Jaa Re Chandra Aur Kahin Jaa Re

Dear Rare and Better-Taste music appreciating friends,

On the platform of my new created Blog Anmol Geet Bharati, I plan to send you one song and its lyrics, every Friday night. You will have immediate Saturday and Sunday to listen to it (repeatedly, I suggest) at leisure, and whole week to put down your detailed comments about the Song as well as Lyrics.. 

Please write a paragraph or two, NOT just a line or so. We are all the time, surrounded by 'Chaalu Music' and one good taste song per week, in this Blog should be like an Oasis in the desert. (That is what I think)

(Imp Note: - And While listening to the sweet song, please READ the lyrics alongside, to enjoy both Song and its Lyrics.)

Fill free to comment about the Blog and its idea, too.

Presentation # 02  Friday, 13th July, 2018

Jaa Re Chandra Aur Kahin Jaa Re

Music Director, Sudhir Phadke has lilting type of music, (like a Marathi Bhaavgeet) and if the voice is that of Swar-Saamragni Lata-ji, the sweetness of the song, based on Raga Yaman, has mind-blogging effect on good music listeners. 

The situation of the song, (as understood by ME) is this:

King Kansa has summoned Krishna to Mathura and Akrur has come to fetch him. When the news is spread in Gokul, pathetic calmness is spread everywhere.  Radha, who is normally fond of Moon, cannot bare its site and requests the Moon to go away. She requests Vidhata (Creator) to see that there is no next morning (Because Krishna will be taken away in the morning)   Due to water-filled eyes, she is unable to see even the stars.  She tells her friend that she had not realised earlier, that the fondness of Krisna will bring her to this state. She is restless thinking about the next day and cries out to the Moon to go away.  The name of Banwaari, or even the tune on flute is now un-bearable.  How will she exist, when the presence of the loved one is non-existant?   (I know, I do not have the writing skill to express properly the meaning of this beautiful poem, but have tried.)

Lyricist, Pt Narendra Sharma, has given his words to a few Hindi Film Songs,

apart from being a renowned Poet in the Literary field.  Just appreciate the beauty of these BOLD words in the lyrics. It is not just alliteration but he has used same word repeated with different meaning.

Please, give your long comments to encourage me to continue this RABTMAG series.

Here is the first pearl in the series:

Song: Jaa Re Chandra Aur Kahin Jaa Re (1956 Sajani) Lyrics: Narendra Sharma, Music: Sudhir Phadke

Lyrics:

Jaa re chandra Jaa re chandra aur kahin jaa re

Gokul se Krishna Chandra jaayenge sakaare ---- Jaa re chandra Jaa re

Vrundavan suna hai, suna man mera

Vidhana kuchh aisee kar, kal na ho savera

Jharte nayan , bharate nayan, doob rahe taare

Gokul se Krishna Chandra jaayenge sakaare ---- Jaa re chandra Jaa re

Nayan neer, man mein peer, itni si kahaani

Hai ye preet reet sakhi, pahele kyun na jaani

Kal ki soon kal naa pade,  veekal man pukaare

Gokul se Krishna Chandra jaayenge sakaare ---- Jaa re chandra Jaa re

Praan hare, kaan pare, murali dhoon aalee

Mohan man naam sakhi, Mohan banmaalee

Kaise rahe praan, rahe,  jab na praan-pyaare

Gokul se Krishna Chandra jaayenge sakaare ---- Jaa re chandra Jaa re

Jaa re chandra Jaa re chandra aur kahin jaa re

Waiting for your DETAILED comments,

P.S. : A video of Mehfil in which this song was played amongst Sudhir Phadke, Anil Biswas, Meena Kaporr, Prem Dhawan and other rasiks of Hindi film songs of the golden period is attached below: