Preet Kaise Karoon Pardesi Piya
Posted on: April 3, 2015
This article is written by Sudhir, 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.
The Wonderful Sounds of 1930s – 3
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It is 1934 and the fledgling Hindi talkie film industry is in its fourth year only. The volume of business is slowly continuing to grow. In the three years prior i.e. 1931-33, a total of 161 films were certified by the Censor Board. 1934 saw a sharp increase in production and in all, 120 new films were certified in this year. And this production is coming not just from Bombay. Of course, a major share is produced in Bombay, but almost a quarter of this number comes from the production studios in Calcutta. Then come Pune, Kolhapur and Lahore – really just a handful. But still signifying that the production of Hindi films was a focus at multiple centers around the subcontinent.
I have selected today’s song from the film ‘Maharani’. The information that I provide here is taken from the Geet Kosh. The Geet Kosh entry lists 14 songs in this film. After checking with the various sources, I am so far able to trace only one song of this film as being available. Girdharilal Vishwakarma ji of Jodhpur has kindly shared this with me, and I am today uploading this rarity.
The film is produced under the banner of Gandharv Cinetone, Bombay. It is a period costume drama that is directed by Baburao Patel. The name of the music director is listed as N Chaphekar. I checked, and I find that this name appears for the first time on this blog. I tried to find more information about him, but could not find any material on him on the online sources. I checked the other significant reference, i.e. the book ‘Dhunon Ki Yatra’ by Pankaj Raag. I could locate a very brief reference, just a two sentence paragraph that lists this film, and that’s about it.
The Geet Kosh does not list a name for the song writer. But there is one additional information that can be interesting. Apparently the story of this film is adapted from an original, probably written in Urdu. Maybe the source could originally have been a stage play. It is possible that the songs listed in Geet Kosh are coming directly from the original source. The name of the original author is given as H Khatib. And the name of the person who adapted this original story material to Hindi is given as Pt Indra Chandra. Now this latter name is definitely very very familiar as a song writer par excellence, from that period and even later. So now, both possibilities can be there, but I will not pick any, in absence of any other corroborating source.
The cast of actors is listed as Padma Devi, Shireen Bano, Raja Pandit, Mubarak Merchant, Mubarak Ali, N Chaphekar, DB Surve, and S Babu Rao. The foot note given with this film’s details says that this song is picturized on screen, on Shireen Bano and Raja Pandit. Given that we are in 1934 and the playback singing technology is still a year away, it may be safe to surmise that these two actors have sung for themselves on screen. I will go ahead with this surmise.
The song itself is a fun exchange between what seems to be a pair of a newly love-struck lovebirds. The charming thing about this song is the choice of phrases that the songwriter has used. Sound somewhat pedestrian, but still a touch of naughtiness and a lot of fun too.
So listen to this ‘teasing’ song from more than 80 years ago. And know that over the decades, the content of wooing and ‘nok jhonk’ activities has not changed materially. Enjoy.
