Yaara seeli seeli birha ki raat ka jalnaa
Posted on: February 6, 2023
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Tribute to Lata Mangeshkar – 2
Yaraa seeli seeli
birha ki raat ka jalnaa
dholaa seeli seeli
yeh bhi koyi jeenaa hai
yeh bhi koyi marnaa
O how slow is the night(lamp)
Burning to ambers, Oh love
Oh love, the slow burn
of the lonely lamp.
is this way of the living?
Or it is the way of the dead.
tooti hui choodiyon se
jodoon yeh kalaayi main ae
pichhli gali mein jaane
kya chhod aayi main
beetee huyi galiyon se ae
phir se guzarna yaraa
broken are they,
the bangles I try to adorn.
(They were whole once-my loved ones)
In the lane behind me,
What have I left behind.
(something in the previous life)
Those same lanes, call me,
I must pass by them again, love.
pairon mein na saaya koyi
sar pe na saayin re
mere saathh jaaye naa
meri parchhaayi re
baahar ujaalaa hai
andar veeraana
No one beside me, no shade (for feet).
No Lord(benevolent),
even to care for me.
No one goes with me,
not even my shadow.
All brightness is on the outside.
Inside it is all dark and desolate, my love.
In 1990, I was fascinated with this song. Not seen the song anywhere, only heard it on the radio. I don’t remember what else I knew about it, only that Dimple Kapadia was the actress, singing this on screen. I was working in a private firm’s office in Santacruz. There was this girl working there called ‘Heather’, who was looking to change jobs. She asked me to accompany her for interview somewhere at Bandra. In my turn, I also persuaded her to come with me to watch this movie at Liberty Cinema. After the interview, we reached the city and were late for the movie. It had already started, and ‘Heather tried to change my mind, about wasting the ticket money. But having gone so far, I was not in the mood to go back home without watching the movie. It was 3 to 3:30, almost 1 hour of the movie was over. We got the tickets and went inside the hall. In that red carpeted hall, it was as if we were alone in there. Soon interval came, and to our astonishment, there was no one to be seen. Heather said it is not safe to sit in there for us 2 girls and we should just get out. Finally, some I came to my senses we left the cinema.
That incident in 1991, and my ‘khwaahish’ to see this movie remained unfulfilled. Until a few years ago, when I again remembered this film and saw it on YouTube. Ah! What would we have done without YouTube. All the while I was listening to this song, and may have seen it somewhere on TV. Or found it on YouTube.
The awards list of this song is also impressive.
• 1991 – Filmfare Awards – Best Lyricist – Gulzar
• 1990 – National Film Awards – Best Female Playback Singer – Lata Mangeshkar
• 1990 – National Film Awards – Best Lyrics – Gulzar
Trivia:
This song was based on the Punjabi song “Ve Main Chori Chori” composed and sung by the Pakistani folk artist Reshma.
The folk flavour of this song, and the fresh analogies that Gulzar has made in lyrics of this song, made it very special. The super rendition by Lata Mangeshkar has also won her the National Award, yet again.
The following 3 songs are posted in the blog.
| Song | Date of posting |
|---|---|
| Main ek sadi se baithhi hoon | 6 February 2022 |
| Suniye jee araj mhaaro | 26 October 2012 |
| Surmayee shaam is tarah aaye (Lekin) | 18 august 2022 |
This song is a significant one as the film music scene was just picking up, sufiana and Punjabi folk was gaining momentum. Here again, the relevance of Lata Mangeshkar, as a grand doyen of female playback singers, was established. She was singing for R. D. Burman, Laxminkant Pyarelal, of the old brigade and also for new breed of musician through the 90’s.
Video:
Audio:
Live song:
Song-Yaara seeli seeli birha ki raat ka jalna (Lekin)(1990) Singer-Lata Mangeshkar, Lyrics-Gulzar, MD-Hridaynath Mangeshkar
Lyrics
Yaraa seeli seeli
birha ki raat ka jalnaa aa
yaraa seeli seeli
yaraa seeli seeli
ho yaraa seeli seeli
dholaa seeli seeli
yaraa seeli seeli
birha ki raat ka jalnaa aa
yeh bhi koyi jeenaa hai
yeh bhi koyi jeenaa hai
yeh bhi koyi marnaa
yaraa seeli seeli
birha ki raat ka jalnaa aa
yaraa seeli seeli
dholaa seeli seeli
tooti hui choodiyon se
jodoon yeh kalaayi main
pichhli gali mein jaane
kya chhod aayi main
tooti hui choodiyon se
jodoon yeh kalaayi main ae
pichhli gali mein jaane
kya chhod aayi main
beetee huyi galiyon se ae
beetee huyi galiyon se ae
phir se guzarna yaraa
seelli seelli
dholaa seeli seeli
ho yaraa seeli seeli
birha ki raat ka jalnaa aa
yaraa seeli seeli
dholaa seeli seeli
pairon mein na saaya koyi
sar pe na saayin re
mere saathh jaaye naa
meri parchhaayi re
pairon mein na saaya koyi
sar pe na saayin re
mere saathh jaaye naa
meri parchhaayi re
baahar ujaadaa hai
baahar ujaadaa hai
andar veeraana
yaraa seeli seeli
o dholaa seeli seeli
ho yaraa seeli seeli
birha ki raat ka jalnaa aa
yaraa seeli seeli
dholaa seeli seeli
yaaraa aaaa
dholaa aaaa
yaaraa aaaa
dholaa aaaa
yaaraa aaaa
dholaa aaaa
Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
February 6, 2023 at 8:48 am
It is like the candle praising the lamp
But such a Brilliantly sung song.
One of my most loved ones. My love for it has only grown over the years. This one and the song from Rudaali
Outstanding in that period of film songs
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