Comments on: Ganga Ki Mauj, Jamna Ka Dhara

By: Shah Jalal

Shah Jalal — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:40:12 +0000

My mother tongue is neither urdu nor hindi. I speak only Bengali like most other Bangladeshi people. But it is for these two figures that I wish I understood these two languages well. I am speaking of Rafi and Lata. However, not understanding those languages well hardly has anything to do with my heart being unspeakably agitated and stirred,sometime with grief and sometime with happiness,at the golden voices of these two. For the last twenty years i have been listening in to Rafi’s O Duniya Ke Rakhwale at least once a week, and the same with Lata’s Bachpan Ki Mohabbat ko. I simply think without these two voices i will find the all-blissful heaven wanting.

And about this Mr. Anwar? I am dying to know who that guy is! His was one of the handful of best reviews I have ever seen on any topic.

Shah Jalal

By: Er arif ayaz khan

Er arif ayaz khan — Fri, 13 May 2011 10:55:45 +0000

Dear anwar sahab…congratulation for bringing us such a delightful article thats show blended nature of urdu and hindi….i love to read ur articles…at last i love all of the songs of mohd. Rafi sahab.

By: Ali Rashid

Ali Rashid — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:42:39 +0000

Brilliant article Anwar-ul-Haque-saab !.

Thanks for a beautiful presentation on this wonderful song, I enjoyed reading every part of your analysis.

Naushad and Rafi produced outstanding songs, and were an excellent combination.

By: toufique

toufique — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:22:13 +0000

that version is played in the background when the movie ends. its only one stanza i guess. its sung by rafi n lata jointly. the version that is mostly known is also a duet – lata has two lines. but there was never a version where rafi sings a stanza and then lata n rafi sings the second stanza jointly.

By: Anwar-ul-Haque

Anwar-ul-Haque — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:32:24 +0000

ref. post 19:

Amazing news for me (and I think for most of us) regarding another version of this particular song. Great information from Mr. J. K. Bhagchandani. Any further information from any one will be welcomed by all of us.

Thanks and best regards.

Anwar-ul-Haque
anwarhq25@yahoo.com

By: J.K. Bhagchandani

J.K. Bhagchandani — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:09:01 +0000

I remember during my childhood days, another version of this song used to be played on radio. The second para (Bhala kaise tootenge bandhan ye dil ke………) of the song was sung jointly by Rafi and Lata in that version. But later the present version (I don’t remember when) with second para also in solo voice of Rafi replaced the earlier. Has anyone information on the ealier version of the song? I have searched that at may places but that seems to have got extinct.
The song is so great that there are not enough words to describe it and this review by Anwar-ul-Haque saab is absolutely brilliant… .. fitting to the gigentic stature of the song. Well done Anwar saab. Hats off to you. Keep writing. There are innumerable such gems sung by Rafi saab.

By: Siva

Siva — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:47:31 +0000

One trivia about this song-Tu ganga ki mauj–towards the end of the song there is just a line sung by , I presume, Lata ji. Similarly in the song “tum jo mil gaye ho” also towards the end there is just one line which again I presume is by Lata. I am curious to know whether this is Lata and if so how come in both these songs her name is not mentioned in the credits.

By: Priya sanyal

Priya sanyal — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:12:49 +0000

well said nasreen ji “His voice was more than golden, it was as if the Almighty had put some magic in that voice with his own hands. Every song he sang he made it sound simple”..pure heart of rafi ji n his divine soul is happiest to have real admirer like u….plz continue ur post …n also Urdu is great language,,for it always talks about respect n love….

Mr. Anwar-ul-Haque ji,,namaste to u….n thank u for such a nice tribute…..

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By: Nasreen

Nasreen — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:10:13 +0000

Salaam Anwar Sahab

I have just read your article and am awed by the way you have pointed out all the nuances of the song – and have examined it so thoroughly, giving each and every contributor to the song his deserved due.
Also, the urdu language – is there any language like it? It is pure beauty – one just has to listen to Dilip Kumar speak to know how sweet urdu can sound. I am jealous of all those who know the language and wish I could find a teacher who could teach it to me very well. Urdu is poetic, romantic and superb – because of its rich mix of words from different languages and I am so grateful to you for pointing out this important fact, the difference that this language makes in the overall beauty of a song.
Lastly, and most importantly, the voice of Rafi Sahab. Which is actually indescribable. You said correctly that he sang with such ease. When you see his pictures it is hard to imagine that a person who looked so simple with that sweet smile could bring out such complicated melody from his voice. His voice was more than golden, it was as if the Almighty had put some magic in that voice with his own hands. Every song he sang he made it sound simple.

One other song that comes to my mind “Tum jo mil gaye ho, to yeh lagta hai, ke jahaan mil gaya hai”. If you listen to this song, you will see that it is also a very difficult song to sing because the music is fast but the voice is slow. The tendency of the singer would have been to sing it faster. But it wasn’t any other singer. I don’t think any other singer could have sung it the way Rafi Sahab did.

Well, Anwar Sahab thank you again for talking about this great language and giving us some insight into it.