Ghar Aaja Ghir Aayi

Pancham has been known for the music that he composed for Majrooh, Gulzar & Anand Bakshi. Real wordsmiths they all were. But there are other lyricists with whom RD created magic - not as often as we would wish - but magic for sure.

Chhote Nawab, the movie from where RD began his independent journey - provides one such rare combination: Pancham & Lata with lyrics by Shailendra.

Here is a song from the movie, the first ever that Lata Mangeshkar sang for Pancham, also the first song amongst his vast repertoire of the monsoon inspired compositions.

The composition, in Raag Malgunji, & mellow rendition of Lata Mageshkar brings the melancholic feelings of a forlorn heart in an overcast sky right inside the room. The interludes that mix Saarangi & Sitar with the sound of Ghunghroo & that brief & very subtle lilting pause at the beginning of the last line of each stanza is indeed an interesting and  an auspicious start to the career of a maverick & trend-setting music composer  - himself a Chhote Nawab: 

Soona soona ghar mohe dasane ko aaye re

Khidakee pe baithee baithee saree rain jaye re

Tap tip sunata mai toh bhai rey banwariya

Ghar aaja ghir aaye badara sanwariya