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Monday, September 4, 2023

Day 91: Today's song is Ganga Aaye Kahan Se by Hemant Kumar - Kabuliwala (1961)

It is day 91, and today's song is Ganga Aaye Kahan Se sung by Hemant Kumar from the 1961 movie Kabuliwala, directed by Hemen Gupta, produced by Bimal Roy. Music by Salil Chaudhury and Lyrics written by the great, and my all time favorite Bollywood lyrics writer, Gulzar. The movie is based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore.

I actually did not even remember this song, and had never sung it before, not have heard it much in my life. But there must have been a tape of Hemant Kumar in my father's collection due to which I kind of knew the song. But it was really because my mother reminded me this song when I called and talked to her on Mother's day. Then I decided to listen, learn and sing. What a great song! The music is very Bengali folk based.

Here is a solo version with an acoustic guitar (posted on Sept 04, 2023):

Anyways, here is a rendition of the song with backing tracks (posted on May 13, 2021):
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Lyrics
Ganga aaye kaha se, ganga jaye kaha re
Aaye kaha se, jaye kaha re
Laharaye panee me jaise dhup chhanv re

Ganga aaye kaha se, ganga jaye kaha re
Laharaye panee me jaise dhup chhanv re
Ganga aaye kaha se, ganga jaye kaha re
Laharaye panee me jaise dhup chhanv re

Rat karee din ujiyara mil gaye dono saye
Rat karee din ujiyara mil gaye dono saye
Sanjh ne dekho rang rup ke kaise bhed mitaye
Laharaye panee me jaise dhup chhanv re
Ganga aaye kaha se, ganga jaye kaha re
Laharaye panee me jaise dhup chhanv re

Kanch koyee matee koyee rang birange pyale
Kanch koyee matee koyee rang birange pyale
Pyas lage toh ek barabar jisame panee dale
Laharaye panee me jaise dhup chhanv re
Ganga aaye kaha se, ganga jaye kaha re
Laharaye panee me jaise dhup chhanv re

Nam koyee bolee koyee lakho rup aur chehare
Nam koyee bolee koyee lakho rup aur chehare
Khol ke dekho pyar kee aankhe sab tere sab mere re
Laharaye panee me jaise dhup chhanv re
Ganga aaye kaha se, ganga jaye kaha re
Laharaye panee me jaise dhup chhanv re

Ganga aaye kaha se, ganga jaye kaha re.


Thank you for listening!
Peace
aG

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