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Blast from the past – Sonar Harin : First cabaret songs in Bengali

Friday, November 23rd, 2012

Geeta Dutt Hemant Kumar

Geetaji was the first artiste to sing club songs in Bangla films. We have a scanned copy of the Booklet of the film (featuring lyrics of the songs, Geetaji’s name, etc). We all have heard and know “Ei Mayabi Tithi”, “Tomar Duti Chokhe” – but this would be seeing the already known ones from a new point of view – as landmarks in the history of Bangla film music, being the first club songs used in Bangla films.

Cover page

Cover page

Casting page

Casting page

Lyrics page for Ei Mayabi Tithi

Lyrics page

Song Name – Aei Mayabi Tithi Aei Modhur Geeti
Film – Sonaar Harin (1959)
Composer – Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay
Lyricist – Gouri Prasanna Majumdar
Singer(s) – Geeta Dutt

Aei Mayabi Tihi Aei Modhur Geeti,
Aar Ki Pabo Konodin Balona Ogo Ekti Raater Atithi?
Dure-Dure Thako Keno Balona,
Shoyna Go Tomari E Chhalana,
Bujhina E Ki Reeti.
Chaao Ki Go Aei Bhora Phagune,
Pure Mori Maramer Aagune?
Kare Debo E Preeti?

Record label

Record label

Lyrics page for Tomar duti chokhe

Lyrics page

Song Name – Tomar Duti Chokhe
Film – Sonaar Harin (1959)
Composer – Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay
Lyricist – Gouri Prasanna Majumdar
Singer(s) – Geeta Dutt

Tomar Duti Tomar Duti Chokhe.
Ooi Je Mishti Hashi,
Amay Kachhe Deke,
Bole Bhalobashi.
Sonaar Harin Paliye Beray,
Dhora Taare Jaay Ki?
Bandho Khanchay Bondhi Pakhi,
Akaashtake Paay Ki?
Keno Bajao Maya Banshi?
Tomaar Amaar Jeebane Aar,
Aei Raat Ki Aashbe?
Amaay Tumi Emon Kore,
Aar Ki Bhalobashbe?
Kachhe Daako,
Aaj Thako Pashapashi.

Record label

Record Label

We all know about many such songs from later films, but when one looks back to see that the pioneer of the trend out here in Tollywood Music is none but Geeta Dutt!

Acknowledgements:

We are grateful to our dear friend Sounak Gupta for sharing these extremely rare images and the song lyrics with us on this special occasion.