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Khoya Khoya Chand : I need an LP right now!
Khoya Khoya Chand is Shantanu Moitra in all his possibilities, a rich multi-dimensional score, yet not losing any bit on perfection. Listen on, and you will know that it just might be his best accomplishment in film till now…
Chale aao saiyyaan
Chale aao saiyaan
Padoo main tore paiyaan
This song has the mujra tone with its soul in place
Diye ki main baati
Jal jal main mariaa
Chale aao saiyaan
The arrangement is very Umrao Jaan, as real as it could get…
Humko raja ji saiyyaan ji ajee neend nahi aaye
Tum baithe kothi pe bangle pe mehfil sajaaye
Meri sautan pe gaaj gir jaaye
Mere saiyyaan pe aanch nahi aaye
Salwat dar salwat dar salwat sejariya naa bhaaye
Karwat dar karwat haan karwat birhaa sataaye
Birhaa sataaye
Birhaa sataaye
Chale aao saiyyaan
Jhumka mera teeka mera kangna sautaniya ko bhaaye
Meri choonar meri moondar meri paayal bairan liye jaaye
Meri sautan pe gaaz gir jaaye
Mere saiyyaan aanch nahi aaye
(beautiful, the chhed-chaad is as classical and as mythical as Krishna’s Raslila)
Barbas barbas haan barbas ye nain chhalak jaaye
Bebas bebas haan bebas hum kaho kahaan jaayein
I am not versed in classical but I could take a wild guess of this being a Thumri. The beat goes back and forth while the mood changes almost theatrically from jealousy to love to the sense of strong possessiveness of one’s beloved.
Khoye Khoye Chand
The song catches you almost unawares you with it’s in your face intro. The ‘boli’ format of singing is a welcome break from the conventional shers to kick off qawwalis. The mukhra is fresh, endearing, mixing swing with the 60’s eloquence, the kind where you feel like putting an LP record on and swinging alone at home. Time capsule.
It’s tough to transcend so many moods within one song and maintain the dexterity. And while it’s not even shifting the body like in the case of Johnny or OSO’s Dhoom Taana, it should be interesting to see whether its shown in one length or used in broken pieces in the film.
Swanand Kirkire scores because he is earthy, he sings dil se, much of what was seen in HKA’s ae sajnee re, baawraa mann.
Aaj shab jo chaand ne hai roothne ki thaan li
Gardishon mein hain sitaare baat humne maan li
Andheri syaah zindagi ko soojhti nahi gali
Ki aaj haath thaam lo ek haath ki kami khali
Kyun khoye khoye chaand ki firaak mein talaash mein udaas hai dil
Tonight the moon has turned away its face
Our stars are down in oblivion
we made a pact with reality
It all looks dark deep there
No one to hold on to in this murky road ahead
Missing a hand to hold on to…
The lonesome heart searches for a moonlit camaraderie…
Kyun apne aap se khafa khafaa jara jara sa naaraaz hai dil
The lonesome heart, mired in conflict, mired in self-derangement, searching for a company, in the night desirous of the illusive moon…
Ye manzilein bhi khud hi tay kare
Ye faasle bhi khud hi tay kare
There are hardly any distances that matter
Destinations got muddled up in the heart’s mirage…
Kyun to raasto pe phir seham seham ke sambhal sambhal ke chalta hai ye dil
Kyun khoye khoye chaand ki…
Zindagi sawaalo ke jawaab dhoondne chali
Jawaab mein sawaalon ki ek lambi si lade mili
Sawaal hi sawaal hain soojhti nahi gali
Ki aaj haath thaam lo ek haath ki kami khali
A life that looks for answers
The answers throw us a mesh of questions back
I pick a question here a question there
The lonesome heart searches for a moonlit camaraderie…
Dil ko samjhaana
Keh do kya aasaan hai
Dil to fitrat se
Sun lo na beimaan hai
Ye khush nahi jo mila
Bas maangta hi hai chala
Jaanta hai
Har lagi ka
Dard hi hai bas sila
This heart never concurs
at my efforts to heal
This heart, unjust at soul,
would never listen anyways
would never stop at nothing, would never smile back at me…
Jab kabhi ye dil laga
Dard hi humein mila
Dil ki har lagi ka
Sun lo dard hi hai ek silsila
A game of odds, which I play to lose…
Pain begets pain, and the heart smiles at my misery…
Kyun naye naye se dard ki firaak mein talaash mein udaas hai dil
One pain doesn’t seem enough
I begin to look for a newer pain, a fresh hurt…
The lonesome heart searches for a moonlit camaraderie…
Jazz, swing, dhols, symphony, what’s not there!
Zindagi sawaalo ke jawaab dhoondne chali
Jawaab mein sawaalon ki ek lambi si lade mili
Sawaal hi sawaal hain soojhti nahi gali
Ki aaj haath thaam lo ek haath ki kami khali
Ji mein aata hai (mulda?) sitaare noch loon
Idhar bhi noch loon
Udhar bhi noch loon
Ek do paanch kya fir kya main saare noch loon
Idhar bhi noch loon
Udhar bhi noch loon
Sitaare noch loon main saare noch loon
Kyun tu aaj itna wehshi hai
Mijaaz mein majaaz hai
Ae gham-e-dil
Khushboo sa
Jazz, femme fatale song, Intehaan ho gayi beat and mood, with the Geeta Bali touch
Heavy bass and intrigue that brings in a narrative tension reminiscent of erstwhile noire
This is my least favorite in the album though.
