हैं ना माशूक़]
माशूक़ हर जगह हैं तो
आशिक कहीं कहीं
तुमसे तो सैंकड़ों हैं
मुझ सा कोई नहीं
माशूक़ हर जगह हैं
आशिक कहीं कहीं
तुमसे तो सैंकड़ों हैं
मुझ सा कोई नहीं
मैं वो मजनूँ नहीं
जी जान से जाने वाला
मैं वो मजनूँ नहीं
जी जान से जाने वाला
मैं वो फरहाद नहीं
नाज़ उठाने वाला
मैं वो फरहाद नहीं
नाज़ उठाने वाला
और भूल में रहना ना ओss
अरे भूल में रहना ना ओ
ओ भूलने वाले हरगिज़
मैं तो बन्दा हूँ खरी बात सुनाने वाला
मैं तो बन्दा हूँ खरी बात सुनाने वाला
क्या
माशूक़ हर जगह हैं
आशिक कहीं कहीं
तुमसे तो सैंकड़ों हैं
मुझ सा कोई नहीं
माशूक़ हर जगह हैं
[हमारे जैसे आशिक बहुत कम
साड़े तीन मिलेंगे एक एक लाख में]
हम न होते तो
[अरे मियां अगर हम ना होते तो
मालूम है क्या होता]
हम न होते तो
ना ये शोख़ी न मस्ती ही होती
हुस्न के नाम पे
हाय राम हसरत ही बरसती होती
हम न होते तो
हम न होते तो
टके सेर नज़ाकत होती
[एक पैसे के डेड़ सेर
बल्कि दो सेर]
तेज़ मंडी जो हसीनों की है
सस्ती होती
माशूक़ हर जगह हैं
आशिक कहीं कहीं
तुमसे तो सैंकड़ों हैं
मुझ सा कोई नहीं
माशूक़ हर जगह हैं
[हमारे जैसे आशिक को राम राम करके कहता हूँ
के अगर तुम चिराग ले के ढूंढो तो नहीं मिलेगा
जाने को तो जाते हो
पर वादा किए जाओ के जब याद मेरी आए
तो मिलने की दुआ हरगिज़ न करना
कसम हैं तुम्हें उड़ान झल्ले की
और साड़े तीन आने बल्कि पौने चार आने
हाँ मज़ाक नहीं कर रहा
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March 14, 2014 at 9:20 am
Wonderful!
One could hardly have expected such a literary bookish description on this blog. Amazingly surprised, I thought, as if I am reading an essay on a given topic.
just keep it up as many more people may like and appreciate your presentation.
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March 15, 2014 at 6:29 am
Ushsa ji,
Thanks a lot for your kind appreciation.
🙂
Rgds
Sudhir
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