#402

          Song:   yeh kaun hansaa kisne sitaaron ko hansaaya
                  chupke se mere nainon ki galiyon mein aaya

          Film:   Village Girl (1945)
          Singer: Noor Jehan
          Music:  Shyam Sunder
          Lyrics: Wali Saheb
          *ing:   Noor Jehan, ?

  It's a tough call for me to decide which Noor Jehan solo from this
  desert island soundtrack I like best - this one, "kis tarah bhuulega
  dil unka khayaal aaya huaa" or "baiThii huun terii yaad ka lekar
  ke sahaara" - each competes with the other in sweetness, melody
  and rather fascinating musical patterns. All compositions are quite
  intricate, requiring tremendous voice control to maneuvre the notes
  without compromising on the sweetness. This one is especially a
  roller-coaster - the second line, "chupke se... galiyon mein aaya"
  travels along some heady curves and dips, but the "mallika" comes
  off triumphant.

  Some disarming lyrics to, in the antaraas - here's one :
          lagtaa hai merii aankhon mein aashaaon ka melaa
          sapnon mein huaa karta hai baalam se jhamelaa (quaint, huh ?)
          nainon kii madhur biina pe kya raag sunaaya
          chupke se mere nainon kii galiyon mein aaya

  There's a soundtrack I'd like to own !
 

  ..Hrishi

  PS Just a couple of notifiers - I'm moving town and will likely be
  off the net for as long as a month, definitely for 2 weeks. I was
  going to post the next edition of Translator's Nightmare (#5) a
  few days ago (it's sitting on my home computer, all beta-tested and
  ready to be posted), but I realized I may be off the net by the time
  it's time to post results/reminders, etc. so I decided to hold off
  till I'm re-netted, which should hopefully be by mid-Jan.

  Which brings me to another thing, the "hrishi@slb.com" address will
  defunct effective tomorrow (Dec 19) ; my permanent email address
  is "hrishi@excite.com".

  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, all !