The beat gives away to a dramatic interlude and the song attains more raciness which is cabaret and more betrayal friendly.
O Re Paakhi
Very Hemant Kumar, has the same emotional results.
The virgin tune, innocent, serene, nothing could go wrong effect
Minimum piano, heartfelt vocals, very effective for sentimental overflow evenings
This is the best retro effort to hit our times off late…
If you can think of images of Guru Dutt’s cinema, you are close to the song’s divine effect
The lights fading and out…
O re paakhi
O re paakhi
Kaisa ye tera fasaana
Dhoonde hai kyun
Daari daari
Har pal ek naya thikaana
O re paakhi
O re paakhi
Kis des tujhe hai jaana
O re paakhi
Acha nahi yun dard ko aajmaana
O re paakhi
O re paakhi
Kaise ye tera fasaana
Dhoonde hai kyun
Daari daari
Harpal ek naya thikaana
Is diwaane dil ne bhi
Zulm ye kya ghazab kiya
Be-intehaan tha jinse pyaar
Be-intehaan unhe gham diya
Kaisa tha dil ka nazraana
O re paakhi
This song can’t not have a B&W imagery…
Aankhon ne phir ishaaro se
Bheja hai ik paigaam sun
Kapkapaate hothon ne
Gaayi hai ik nayi si dhun
Toofaan mein zulfon ka aashiyana
O re paakhi
O re paakhi sounds like a cross between Moitra’s Bengali outing in Parineeta(soona man ka aangan, piyu bole) and Sonu Nigam’s Rafieque sweet rendition, Kuchh tum socho kuchh hum sochein. Similarities and comparisons aside, it’s a happy marriage, and the effect is almost mesmeric. The song takes you to a realm which is calm and which is serene. It might be Nigam’s most heart-sung offering of the year, definitely a much better effort than OSO’s Main agar kahoon.
Sakhi piya
Pranav Bishwas’s vocals almost hit you like a Jagjit Singh song, the effect is similar to the one Moitra created in ‘Raat hamaari toh’ in Parineeta.
Sakhi piya
Jo main na dekhoon
To kaise kaate andheri ratiyaa
Bishwas falls in the Sultan Khan, Ustad Rashid Khan style of singing, grave dark yet soothing vocals.
Khoyi main khoyi main jaagi na soi main baawri
Saawre
Raina sataaye re chaina na bhaaye re tu aaja
Aaja re
Haari main haari
Apne jiyaa se karoon batiyaa
Aaja re
Ansuan kaajal se likhe batiyaan
Sakhi piya
Jo na main dekhoon
To kaise kate ratiyaa
Thirak Thirak
This is a very SD Burman treatment, the grand stage songs of Vijay Anand. It would be interesting to know if Moitra has roped in original instruments and players for this one, as the effect almost suggests that.
Thirak thirak Thirak thirak thirak jaane de kadam
Behak behak behak behak behak jaane de kadam
Chal aaj had se guzar jaayein hum
Thirakte behakte nikal jaaye dum
Mar jaayein mar ke bhi jee jaayein hum
Ye ishq ke andhere hamein raas aaye the
Andhero mein hi tum hum paas aaye the
Wafaa ke jafaa ke geet gaaye the
Kiye the karam kuchh sitam bhi dhaaye the
Kaise bhulaayein sitam wo karam
Kaise bhulaayein wo khushiyaan wo gham
(the mood is brilliantly nostalgic here)
Kabhi the sahi hum kabhi the ghalat
Thi manzil wahi raaste alag
Iqraar ka ek lamhaa mila
Usi lamha rootha wo jaalim waqt
Kaise bhulaayein sitam wo karam
Kaise bhulaayein wo khushiyaan wo gham
There is a delightful climactic use of the title song, Sonu and Shreya’s vocals are a delight here as they go to the theme mukhda and back to thirak thirak.
Ye nigaahein
The quintessential jazz party hero wooing the mysterious heroine song.
Moitra showed his prowess with jazz in Parineeta, here he is a tad better as in exploring other areas than only Sunidhi’s magnificent vocals in Kaisi paheli in the former.
The composition is lazy, might put you to sleep as well. But it’s not meant to rev you up exactly either; it’s a song of the yore, so the embellishments come along with it.
Raise a toast to Shantanu Moitra and Sudhir Mishra for giving us one of the best film scores of our times!
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Great post! :)
Thanks Chiron.
