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Different countries have their own Children’s day. For India, 14 november is celebrated as Children’s day. So today(14 november 2016) is Children’s day in India.
We have discussed quite a few Children’s songs in this blog during Children’s day as well on other days. One would like to think that there are not too many songs in Hindi movies that can be described as children’s songs.
Guess what ! I came across a fantastic children’s songs a few months ago. I earmarked it to be discussed on the next children’s day, which happens to be today.
This movie is quite a well known movie with well known songs that in fact have gone on to become immortal. I am surprised that a song as fantastic as this ended up remaining so unsung that I was not even aware of it till sometime back.
The movie is “Kaabuliwaala”(1961). Yes, it is a movie that has such immortal songs as Ae mere pyaare watan, Ganga aaye kahaan se, and O saba kahna mere dildaar ko .
“Kaabuliwaala”(1961) was based on a story of the same name penned by Ravindranath Tagore. This is a moving tale of a Kabuliwaala wo leaves his family (including his daughter) behind in Afghanistan and comes to Calcutta where he befriens a small girl called Mini, who reminds him of his daughter back home. This is a tale that I read in my Hindi text book in 1970s and I regard this story as one of the best story that I have ever come across.
When I checked up, I found taht this movie had four songs in it. With the above three songs already discussed, only one song was left to be discussed. When I searched for the remaining song and located it, I felt as if I had hit paydirt-as they said in American novels
. What a gem of a song !
This song is a dream song, where Mini, the young girl, is missing the Kabuliwaala whom she had not seen for several days. In this song, a bird takes her to the old woman living in the moon. That old woman tells Mini where to find Kabuliwaala. Following the clues given by the old woman, Mini located Kabuliwaala.
This great fun song is sung by Ranu Mukherji, Savita Bannerji, Usha Mangeshkar and Hemant Kumar, with the voice of Asit Sen , the comedian (playing Bhola, the domestic help in Mini’s household) is also audible.
Prem Dhawan is the lyricist. Music of this song is composed by Salil Chaudhary.
I have not been able to get a few words right in the lyrics. I request our readers with keener ears to help fill in the blanks/ suggest corrections wherever applicable.
With this fantastic children’s song, “Kabuliwaala”(1961) joins the list of movies that have all their songs covered in the blog.
Song-Kaabuliwaala kaabuliwaala kaabuliwaala (Kaabuliwaala)(1961) Singers-Hemant Kumar, Usha Mangeshkar, Ranu Mukherji, Savita Bannerji, Lyrics-Prem Dhawan, MD-Salil Chaudhary
Chorus
Asit Sen (comedian)
kaabuliwaala
kaabuliwaala
kaabuliwaala
munumunumunu
munumunumunu
nanhe munne kyun kumhlaaya tera mukhda pyaara
nanhe munne kyun kumhlaaya tera mukhda pyaara
kya khoi hai gudiya teri
ya hai kisi ne maara
nahin
nahin
rooth gaya kya tera bandar
toot gaya kya haathi
nana
rooth gaya kya tera bandar
toot gaya kya haathi
nana
ya phir tujhse bichhad gaya tera koi saathi
uun
kaun
kaabuliwaala
kaabuliwala
haan haan
kya wo daadhi moonchhon waala
abhi mila doon tumko us’se
dekho khel niraala
chalen baadalon ke paar
jahaan chanda ke dwaar
baithi charkha chalaaye boodhi naani
chalen baadalon ke paar
jahaan chanda ke dwaar
baithhi charkha chalaaye boodhi naani
jaane sab ka wo haal
usey sabka hi khayaal
badi pakki hai badi wo sayaani
taara rum taara rum
us’se poochhenge hum
kahaan khoya hai kaabuliwaala
taara rum taara rum
us’se poochhenge hum
kahaan khoya hai kaabuliwaala
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm
pal pal chhin chhin udta jaaye
samay hawa ke pankh lagaaye
pal pal chhin chhin udta jaaye
samay hawa ke pankh lagaaye
chanda jhoome dharti ghoome
har dam chakkar chalta jaaye
chanda jhoome dharti ghoome
har dam chakkar chalta jaaye
pal pal chhin chhin udta jaaye
samay hawa ke pankh lagaaye
boodhi naani
badi sayaani
poochhoon main ek sawaal
kahaan hai khoya kaabuliwala
kyaa hai uska haal
bataao na
bataao na
poorab mein ek kaal kothri
laga hai jismein taala
qaid usi mein pada hua hai
tera kaabuliwaala
par kaise toote taala
doon mantar tujhe niraala
kya
kya
tim tim sach bol
tim tim thhaa
khul jaa re taale
jhhat se pata
tim tim sach bol
tim tim thhaa
khul jaa re taale
jhat se pata
o mini bete
kaabuliwaale
chalo yahaan se bhaag chalen
achchaa
chunnu
munnu
neela
runa
kaabuliwaala aaya
kaabuliwaala aaya
kaabul ?? se
kaabuliwaala aaya
kaabuliwaala aaya
kabul ??
pishta baadaam laaya
pishta baadaam laaya
sarhad ke paar se
kaabuliwaala aaya
kaabuliwala aaya
kaabuliwaala
kaabuliwaale
kaabuliwaale
kya jholi mein teri hai
kaabuliwaale
kaabuliwaale
kya jholi mein teri hai
jholi mein meri
ek jaadoo ki chhadi hai
jholi mein meri
ek jaadoo ki chhadi hai
jholi mein teri
jaadoo ki chhadi
?? bana do ham sab ko pari
lo ban jaao pari
haa
mini bitiya
mini bitiya
kaabuliwaale
ham se na jaane
teri jeb mein kya chhupa
ham se na jaane
teri jeb mein kya chhupa
jeb mein hai jaadu ka diya aur baati
jeb mein hai jaadu ka diya aur baati
jaadu ka diya
jaadu ki baati
tabhi(?) ko banaa do tum ghode ko haathi
ban jaa haathi
haa
haathi ??
dum dabaa ke bhaaga
haathi ??
dum dabaa ke bhaaga
