My 1.5 cents worth of philosophy (it is not yet 2 cents, since it is not yet tested)
While laughter is the best medicine and lightens the heart, once in a while it is good to become sad and let those tears flow. Once you have reached rock bottom, the only way is UP. This will make you realize that life is not that bad and will give you the inner strength and resolve to continue the journey….(Sorry Reeper, you can keep the soul fryer on the back burner)
Hasna hain to jabbad phaad ke hanso
Rona hain toh dil khol ke roa
Bollywood has a treasure chest full of “radku” songs and here are some of my favorites.
# 1. chaahuungaa main tujhe saanjh savere
phir bhii kabhii ab naam ko tere
aavaaz main na duungaa….
Md.Rafi in “Dosti”. One can feel the pangs of friendship and betrayal in this song – the blind calling to his best friend – the lame. What pathos.
# 2. nafarat kii duniya ko chhod ke
pyaar kii duniyaa men
khush rahanaa mere yaar
is jhuuthakii nagarii ko chhod ke, gaataa jaa pyaare
amar rahe teraa pyaar
Md.Rafi in “Haathi Mere Saathi”. Animals are man’s best friends and cruelty to them should not be tolerated. This is a song for all animal lovers.
# 3. donon ne kiyaa thaa pyaar magar
mujhe yaad rahaa tuu bhuul gaii
maine tere liye re jag chhodaa
tu mujhako chhod chalii
Md.Rafi in “Mahua”. The pangs of a lover who has lost his love to death – poetically described as Maut ki Neend.
# 4. kah do koii na kare yahaan pyaar
is men kushiyaan hain kam
beshumaar hain gam
ek hansii aur aansuu hazaar
Md.Rafi in “Goonj Uthi Shenai” sings about the futilities of love.
# 5. Tujhe suraj kahoon ya chanda
tujhe deep kahu ya tara
mera naam karega roshan
jag mein mera raaj dulara.
This is every parents’ dream that their child does better than themselves. Beautifully sung by Manna Dey(I am not sure of the movie)
# 6. Behna o behna
teri doli main sajaunga.
Mukesh in “Adalat”. Marriages are a happy occasion and a sad occasion. Especially the marriage of a sister – ask any brother. These songs on the occasion of a sisters marriage always brings a tear.
# 7. dost dost na rahaa
pyaar pyaar naa rahaa
zindagii hamen teraa
aitabaar naa rahaa …
Mukesh in “Sangam”. Good friends are difficult to find and when they double cross then it becomes very tragic.
# 8. Bana ke kyun bigada re.
bigada re naseeba
upparwale, upparwale
Lata in “Zanjeer”. How many times we have been through this – everything looks hunky-dory and all of a sudden, things change… call it fate, call it destiny – it shows man’s helplessness and futility.
# 9. main to bhuul chalii baabul kaa des
piyaa kaa ghar pyaaraa lage
koii maike ko de do sandes
Lata in “Saraswati Chandra”. A girl when she is leaving for her in-laws place is also a sad event. Well portrayed in this song.
# 10. kab safal hogi teri aradhana
kahe ko roye…
A gem of a song by SD Burman in “Aradhana”. Tears are useless and one must endure life.
# 11. kasame vaade pyaar vafaa sab
baaten hain baaton kaa kyaa
koi kisii kaa nahiin ye jhuuthe
naate hain naaton kaa kyaa
Manna Dey in “Upkar”. Promises and Love are mere words to be broken – a very sad commentary on relationships.
# 12. dukhii man mere sun meraa kahanaa
jahaan nahiin chainaa vahaan nahiin rahanaa
Kishore Kumar in “Funtoosh”. Try to console the mind to overcome restlessness.
# 13. aansuu bharii hain ye jiivan kii raahen
koii unase kah de hamen bhuul jaaen
Mukesh in “Parvarish”. Jilted in love and the ultimate sacrificial song.
# 14. aaj puraanii raahon se
koi mujhe aavaaz na de
dard men duube giitna de
gam kaa sisakataa saaz na de
Md.Rafi in “Aadmi”. Painful memories are best forgotten. How true.
# 15. aavaaz deke hamen tum bulaao
mohabbat men itanaa naa hamako sataao
Md.Rafi and Lata in “Professor”. A sad love song between two lovers.
# 16. ai mere pyaare vatan
ai mere bichhade chaman
tujh pe dil qurabaan
tuu hii merii aarazuu, tuu hii merii aabaruu
tuu hii merii jaan
Manna Dey in “Cabulivalla”. A patriotic song. The heart brims with pride.
# 17. chal rii sajanii ab kyaa soche
kajaraa naa baha jaaye rote rote
chal rii sajanii ab kyaa soche
Mukesh in “Bombay ka Babu”. He is imploring the lover not to cry.
# 18. dil ke tukade tukade karake
muskuraate chal diye
jaate jaate ye to bataa jaa
ham jiyenge kisake liye
Yesudas in “Dada”. The heart is broken and there is no reason to continue living.
# 19. Gam uthaane ke liye main to jiye jaauungaa
saans kii lay pe teraa naam liye jaauungaa
Md.Rafi in “Mere Huzoor”. Is the whole purpose in life to bear sorrow?
# 20. ai mere vatan ke logon
zaraa aankh mein bhar lo paanii
jo shahiid hue hain unakii
zaraa yaad karo qurabaanii
This is by Lata(non filmi). We used to sing this song in school on the occasion of Republic Day and Independence Day. It is said that the first time Lata sang this song – even Jawaharlal Nehru had tears in his eyes.
Thank You Rek for starting the trend. I tried to ensure that I have not repeated the songs from your list which I agree completely with.
Some of my comments on the songs may be short – the beauty of these songs is to just listen to them and absorb their meaning.
Enjoy, I mean “Be Sad”, I mean Enjoy being Sad.
