From: Ashish Bokil Here I am again friends with another Gulzar Gem. This song is from Golmal. I like this song particularly because of its rythm ( Being a Tabala player - Tabalchi if you will - rythm is an important criteria for a song to become my favro ) which, in this case, is simple ( only apparently so - the knowledgeable lot amongst you would know what I mean when I say that you can be in the beat any which way you sing this song - start with the "Khaali maatra" or the " Sum" but the best effect is seen only when you start with the Sum and when you start with the Sum there is a natural deviation within the beats which most people don't follow and they end up coming up at the "Khaali" matra when they come to the first line the second time - It is the Khufia things like this that make RD my favro) yet pronounced and then there is delightful rendition by KK. The music just sets in your mind as you gradually and graaaadually get lost within the song. It has enlivened many a dull evening for me and I am sure it has done so for many others. Not to mention of the meaningful lyrics which convey a volume in one song. Music is already ringing in my ears.... Hmmm... hmmm aa haa haa he hehe hmm hmm aahaa haa aaaaaa... Aane waalaa pal jaane waalaa hai aane walaa pal jaane waalaa hai ho sake to isme zindagi bitaa do pal jo ye jaanewaala hai Ho ho... aane waalaa pal jaane waalaa hai.. ho sake to isme zindagi bitaa do pal jo ye jaanewaalaa hai hmmm hmm.. " Fabulous Guitar + saxophone interlude" ikbaar yun mili maasoom si kali ikbaar yun mili maasoom si kali khilte hue kahaa kushbaash main chali dekhaa to yahin hai dhhoonda to nahee hai pal ye bhee jaanewaalaa hai Ho ho aane waalaa pal jaane walaa hai... " Another Guitar Bonanza - this time coupled with a bunch of violins " ikbaar waqt se lamhaa giraa kahin... ikbaar waqt se lamhaa giraa kahin wahaan daastaa mili lamhaa kahin nahee ( Who says this is'nt philosophical ?? thodaasaa hansaa ke and yes there is beauty in the verse too !! ) thodaasaa rulaake pal ye bhee jaanewaalaa hai ho ho.. aanewaalaa pal jaanewaalaa hai .. hosake to isme zindagi bitaa do pal jo ye jaanewalaa hai ho ... ho.. aanewaalaa pal jaane waalaa hai... aanewaalaa pal jaane waalaa hai... Violins and saxophone continue to hum the tune In many cassettes which contain this song, there is a small piece of dialogue between Amol Palekar and Bindiya Goswami which goes BG -" Us din manbhaavan main jab aapne gaayaa thhaa na to main der se pahunchee thhee isiliye aapkaa naam nahee jaan paayi thhee..... AP - God is Great !! BG - jee AP - I mean whats in the name afterall... etc. Then the last sentense is by BG " Us din aisaa lagaa jaise ye dunia ek khulaa khulaa saa maidaan hai jismain aapki aawaaz ke saath main akeli khadi hoon..." Now usually, when BG opens her mouth, I close my ears but this sentense somehow got into my ears ( and I am glad it did - for it increased my respect index for RD even more ) and I bow down to RD again for creating the effect in-toto. Let me also take this a bit away from the theme to say a few words about Gulzar and Sahir. I basically disagree with the idea that out of the two sahir only is the philosopher while Gulzar the creater of beautiful verse ( please excuse the subjectivity in the latter ). I feel that both of them are philosophers but their fields of creations differ. While Sahir hit more of the social structure in this verse, Gulzar philosophized (if there is any word of this sort ?) about a life in individuality. Sahir was terse and realistic in presenting his philosophy Gulzar expressed his philosophy in imaginative verse. examples are the much talked about "sansaar se bhaage phirte ho bhagwaan ko tum kyaa paaoge" - Sahir "Dil dhoondhataa hai phir wahi fursat ke raat din" - Gulzar While Sahir hits directly, Gulzar makes you ponder on it to get the deeper meaning. ashish :::::::::::::::::::::::::::..................:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: hum hi naadaa.N they jo oDhaa beeti yaadon kaa kafan ... varnaa jeene ke liye sab kuchh bhulaa lete hain log ... ^ ^ (0 0) Ashish S Bokil --ooO I Ooo-- Tel.# (512) 467-8735 (Res) 4559 Avenue A, # 201 \ / ashish@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu Austin TX 78751 - - Me's no Owls ...... Owlnetting's Jes' my "business" ... ```````````````````````````"""""""""""""""""""'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''