This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
Hearty greetings to all friends and readers for the gracious festival of Id today.
The days of fasting and penance have ended, and now comes the grand celebration of Id. Today is the first day of the month of Shawwal. Today is the day when festive spirit is at its most cheerful, the attire of the people is the finest, and more than anything, the bonhomie and the bonds of friendship are at their best. It is the time to leave behind any differences and the memories of any past offenses, to forgive and to forget the resentments. As the lines of this celebratory song emphasize,
ye wo din hai ke hans hans kar giley shiqwe bhula dena
agar dushman bhi aa jaaye to ye keh kar manaa lena
id ki shaam hai
Today is the day to forget the resentments with a smile
Even if an enemy comes face to face
Give a hug and reconcile, and say
It is the day of Id today
Yesterday evening, Arvinder Sharma ji and I were at Zafar Bhai’s place, for the ‘iftar’ get together, the ceremonial breaking of the fast at the end of the fasting day. His place is very close to the Jama Masjid in the old part of Delhi (made famous by the film ‘Delhi 6’ (2009)). While we were there, we heard the loud report of the ‘tope’ (gun) that is fired from the Jama Masjid, to make the announcement of the sighting of the new moon on the last evening of Ramzaan. This heralds in the new month of Shawwal, and the next day, i.e. today, is deemed as the day of Id. On hearing the sound, there was an immediate cheer that went around all the people gathered. Everyone immediately took to their mobile phones, and called up their near and dear ones, congratulating each other on the sighting of ‘Id Ka Chaand’, the new moon that brings the festival of Id.
The song presented today celebrates that very spirit – the sighting of the new moon and the onset of the festivities. This song is created by pen of Raja Mehdi Ali Khan and the music of Bipin. Bipin is the same as Bipin Dutta, and is one of the pair of music directors we are familiar with – Bipin-Babul. The singing voice is that of Asha Bhosle. On screen, the song is performed by Madhumati. I hope my identification is correct. If not, I request other friends readers to please correct me.
The film is from 1964 – ‘Baaghi Shehzaada’. The singing voice is that of Asha Bhosle. An obscure but a wonderful song from a film that has been forgotten. The video clip of the song appears to end abruptly, and another sequence starts. However, two stanzas of the song are completed before this discontinuity happens in the clip.
Once again, with warm and cheerful greetings for a very happy celebration of Id, to all friends.
Song – Hans Rahi Zindagi, Har Taraf Hai Khushi, Id Ki Shaam Hai (Baaghi Shehzaada)) (1964) Singer – Asha Bhosle, Lyrics – Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, MD – Bipin
Lyrics
falak par chaand nikla hai
mere mehboob aa jaao
ke meri id ke tum chaand ho
mujhko nazar aao
hans rahi zindagi
har taraf hai khushi
id ki shaam hai
hans rahi zindagi
har taraf hai khushi
id ki shaam hai
hans rahi zindagi
har taraf hai khushi
nigaahen dhoodhti hain
ae mere roothe sanam tujhko
nigaahen dhoodhti hain
ae mere roothe sanam tujhko
arre zaalim chalaa bhi aa
na tadpa is tareh mujhko
id ki shaam hai
hans rahi zindagi
har taraf hai khushi
id ki shaam hai
hans rahi zindagi
har taraf hai khushi
ye wo din hai
ke hans hans kar
giley shiqwe bhula dena
ye wo din hai
ke hans hans kar
giley shiqwe bhula dena
agar dushman bhi aa jaaye
to ye keh kar manaa lena
id ki shaam hai
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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फ़लक पर चंद निकला है
मेरे महबूब आ जाओ
के मेरी ईद के तुम चाँद हो
मुझको नज़र आओ
हंस रही ज़िंदगी
हर तरफ है खुशी
ईद की शाम है
हंस रही ज़िंदगी
हर तरफ है खुशी
ईद की शाम है
हंस रही ज़िंदगी
हर तरफ है खुशी
निगाहें ढूंढती हैं
ए मेरे रूठे सनम तुझको
निगाहें ढूंढती हैं
ए मेरे रूठे सनम तुझको
अरे ज़ालिम चला भी आ
ना तड़पा इस तरह मुझको
ईद की शाम है
हंस रही ज़िंदगी
हर तरफ है खुशी
ईद की शाम है
हंस रही ज़िंदगी
हर तरफ है खुशी
ये वो दिन है
के हंस हंस कर
गिले शिकवे भुला देना
ये वो दिन है
के हंस हंस कर
गिले शिकवे भुला देना
अगर दुश्मन भी आ जाये
तो ये कह कर माना लेना
ईद की शाम है
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