Sad Hindi songs
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Sad Hindi songs is a major genre of Hindi
songs, both Filmi
and non-film. It represent the rasa in classical rasa classification in Sanskrit
/Hindi
.
In India, the expression of love is not necessarily limited to male/female lovers. It can be between any two friends, mother and child, or between an individual and the society.
The sweetness of sad songs was expressed by lyricist Shailendra
in a song in Patita
:
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
songs, both Filmi
Bollywood songs
Bollywood songs, more formally known as Hindi movie songs, are songs featured in Bollywood films, often performed in item numbers.The language of Hindi movie songs, generally termed Hindi, can be complex. Some songs are saturated with Urdu and Persian terms and it is not uncommon to hear use of...
and non-film. It represent the rasa in classical rasa classification in Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
/Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
.
In India, the expression of love is not necessarily limited to male/female lovers. It can be between any two friends, mother and child, or between an individual and the society.
The sweetness of sad songs was expressed by lyricist Shailendra
Shailendra
Shankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...
in a song in Patita
Patita (1953 film)
Patita is a 1953 Hindi movie produced and directed by Amiya Chakrabarty. The film stars Dev Anand, Usha Kiran, Agha and Lalita Pawar. The films music is by Shankar Jaikishan...
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- hai.n sabse madhur vo gIt jinhe.n,
- ham dad.r ke sur me.n gAte hai.n
- Those songs are the sweetest,
- that I sing with a sad tune.
Main themes of sad songs in Hindi
The main theses among the sad songs represent the following.Rejection by the society
- chal ud jaa re panchhi, ki ab ye des hua begaana (BhabhiBhabhi (1957 film)Bhabhi is 1957 Hindi urdu film directed by R Krishnan Raju and S Panju for AVM Productions. The film stars Balraj Sahni, South Indian actress Pandari Bai, Nanda in pivotal roles....
1957, Lyrics Rajendra KrishanRajendra KrishanRajendra Krishan , also credited as Rajinder Krishan, was an Indian poet, lyricist and screenwriter.-Biography:...
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- चल उड़ जा रे पंछी, कि अब ये देस हुआ बेगाना
- Translation: Fly away O bird, this is no longer your country (Video search). This song was quoted by Pervez MusharrafPervez MusharrafPervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
after he was forced out of power in August 2008.- ai mere dil kahii.n aur chal, Gam kii duniyaa se dil bhar gayaa ' onMouseout='HidePop("25482")' href="/topics/Shailendra">ShailendraShailendraShankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...
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- ai mere dil kahii.n aur chal, Gam kii duniyaa se dil bhar gayaa ' onMouseout='HidePop("25482")' href="/topics/Shailendra">Shailendra
- ऐ मेरे दिल कहीं और चल, ग़म की दुनिया से दिल भर गया
- Translation: O my heart, let's go somewhere else, I can't bear the world of sorrows(Video search)
Memories of the past
- dost dost naa rahaa, pyaar pyaar naa rahaa, zi.ndagii hame.n teraa aitabaar naa rahaa (SangamSangam (film)Sangam is a 1964 Hindi movie produced by R. K. Films and directed by Raj Kapoor. Music for the film was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan, with song lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. Sangam was producer Raj Kapoor's first color film, distinguished by its technicolor and epic length...
, 1964, Lyricist ShailendraShailendraShankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...
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- दोस्त दोस्त ना रहा, प्यार प्यार ना रहा, ज़िंदगी हमें तेरा ऐतबार ना रहा
- Translation: Friend didn't remain friend, love didn't remain love, Life! I don't trust you anymore (Video search)
- jaane kahaa.N gae vo din, kahate the terii raah me.n nazaro.n ko ham bichhaae.nge (Mera Naam JokerMera Naam JokerMera Naam Joker is a 1970 Hindi film directed by Raj Kapoor. The screenplay was written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. This film was the debut of Rishi Kapoor. Mera Naam Joker is a film about a clown who must make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. The film is reportedly inspired by Raj...