Well, might need to give it another hear based on what you say. Have been tripping on TZP so gave this a miss
TZP is pure addiction, Subrat Bhai. Its on my ‘Next Change’ frame along with Dus Kahaniyaan’s Poems. May be I am able to get the CD’s today and post TZP’s brilliant lyrics and genuine take on kids, love Prasoon’s allusions of ‘os ki boondein’ with the larger context of taare zameen par as with kids…
Do check out KKC, Sudhir & Moitra back in form. If you liked the Baawraa Mann trip, this is a much ‘for members only’ extended outing.
tushar..finally!! good one. but why no translations…why ?? i was looking forward to it. specially the title track .u do it damn well man. n LP…thats in my wishlisht for as long as i can remember. may be someday will get it.
Itne khubsoorat alfaaz ‘bigaadne’ ka man nahi kara, bhai. Let me see if I can do it. Somethings are easier to translate while some are not, I was very much at ease with Guru, lover et al…but ye thoda tedha hai…sample this:
Aaj shab jo chaand ne hai roothne ki thaan li
Gardishon mein hain sitaare baat humne maan li
Andheri syaah zindagi ko soojhti nahi gali
Ki aaj haath thaam lo ek haath ki kami khali
Kyun khoye khoye chaand ki firaak mein talaash mein udaas hai dil
Tonight the moon has turned away its face
Our stars are down in oblivion
we made a pact with reality
It all looks dark deep there
No one to hold on to in this murky road ahead
Missing a hand to hold on to…
The lonesome heart searches for a moonlit camaraderie…
Kyun apne aap se khafa khafaa jara jara sa naaraaz hai dil
The lonesome heart, mired in conflict, mired in self-derangement, searching for a company, in the night desirous of the illusive moon…
Ye manzilein bhi khud hi tay kare
Ye faasle bhi khud hi tay kare
There are hardly any distances that matter
Destinations got muddled up in the heart’s mirage…
Kyun to raasto pe phir seham seham ke sambhal sambhal ke chalta hai ye dil
Kyun khoye khoye chaand ki
Great translation! These songs evoke the mood of the film. The time of Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman. The unmuddied innocence of the time,when everybody had stars in their eyes. Sonia Jehan in fact, looks so much like Madhubala in the promos. Can’t wait to see the film.
Title track is just brilliant…have been hearing to it since morning Tushar…and tell you wat mighta have heard it atleast 50 times and still feel like i havent heard it enough…pure magic in the song..so, addicted to the title song that i havent heard anyother in the album….but..kyooooon khoya khoya chand ki firak mein talasah mein udaas hain dil
The title track reminds of Man ye Bawra of Hazaron Khwaishen.Can anybody tell me from where can I download the full song-Man ye bawra? Does it have more para’s after the mukhada?
@ Ruchi you can download it from itunes for 99 cents :)
Now I need the LP…at 11:30 I dont know how but I want it..
@OM Thanks :)
@Suzy, thanks. I have included the translations in the main article(thanks to phoenixnu for
@Tushar
Read the post on HKA’s music.A fine observation of the small but significant scenes and ofcourse the lyrics.The way the Georgy Girl track transforms to a qawwali so effortlessly is pure genious at work.Whenever I hear the original Georgy Girl track,it seems as if Mann ye Bawra will follow.I knew the ghazal,just want to know if the qawwali form has all the para’s.
Just downloaded the Khoya Khoya Chand title track,
wonder if the second para reads:
Ji mein aata hai (mulda?) sitaare noch loon
Idhar bhi noch loon
Udhar bhi noch loon
Ek do ‘ka zikr kya’ main saare noch loon
Anyway what matters is the essence of the song which your translation most effectively captures.
Great timing, Ruchi!
As I received you rcomment, my playlist started ‘khoye khoye’. Anyways, yes, Baawra Man is an indelible memory for me. Thats what I call the perfect marriage between film and music.
I checked with the song again, it very much sound like ‘ek do ka zikr kya’ in all probability, as you said. On the hindside, I like these little dark zones of songs, they have led to some interesting discussions/arguments on my previous music posts on Guru/No Smoking etc.
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Hi Tushar..
Amazing post… I’m as much in love with the songs of Khoya Khoya Chand.. as much as I was with Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi’s…
The old world charm beckons… yet again..
Tushar, The word in that line of the song is ‘murda’ (as in dead).
This is taken from a very famous nazm called Awaargi by Majaaz. Ihave taked about this on my blog:
http://urgetofly.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/11/18/a-clever-verse.html
Nice post. I loved the songs too.
The change of beats and moods in ‘Chale aao saiyyan..’ reminded me of Asha Bhosle’s ‘Jab naam-e-mohabbat leke kisi..’ from KalaPani.
I am so amazed at this song
There are songs and SONGS.
Most of the songs need time and a few listens to grow on me. But Khoya Khoya Chand title track?! The first time I heard it on the radio -even before the song had finished!- I was speechless and thought: “Wow! I need to get hold of this SONG!” :o
Now that I got the CD for Christmas I can say that I love the whole soundtrack. Sakhi Piya, Yeh Nigahein, Thirak Thirak, O Re Paakhi, Khushboo Sa, Chale Aao Saiyan… Oops! I named them all! :d
But like OM, I can’t have enough of the title track! You get up to that song and it will surely give you the energy to face the day!
And yes, I am another one of those who loved Bawra Mann. :)
Happy New Year! <:-p