Day 325 of 300: Today's song is Mere Desh Ki Dharti by Mahendra Kapoor - Upkar (1967)

It is day 325 of 300, and today's song is Mere Desh Ki Dharti sung by Mahendra Kapoor from the 1967 movie Upkar directed by Manoj Kumar. Music composed by Kalyanji Anandji, and lyrics written by Gulshan Bawra.

This is a lively patriotic song from a patriotic movie. It goes between Indian folk and western music styles.

Gulshan Bawra won the Filmfare award that year for best Lyricist, one of the 7 Filmfare awards the movie won that year

Today is August 14th in USA, almost August 15th in India. August 15th is India Independence day. The day India became free from the oppressing and conning British Empire. Was the independence worth it? Is India free from oppression and cunningness and deceit today?

Here is my rendition of the song:

Chords: indichords.com

Lyrics:

mere desh ki dharati sonaa ugale, ugale hire moti

mere desh ki dharati

bailo ke gale me jab ghugharu jivan kaa raag sunaate hai

gam koson dur ho jaataa hai khushiyon ke kaval muskaate hai

sunake rahat ki aavaaze yun lage kahi shahanaai baje

aate hi mast bahaaro ke dulhan ki tarah har khet saje,

mere desh

jab chalate hai is dharati pe hal mamataa agadaaiyaan leti hai

kyun naa puje is maati ko jo jivan kaa sukh deti hai

is dharati pe jisane janam liyaa, usane hi paayaa pyaar teraa

yahaan apanaa paraayaa koi nahi hai sab pe hai maan upakaar teraa,

mere desh

ye baag hai gautam naanak kaa khilate hai chaman ke phul yahaan

gaadhi, subhaashh, taigor, tilak, aise hai aman ke phul yahaan

rag haraa hari singh nalave se rag laal hai laal bahaadur se

rag banaa basati bhagat singh rag aman kaa chor javaahar se,

mere desh

English Translation: https://www.filmyquotes.com/songs/2089

Thank you for listening!

Peace

aG