, 1970, Lyricist Hasrat JaipuriHasrat JaipuriHasrat Jaipuri was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist.-Initial Days:Jaipuri was born Iqbal Husain in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his grandfather, Fida Husain. He began writing verse, when he was around twenty years...
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- jaane kahaa.N gae vo din, kahate the terii raah me.n nazaro.n ko ham bichhaae.nge (Mera Naam Joker
- जाने कहाँ गए वो दिन, कहते थे तेरी राह में नज़रों को हम बिछाएंगे
- Where did those times go, which promised that eyes will await my arrival [Jane Kahan Gaya Video search]
- yaad na jaae, biite dino.n kii, jaake na aaye jo din (Dil Ek MandirDil Ek MandirDil Ek Mandir is a 1963 Hindi movie directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar and Mehmood. The film's music is by Shankar Jaikishan. Almost all the songs of the film were big hits and so was the film too. The film was a remake of Tamil film, Nenjil Ore...
, 1963, Lyricist ShailendraShailendraShankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...
Singh)
- yaad na jaae, biite dino.n kii, jaake na aaye jo din (Dil Ek Mandir
- याद न जाए, बीते दिनों की, जाके न आये जो दिन
- Translation: I cannot forget those days, they went and did not come back Video search
Separating from the beloved (viraha)
- o jaanevaale ho sake to lauT ke aanaa, ye ghaaT tuu ye baaT kahii.n bhuul na jaanaa (Bandini, 1963, Lyricist ShailendraShailendraShankardas Kesarilal , popularly known by his pen name Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.-Career as a lyricist:...
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- ओ जानेवाले हो सके तो लौट के आना, ये घाट तू ये बाट कहीं भूल न जाना
- Translation: O the one leaving, come back if you can. Don't forget this shore and street. (Video search)
- lag jaa gale ki phir ye hasii.n raat ho na ho (Woh Kaun Thi?Woh Kaun Thi?Woh Kaun Thi? is a 1964 black-and-white Indian movie directed by Raj Khosla, starring Sadhana, Manoj Kumar and Prem Chopra. The film became a hit at the box office. Its success had Khosla directing Sadhana in two more suspense thrillers: Mera Saaya and Anita .-Plot:On a dark stormy night, a...
, 1964, Lyricist: Raja Mehdi Ali KhanRaja Mehdi Ali KhanRaja Mehdi Ali Khan was an Indian poet, writer and lyricist.Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was born in Karimabad in undivided India. His early tutoring was under his mother Hebay Saheba soon after he had lost his father. Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal has acknowledged Hebay Saheba as a leading Urdu poet. S...
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- lag jaa gale ki phir ye hasii.n raat ho na ho (Woh Kaun Thi?
- लग जा गले कि फिर ये हसीं रात हो न हो
- Translation: Embrace me, perhaps we will never meet again. (Video search)
- terii duniyaa se duur, chale hoke majabuur, hame.n yaad rakhanaa (Zabak, 1961, Lyricist Prem Dhawan)
- तेरी दुनिया से दूर, चले होके मजबूर, हमें याद रखना
- Translation: I leave your world in despair, remember me Video search
- svapn jha.De phuul se, miit chubhe shuul se, .. kaaravaa.N guzar gayaa, gubaar dekhate rahe (Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal, 1995, Lyricist Neeraj)
- स्वप्न झड़े फूल से, मीत चुभे शूल से, .. कारवाँ गुज़र गया, गुबार देखते रहे
- Translation: My dreams dropped off like petals, .. the caravan has passed, I kept watching the dust. Video search
Desire to meet the separated one
- aa lauT ke aajaa mere miit tujhe mere giit bulaate hai.n (Rani Roopmati, 1957, Lyricist(s): Bharat Vyas)
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- आ लौट के आजा मेरे मीत तुझे मेरे गीत बुलाते हैं
- Come back my friend, my songs call you Video search
- chaahuu.Ngaa mai.n tujhe saa.Njh savere phir bhii kabhii ab naam ko tere (DostiDostiDosti is a 1964 Indian Hindi film directed by Satyen Bose and produced by Tarachand Barjatya . The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film was Sanjay Khan's debut film and also had Sudhir Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Leela Mishra and Leela Chitnis...
