Day 293: Today's song is Man Re Tu Kahe Na Dheer Dhare by Mohammed Rafi - Chitralekha (1964)

It is day 293, and today's song is Man Re Tu Kahe Na Dheer Dhare sung by Mohammed Rafi from the 1964 movie Chitralekha directed by Kidar Sharma and produced by A.K. Nadiadwala. Music composed by Roshan, and lyrics written by Sahir Ludhianvi.

Raag: Yaman

Taal: Kaherava

The movie is based on a 1934 Hindi novel. I watched this movie once on TV as a kid when it was played. I think I will watch it again sometime soon.

The song, one of my most favorite songs, conveys the quintessence of life about letting go. Why is my mann (loosely translated to mind/heart, but not accurately) not being still?

Here is a rendition of the song with lyrical video (posted on Jan 30, 2025):

Here is my rendition of the song (posted on Apr 06, 2022):

Chords: tabs.ultimate-guitar.com

Lyrics:

mann re tu kahe na dheer dhare

woh nirmohi moh na jane, jinka moh kare

mann re tu kahe na dheer dhare

is jivan ki chadhti dhalti, dhoop ko kisne bandha

rang pe kisne pehre dale, roop ko kisne bandha

kahe yeh jatan kare

mann re tu kahe na dheer dhare

utna hi upkar samajh koyi, jitna sath nibha de

janam maran ka mel hai sapna, yeh sapna bisra de

koyi na sang mare

mann re tu kahe na dheer dhare

woh nirmohi moh na jane, jinka moh kare

mann re tu kahe na dheer dhare

English Translation: https://nasir-eclectic.blogspot.com/2008/10/174-translation-of-sad-songs-of-rafi.html

Thank you for listening!

Peace

aG