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        Song:   Chaand madham hai
                Aasmaan chup hai
                Neend ki god mein
                Jahaan chup hai

        Film:   Railway Platform (1955)
        Music:  Madan Mohan
        Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
        Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
        *ing:   Sunil Dutt, Nalini Jaywant (?)

A fairly well-known, oft-discussed tune this time, but one that I
feel  deserves  a dedicated post. Ever heard of a song painting a
picture ? Here's one that does exactly that. As Lata croons  this
peerless  melody,  a  portrait  of  a  velvety  night  begins  to
emerge...  you can actually FEEL the darkness and silence through
the  way  she sings it. I'm not kidding, it's THAT tangible. (HOW
DOES SHE DO IT ??)  This takes me back to a post I had made a few
months  ago  about  the same thing - Lata's incredible ability to
bring  out  the  sentiment  of  the  words  through   her   voice
modulation.  Here's another instance of it.

The other thing that makes this song a veritable classic  is  the
lyrics  (rather  I  should  say  poetry) - from the one-and- only
Sahir- here's the second stanza from the song..
        Roz ki tarah aaj bhi taaren
        Subah ki gard mein na kho jaayen
        Aa tere gham mein jaagti aankhen
        Kam se kam ek raat so jaayen
         Breathtaking, isn't it ?






Guest Author: Hrishi Dixit