O Duniya Ke Rakhwale
This article is written by Mr. Shashank Chickermane.
This marvelous song was written by Shakeel Bhaduyani, music direction by Naushadsab and sang by none other than Rafisahab. This three muslim personalities have given us lot of songs with Bhajans & classical songs also. Now, in this song one sentence is there “Aab tho Neer Bahale”, but I want to point out that in the Kannada language “Neer” means “Water”. What an word has been used by Mr.Shakeel Sahab, perfect one. Hear this song and you will find this word in the sentence.
Rafi Sahab with Naushad and Shakeel
The genius Mohdrafisahab in his usual smile in the photo. The Alap he has taken in the song “O Duniya Ke Rakwale”, feel Tansen is singing infront of us. He sang many songs but this song is a marvelous song which cannot imagine.
Here is live rendition of O Duniya Ke Rakhwale by Rafi Sahab. Courtesy: kjaan@Youtube
Rafi Sahab
Rafi Sahab singing O Duniya Ke Rakhwale
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:01 am
ref post 33:
xxx, naushad did not usher in tanga rhythm into film music. OP got the idea from someone else whom Naushad admired.
April 2nd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
naushad was greatest trend setter we have ever experienced in the hfm, his association with rafi was amazing and far more divine than others with lots of quality…
today peoples may put the shankar-jaikishan & sachin dev burman on their highest esteem and truly sj and sdb were most versatile and best , but i think naushad let the others to move in his way, the singer whom he promoted later became 1st choice of everyone was not at all coincidence(heere ki parakh sirf johari ko hi hoti hai), actually he was the first who birngs the freshness to hfm with “suhani raat dhal chuki”..he never sailed with the trends and norms, for what he really bothered, was always the quality music..
by the way op nayyar is credited to bring the tanga rhythms into the hfm but i think naushad brings this rhythm first with “dil mein chupake pyar ka toofaan le chale ” from aan(1952), pardon me if im wrong, here is the link to the song::
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tDFTkP-cRjg
talat,manna, kishore,hemant,mukesh all were the gems but rafi was kohinoor, all the indigenious composers and trendsetters were using the others in early 50s, sdb-talat,hemant,manna,kishore sj-mukesh,lata roshan-talat, mukesh
madan mohan- used rafi ji for his very first movie but madan got recognition in late 50s…
by the way here is my most fav dev-rafi-madan classic::
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YnLXLaQvJDg&feature=related
now just look at the naushad’s genious he completely changed the mind set of every genious composer, rafi was not the dada’s fav in early 50s but after baiju baawra equations changed but surprisingly it took four more years after baiju baawra for him to become rafi loyalist, from 1946-1956 dada used rafi ji only 6 times and notable songs among them were one duet with geeta dutt & devdas solo, but after ndg rafi became his fav…roshan,madan & sj immediately moved to rafi after baiju baawra…
1949-1969 known as the most melodious period and actually naushad based the foundation of this golden era by promoting lord rafi, talat & hemant were well known already and kishore and mukesh were also had great source as a dada muni and raj, but rafi ji who was very shy continuously ignored by musical greats but at last naushad bangs with baiju baawra and proved everybody wrong
here are some magical scores by naushad having rafi from 1949-55–
1.mela(1949)
2.dillagi(1949)
3.dulari(1949)
4.deedar(1951)
5.aan(1952)
6.baiju baawra(1953)
7.amar(1954)
8.udan khatola(1955)…….
all these movies were revolutionary and changed the face of the hfm, golden era started with these movies only … now iam ending up with song from udan khatola having pivotal role on rafi ji’s career…
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZLfEKYmK–g
January 30th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Dear ztas 77
I was at the 77 concert,we were right behind the stage
in the nose bleed seats but we had a better view then
half of the hall,Rafi Sahib was awesome,fantastic and the
he sang O Duniya ke rakawale” in his own version and
the notes he sang on the “galan sonne”> was unabelievable,I still get goosebumps 31 years later.
Keep up the good work
November 20th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Neer means water in Sanskrit and commonly used. Neeraj means “Neer-aj”
lotus born in water.
November 7th, 2007 at 11:38 am
Bharat Ka Ratan Rafi saab is unmatched,incomparable,immortal and Emperor of melody. No one current or past singer can emulate Rafisaab’s best song
November 6th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
ref post 25:
Yes, it was a live program on tv; forgot to mention that rafi saab also sang “madhuban mein radhika”. kolkata’s streets looked much less crowded while the program was being broadcast.
November 4th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
A great job indeed in putting the live rendition on the net. only Rafi fans can understand the value. The present generation needs to understand what a genius rafi was. please continue with this kind of work. only fans like you can keep the rafi flame alive in this world.
November 4th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Hi rafians,
There is another great rafi saab song the title song of ‘chadwi ka chand’.
I don’t think there is any other song which is so close to the nature.
The voice of rafi saab and music by ravi saab is perfect combination
and the result is something for which i don’t have any word to say.
If you hear this song in a dark night and you close your eyes you will
feel that it is a full moon night.That much rafi saab touch the nature in
this song.
November 4th, 2007 at 8:36 am
I don’t quite understand some of the comments regarding the lack of heaviness in Rafi’s voice in his later years. As far as I’m concerned his voice had the pure clarity and range as ever until his last day. He was ready for was to come for the 80’s which he would of delievered to the fullest. What I do agree with as mentioned earlier Rafi saab should have kept a careful eye on his weight & diet which probably of contributed to his early demise. However saying this the other two main male singers of those days, Kishore & Mukesh had also passed away in their 50’s.
Rafi’s performance of ‘o duniya ke rakhwale’ in London in the late 70’s was mind blowing and the audience’s reaction had showed this! I wished he would have lived longer for me to see him sing this all time great classic on stage.