Day 177: Today's song is Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Jeena Yahan by Mohammed Rafi & Geeta Dutt - C.I.D (1956)

It is day 177, and today's song is Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Jeena Yahan sung by Mohammed Rafi & Geeta Dutt from the 1956 movie C.I.D., directed by Raj Khosla and produced by Guru Dutt. Music composed by O.P. Nayyar, and lyrics written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

What a great song! A very good movie too.

In my rendition here, I intentionally changed the lyric and replaced one word BOMBAI with DUNIYA. why? Today, the whole world is like the song says it was in Mumbai back in the 50s. So I thought it is very much appropriate to extend the song to Duniya (meaning: world) instead of one city.

Here it is, my rendition:

Chords: tabs.ultimate-guitar.com

Lyrics:

aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan

zara hat key zara bach key, yeh hai bombai meree jaan

ha ha ha ho ho ho hee ha ha ha

hm hm hm hm hm

aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan

zara hat key zara bach key, yeh hai bombai meree jaan

kahee building, kahee trame, kahee motor, kahee mill

milta hai yahan sab kuchh ek milta nahee dil

kahee building, kahee trame, kahee motor, kahee mill

milta hai yahan sab kuchh ek milta nahee dil

insaan ka nahee kaheen naamo nishan

zara hat key zara bach key, yeh hai bombai meree jaan

aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan

zara hat key zara bach key, yeh hai bombai meree jaan

kahee satta, kahee patta, kahee choree, kahee race

kahee daka, kahee phaka, kahee thokar, kahee thes

kahee satta, kahee patta, kahee choree, kahee race

kahee daka, kahee phaka, kahee thokar, kahee thes

bekaro key hain kai kam yahan

zara hat key zara bach key, yeh hai bombai meree jan

aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan

zara hat key zara bach key, yeh hai bombai meree jaan

beghar ko aawara yahan kehte has has

khud kate gale sabke kahe isko business

beghar ko aawara yahan kehte has has

khud kate gale sabke kahe isko business

Ek chij key hain kai naam yahan

zara hat key zara bach key, yeh hai bombai meree jan

aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan

zara hat key zara bach key, yeh hai bombai meree jaan

bura duniya ko hai kehta aisa bhola tu na ban

jo hai karta woh hai bharta hai yahan kaa yeh chalan

bura duniya ko hai kehta aisa bhola tu na ban

jo hai karta woh hai bharta hai yahan kaa yeh chalan

tadbir nahee chalne kee yahan

yeh hai bombai, yeh hai bombai, yeh hai bombai meree jaan

aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan

zara hat key zara bach key, yeh hai bombai meree jaan

aye dil hai aasa jeena yahan

suno mister, suno bandhu, yeh hai bombai meree jaan

aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan

zara hat key zara bach key, yeh hai bombai meree jaan

English Translation: http://www.bollymeaning.com/2016/08/ae-dil-hai-mushkil-jeena-yahan-lyrics.html

Thank you for listening!

Peace

aG