Lovers of Hindi film music would know from the invaluable treasure house of songs written by great poets and lyricists and rendered by iconic singers of the golden era of the 1960s to the 1980’s, that these songs had a special place and meaning in those films and lent poetic meaning and philosophic content to them through their beautiful words. Significantly, there are about two dozen songs from the yester-years which became classics in their right for their depth of thought, which started with the word ‘Zindagi’ or ‘Life’ and gave different hues, views, colours and perspectives on what life meant to us.
Fortuitously, the versatile Kishore da became the voice of Rajesh Khanna after his first super-hit ‘Aradhana’ and sang many unforgettable numbers that began with the word ‘Zindagi’ but none more poignant and heartrending than the title song from 1970 film ’Safar’ ! The beautiful, soulful lyrics were penned by versatile writer, Indivar and the song was masterfully composed by the maestro duo composers, Kalyanji Anandji.
‘Zindagi Ka Safar, Hai Ye Kaisa Safar
Koi Samjha Nahin Koi Jaana Nahin,
Hai Ye Kaisi Dagar, Chalte Hain Sab Magar
Koi Samjha Nahin Koi Jaana Nahin …’
The song’s tune which also served as the background score in the film ‘Safar’, remains an all time classic for its superb rendition by the incomparable Kishore Kumar !
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