#368

        Song:   Maayoos to hoon vaade se tere
                Kuchh aas nahin kuchh aas bhi hai
                Main apne khayaalon ke sadqe
                Tu paas nahin aur paas bhi hai

        Film:   Barsaat ki Raat (1960)
        Singer: Mohammed Rafi
        Music:  Roshan
        Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
        *ing:   Bharat Bhushan, Madhubala


Many things about this song make it  the  profoundly  fascinating
melody  that  it is - Sahir's evocative poetry, Roshanlal's soul-
stirring music, Rafi's Midas touch to this magical confluence  of
words  and  notes,  the  symbolic  setting in a blacksmith's yard
("Dinu Luhaar ki dukaan",  the  rendezvous  for  the  clandestine
romance in this movie), etc..

What makes this song most unforgettable for me,  in  addition  to
all   of   these,   is   its  unusual  musical  accompaniment-  a
blacksmith's work apparatus ! The song sets in  on  some  soulful
strains  on the rhythm of Dinu's hammer, captures the momentum of
the rising emotions in  the  song  on  the  same  beat  of  metal
striking metal, rises to a crescendo with the pathos in the scene
and concludes on the forlorn hiss of hot metal plunged into water
-  a  futile  end to a painful wait.  It is sheer brilliance, and
bears  eloquent  testimony  to  Roshanlal's  musical  genius.   I
especially  like  the second antaraa of the song, set beautifully
by Roshan in some rather low notes :

        Palkon pe larazte ashkon mein
        Tasveer jhalakti hai teri
        Deedar ki pyaasi aankhon ko
        Ab pyaas nahin aur pyaas bhi hai

I couldn't imagine a better song to end the tribute to  Rafi-saab
with..



Guest Author: Hrishi Dixit