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MELODIOUS ECHOES contribution

By RAJI

by the unsung genius, Jaidev.
The song has been picturized
on the evergreen hero of
Bollywood, Dev Anand and
the charming innocent faced
Sadhana. One can tell that Rafi
delivered this song with Dev
Anand in his mind. Being the
trained musician that he was,
he never leaves a single note
incomplete. The diction, the
softness of his voice almost like
it is being whispered all work
towards expressing a longing
still in the heart of the lover!
“Can’t you stay for some more time dear?!” Rafi focusses on complete
asks the boy. “Not any longer dear”, says the bhava (expression) and the tiny harkats( vocal
girl. “Don’t go now, my heart yearns more for gymnastics ) could be missed by most listeners,
you”, says the boy longingly gazing at the large but not a singer of course! In contrast Asha
limpid eyes covering most of her soft pretty stuns you with the harkats. When I hear her,
face. When you add music and poetry to this her harkats come to the forefront and her
conversation it takes you to a different world. expression of the song is very different than
Don’t you all think so? Rafi’s. His is introverted, sublime like a poet’s.
Duets in Indian films have occupied a pivotal Asha’s is extroverted almost like a dancer’s!
role in taking a story forward. From the Duets are dialogues between 2 characters. So,
beginning of a budding romance to ultimately the approach of the singers towards a duet
getting together in marriage can be covered in should be like that of a pair of dancers sharing
a song and much more effectively by a romantic the same arena or a pair that is playing in a
duet. The conversation mentioned above does sports team. Individual excellence is essential,
behoove a great romantic song. The song that but even more important is establishing a
comes to my mind communication
is of course the best between each other.
one ever, “Abhi na Take the above
jao chod kar” from song, for example.
the movie Hum Dono. If this was a spoken
Sung in the honey- dialog between the
soaked voices of 2 characters, it could
Mohammed Rafi and have probably ended
Asha Bhosle, the lyrics in an argument.
are penned by the When music comes
incomparable Sahir in, so does poetry.
Ludhyanvi and music
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