Sahir Ludhianvi: Silver Memories, Romantic Sahir Options Rating

[mmuk2004]

Hi

I am starting a topic on Sahir Ludhianvi that has been posted in another forum before. It was started on his death anniversary, a nostalgia trip beginning with some of his romantic lyrics. Feel free to add on songs that make you feel mmmm....warm and woolly-headed , angry and passionate , sad and philosophical or just plain confused and... all those other complex emotions related to the thing called ...love???



Remembering him through his romantic duets:

Situation: Dream Sequence.
To expand upon it: the impoverished hero and the heroine express their love for each other in gorgeous surroundings, which would otherwise not be possible given the hero's depressing penury. Moreover the situation is literally a dream, which is not realised as the heroine later on opts for a more stable marriage with a well established publisher.

Note the wonderful lyrics, the entire song is posed as question upon question with the female counteracting the male's romantic metaphors with her teasing counter images... Wonderfully captures the mood of the film and yet stands on its own as classic romantic chedkhani.



Hum aap ki aankhon mein is dil ko basa dein to
Hum moond ke palkon ko is dil ko saza dein to
Hum aap ki aankhon mein is dil ko basa dein to

In zulfon mein goondege hum phool mohabbat ke
Zulfon ko jhatak kar hum yeh phool gira dein to

Hum aap ko kwaabon mein la la ke satayenge
Hum aap ki aankhon se neendein hi uda de to

Hum aap ke kadmon par gir jayenge ghas khakar
Is par bhi na hum apne aanchal ki hawa dein to

Hum aap ki aankon mein is dil ko basa dein to
Hum moond ke palkon ko is dil ko saza dein to

[mmuk2004]

Pyar mein ek aur twist...

The Scene: Initial stages of romance, the lovers have not yet committed to each other, the girl is being wooed in a unique style...
Tum agar mujhko na chaho to koi baat nahin
Tum kisi aur ko chahogi to mushkil hogi
The use of mushkil here can be interpreted either way, the casual "mushkil hogi"-it will be a problem- or the more intimate "mushkil hogi" - it will hurt him.

Compromise is the order of the day...
ab agar mel nahin hai to judai bhi nahin
He is resigned to this positive confusion in his life
Baat todi bhi nahin tumne banai bhi nahin"

The man is ready to view the situation from her point of view and is sympathetic of her plight...
Tum haseen ho tumhe sab pyar karte honge/Main jo marta hoon aur bhi marte honge
and offers her a way out...
Mere gham me na karaho to koi baat nahin,
aur ke gham me karahogi to mushkil hogi
Tum kisi aur ko chahogi to mushkil hogi...

Such flirtation with words...

Dil Hi To Hai (1963)
tum agar na mujhko na chaho to koi baat nahin
tum kisi aur ko chahogi to mushkil hogi
tum kisi aur ko chahogi to mushkil hogi

Ab agar mel nahin hai to judai bhi nahin
baat todi bhi nahin tumne banai bhi nahin
yeh sahara hi bahut hai mere jeene ke liye
tum agar meri nahin ho to parayi bhi nahin
mere dil ko na saraho(2) to koi baat nahin(2)
gair ke dil ko sarahogi to mushkil hogi
Tum kisi aur ko chahogi to mushkil hogi

Tum haseen ho tumhen sab pyar hi karte honge
main jo marta hoon to kya, aur bhi marte honge
sab ki aankhon mein kisi shauq ka toofan hoga
sab ke seene mein yehi dard ubharte honge
mere gham mein na karaho(2) to koi baat nahin(2)
aur ke gham mein karahogi to mushkil hogi
Tum kisi aur ko chahogi to mushkil hogi

Phool ki tarha haso sab ki nigahon mein raho
apni masoom jawani ki panahon mein raho
mujhko woh din na dikhana tumhe apne hi kasam
main tarasta rahoon tum gairki baahon mein raho
tum jo mujhse na nibaho(2) to koi baat nahin(2)
kisi dushman se nibahogi to mushkil hogi...
Tum kisi aur ko chahogi to mushkil hogi

The lover's negative assertion of his claim is done with a blend of wryness and tenderness towards his beloved that is pitched in the scene perfectly by Raj Kapoor...