A guest pacific duet from Neha today.

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                        "Pacific Duets - X"

 #432

         Song:   chandrama ja unse keh de na bano itne kaThor
                 baaT takte ho gayi geeli mere palkan ki kor

         Film:   Bharat Milaap (1965)
         Singer: Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar
         Music:  Vasant Desai
         Lyrics:
         *ing:

 Considering that this song is from 1965, and it is being posted
 in ATMJH, this is my way of expressing my view on the division
 of the 61-70 decade. Right after Arun and Anil expressed their
 agreement with Hrishi about the 60s decade being closer in
 expression to 50s rather than 70s, we saw Vijaykumar come in
 and make one post of a 1965 song, kinda like marking his territory
 and having done that, return back to his 70s and 80s songs for
 the series. I guess the decade will just have to be shared by both
 Hrishi and Vijay. And seeing the difference in the kind of songs
 chosen by each in their series, I doubt if there will be any overlap
 in the songs Vijay and Hrishi would post. This song is one which I
 would rather have included in ATMJH than in YGYR specially since
 it is "unabashedly laudable".:)

 Having given my reason for including this song in the ATMJH
 rather than YGYR, let me go on to sing praises for this song.

 An 'out of the world' duet, in every note and word.

 I never move to the next song in the tape without rewinding this
 song atleast a couple of times. Mahendra Kapoor's vocal abilities
 are at a display here and boy! does he show off. Terrific. One
 listen would be enough to make one appreciate this singer and
 the Music Directors' decision to judge him the best in that
 much talked about contest. This duet reminds me of another duet
 he has with Lata "aaj madhuvaataas dole..', both soft and highly
 romantic in nature...though one is birha and one is milan song.
 The tablas are used very very effectively and you would get
 the feeling that it is the only musical instrument besides the voices
 (of course it isnt), but then it is Vasant Desai!

 --
 Neha Desai

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 To add my twopence to it, this soft, reflective duet is based on the same
 musical foundation as Vasant Desai's 'tere sur aur mere geet' (what raaga is
 it?). Yet another deft use of an all-pervasive lyrical formula that has formed
 the content of a great many unforgettable melodies. The moon, in all it's
 synonym-ed glory (chaand, chandaa, chandrama, what-have-you) has been employed
 in a wide range of roles by our imaginative poets- a witness (chandaa re main
 teri gawaahi lene aayi), a celestial mailman (chandaa re jaa re jaa re), a
 romantic rival ("badli mein chhupe chaand...") and now, in this song, as an
 interlocutor. Now what does that leave out ?:-)

 ..Hrishi