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      nain 
        so nain naahii.n milaao 
      Contributed 
        by Surajit A. Bose 
       
       
       
      
       
       Note: The complete version of this song is now 
        in the consolidated ISB. The original FITB article is retained here for 
        archival purposes. 
 This is a lovely composition in the uncommon Raga Maalgunji. 
        Film: Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje 
        (1955) 
        Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar 
        Music: Vasant Desai 
        Lyrics: Bharat Vyas 
        ISB Contributor: Anurag Shankar 
        nain so nain naahii.n milaao  
        dekhat suurat aavat laaj, sai.nyaa.N  
        pyaar se pyaar aake sajaao  
        madhur milan gaavat aaj, guiyaa.N  
        nain so nain ... 
         khai.ncho kamaan maaro jii baaN  
          rut hai javaan o mere praaN  
          [spoken] "ruk kyo.n gaye?" 
          tumane chorii kar lii kamaan 
          kaise maruu.N priit kaa baaN, guiyaa.N 
          nain so nain ... 
          niile gagan pe jhuume.nge aaj 
          baadal kaa pyaar dekhe.nge aaj 
          [spoken] "samajhaa!" "kyaa?" 
          baadal naiyaa hai bijurii patavaar 
          ham\-tum chal de.n duniyaa ke paar, guiyaa.N 
          nain so nain ... 
        
      Here is the middle stanza of the song: 
       rim jhim jhim gaaye jharano.n kii dhaar 
        dil ko lubhaaye koyal pukaar 
        [spoken] "nahii.n!" "to phir?" 
        jharano.n kii dhaaro.n me.n teraa sangiit 
        gaaye koyal teraa hii giit, guiyaa.N 
        nain so nain ...  
      Interspersed between the stanzas are some lovely alaaps, both choric and 
      by the lead singers.  |