Lyrics: Noor Dewasi
Music: Bipin Dutt
Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Yeh bombay shehar ka ba.daa naam hai...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Hindi Lyrics:
tararam pam tararampam..lalalallaa
yeh Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THIS CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale kaa, har kaam hai
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
yeh Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THIS CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale, kaa har kaam hai,
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
andho.n ko soojhe, yahaa.n duur kee,
HERE, FAR-SIGHTED ARE THE BLIND,
THE WAY, THE SIGHTED ONES ARE UNABLE TO FIND,
suntaa nahee.n koee majboor kee,
NO ONE LISTENS TO ANY HELPLESS,
kisee ko, kisee se, nahee.n vaastaa,
NO ONE HAS THE NEED FOR ANY ONE,
suno bhaiya meraa, yeh paigham hai,
LISTEN MY BROTHER, THIS IS MY MESSAGE,
suno bhaiya meraa, yeh paigham hai
LISTEN MY BROTHER, THIS IS MY MESSAGE,
Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THIS CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale, kaa har kaam hai
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
yeh Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THIS CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale, kaa har kaam hai,
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
aaloo ko bole, baTaaTaa yahaa.n,
THE POTATOE IS CALLED “BATAATAA” HERE,
namaste ko kehte hai.n TaaTaa yahaa.n,
THE NAMASTE IS CALLED “TATA” HERE,
THE GUAVA IS “PERU” AND THE EGG IS ‘BAIDAH’
yahaa.n par, huwe hai.n, naye naam paidaa,
NEW NAMES HAVE BEEN GENERATED HERE,
yeh jis ko bulaaye.n, kare.n, sh sh sh..
WHEN BECKONING, THEY UTTER “SHHH, SHHH, SHHH,”
hairat, kaa yaaro.n, har ik kaam hai,
FRIENDS, OF BEWILDERMENT ARE EVERY JOB,
Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THE CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale, kaa har kaam hai
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS! Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THE CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
kahee.n raaj bhaiyaa, kahee.n bebee nanda,
BROTHER RAJ (KAPOOR) HERE, BABY NANDA THERE,
saTTe kee maanind, hai filmo.n kaa dha.ndaa,
THE BUSINESS OF MOVIES IS LIKE THE DRAW,
jo lag jaaye nambar, toh bann jaaye ba.ndaa,
YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF MADE IF YOU GET THE NUMBER,
jo nambar, naa aayaa, toh maa.ngoge cha.ndaa,
TO CHARITY YOU’LL RESORT, IF YOU MISS THE NUMBER,
zara bach, ke rehnaa, suno meraa kehnaa,
JUST BE CAREFUL, LISTEN TO WHAT I SAY,
IF YOU AGREE WITH ME, ‘TIS AN AWFUL JOB!
Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THE CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale, kaa har kaam hai
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THE CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale, kaa har kaam hai,
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
bijlee se chaltee.n yahaa.n gaaDiyaa.n,
TRAINS RUN ON ELECTRICITY HERE,
Traamo.n baso.n kaa, ajab saa hai khel,
OF TRAMS AND BUSES, STRANGE IS THE SPORT,
jo qismat, se in me.n, jagaah mil bhee jaaye,
EVEN IF ONE IS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET THE ROOM THEREIN,
toh dhakke, pe dhakka, nikal jaaye tel,
THEN BY THE PUSHES AND SHOVES YOU’RE MILLED,
(Hnhn…)ba.Dee bhee.D hai, ba.Daa shor hai,
(grins) A HUGE CROWD, LOTS OF RACKET,
magar kaar waalo.n ko aaraam hai
BUT THE CAR-OWNERS ARE COMFORTABLE,
Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THE CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale, kaa har kaam hai
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
yeh Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THIS CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale, kaa har kaam hai,
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
yeh worli kaa naakaa, yeh daadar kaa sarkal,
THIS JUNCTION OF WORLI, THIS CIRCLE OF DADAR,
yahaa.n kaa dikhaaye.n, tumhe.n ek laTkaa,
LET’S SHOW YOU A SCENE HERE,
jawaano.n kee Tolee haseeno.n kee hal-chal,
GROUPS OF YOUTHS, BUSTLING OF COMELY MAIDENS,
nahee.n hai, shareefo.n ko, koee bhee khaTkaa,
GENTLEMEN HAVE NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN,
jo nadaan hai, voh hairaan hai,
HE WHO’S IGNORANT, HE’S PERPLEXED,
jo hushiyaar hai, voh nakaam hai
HE THAT’S INTELLIGENT, HE’S UNSUCCESSFUL,
Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THE CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale, kaa har kaam hai
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
yeh Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THIS CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale, kaa har kaam hai,
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
jahaa.n dekhtaa hoo.n, jidhar dekhtaa hoo.n,
ANYWHERE I LOOK, WHEREVER I SEE,
mai.n la.Dkee ko la.Dkaa, banaa dekhtaa hoo.n,
THE GIRL'S DRESSED UP AS A BOY, I SEE,
ay mere bhaggwann yeh kyaa dekhtaa hoo.n,
O MY LORD, WHAT’S THIS THAT I SEE!
