From: Ashish Bokil Na khair khabar iraadon ki na muqaam ka pataa kabhee waqt kabhee main .. ruk ruk ke chalte rahe Waqt Kaatnaa insaan ki beintehaa mazboori hai... kyonki jab waqt katatha nahee hai .. to kaatne ko dauDtha hai .. phir har ik pal ... ek oonchaa pahaad ban jaataa hai jiske paar jaanaa namumkin sa ho jaataa hai .. zindagi thhahar jaati hai..... saans chalti rehti hai magar in saanson main jaan nahee hoti ..Aaspaas ki saari cheezen bhee bejaan aur begaani ho jaati hain .... is haal main bas khayaalon kaa sahaaraa hotaa hai .. beeti hui baaten .. kuchh amaanaten aur barbas chali aane waali yaaden chand lamhon ka safar aur tay kar jaati hain .. unme se kuchh yaaden ek ummeed de jaati hai.... chalo!! aane waale waqt ke guzarne ka kuchh to bahaanaa bana ... magar ye ummeed aati kahaan se hai ? Safar shuru hotaa hai insaan ki jeene ki chaah se .. Zamaane se rubaru hote hi jab chauraha aa jaataa hai .. to kisi na kisi or to jaanaa hi padegaa na ? aur fir harek raastaa .. fir kisi chauraahe pe jaa miltaa hai .. aakhir insaan koi ek raastaa chune bhee to kaise ?? Bas .. ek ummeed nazar aayi aur uski humsafar ban gayi ..... raaste ki aur khud-ba-khud qadam uthh gaye .. aur safar khatm hotaa rahaa .. Jo Geet is baar pesh-e-nazar hai ... wah Gulzar, Rahul Dev Burman aur Asha Bhosle ki ek yaadgaar peshkash hai .. Dil main aaj umaDthe hue uljhe se khayaalon ko is qadar suljhee hui kalam se bandhhaa dekh kar aaj apne aap kuchh likhne kaa man huaa ... Aise khoobsoorat bol aur shaant se behate hue sangeet ka sangam dil ke us kone tak guzar ke baahar aa jaataa hai, jahaan khud dil bhee aqsar nahee pahunch paataa .. Is sanjeedaa aur mushkil kism ki dhun ko Ashaa Bhosle ki paripaqva awaaz ne bahaav main shaamil kar diyaa hai .. It is simply amazing that at no point does any of the three attributes of a song - poetry, singing, and the tune and music composition dominate the song more than the other two even though each is excellent within itself...they all amalgamate into each other to create a single flow which is calm but makes the listener very much aware of its presence ....a terrific combination of saxophone, flute, guitar and a bunch of violins to create the interludes ....... hurricane of Violins sets a short prelude...... Ummeed hogi koi .. ho.. raat dhale varnaa koi aataa nahee .. kisne ye pukaaraa .. This interlude begins with soft saxophone and is then taken over by a soothing flute till Asha takes over with the antara ....... Jab bhee koi aahat si hoti hai ... ] All this while violins jaane kaisi dil main ye ghabraahat si hoti hai ..] play in the background with koi lamhaa ] small sitar strums in the lautaa hai bechaaraa .. ] last two lines..... Ummeed hogi koi ........ ho .. raat dhale varnaa koi aataa nahee .. kisne ye pukaaraa .. ummeed hogi koi ... ! Now .. violins fill the room with softness that establish the prelude to the second antara ....with a high pitched flute .. and subsequently guitar strikes the conluding notes ... ! Aankhen dhhonde saaye awaazon ke .. soone soone chehare hain bas khaali darwaazon ke .. shaayad koi hai ... kisne ye phir pukaaraa Ummeed hogi koi ... ho .. raat dhale varnaa koi aataa nahee .. kisne phir pukaaraa Ummeed hogi koi .... Yaheen ek aur baat joDna jaayaz rahegaa ... there was a discussion sometime ago on the net about lyrics, music and their cumulative effect ... the topic is basically related to appreciation of moojik .. sangeet samajhnaa aur uski jaankaari aatmsaat karnaa do alag baaten hain .. even an ignoramus in the classical music can perhaps appreciate the effect of moojik without making any note of the complexities that the muscian migh be bringing in ... What is required is "THE MOOD" ! .. sanjeedaa haalaat main "saamne ye kaun aayaa" .. aur hangaamaakhej haalaat main "kuhukuhu bole koyaliyaa " dono hi apnaa rang kho baithhthe hain ... jabki apne aap main dono hi behtareen dhune hain .. so sometimes a song or poetry which appears to be quite ordinary in a general mood,... becomes exceptional in a nice matching mood and vice versa. So .. in this context.. the reviewer himself must analyse the situation before expressing his views as the reader does not have the whole set of variables to his analysis and in many cases where lyrics are very good .. its difficult to isolate individual effect and a discussion on the issue would tend to be purely subjective and futile (if the purpose of the discussion is to have a better insight) .. ! Mulaaqaat phir hogi .. ashish