, 1964 Lyricist: Majrooh SultanpuriMajrooh SultanpuriMajrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
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- chaahuu.Ngaa mai.n tujhe saa.Njh savere phir bhii kabhii ab naam ko tere (Dosti
- चाहूँगा मैं तुझे साँझ सवेरे फिर भी कभी अब नाम को तेरे
- Translation: I will think of you mornings and evenings, but I will no longer call for you Video search
- aa jaa re, ab meraa dil pukaaraa, ro ro ke Gam bhii haaraa (Aah 1953, Lyricist Hasrat JaipuriHasrat JaipuriHasrat Jaipuri was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist.-Initial Days:Jaipuri was born Iqbal Husain in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his grandfather, Fida Husain. He began writing verse, when he was around twenty years...
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- aa jaa re, ab meraa dil pukaaraa, ro ro ke Gam bhii haaraa (Aah 1953, Lyricist Hasrat Jaipuri
- आ जा रे, अब मेरा दिल पुकारा, रो रो के ग़म भी हारा
- Translation: O! come, come back, my heart calls you, my sadness cries for you Video search
- o re maajhii o re, mere saajan hai.n us paar (Bandini 1963)
- ओ रे माझी ओ रे, मेरे साजन हैं उस पार
- Translation: O boatman, my beloved is on the other side (Video search)
Acceptance of fate
- vo tere pyaar kaa Gam, ek bahaanaa thaa sanam, apanii qismat hii kuchh aisii (My Love, 1970, Lyricist Anand Bakhshi)
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- वो तेरे प्यार का ग़म, एक बहाना था सनम, अपनी क़िस्मत ही कुछ ऐसी
- The sadness of my love for you ws just an excuse, it was my luck.. Video search
- khizA ke phuul pe AtI kabhI bahaar nahii.n, mere nasiib me.n ai dost, terA pyaar nahii.n (Do RaasteDo RaasteDo Raaste is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla. It stars Rajesh Khanna as the dutiful son, Mumtaz as his love interest. Balraj Sahni and Kamini Kaushal play the elder brother and his wife. Prem Chopra plays the wayward son with Bindu as his dispute causing wife.The story was based on...
, 1969, Lyricist Anand BakshiAnand BakshiAnand Bakshi was a popular Indian poet and lyricist.-Early days:Anand Bakshi was born in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan, on 21 July 1930. His ancestors were from Kurree, near Rawalpindi, and had origins in Kashmir. His mother, Sumitra, died 1940, when he was 10...
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- khizA ke phuul pe AtI kabhI bahaar nahii.n, mere nasiib me.n ai dost, terA pyaar nahii.n (Do Raaste
- खिज़ा के फूल पे आती कभी बहार नहीं, मेरे नसीब में ऐ दोस्त, तेरा प्यार नहीं
- A flower in fall does not bring spring, your love is not in my fate Video search
Loss of all hope
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- karU.N kyA aas niraas bhaI (DushmanDushmanDushman is 1998 Indian film starring Kajol and Sanjay Dutt copied from Hollywood movie Eye for an Eye-Plot:Sonia and Naina Sehgal are twins. The two are completely different from each other, Sonia being the outgoing twin and Naina being the shy twin...
, 1939, Lyricist Arzoo Lucknowi)
- karU.N kyA aas niraas bhaI (Dushman
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- करूँ क्या आस निरास भई
- Translation: What should do? My hope has turned hopeless. (Video search)
Memories of home
- ai mere pyaare vatan, ai mere bichha.De chaman tujh pe dil qurabaan (KabuliwalaKabuliwalaKabuliwala ) is a 1957 Bengali film directed by Tapan Sinha and based on the eponymous story by the Bengali writer Rabindranath Tagore.-Plot:...
, 1961, Lyricist Prem Dhawan)
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- ऐ मेरे प्यारे वतन, ऐ मेरे बिछड़े चमन तुझ पे दिल क़ुरबान
- Translation: O my beloved country, my lost garden, I sacrifice my heart for you (Video search)