Music: Hemant Kumar
Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Bombay: Roxy Cinema
Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Pehle paisa phir bhagwaan...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:
pehle paisaa phir bhagwaan baaboo dete jaanaa daan
THE MONEY FIRST, THEN GOD! PASS ON THE ALMS SIRE,
dete jaanaa, aThannee yaa chavannee baaboo aanaa doh aanaa,
PASS ON AN EIGHT-ANNA COIN, OR A FOUR-ANNA COIN, AN ANNA OR TWO ANNAS, SIRE,
o pehle paisaa phir bhagwaan baaboo dete jaanaa daan
THE MONEY FIRST, THEN GOD! PASS ON THE ALMS SIRE,
dete jaanaa, aThannee yaa chavannee baaboo aanaa doh aanaa...
PASS ON AN EIGHT-ANNA COIN, OR A FOUR-ANNA COIN, AN ANNA OR TWO ANNAS, SIRE,
TikaT swarg kee bech rahaa hai yeh andhee aa.nkho.n waalaa,
THIS BLIND MAN IS SELLING A TICKET TO PARADISE,
TikaT swarg kee bech rahaa hai yeh andhee aa.nkho.n waalaa,
THIS BLIND MAN IS SELLING A TICKET TO PARADISE,
Arre tho.Dee see hai.n seeTe.n baaqee jaldee karnaa laalaa
ONLY A FEW SEATS REMAINING, HURRY UP SIR,
arre tuu doh din kaa mehmaan
HEY, YOU’RE A GUEST FOR TWO DAYS,
apnee ma.nzil ko pehchaan
RECOGNIZE YOUR DESTINATION,
dete jaanaa, aThannee yaa chavannee baaboo aanaa doh aanaa,
PASS ON AN EIGHT-ANNA COIN, OR A FOUR-ANNA COIN, AN ANNA OR TWO ANNAS, SIRE,
o pehle paisaa phir bhagwaan baaboo dete jaanaa daan
THE MONEY FIRST, THEN GOD! PASS ON THE ALMS SIRE,
dete jaanaa, aThannee yaa chavannee baaboo aanaa doh aanaa...
PASS ON AN EIGHT-ANNA COIN, OR A FOUR-ANNA COIN, AN ANNA OR TWO ANNAS, SIRE,
janam-janam kaa paap daan ke saabun se dhul jaaye
THE SINS OF MANY BIRTHS GET WASHED AWAY BY THE SOAP OF CHARITY,
janam janam ka paap daan ke, daan ke,
WITH ALMS, WITH ALMS, THE SINS OF MANY BIRTHS
daan ke saabun se dhul jaaye,
GET WASHED AWAY BY THE SOAP OF CHARITY,
yahaa.n jo deve ek la.ngoTee
IF YOU GIVE A WAIST-CLOTH HERE,
vahaa.n pe bistar paaye,
THERE YOU WILL FIND A BEDDING,
arre kyaa soch rahaa naadaan
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING SILLY!
yeh saudaa kitnaa hai aasaan
HOW EASY IS THIS TRADE!
dete jaanaa, aThannee yaa chavannee baaboo aanaa doh aanaa,
PASS ON AN EIGHT-ANNA COIN, OR A FOUR-ANNA COIN, AN ANNA OR TWO ANNAS, SIRE,
o pehle paisaa phir bhagwaan baaboo dete jaanaa daan
THE MONEY FIRST, THEN GOD! PASS ON THE ALMS SIRE,
dete jaanaa, aThannee yaa chavannee baaboo aanaa doh aanaa...
PASS ON AN EIGHT-ANNA COIN, OR A FOUR-ANNA COIN, AN ANNA OR TWO ANNAS, SIRE,
vaah re mere bhole maalik nyaaree teree leelaa,
EXCELLENT, MY INNOCENT LORD! YOUR PASTIME IS ODD!
vaah re mere bhole maalik nyaaree teree leelaa,
EXCELLENT, MY INNOCENT LORD! YOUR PASTIME IS ODD!
arre tuu bhee darshan usee ko deve kare jo kheesaa Dheelaa,
YOU PUT IN AN APPEARANCE ONLY FOR HIM WHO EMPTIES HIS POCKETS,
arre mai.n maalik kaa darbaan kar lo muktee kaa saamaan
YOU PUT IN AN APPEARANCE ONLY FOR HIM WHO EMPTIES HIS POCKETS,
dete jaanaa, aThannee yaa chavannee baaboo aanaa doh aanaa,
PASS ON AN EIGHT-ANNA COIN, OR A FOUR-ANNA COIN, AN ANNA OR TWO ANNAS, SIRE,
o pehle paisaa phir bhagwaan baaboo dete jaanaa daan
THE MONEY FIRST, THEN GOD! PASS ON THE ALMS SIRE,
dete jaanaa, aThannee yaa chavannee baaboo aanaa doh aanaa...
PASS ON AN EIGHT-ANNA COIN, OR A FOUR-ANNA COIN, AN ANNA OR TWO ANNAS, SIRE.
NASIR
God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift from God . . . to be developed & used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind. Having been endowed with the gift I possess, I believe it is my duty to make money & still more money & to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience. John D. Rockefeller, 1905
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