3. Day 3, Song #3 Yeh Nayan Dare Dare, originally sung by Hemant Kumar - Kohraa (1964)

Day#3, this is my third song of the series, 1 song per day for 300 days, and I am thinking, what was I thinking and what did I get myself into. Why am I singing and posting these classic Bollywood songs when the original recording as sung by the original singer, and as recorded by the original music director and his musicians are still available for anybody to listen to on popular streaming sites like spotify, youtube, pandora, etc. 🤷

I guess I have found a liking to singing these old Hindi songs. Songs that radio played and I would listen to as a boy growing up in India.

Yeh Nayan Dare Dare, meaning frightened eyes, is the title of this smooth song sung by Hemant Kumar. The song is from the movie Kohra. A thriller mystery movie from 1964 directed by Biren Nag. Hemant Kumar is the music director, and lyrics written by Kaifi Azmi. Jhoom Jhoom Dhalti Raat by Lata Mangeskar is another hit song from this movie Kohra.

I must say, I do not remember listening to this song on the radio much. It perhaps was on the greatest hits tape of Hemant Kumar which we had at home. One from my father's song tape collections. In the last few months I have heard a few people sing this song on karaoke apps like Smule.com and Starmaker.com. I learned a lot from them. Quite fun apps too. But it has been a good avenue and experience for me to recollect and learn and sing these classic Bollywood songs. Many of these songs I have never sung before in my life. But thanks to Corona, I am having this opportunity to recollect and learn and sing these songs. 

I must say, the pitch or key of the song is half a tone lower than what I would have preferred. Some apps like starmaker do give the option to lower or raise the pitch, but I feel the music quality is compromised. The app I used to record this song does not give me the option to change the pitch. So I went with what was there. So here it, my rendition of Yeh Nayan Dare Dare.

Here is a version with lyrics (posted on April 07 2024):

Here is a solo with acoustic guitar version (posted on April 11, 2023):

Here is a version with backing tracks (posted on Jan 30, 2021):

Day 3, and 297 more to go...Let's see how many songs I can do. Fingers crossed.

It's 11:11pm here, and I think I am going to go now and watch this movie Kohra. Kohra was made in 1964, a Bollywood masala adaption version of Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, which in turn was an adaptation from Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel Rebecca, only with a different end.

Hope I like it. Hope you like it too. Good night!

Tomorrow is another day, another song....1 song per day for 300 days....

Chords: www.ultimate-guitar.com

Lyrics:

Ye Nayan Dare Dare 
Ye Jaam Bhare Bhare 
Zara Pine Do
Kal Ki Kisako Khabar 
Ik Raat Hoke Nidar 
Mujhe Jine Do
Ye Nayan Dare Dare

Raat Hasi Ye Cahand Hasi
To Sabase Hasi Mere Dilabar
Raat Hasi Ye Chaand Hasi
To Sabase Hasi Mere Dilabar
Aur Tujhase Hasi
Aur Tujhase Hasi

Tera Pyaar Tu Jaane Na

Ye Nayan Dare Dare 
Ye Jaam Bhare Bhare 
Zara Pine Do
Ye Nayan Dare Dare

Pyaar Me Hai Jivan Ki Khushi
Deti Hai Khushi Kai Gam Bhi
Pyaar Me Hai Jivan Ki Khushi
Deti Hai Khushi Kai Gam Bhi
Mai Maan Bhi Lun
Mai Maan Bhi Lun
Kabhi Haar Tu Maane Na

Ye Nayan Dare Dare 
Ye Jaam Bhare Bhare 
Zara Pine Do
Kal Ki Kisako Khabar 
Ik Raat Hoke Nidar Mujhe Jine Do
Ye Nayan Dare Dare 

Thank you for listening

peace
aG

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