Beraham ye zameen beraham aasmaan
Posted on: August 27, 2023
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Mukesh and his Composers – 30
Mukesh,
• A name that will remain etched in active memory of HFM lovers.
• A voice that will continue to enthrall the inner souls.
• A legend whose immortality will last for several generations to come.
Remembering a noble soul who passed away on this day 27 August 1976, in Detroit city of America. And, even though he departed nearly half a century ago, this year has been unique as his birth centenary was celebrated on 22 July.
Hon. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi also tweeted.
Concerts, packed auditoriums, reality shows, orchestras, individuals rendering on their social media accounts, radio stations playing his songs non-stop, dedicated blogs etc. continue to perform, play, portray and personate the magic and the legacy left behind by the golden voice of Mukesh.
So, what makes Mukesh so popular although he sang hardly a thousand odd songs compared to more than 4-5 times that his contemporaries sang? Well, the answer is obviously the “hit ratio”. To dissect the reason further, the following can be inferred as few of the rationale.
• His crystal-clear diction in rendering the songs.
• The sense of honesty reflecting in the voice which directly touched the hearts of common man.
• Raj Kapoor’s movie themes and the uncanny perfect blend that the “soul” had on the “body”.
• Popularity of songs from Awara and Shree 420 crossing national borders early in his career.
• Mukesh’s penchant for sad songs which earned him the sobriquet of Tragedy King.
For his birth centenary, I wrote a-post-a-day for a week and elaborated in some of the posts, the difficulties in tracing quite a few of his yet-to-be-posted songs, the uncertainty of hitting the four-digit number on this blog and the multiple series and compilations that I am working upon. Of late, I have reinvigorated my efforts by opening newer modes and connections to see if I can get any missing or rarely available songs of Mukesh. I will surely place on the blog anything that comes up. And then, the much easier option is to set the ball rolling by briefing Sudhir ji. 😊 In fact, the latter option has fetched some pleasant discoveries which will have to wait for more appropriate occasions.
Mukesh’s journey of melody over three and half decades is well captured on this blog by various contributors. My own 3 series running parallelly will continue with the available but unposted songs. I suppose it will take another 2-3 years before we really start struggling for songs to be posted on the blog.
His treasure trove of NFS is yet to be explored substantially on the blog. Let us see how best we can move forward with this body of work too.
In my multiple series and the many posts on Mukesh, I have seldom expressed or declared my favorite songs for it is the voice itself that I am in love with. For that matter, it is very difficult for any adherent Mukesh fan to come up with 50 or even 100 best songs.
It is not without reason that the hit-ratio is a parameter used for measuring the popularity of Mukesh.
Beginning with Ashok Ghosh’s Dil hi bujhaa huaa ho to fasl-e-bahaar kyaa from Nirdosh (1941) and culminating with his last recorded song for Raj Kapoor’s Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Mukesh sang almost all facets of music such as classical, raag based, devotional, patriotic, romantic, cabaret, foot tapping, philosophical, religious, background, festive, title songs, song during rolling of titles, ghazal, geet, nazm, non-film etc.
The numbers in individual categories may be less, but yes, he did sing all aspects one can think of. He, in fact recorded 6 private songs in Delhi when he was barely 16-17 years of age before he landed in Bombay in 1940 to start his film career.
There are also several national and international concerts, private singing in parties and functions of friends and as we have recently discovered some songs for A.I.R also which are not much in public domain and have remained anonymous for decades.
Also, the complete rendition of Tulsi Ramayan in his pious voice is considered amongst his most important works. Thus, there is a whole spectrum of songs that is available. Coming to the statistics of his songs, I have already covered the aspects in detail in my last post on his birth centenary date last month.
August 23, 2023, 06:04 PM, was a significant and historical moment for the nation for we became only the fourth nation in the world to land on moon. It was even more significant since our nation was the first in the whole world to land successfully on the southern polar region of the moon.
Along with congratulatory messages by proud citizens and nations around the world, there were obviously quite a few songs on “chand” circulating on social media.
On one of the songs whatsapp groups, Sudhir ji had posted a few “chand” songs. I jokingly asked him if he could post the elusive O chand mujkho zara yeh bata from the film 26 January (1956) under the composition of C. Ramchandra. For the unversed, this is an elusive song from the said film wherein other songs are available, but this particular solo by Lata is yet to surface.
Sudhir ji replied “ Yes, I wish, I could.”
Our discussions soon tuned one to one wherein we discussed the possibilities of songs to be posted on Mukesh’s Remembrance Day. My mind was so pre-occupied with the successful moon landing that multiple, but half-cooked thoughts were running in the mind for the song that I should select and the framework of this post. I got an idea of continuing my series Mukesh and his Composers by writing a post on the compositions of Mukesh himself.
Mukesh has composed for 5 NFS which he has himself sung.
Further, readers are aware that he scored for the film Anuraag (1956) consisting of 9 songs. Mukesh was the actor, composer, producer and singer of 2 solos in this film. Lata Mangeshkar (4 solos), Shamshad Begum, Manna Dey and Madhubala Zaveri were the other singers.