Zamaane, kee ulTee, adaa dekhtaa hoo.n,
TOPSY-TURVY ACTION OF THE WORLD, I SEE,
yeh bhaarat kee beTee, haya kho ke baiThee,
THIS DAUGHTER OF INDIA HAS LOST BASHFULNESS,
ab in ko bachaanaa, teraa kaam hai
NOW RESCUING THEM IS YOUR JOB!
Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THE CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale, kaa har kaam hai
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
yeh Bombay, shehar kaa, ba.Daa naam hai,
THIS CITY OF MUMBAI HAS GREAT REPUTATION,
par ga.Dba.D, ghoTaale, kaa har kaam hai,
BUT HAS EVERY MUDDLING JOB AND SCAMS!
aa..aa..aa aa.. ho…ho…ho… ho.. ho.. ho .aa .ha…ha…haa..lara lara la lara.. lara… laa.. ri.. raa.. raa…ho.. ho.. ho…
NASIR
Mumbai (previously Bombay), the Commercial Capital of India, was the most cosmopolitan city of India, - it still is to a lesser extent now. Thanks to petty politics, regionalism, greed and corruption it has become a city of contrast. The increasing skyscrapers on one hand, and the swarming hutments and shanty dwellings on the other, have made Mumbai a city of contrast. Greedy land-sharks now offer a crore (10 Millions) of rupees for a single hut in prime locations in their bid to grab more land for constructing huge malls, mansions and huge building complexes. Thus there’s light at the end of tunnel for the poor hutment dwellers who are now purchasing decent apartments in suburbs with straight down-payment but for purchase of which the middle-class are in deep debts to financial institutions for, say, 20 years or more. Love of materialism has not spared even religious institutions that clandestinely sell off lands belonging to their communities. And yes, muddling jobs, scams, smuggling, land-grabbing, adulteration, bootlegging, rampant prostitution, massage parlours, beer-bars and bar-dancers are just a few unholy jobs that go hand in hand with narrow parochialism and the serious crimes of murder, rape, kidnapping and extortion in the city.
Footpaths have disappeared. So skywalks are being built. Traffic snarls and high price of petroleum products don't make for comfortable car-driving or travelling intra-city notwithstanding the sea-link. Mumbai has bcome a city of flyovers. Mono-rails are in the offing.
The axiom, All is not gold that glitters, truly applies to the city of Mumbai which is a soft target for terrororists and their activities.
Nasir Saab, I have never heard this song before...have to check it out!
ReplyDeleteYes Veen. That song was popular in late Fifties at the time of the film's release but forgotten with the advent of the Sixties. Also, the movie is just a B-Grade one. The song is picturised on Maruti, a comedian who did not make it, but who was well-known in the Fifties anyway. He's the father of the Guddi Maruti whom you must have surely seen in a number of Hindi movies.
ReplyDeleteThere is of course a celebrated song of Rafi Sahaab on Bombay (Ay dil hai mushkil jeena yahaa.n) from CID (1956). Since that's a duet song and I'm doing the solos, I didn't take that one but chose the one filmed on Maruti.