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ARTISTE: PANKAJ MULLICK (1905-1978)
PANKAJ SINGS:
Ye raatein ye mausam ye hansnaa hansaana, non-film song
There would be several hundred songs of at least two dozens of singers very close to me heart. From this vast ocean if I have to select a few most precious, most beautiful gems this song would figure at the very top. There is something immortal about it, its words, its tunes that mesmerizes you even if your buddy Chakko or Mukho sings it.
ये रातें ये मौसम ये हंसना हंसाना
मुझे भूल जाना इन्हें ना भुलाना
ये बहकी निगाहें ये बहकी अदायें
ये आंखों के काजल में डूबी घटायें
फिज़ां के लबों पर ये चुप का फसाना
मुझे भूल जाना इन्हें ना भुलाना
चमन में जो मिल के बनी थी कहानी
हमारी मोहब्बत तुम्हारी जवानी
ये दो गर्म सांसों का एक साथ आना
ये बदली का चलना ये बूंदों की रुमझुम
ये मस्ती का आलम ये खोये से हम तुम
तुम्हारा मेरे साथ ये गुनगुनाना
मुझे भूल जाना इन्हें ना भुलाना
Translations:
These nights
These nights, these climes
These laughter's and this merrymaking
And me
You may forget me but forget these not.
These playful glances, these drunken gestures
These clouds immersed in your dark kohl eyes
This ambiance
And floating on the lips of air this melody of silence
And me
You may forget me but forget these not
In the meadows when we met
It became a story
My love and your passion
These two hot breaths coming together
These wandering clouds, these dancing raindrops
This state of euphoria and you and me lost in our reverie
This humming of yours with me
And me
You may forget me but forget these not
Pankaj Mullick sings Ye raatein ye mausam
THIS ONE IS SO SOOTHING