Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
Music: Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Mumbai: Maratha Mandir Cinema.
Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi on a formula for retaining the youth: Ba.De Miyaa.n Deewaane...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:
lalalal laa lallal laa lallal laa lallal laa
ba.de miyaa.n deewaane,
CRAZY OLD MAN,
aise naa bano,
DON’T PRETEND
haseenaa kyaa chaahe,
WHAT THE COMELY MAIDEN WANTS,
hamse suno,
HEAR IT FROM ME!
O ba.de miyaa.n deewaane,
CRAZY OLD MAN,
aise naa bano,
DON’T PRETEND
haseenaa kyaa chaahe,
WHAT THE COMELY MAIDEN WANTS,
(dialogue: yahee toh maaloom nahee.n hai,)
hamse suno…
HEAR IT FROM ME!
sabse pehle suno miyaa.n,
LISTEN MISTER! FIRST OF ALL
kar ke warjish bano jawaa.n,
KEEP YOURSELF YOUNG BY DOING EXERCISES,
sabse pehle suno miyaa.n,
LISTEN MISTER! FIRST OF ALL
kar ke warjish bano jawaa.n,
KEEP YOURSELF YOUNG BY DOING EXERCISES,
chehraa paalish kiyaa karo,
SMOOTHEN YOUR FACE,
tho.Dee maalish kiyaa karo,
MASSAGE A LITTLE,
istyle se uThe.n qadam,
STEP OUT IN A STYLE,
seenaa ziyaada toh peT kam,
BROAD CHEST, FLAT ABDOMEN,
ay qiblaa ujle baalo.n ko rangg Daalo,
O SIR! DYE THE GREY HAIR,
bann jaao gulfaam
BECOME A DANDY!
ba.de miyaa.n deewaane,
CRAZY OLD MAN,
aise naa bano,
DON’T PRETEND
haseenaa kyaa chaahe,
WHAT THE COMELY MAIDEN NEEDS,
hamse suno,
HEAR IT FROM ME!
seekho kartab naye naye,
LEARN THE LATEST TRICKS,
faishan ke Dhab naye naye,
THE LATEST IN FASHION,
seekho kartab naye naye,
LEARN THE LATEST TRICKS,
faishan ke Dhab naye naye,
THE LATEST IN FASHION,
Dheela Dhaala libaas kyoo.n,
WHY THE LOOSE CLOTHINGS?
resham pehno kapaas kyoo.n,
WHY COTTON? WEAR SILK!
fann yeh jaadoogaree kaa hai,
‘TIS THE ART OF CONJURING!
armaa.n tum ko paree ka hai,
YOU DESIRE THE MOST BEAUTIFUIL WOMAN!
toh qiblaa maaro mantar
THEN SIR, CAST A SPELL
TaiTee bann kar, niklo waqt-e-shaam,
IN TRENDY CLOTHING, STEP OUT IN THE EVENING,
ba.de miyaa.n deewaane,
CRAZY OLD MAN,
aise naa bano,
DON’T PRETEND
haseenaa kyaa chaahe,
WHAT THE COMELY MAIDEN NEEDS,
hamse suno,
HEAR IT FROM ME!
tanhaayee me.n agar kahee.n,
IF IN PRIVATE SOMEWHERE
aa jaaye voh nazar kahee.n,
YOU HAPPEN TO SIGHT HER,
tanhaayee me.n agar kahee.n,
IF IN PRIVATE SOMEWHERE
aa jaaye voh nazar kahee.n,
YOU HAPPEN TO SIGHT HER,
kahiye haatho.n me.n haath Daal,
HOLDING HER HANDS, TELL HER:
ay gul chehraa paree jamaal,
O BEAUTIFUL ANGELFACE!
muddat se dil udaas hai,
SAD IS THE HEART FOR A LONG TIME,
tere hoTo.n kee pyaas hai,
I THIRST FOR YOUR LIPS,
ay dilbar mere labb par kab chhalkegaa,
O HEART-STEALER! WHEN WILL IT DRIP ON MY LIPS -
tere labb kaa jaam,
THE WINE FROM YOUR LIPS?
ba.de miyaa.n deewaane,
CRAZY OLD MAN,
aise naa bano,
DON’T PRETEND
haseenaa kyaa chaahe,
WHAT THE COMELY MAIDEN WANTS,
hamse suno,
HEAR IT FROM ME!
O ba.de miyaa.n deewaane,
CRAZY OLD MAN,
aise naa bano,
DON’T PRETEND
haseenaa kyaa chaahe,
WHAT THE COMELY MAIDEN WANTS,
(dialogue: yahee toh maaloom nahee.n hai,)
hamse suno,
HEAR IT FROM ME!
NASIR
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age. ~Victor Hugo
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Love the movie and love the songs! Ironically, I only recently acquired the album. I'll link it to your post when I put it up.
ReplyDeleteThere's another one from SHAGIRD, again under the Philosophical head at Post No.608:
ReplyDeletehttp://nasir-eclectic.blogspot.com/2010/06/608-philosophical-song-of-rafi-duniya.html
In fact, both these songs are such that they can be sung or heard at fun parties or categorised under a different heading such as: RolliKing Rafi (which I'll do, Insha Allah, when I finish with the current category). Since both these songs do have some phiolosophical contents I thought of including them here too.
By the way Veen, there's lot of strumming of guitars in both the songs I think. When I hear guitar peace I am willy nilly taken to the Shadows or Cliff Richard numbers.