Song – Preet Kaise Karoon Pardesi Piya (Maharani) (1934) Singer – Shireen Bano, Raja Pandit, Lyrics – [Unattributed], MD – N Chaphekar
Lyrics
preet kaise karoon
preet kaise karoon pardesi piya
mori baali umar na chhed rasiya
mori baali umar na chhed rasiya
preet kaise karoon
preet kaise karoon pardesi piya
mori baali umar na chhed rasiya
mori baali umar na chhed rasiya
udaawo jaan meri lutf zindgani ka
darenge kyon hai kya dena kisi ki naani ka
ghulam ban chuka main apni taara rani ka
u hoon u hoon na karo waqt hai jawaani ka
meri chhoti si jaani ne jaadu kiya
meri chhoti si jaani
meri chhoti si jaani
ye meri chhoti si jaani ne jaadu kiya
preet kaise karoon
preet kaise karoon pardesi piya
mori baali umar na chhed rasiya
mori baali umar na chhed rasiya
abhi to thumak thumak paas paas aate ho
abhi to thumak thumak paas paas aate ho
pighal pighal ke abhi mom baney jaate ho
pighal pighal ke abhi mom baney jaate ho
zaraa sa kaam banaa
haan zaraa sa kaam banaa
aankhen phir dikhaawoge
zaraa sa kaam banaa
aankhen phir dikhaawoge
uchhalte tattu ki tarah phir nazar na aawoge
uchhalte tattu ki tarah phir nazar na aawoge
kisi ullu ko chandan lagaawo piya
kisi ullu ko chandan lagaawo piya
preet kaise karoon
preet kaise karoon pardesi piya
mori baali umar na chhed rasiya
mori baali umar na chhed rasiya
preet kaise karoon
preet kaise karoon pardesi piya
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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प्रीत कैसे करूँ
प्रीत कैसे करूँ परदेसी पिया
मोरी बाली उमर ना छेड़ पिया
मोरी बाली उमर ना छेड़ पिया
प्रीत कैसे करूँ
प्रीत कैसे करूँ परदेसी पिया
मोरी बाली उमर ना छेड़ पिया
मोरी बाली उमर ना छेड़ पिया
उड़ावो जान मेरी लुत्फ ज़िंदगानी का
डरेंगे क्यों है क्या देना किसी की नानी का
ग़ुलाम बन चुका मैं अपनी तारा रानी का
उ हूँ उ हूँ ना करो वक़्त है जवानी का
मेरी छोटी सी जानी ने जादू किया
मेरी छोटी सी जानी
मेरी छोटी सी जानी
ये मेरी छोटी सी जानी ने जादू किया
प्रीत कैसे करूँ
प्रीत कैसे करूँ परदेसी पिया
मोरी बाली उमर ना छेड़ पिया
मोरी बाली उमर ना छेड़ पिया
अभी तो ठुमक ठुमक पास आते हो
अभी तो ठुमक ठुमक पास आते हो
पिघल पिघल के अभी मोम बने जाते हो
पिघल पिघल के अभी मोम बने जाते हो
ज़रा सा काम बना
हाँ ज़रा सा काम बना
आँखें फिर दिखावोगे
ज़रा सा काम बना
आँखें फिर दिखावोगे
उछलते टट्टू की तरह फिर नज़र ना आवोगे
उछलते टट्टू की तरह फिर नज़र ना आवोगे
किसी उल्लू को चन्दन लागवो पिया
किसी उल्लू को चन्दन लागवो पिया
प्रीत कैसे करूँ
प्रीत कैसे करूँ परदेसी पिया
मोरी बाली उमर ना छेड़ पिया
मोरी बाली उमर ना छेड़ पिया
प्रीत कैसे करूँ
प्रीत कैसे करूँ परदेसी पिया
4 Responses to "Preet Kaise Karoon Pardesi Piya"
April 3, 2015 at 11:51 am
Sudhir ji,
Any song from the 30s or the 40s is a feast for me. Thanks you,Sudhir ji.
N.Chaphekar’s full name was Nanasaheb Chaphekar or Shankar Neelkanth Chaphekar. He was a singer actor on Marathi stage. He came to know the Karnataki sisters as they were acting and singing in Vani Vilas Natak Company’s dramas in and around Belgaon,Hubli,Dharwad and Kolhapur. he suggested them to go to Bombay for better prospects. Amirbai karnataki went later,but Gohar karnataki went with Chaphekar to Bombay where she stayed with him. According to his memoirs in Marathi,he used to visit several studios in search of roles for her. She got into Bhavnani films at Rs.800/- pm salary.
Gohar probably got a baby girl also from him. her name was Asha amma or Asha bi. This girl was living with Gauhar till her death.
N. Chaphekar gave music to one more film “Mera Watan”-1939,along with another composer named Hindalekar. This is listed in HFGK,but not mentioned in ‘Dhunon ki Yatra’by Pankaj Raag.
This is additional information for you.
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April 3, 2015 at 6:28 pm
Is this lady singer is the same woman who happened to be wife of
Nanabhai Bhatt?
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April 3, 2015 at 9:04 am
Sudhir ji,
There is a subtle hint in the link given below that this song may have been written by Pandit Indra Chandra. The writer mentions another song of this film ‘saawan ghan barse chaatak kyun tarse’ in the context of the song writing style of Pandit Indra Chandra.
The link : https://apnaarchive.wordpress.com/2013/08/
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