#507
Song: chandaniya
nadiya beech nahaaye
o sheetal jal men aag lagaaye
ke chanda dekh dekh muskaaye
ho raama ho raama ho
Film: Anjaan (1956)
Singer: Hemant Kumar
Music: Hemant Kumar
Lyrics: Rajendra Krishna
*ing: Pradeep
Kumar, Vyjayantimala
Ok, I managed to get this in just in time to avoid an unhealthy
statistic for ATMJH - a full year of hibernation. Apologies for
the
vanishing act. Also, as one of the inevitable by-products of an
OS
upgrade, my digitizing machinery for songs living on cassettes
has
developed a strange behavior - I cannot hear the song while it
is
recording. So apologies in advance for any souhtward travel in
audio
quality. In fact, I'd be grateful if someone can tell me exactly
how
(bad) it sounds, so I can investigate other means if this is not
working.
Here's a song I've been meaning to write about for (a year now?).
A
wonderful quintessential Hemantda tune that has made its way to
atleast
one series on RMIM before - Neha posted this on the Hemantda series
about three years ago. The ambience that this vibrant melody evokes
is,
honestly enough to the words, a bubbly, flowing stream. Something
that
permeates into the delightful visuals of the song as well.
Vyjayantimala, in a dress rehearsal act for her Sangam bath eight
years
later, soaks in a mountain brook giving her best pretense at bashfulness
as Pradeep Kumar serenades on relentlessly through a prolific array
of
metaphors...
parbat parbat ghoom ke aayi ye albeli dhaara
kya jaane kis aasmaan se toota hai ye
taara
o~o~o...
shola ban ke phool kamal ka jal men behta
jaaye
ho raama ho raama ho...
Two of the most precious facets of Hemantda's musical artistry are
embodied in this lovely ditty - capturing the essence of a scene
in a
tune, and concomitantly infusing an infectious vitality into it
through
his warm rendition. I cannot imagine anyone else singing this song
- the
slight softening at the 'ho raama ho's is beautiful, as are the
higher
'o-o' notes in the antaraas. Vintage Hemantda - not just this song
but
the entire soundtrack of ANJAAN. Pity none of the songs are available
commercially (to the best of my knowledge).
..Hrishi
Audio clip: 507.rm