% The song is very much in the same genre as the other Geeta/Kanu combinations
% from "Anubhav", very soft, very melodious and with minimal instruments.
% Geeta sounds great although one does detect a tired quality to her voice, which
% leads me to believe that it is an early 70s song.   The lyrics are Gulzaresque
% in style in that there is little rhyming either in the words or in the rhythm.
% The lyricist however is Kaifi Azmi and Kanu Roy does a marvellous job of 
% maintaining the mood of the song.
%
aaj kI kaalii ghaTaa, mast-matavaalii ghaTaa 
mujhase kahatii hai ki pyaasaa hai koI 
kaun pyaasaa hai, mujhe kyaa maaluum 
aaj kii kaalii ghaTaa ...

pyaas ke naam se jii Darataa hai 
is ilzaam se jii Darataa hai 
shauk-e-badanaam se jii Darataa hai 
miiThii nazaro.n me.n samaayaa hai koI 
kyo.n samaayaa hai, mujhe kyA maaluum 
aaj kii kaalii ghaTaa ...

pyaasii aa.Nkho.n me.n muhabbat leke 
la.Dakha.Daa jaane kii ijaazat leke 
mujhase bevajah shikaayat leke 
dil kii dahaliiz tak aayaa hai koI 
kaun AyA hai, mujhe kyA maaluum 
aaj kii kaalii ghaTaa ...

kuchh mazaa aane lagaa jiine me.n 
jaag uThaa dard koI siine me.n 
mere ehasaas ke aaine me.n 
ik saayaa nazar aataa hai koI
kisakaa saayaa hai, mujhe kyaa maaluum 
aaj kii kaalii ghaTaa ...

zindagii pahale nA thii itanI hasiin 
aur agar thii to mujhe yaad nahii.n 
yahii afasaanaa nA ban jaaye kahii.n 
kuchh nigaaho.n se sunaataa hai koI 
kyaa sunaataa hai, mujhe kyA maaluum 
aaj kii kaalii ghaTaa ...