Genre: Music > Ghazal

Yeh Daulat Bhi Le Lo - Life Story

Song

 

Yeh Daulat Bhi Le Lo

 

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Life Story

 

Video Cast

 

Jagjit Singh in Concert

 

Lyrics

Song

Yeh Daulat Bhi Le Lo...

 

Ye daulat bhi le lo, ye shoharat bhi le lo

Bhale chheen lo mujhase meri javaani

Magar mujhko lauta do bachapan ka saavan

 

Vo kaagaz ki kashti, vo baarish ka paani

Vo kaagaz ki kashti, vo baarish ka paani

Muhalle ki sabse puraani nishaani

Vo budhiya jise bachche kahte the naani

 

Vo naani ki baaton mein pariyon ka dera

Vo chehre ki jhuriryon mein sadiyon ka phera

 

Bhulaaye nahiin bhool sakata hai koi

Bhulaaye nahiin bhool sakata hai koi

 

Vo chhotii sii raatein vo lambi kahaani

Vo chhotii sii raatein vo lambi kahaani

Kadi dhoop mein apane ghar se nikalana

Vo chidiya vo bulabul vo titali pakadana

Vo gudiya ki shaadi mein ladana jhagadana

 

Vo jhoolon se girana vo gir ke sambhalana

Vo peetal ke chhallon ke pyaare se tohfe

 

Vo tootii hui choodiyon ki nishaani

Vo tootii hui choodiyon ki nishaani

Kabhi ret ke oonche teelon pe jaana

Gharaunde banaana banaake mitaana

 

Vo maasoom chahat ki tasvir apani

Vo khwabon khayalon ki jaagir apani

 

Na duniya ka gam tha na rishton ke bandhan

 

Badi khoobasoorat thi vo zindagani

Badi khoobasoorat thi vo zindagani

 

Babykorn

Jagjit Singh's father wanted him to be an IAS officer.

 

Artist Biography

 

Jagjit Singh (or Jagjeet Singh) was born on 8th February 1941 to Sikh parents in Gangapur, then in the Rajputana province of British India. He has been drawn to music from childhood. His first guru was Pandit Chhaganlal Sharma. Jagjit Singh was under his tutelage for two years. Later he devoted himself to learning Indian Classical music from Ustaad Jamaal Khan of Sainia Gharana for six years. Meanwhile he also finished his education after post graduating from Haryana's Kurukshetra University.

In 1965, he arrived in Bombay to pursue a career in music and went through his fair share of struggle. He started by singing advertisement jingles and performing at parties and weddings. In 1967, while working on one jingle, he met Chitra, also a singer. After a courtship of two years, they got married.

By the 70s, Jagjit had managed to secure a place for himself in the world of ghazal singing amid stalwarts like Begum Akhtar, Mehdi Hassan, Noor Jehan and Talat Mahmood. His first album, 'The Unforgettables' was released under HMV Records in 1976. The freshness of his voice and the unconventional musical style immediately made it a huge hit. The journey that began from there has not yet stopped.

In the 90s Jagjit lost his only son, just 21 year old, to a road accident. The tragedy shook the couple to the core and Chitra gave up singing. Despite this set-back, Jagjit continued to sing in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and Gujrati.

Jagjit Singh has been the godfather to many singers like Kumar Sanu, Talat Aziz, Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Ashok Khosla. He has also been actively involved in lending support to social service organization like CRY, Bombay Hospital, Library at St. Mary's and ALMA. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in the year 2003.

Jagjit Singh has played a very important role in the evolution of the musical genre of ghazal. He introduced many western instruments while retaining the old orchestra. Jagjit Singh along with wife, Chitra Singh contributed immensely towards making this genre, which was restricted to the elite class, more popular among the masses.