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This song was originally posted on RMIM February 14, 2001.

Today is Valentine's Day--well, there are a couple hours left anyway. Here's a simply irresistible love song to commemorate the occasion. O P Nayyar, Mohammed Rafi, and Geeta Dutt were an unmatched combination, and this is among their best. The song is picturized on real-life sweethearts Johnny Walker and Yasmin. The ISB's P-stats are almost as funny as the song. It attributes the song to Mr and Mrs 55, and says the music director is S D Burman. Ouch. The lyrics need just some tweaks. I've pruned a couple of excess "vaah"s from Rafi's lines, changed "sanam" to "balam" in Geeta's, changed "phe.nko" to "Thoko," etc.

Film: Aar Paar (1954)
Singer: Geeta Dutt, Mohammed Rafi
Music: O P Nayyar
Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
ISB Contributor: Ikram Ahmed Khan

gii: are na na na na na na tobaa tobaa
mai.n na pyaar karuu.Ngii
mai.n na pyaar karuu.Ngii kabhii kisiise
tobaa re balam tobaa tobaa
ra: are vaah vaah vaah vaah aisaa ka_isaa hogaa
tobaa kaay\-ko karataa
tobaa kaay\-ko karataa pyaar se Darataa
aisaa re sanam ka_isaa hogaa \threedots

ra: (tuu jo kahe dharatii me.n kuaa.N khod Daaluu.N
duu.N ye duniyaa ujaa.D
are tuu jo kahe cha.Dh jaauu.N lambe\-lambe pe.D
uu.Nche\-uu.Nche ye pahaa.D) \-2
gii: riichh kaa tuu ##uncle##, bandar kaa tuu baap
Thoko nahii.n ba.nDal, raho jii chup\-chaap
ra: maraa baap!
gii: riichh kaa tuu ##uncle##, bandar kaa tuu baap
Thoko nahii.n ba.nDal, raho jii chup\-chaap
ra: are vaah vaah vaah vaah aisaa ka_isaa hogaa \threedots

ra: (sach kaho raat ko akele me.n dha.Dakataa to hogaa teraa dil
kahataa to hogaa man karuu.N do\-do batiyaa.N kisii se hilamil)\-2
gii: huu.N mai.n koii rogii, ajab terii baat,
sotii huu.N maze se mai.n saarii saarii raat
ra: em ke?
gii: huu.N mai.n koii rogii, ajab terii baat,
sotii huu.N maze se mai.n saarii saarii raat
ra: are vaah vaah vaah vaah aisaa ka_isaa hogaa
tobaa kaay\-ko karataa pyaar se Darataa
aisaa re sanam ka_isaa hogaa \threedots

gii: are na na na na na na tobaa tobaa
mai.n na pyaar karuu.Ngii
mai.n na pyaar karuu.Ngii kabhii kisiise
tobaa re balam tobaa tobaa
ra: are vaah vaah vaah vaah vaah
gii: are na na na na naa
ra: are vaah, vaah, vaah, vaa.a.a.a!

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The ISB version has the two verses commonly heard on all recordings. The video, however, yields an additional stanza. It's the first one:

ra: (dard\-e\-jigarr se mai.n ##weak## huu.N bahut,
karro aisaa naa julam
are ho jaaye.ngaa ##phail## abhii ##hearrt## hamaarraa
tere sarrr kii kasam!)\-2
gii: (chhi chhi chhi chhi chhi chhii, karo naa aisii baat
dekho dekho dekho, chho.Do jii meraa haath)\-2

Majrooh's lyrics are appropriately silly, and Rafi's diction in particular is riotous. The way he says "phail" for "fail" and the way he rolls out all those "r"s is simply priceless. The second time he sings "tere sarrRRRR ki kasam-ah!" he's positively gargling. Hoo boy!

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