So, I duly listed all the 5 NFS and began my customary search on the blog to see which songs were yet to be posted and if any of them would have the word “Chand”.
Lo and behold, I came across a post Diya apni khudi ko jo hamne mita written by yours truly only in which I have already covered the subject of Mukesh’s compositions, albeit, it does not cover other singers from Anuraag (1956).
I and Sudhir ji had a hearty laugh over this faux pas on my part. I was anyway suggested to go ahead with some unposted song from Anuraag itself as the composition was by Mukesh.
However, sans the voice of Mukesh, I felt the post would not be an apt tribute on such an important occasion and hence this song from Baankelal (1972).
Even though, I could not settle for a song with the word “Chand”, incidentally, the composer’s name itself is Chand Pardesi. Readers may not be able to connect with this name instantly as he was known by the name Pardesi also. So much so that our blog also has his compositions under two different names. I would request the editors to club them into one.
Chand Pardesi’s body of work consists of 9 films, mostly unknown and following is the list of films in which he scored the music.
Banjaarin (1960)
Khufiya Mahal (1964)
Baankelaal (1972)
Parivartan (1973)
Kitne Pass Kitne Door (1976)
Ban Maanush (1979)
Yeh Kaisa Nasha Hai (1981)
Bhai Akhir Bhai Hota Hai (1983)
Ek Baar Chale aao (1983)
Of all the above films, only his debut film Banjaarin and Baankelaal seem to strike a chord amongst music lovers.
I would request readers to refer to a post on Chand Pardesi on Songsofyore blog for more information on his works. As the post highlights, only the duet of Mukesh and Lata from Banjaarin (1960) was the highlight of his career.
Coming to Mukesh’s association with the composer, following are the 4 songs that I could collate.
| S.No | Name of the song | Movie (Year of release) | Co-singer if any | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chanda re mori patiyaan | Banjaarin (1960)) | Lata Mangeshkar | Pt Madhur |
| 2 | Dil toone diya | Banjaarin (1960) | Geeta Dutt | Pt Madhur |
| 3 | Ek baar dharti par aakar | Banjaarin (1960) | Chorus | Pt Madhur |
| 4 | Bereham yeh zameen, bereham aasmaan | Baankelal (1972) | Pt Madhur |
Personally, apart from the popular duet with Lata, I have always liked the other solo as S. no 3 in the table above and today’s song from Baankelal (1972). (Also titled as Rasiya)
On our blog, it can be easily verified that for most of the films in which Mukesh sang, his songs are the ones that make a debut. Again, the popularity angle is what we can conclude. However, for today’s post, surprisingly, a debut has already been made and this is the second song to be featured from the film. I suppose, the song was just waiting for self to grab and represent for this occasion.
A song that is quite familiar to self from the cassette era, I remember playing it on loop.
It is atypical song in the sense that Mukesh has sung it in high pitch, not exactly his forte. However, he pulls it quite comfortably and makes us to wonder if anybody else could have had the same effect and empathy expressed in the rendition.
I conclude the post by paying rich tributes to Mukesh on his Remembrance Day with his immortal philosophical message…
ghar baste hain roz jahan mein
bas ke ujadne ke liye
milta hai har ek yahaan par
mil ke bichhadne ke liye
chalti dagar hai duniya
ek aaya ek chala aa…
and so
ke marke bhi kisi ko yaad aayenge
kisi ke aansuon pe muskuraayenge
kahega phool har kali se baar baar
jeena isi ka naam hai
Audio
Video
Song-Beraham ye zameen beraham aasmaan (Baankelal)(1972) Singer-Mukesh, Lyrics-Pt Madhur, MD-Chaand Pardesi
Lyrics
beraham ye zameen
beraham aasmaan
rah gaye hum yahaan aan
chal diya karwaan
beraham ye zameen
beraham aasmaan
rah gaye hum yahaan
chal diya karwaaan
rah gaye hum yahaan
chal diya karwaan
paa ke kuchh kho diya
kho ke kuchh pa liya
ashk hamne piye
gham ne bedam kiya
paa ke kuchh kho diya
kho ke kuchh pa liya
ashk hamne piye
gham ne bedam kiya
gham ne bedam kiya
mit raha naatwaan
hans rahe kahkashaan
rah gaye hum yahaan
chal diya kaarwaan
rah gaye hum yahaan
chal diya kaarwaan
peed se pyaar hai
zakham kaise bhare
ab jiyen ya maren
kya karen kya karen
peed se pyaar hai
zakham kaise bharen
ab jiyen ya maren
kya karen kya karen
kya karen kya karen
har tamanna adhoori
har armaan jawaan
rah gaye hum yahaan
chal diya kaarwaan
rah gaye hum yahaan
chal diya kaarwaan
beraham ye zameen
beraham aasmaan
rah gaye hum yahaan
chal diya kaarwaan
rah gaye hum yahaan
hal diya kaarwaan
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