paise kii kahaanii

Continuing on a vein related to social topics after my previous post (maaTi ko laaajaanaa naa) on this series, here is a song tracing the history of currency, criticizing the abusive power of wealth and beseeching the younger generation to reform the wealth-centered society. This is probably the only film with Hemant Kumar-Sahir as the MD-lyricist ecombo. This song again falls into the category of lopsided duets(chorus) with Lata singing most of the song. Hemant, daughter Ranu and chorus are restricted to one or two lines. This song/movie is also unique in another way: it is one of the very few (or only?) movies that has a Lata chorus but no Lata solo. Other singers in this movie are KK, Asha, Sudha Malhotra and Daisy Irani. Only KK has two solos.


la: kahtaa hai ise paisaa bachcho.n
ye chiiz ba.Dii maamuulii hai.n
magar isake piichhe
sab duniyaa rastaa bhuulii hai.n

inasaan kii banaa_ii chiiz hai ye
magar inasaan pe bhaarii hai.n
har kisii jhalak is paise kii
dharm aur imaan pe bhaarii hai
ye jhuuTh ko sach kar detaa hai
aur sach ko jhuuTh banaataa hai
bhagavaan nahi par har ghar me
bhagavaan kii padavii paataa hai.n

is paise kii badale duniyaa me.n
insaano.n kii mehanat bikatii hai.n
jismo.n ki haraarat bikatii hai.n
ruuho.n ki sharaafat bikatii hai.n
karadaar kharide jaate hai.n
diladaar kharide jaate hai.n
miTTii ke sahii par isse hii
avataar khariide jaate hai.n

is paise ke khaatir duniyaa me.n
aabaad vatan biik jaate hai.n
dharatii kii Tuka.De ho jaatii hai.n
laashon kii kafan ho jaate hai.n
izzat bhii is se milate hai.n
saahiil bhii is se milate hai.n
tahaziib bhii is se aatii hai.n
taaliim bhii is se milatii hai.n

ham aaj tumhe is paise kaa
saaraa itihaas bataate hai.n
kitane yug aaj tak guzare hai.n
un sab ke jhalak dikhalaate hai.n
ik aisaa waqt bhii thaa jag me
jab is paise kaa naam naa thaa
chiize.n chiizo.n pe tuulate the
chiizo.n kaa kuchh bhii daam naa thaa

chiizo.n se chiiz badalane kaa
yah Dha.ng bahut bekaar saa thaa
laanaa bhii kaThin thaa chiizo.n kaa
le jaanaa bhii dushavaar saa thaa
insaan ne tab milakar sochaa
kyo.n waqt itanaa barabaad kare.n
har chiiz kii jo kimat Thahare
us chiiz kaa kyo.n naa izahaar kare.n
is tarah hamaare duniyaa me
pehalaa paisaa taiyaar hu_aa
aur is paisaa kii hasarat me.n
inasaan zaliil-o-khaar hu_aa

paisevaale is duniyaa me.n
jaagiiro.n kii maalik ban baiThe
mazaduuro.n aur kisaano.n ke
taqadiir ke maalik ban baiThe
ja.ngo.n me la.Daayaa bhuukho.n ko
aur apane sar par taaj rakhaa
nirdhan ko diyaa paralok kaa sukh
apane liye jag kaa raaj rakhaa
pa.nDit aur mullaa ilk ke li_e
mazahab ke sahii phailaate rahe
shaayar taariife.n likhate rahe
gaayak darabaarii gaate rahe

sab: o o o o o

he: vaisaa hii kare.nge ham jaisaa tujhe chaahiye
paisaa hame.n chaahiye

sab: vaisaa hii kare.nge ham jaisaa tujhe chaahiye
paisaa hame.n chaahiye

haal tere jote.nge khet tere boye.nge
zor tere haake.nge ghoT teraa dhoye.nge
paisaa paisaa
vaisaa hii kare.nge ham jaisaa tujhe chaahiye
paisaa hame.n chaahiye

raaNu: paisaa haat me de de raajaa guN tere gaaye.nge
tere bachche bachchiiyo.n kaa khair manaaye.nge

sab: vaisaa hii kare.nge ham jaisaa tujhe chaahiye
paisaa hame.n chaahiye

l: yug yug se aise duniyaa me.n
ham daan ke Tukare maa.Ngte hai.n
hal jot ke fasale.n kaaT ke bhii
pakavaan ke Tukare maa.ngte hai.n
lekin in bhiikh ke tuka.De se
kab bhuukh kaa sa.nkaT duur hu_aa
insaan sadaa dukh jhelegaa
gar khatm bhii yah dastuur hu_aa
bojh banii hai kadamo.n kii
vah chiiz pahale gahanaa thii
bhaarat ke saputo.n aaj tumhe
bas itane baat hii kahanaa thii
jis waqt ba.Daa ho jaaoge tum
paise kaa raaj miTaa denaa
apanaa aur apane jaiso kaa
(yug yug kaa karz chukaa denaa) \-2

Availability: Ek Raaz/Opera House/Girl Friend EMI CDF 120410 the wonderful Lata-Mukesh duet "Deko mausam kya bahar hai". Girl Friend has another KK gem: "aaj ronaa paRa to samajhe".

Over the next couple of posts I will forage into Hemant K's songs on the same topic; i.e.; deglorifying wealth.

Regards
-Prithviraj

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