Raaton ka raja hoon main
Posted on: October 26, 2014
This article is written by Pamir Harvey, 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.
Today is Raja Swaminathan’s second birthday! On this blog, I mean! I don’t know Raja’s age, but what I see and hear from him, he must be very young and very active. As many of you must already know, Raja is a passionate blogger. Yes, passionate is the word, which I would use to describe Raja in one word. Raja is passionate about politics, social politics and not party politics. Yes, he has a keen sense of justice and injustice. He is aware of the many wrong things going on in this world. I admire this quality in him very highly. What I admire about him is also his ability to put all his wonderful thoughts in words. When I sit and torture myself with the composition of each sentence. To him his nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs flow with an ease which would put a bubbling stream to shame. What’s more they flow in perfect syntax. Then he also has a wonderful sense of humour, particularly his PJs are very funny. And going by all his posts and comments on fb, Raja comes across as a very nice person. Now, you must have realized that I have not met him, although I’ve a feeling I already know him quite well. Dearest Raja, please try to always remain the person you are, Happy Birthday!
Well, before I go ahead and write some words about the song below, I should say Raja is a very modest person and never in his wildest dreams would he even think of being boastful like the hero of the film does in this song below. Maybe if Dheeraj Kumar had been a bit modest he would have succeeded as a hero. Yes, my dear readers, Dheeraj Kumar of “Kahan Gaye Woh Log”-fame started as a hero. He plays a thief with James Bond like gadgets and a penchant to sleep around with women or at least boast about it. And then there are the bad guys headed by turned-bad-to-rescue-daddy Jayshree T, Shatrughan Sinha, Hitler-like Jeevan and a mysterious ‘madam’, who are all set to destroy India. They are served in this purpose by big machines with colourful bulbs and pulsating o-meters. Even though all of these are enticing stuff, I have managed to stop myself being lured to watch this film.
Enjoy this song and raise a toast to the rightful Raja, Raja Swaminathan!
Audio
Video
Song-Raaton kaa raajaa hoon main (Raaton Ka Raja)(1970), Singer-Rafi, Lyrics-Majrooh Sultanpuri, MD-R D Burman
Lyrics
Mere liye aati hai shaam
chandaa bhi hai
meraa gulaam
dharti se sitaaron tak hai
meraa intejaam
raaton kaa raajaa
hoon main
mere liye aati hai shaam
chandaa bhi hai
meraa ghulaam
dharti se sitaaron tak hai
meraa intejaam
raaton kaa raajaa
hoon main
mehfil saje
doloon jidhar se
saaqi behke
meri nazar se
mehfil saje
mehfil saje
doloon jidhar se
saaqi behke
meri nazar se
chaahoon to abhi
khud aaye chalke jaam
mere liye aati hai shaam
chandaa bhi hai
meraa ghulaam
dharti se sitaaron tak hai
meraa intejaam
raaton kaa raajaa
hoon main
khidki khule
mujhe bulaaye
mehlon mein hai
mere hi saaye
khidki khule
khidki khule
mujhe bulaaye
mehlon mein hai
mere hi saaye
sote jaagte ae
sab jaane meraa naam
mere liye
aati hai shaam
chandaa bhi hai
meraa ghulaam
dharti se sitaaron tak hai
meraa intejaam
raaton kaa raajaa hoon main
maine jawaan
honthon ki laali
aksar palkon se hi churaa le
maine jawaan
maine jawaan
honthon ki laali
aksar palkon se hi churaa le
saare gulbadan
mujhe karte hain salaam
mere liye aati hai shaam
chandaa bhi hai
meraa ghulaam
dharti se sitaaron tak hai
meraa intejaam
raaton kaa raajaa hoon main
mere liye aati hai shaam
chandaa bhi hai
meraa ghulaam
dharti se sitaaron tak hai
meraa intejaam
raaton kaa raajaa hoon main
raaton kaa raajaa hoon main
15 Responses to "Raaton ka raja hoon main"
October 26, 2014 at 8:00 am
Happy Birthday , Raja!
What a wonderful write up, Harv. Your words also flowed out beautifully.
As beautifully as Raja’s do, I must say.
Am surprised this song was unposted yet. Usually it is hard to find an unposted Raja song. Perfect choice, Harv.
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October 26, 2014 at 12:48 pm
Happy Birthday Raja Ji! Have a nice day and a wonderful year ahead! I agree with Pamir ji, you do not look your age at all. You can pass off as someone 10-15 years younger than you really are easily :).
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October 26, 2014 at 4:03 pm
A very Happy Birthday to Atul’s first tormentor {don’t forget he was the first one on the blog to comment as well as send a list of 2 songs on the Farmaish page, which grew to 10 per farmaish comment and then opened the flood gates ;-)}
and yes i agree he is very energetic and young and 2 years (i agree)
A very good write up Pamir HarveyJi analysing our Rajaji perfectly
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October 27, 2014 at 3:43 pm
I may also be allowed to wish a belated happy Birthday to Raja ji.
Thanks a lot, Harvey, for a very nice post.
It is as lucid and fluid as any.
Take a bow!
Warm regards,
Avadh Lal
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October 31, 2014 at 10:09 pm
Thank you all so much for your greetings!!! Am sorry I did not respond earlier – I was travelling a bit and somewhat busy in the process.
And of course, a special thanks to Harvey for this lovely post that makes me feel special. Although, I do think he has considerably exaggerated my qualities. Harvey, really looking forward to meeting you soon. 🙂
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November 1, 2014 at 3:00 am
Very well written post, Harvey! And a very very happy birthday to you, Raja! What a wonderful song to be feted with on your birthday! Harvey has chosen a great song for you. Maine jawan honthon ki laali aksar palkon se hi chura li … those words do seem to fit you! Have a fun and happy birthday!
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January 18, 2021 at 7:18 pm
working video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzAuW6vRqlo
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October 26, 2014 at 7:49 am
Kya baat hai. Kahaan kho gaye sab? All are doing silentwork after firework… 🙂 Koi baat nahin, sab ki taraf se main mubaarakbaad de deti hoon.
So, Raja saab, Happy b’day to you. As Pamirji has said, this is your second birthday on the blog, means going through the terrible two phase 😉 I need to think before I make any commitment for our December gangout. 😉 Pata nahin kya haal ho jaaye 😆 Hope you had a wonderful day.
Regards
Khyati
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October 26, 2014 at 7:59 am
Feels so great to be engine sometimes. 🙂 Thanks Pamirji for the post.
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October 27, 2014 at 2:08 am
Khyatiben, thank you ji.
Rajaji 30 tarik ko wapis aayenge, abhi zara vyast hain to answer na aane ki baat dil par naa le.
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