Yoon shabnami pehle nahin thhi chaandni
Posted on: July 29, 2014
This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a 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.
Chaandni raatein – Song 1
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Euphoria over the 10000 posts in the blog is yet to settle. It has been an experience to behold to be part of such an exuberant and enthusiastic group of like minded people and to share the historic moment for the blog, virtually.
This was no storm in a tea-cup but had global repercussions. It was difficult to keep quite and wait. It helped that I was fasting and the day being a Sunday. Patience is a virtue which is usually tested during Ramazan. I had a couple of errand to run, a meeting to attend , which successfully prevented me from telling khyati ji that she should before going to sleep partake some ” Sehri ” i.e. predawn breakfast to begin the fast during Ramadhan /fasting days. It appears she did anyway with ‘Kaju Katli ” and ice cream 🙂 . I am no stranger to mid-night snacking and can completely identify with Khyati ji.
This is the first song of the new series named ‘Chaandni Raaten “. I was preparing for this for the last few weeks, and a few of my personal favourite, newer songs will feature in this series.
Today, it so happened that I got a call from Belgaum. It was my younger sister who is visiting there, wanting to know the recipe of ” Maalpua “. I told her what I knew about it as having made it years ago. It is one more local delicacy native of Mumbai I think. It is a rich dessert dish made of khoya, maida , eggs sugar & ghee. As I gave her my version, she said she was searching all over the net for the recipe and mine sounded much simpler and she will try it. It came to mind, right out of the blue that this recipe was taught to me by ‘Daadi’ (Our paternal grandmother) who has been dead almost 25 years. I was not much into cooking than and I am not into such pursuits now too. It is a mystery why ‘Daadi’ should have told me how to make this dish over my more interested elder sister. In another time I would have told her(younger sister) to ask Apa (our elder sister), without even thinking about it or putting any pressure on my mind/memory. That was the easy solution to all our small/big queries.
Tomorrow I will call my sister and find out how much of a disaster did her “Maalpua ” turned out to be :-). Unlike me she is much more capable of quick thinking in the kitchen and making the best of such disastrous advice’s from the likes of myself.
Let us move on to the song and this new series. The new series is about some outstanding song old and new, talking about moon, night and moon light, i.e. chaand , raat and chaandni. ‘Chaand’ will feature in all songs but ‘ raat ‘ may in some songs.
First song is for the ‘chaand raat’ the evening / night prior to ‘eid’ when the new moon is sighted. After ‘Ramadhan ‘ next month of ‘Sha’aban’ begins with this new moon. First of ‘Sha’aban’ is the ‘Eid-ul-fitr” which is commonly known as Ramazan Eid. For Eid day wearing of new clothes is a must. It is also a tradition of sorts to go last minute shopping on ‘Chaand raat’ for matching jewellery, footwear, purse etc etc. the accessories we need to dress up are endless. In stories and novels this event in described in detail, so that we ignorant’s know about this, never having personally experienced this. Tailors are in great demand in this season. Sometimes it happened that the Tailor didnt give the clothes on time. And on chaand raat he will send someone to deliver the clothes late in the night. Or go for ‘Mehndi application’ somewhere. All this did amounts to last minute preparation on ‘chaand raat’.
Presenting a song to mark this occasion with a new moon sighting song from the film ‘Sanwariya’ (2007). Parthiv Gohil is the singer of this song composed by Monty Sharma and written by Sandeep Nath. Frankly, I am not impressed with the singer’s prowess, but the song itself is good and nicely picturized on Sonam Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor, in a glamorous dreamy setting.
The moon has its appeal when it is full and it is infinitely alluring as a silver crescent. Hoping to see the silver lining on the horizon from the window this year despite monsoon, even as the sun sets. It is usually visible for a few minutes only.
‘Chaand Mubarak ‘ and “Eid Mubarak” to all participants and visitors to the blog. May this new moon fill the lives and hearts of all of us with peace, sweetness and happiness.
