Ghar Se Dola Chala Laadli Ka: Biding Farewell
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Only parents can truly understand what it is to give a daughter away. Because their little doll, whom they have seen from the time she was a small little bundle of joy grew up so fast that now she is leaving them and going away. Although they always knew that she was bound to go away one day, they always secretly thought that there was a lot of time for that to happen. Was it not just yesterday that she was running around in little pigtails with the other children of the neighborhood playing hide and seek? Time sneaked up on them and they find themselves seeing her away. So painful, it just rips at your heart to know that you are going back to an empty house leaving a little part of your heart behind to become some one else’s.
Mohammed Rafi knew what this pain means. In his private rendition “ghar se dola…” which is a Bidai song, he goes through the same ordeal of joy mixed with pain that every father of the bride goes through. In my opinion, he is not a singer as far as this song is concerned. Instead, he is a father, jut like any other father who has a daughter whom he has cherished since she was born. He sang this song at his own daughter’s wedding and the raw emotion runs through the entire song.
He sings about how his darling daughter is leaving and the bitter-sweet emotions he goes through as his pride and joy is leaving him - he is happy, but is overcome with emotion. He cries and the only other person who can understand what he is going through, is his wife. His little nymph is long gone and replaced by this beautiful girl on her way to become a woman. She leaves her home to make someone else’s home bright, but she leaves behind the shadow of her absence.
Trying to be encouraging, he tells her that she was just a treasure which belonged to someone else; he was merely taking care of it. All he wishes now is that she is happy forever. Praying to God, he begs for her well being and good health. He tells his daughter that she should be happy as she has found her prince charming. Urging her to compose herself and not weep over leaving them. He bids her adieu and cries his heart out at losing the most important thing in his life.
The song has been composed by Majrooh Sultanpuri, and there are actually no words to describe how he has managed to capture the several emotions a father goes through. Undoubtedly, he has been in the same position because he could not have been more accurate.
Rafi Saab has also handled the music for this traditional song and it fits the mood perfectly.
When you hear this song, you imagine yourself as the father and the loss he feels so acutely, because he will never see the little angel who leaves him. She will be replaced by a wonderful woman and though that is what he wants, somewhere within his heart, he wants to hold on to his little girl forever. By the end of the song, you will find silent tears coursing down your cheeks. Such is the beauty in this song.
Download: Ghar Se Dola Chala Laadli Ka
Album: Bidaai Geet
Music: Mohd Rafi
Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
May 11th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Wah…Aaj tak aisa gaana nahi suna.
Jism ke rongte khade hogaye.. This is possible only by one and only Mohammad Rafi.
Definitely its a gift by Allah to the world.
We would miss u…
July 15th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
IS SONG KA KOI JAWAB NAHIN HAIN.
July 14th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Ek jaadoo bhari aawaz jiske liye gaana sirf gaana nahin tha ,us gane ko jina tha,bilkul sahi samjha aapne,RAFI SAHAB kewal gaate nahin the balki us geet ki rooh me utarkar usko jeete the. Main RAFI SAHAB ke liye itna kehta hoon ki mujhe RAFI SAHAB ki aawaz me ek aisa dard sunai deta hai jo shayad kisi insaan ke dil me utha ho.aur ek baat bolna chahta hoon ki duniya rahe na rahe lekin RAFI SAHAB ka naam humesha rahega.
ALLAH unhe JANNAT nasib farmae AAMIN……..
July 12th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
My Dear Friends can anybody send me the following songs
1) Ye Zulf Agar Khul Ke Bikhar (Kajal)
2) Jab Jab Apna Mel Hua (Mahua)
3) Mere Bhagwan Tu (Bazaar)
4) Jane Walon Ka Gham To (Kali Ghata)
5) Tumhare Zulf Ke Saye Mein (Naunihal)
The above songs I had in my collection but i missed that volume if u recover it for me i shall be highly thankfull 2 u
my e-mail id is:- ganesh_3310@yahoo.co.in
regards
Ganesh
July 5th, 2007 at 10:02 am
hi
thanx to who has been sending my reare rafi ji.s song,s i wonder if someone can send me the song zulfe bhikhrati chali aai ho from the movie jhuk gaya aasman
and if someone has the email address of rafifan please i would loke to know the review of sonu asha concert and the song list sonu nigam sang in this concert of rafi ji.s
thanx
July 4th, 2007 at 10:52 am
dear RAFI SAAB LOVERS
RAINS ARE ALL OVER AND THE MONTH OF JULY IS AGAIN HERE.
WE HAVE LOST THREE MUSICAL GIANTS IN JULY : MADAN MOHAN,
geeta dutta and our very own RAFI SAAB…
I appeal to all RAFI LOVERS to write letters to the press re rafi saab:
to be published on July 31… THE MAIN POINTS SHOULD BE :
bharat ratna to the bharat ka ratan : mohd rafi, the rafi foundation
platform now functioning in many parts of the country bringing
rafi lovers - together and the foundations plan to build a music library
in each state capital of india
Writers may write articles too in hindi, urdu, gujrathi, marathi,bengali
malayalam and other languages and address to their respective
editors for publishing in their states… the article details of rafi saab
is available in articles in this forum , included in the archives..
Also see the article : KING OF melody… mohd rafi..
the musical awareness has to be created in these times of reshamiyas
and melody-less times..
One last point…. rafis saabs songs and his persona is inimitable and
immortal……
Lets’s salute the musical giants who has given us so much happiness
each day of our life.
binus2000@hotmail.com
July 4th, 2007 at 4:27 am
Very well said Mr. Raajkumar, Rafi Saheb a man cum Farishta, listen how he sang English songs “The she I love is a beautiful beautiful dreams come true” and “Although we hail from different lands” with ease. Anybody wish to have these English songs can mail me. rafi-fan@hotmail.com
July 3rd, 2007 at 1:10 pm
Ref to post: Your duoubt and questions proper answer is as follows:
Lotus is remain untouched by the drop of water to spread its smell and beauty of nature infact it comes out from “Kuda Kadkat(Mud)” but remain untouched by mud.
The same way a person like Rafiji remain untouched by its surroundings though he sang romantic or classic one.It is the same sign of mahapurush i.e saint .