I thought of sharing a song from an old Hindi movie (Dil Hai ki Manta Nahin, 1991). This song is from a movie which has very melodic songs, sung by the singer Anuradha Poudwal, whose devotional songs of God were the ones I grew up listening to... Her voice is very unique and melodious. The reason I posted this particular song is that its comparatively lesser-known song from this movie, and I was always captivated by this song from my childhood....
First, the song, it can be heard here:
O Mere Sapnon Ke Saudagar (Full Song) | Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin | Aamir Khan, Pooja Bhatt | T-Series
The lyrics of the song are so simple and beautiful, and the song itself is very simple and beautiful. I wonder now how they created such cinematic masterpieces in that era as songs of this era or even some of their videos are replete with vulgarity or fakeness..
The song is actually a dream which the actress (played by Pooja Bhatt) has when she misses her bus (as she was running away from her house) and is resting by a tree and drifts off to sleep...The whole visuals of the song are one beautiful dream. What I found particularly fascinating was that she sees some man (but in a typical western outfit) on a white horse but we are not shown the face and she is confused and decides to follow and has to row her boat herself all the way in the lake, and when she finally reaches a cave, which is shown as some heavenly place with angels welcoming her and helping her to find her Prince she is dreaming of...And almost finally her patience is giving away, and she is saddened and sits on the edge in despair, and all of a sudden the magic happens and a beautifully dressed man appears (in an Arabic looking attire), radiating purity, and we are not shown his face (and this person is NOT the same person on the horse who led her to that long journey)...The specific shots from the song are here:
The lyrics of the song were what I found equally beautiful, as she asks this merchant of her dreams to take her to a place where there is only love. The lyrics are as follows:
O Mere Sapno Ke Saudagar Lyrics Translation | Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin | Hindi Bollywood Songs
From the words of the song, it's clear that the actress asks this merchant of her dreams (the prince) to sing along with her, hinting that they both are singers or gifted with music...and then she talks of the moon and the stars reference which is very sweet...and it appears she desires heaven (or the Jannah) as that is the only place where there is nothing but love and angels sing/ or sing of praises...
The funny part is that when the actress wakes up from her beautiful dream in the movie, she misses her bus, but bumps into the actor of the movie (Aamir Khan), although he is no way a comparison to the enigmatic and shrouded person shown in the song...:)
Anyways, the purity, beauty, simplicity, and the melody and lyric of this lesser-known song are worth posting about here...
Keep dreaming...
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