Song-Yoon shabnami pehle nahin thhi chaandni(Saanwariya)(2007) Singer-Parthiv Gohil, Lyrics-Sandeep Nath, MD-Monty Sharma
Chorus
Unknown male voice
Lyrics
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Yoon shabnami ee ee
pehle nahin thhi chaandani
chaand wo bharmaa gayaa
tujh ko dekhaa to
sharmaa gayaa
wo churaane lagaa hai nazar
yoon shabnami ee ee
pehle nahin thhi chaandni
ho o
yun shabnami ee
pehle nahin thhi chaandni ee
chaand wo bharmaa gayaa
tujh ko dekhaa to
sharmaa gayaa
wo churaane lagaa hai nazar ar
yun shabnami ee ee ee
dekho chaand aaya
chaand nazar aayaa aa
dekho chaand aaya
chaand nazar aayaa aa
dekho chaand aaya
chaand nazar aayaa aa
aaya aaya aaya
chaand aaya sharmaaya
haan ji haan
aaya aaya
haan ji aayaa sharmaayaa
tu bhi aa aa jaa
sanwariyaa aa
aaya aaya aaya
dekho chaand nazar wo aaya
dekho chaand nazar
dekho dekho ji
chaand nazar wo aaya
bharmaaya aaya aaya
chaand aayaa sharmaaya
dheere dheere aa ke
hawaa gungunaa ke
har khabar de tumhaari ee
kaisa ye nasha hai
nazar mein ghulaa hai
har ghadi hai khumaari ee
nashe mein qadam mere
udhar kabhi idhar
gumsum nazar
jaayen kidhar
kho gaye tujh mein
ham iss qadar ar
yoon shabnami
ee ee ee ee
ho o
pari ho o
o o
ho o
pari o
o o o
9 Responses to "Yoon shabnami pehle nahin thhi chaandni"
July 29, 2014 at 7:45 pm
Hullo nahmji, khyatiji & all atulites
Wishing all a happy Ramadan. Id Mubarak. Chaand Mubarak.
Happiness everywhere
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July 30, 2014 at 6:46 am
Nahmji,
If I am allowed to eat predawn breakfast EVERYDAY, then I can fast EVERY OTHER DAY. 🙂 Thank God my husband was not home that Sunday night, my one son was at his friend’s house for a sleepover and other was sleeping. So, I really enjoyed that lonely Sunday night treating myself with lots of goodies and chatting with my ASAD family members. 🙂 I am thinking of having this night if not for every 100 songs then at least for every 1000 songs. 😀 Zindagi ka kya bharosa… 20,000 songs tak kya ho jaaye…
Excited for your new series Chaandni Raatein….
BTW, did my “fasting at night” inspired you for this series? Oh boy!!! In that case I may modify 😉 my “predawn breakfast” schedule. I am thinking…. How about every song of this series and expecting a post everyday from my friend. 🙂
HAPPY RAMADAN TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND ALL ATULITES.
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July 30, 2014 at 3:45 pm
Khyati ji,
Ramadhan is over now, so no need to fast anymore. But night vigil for every 1000th post is a good idea 🙂 All the best to you and may you enjoy such events a hundred times 🙂 .
I was planning this series anyway, so thought why not start with a eid /chand raat post. Your night vigil last sunday was just the icing on the ‘moon’ . This series is going to take some weeks to finish. There are disadvantages of writing posts on a theme. One has to put lot of thought into what to write in each post. When you see tomorrow’s post , aap ko andaaza ho jayega.
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July 30, 2014 at 10:18 am
Happy Ramadan Nahmji.
Eagerly awaiting for the songs to be featured in the series ..
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July 30, 2014 at 3:47 pm
Thank you aparna. Songs are definitely worth waiting for…
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July 30, 2014 at 8:24 pm
Thanks Nahm Ji for this new series, nice post and song. Enjoyed both.
My belated wishes for everything best under the sky.
Would be looking forward to the other posts.
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July 29, 2014 at 7:37 pm
nahm ji
“Eid Mubarak”
Informative post, nice song and enjoyed reading your post very much.
I am waiting from morning, for your post to appear in the blog, so that I could wish you.
“Eid Mubarak” Again.
Waiting for more in “Chaandni raathein” series.
Regards
Prakash
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July 29, 2014 at 11:08 pm
Thank you Prakshchandra ji. This post was meant for yesterday/evening night, as it was chaand raat, got delayed on the way.
Thanks for wishing and liking the post.
Regards.
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