पुराने दिन पुराने पल पुराने ख़्वाब

During the golden age of Television in India (also known as the "rukaawaT ke liye khed hai"-days), Doordarshan presented a series of fabulous choir songs produced by Salil C (probably under their 'CPC presentation' banner). The video of these songs showed Salil C conducting the choir of singers live. The songs were of patriotic nature and were aired quite frequently, mostly as fillers between programmes. The first airing could have been on a 15th August or 26th January. I think it was around the arrival of cable TV that DD stopped airing these songs, but I am not sure. Anyway, I don't think I have listened to a better set of choir songs than these in Hindi.

I was searching for the audio ever since. But of course the songs were not released by any audio company, neither I could find anyone who recorded them. So it was nothing less than a blessing to see the songs available for download at Salilda.com. Thanks Gautam da for finding and providing these gems.

The one below is one of my favorites from the lot. I will try to post lyrics of others as well. Absolute Yogesh-Salil magic.

(पुराने दिन पुराने पल पुराने ख़्वाब जो पीछे छूटे हैं
याद करो न मीत नया संगीत नया कोई गीत
नयी फिर उमंग भरके आओ मिलके गाओ आज गाओ) -2
पुराने दिन पुराने पल पुराने ख़्वाब ||स्थायी||

जुदा जुदा होकर, खोये हुए हो कहाँ -2
प्यार के रंगों से, रँग दो ये सारा जहाँ -2
हर दिल है अपना, कौन है बेगाना
मेरे हमदम, भुला दो तुम
गिरा दो दीवारों को जो खड़ी हैं
आज हमारे बीच, नया संगीत नया कोई गीत
नयी फिर उमंग भरके आओ मिलके गाओ आज गाओ ||1||

धीरज छोड़ो ना, ग़म से न हारो कभी -2
जीना है तुमको, हँस के जियो ज़िन्दगी -2
देश का हर कोना, कर दो तुम सोना
सुनहरे दिन, सुनहरे पल
सुनहरे ख़्वाब जो देखे थे वो सच
करने होंगे मीत, नया संगीत नया कोई गीत
नयी फिर उमंग भरके आओ मिलके गाओ आज गाओ ||2||

हिन्दू मुसलमान, सिख हो या क्रिस्तान -2
भारत माता की, सभी तो हैं सन्तान -2
सबका है अरमान, जागे हिन्दुस्तान
भजन के स्वर, शबद के पाठ
अजानों में है जिसका नाम
सिखाई उसने हमको प्रीत, नया संगीत नया कोई गीत
नयी फिर उमंग भरके आओ मिलके गाओ आज गाओ ||3||

In ISB format:

% ITRANS Song #
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\startsong
\stitle{puraane din puraane pal puraane Kwaab}%
\film{For Doordarshan (Non-film)}%
\year{1980s}%
\starring{}%
\singer{Chorus}%
\music{Salil Chowdhury}%
\lyrics{Yogesh}%
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% Audio on: www.salilda.com
% Contributor: Vinay P Jain
% Transliterator: Vinay P Jain
% Date: 31 Aug 2004
% Series: Sugam Sangeet - a series of Non-film geets
% Comments: This song was part of a series of choir songs produced by Salil
C for Doordarshan during late-80s/early-90s.
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\printtitle
#indian
%
(puraane din puraane pal puraane Kwaab jo piichhe chhuuTe hai.n
yaad karo na miit nayaa sa.ngiit nayaa koii giit
nayii phir uma.ng bharake aao milake gaao aaj gaao) \-2
puraane din puraane pal puraane Kwaab ||sthaayii||

judaa judaa hokar, khoye hue ho kahaa.N \-2
pyaar ke ra.ngo.n se, ra.Ng do ye saaraa jahaa.N \-2
har dil hai apanaa, kaun hai begaanaa
mere hamadam, bhulaa do tum
giraa do diiwaaro.n ko jo kha.Dii hai.n
aaj hamaare biich, nayaa sa.ngiit nayaa koii giit
nayii phir uma.ng bharake aao milake gaao aaj gaao ||1||

dhiiraj chho.Do naa, Gam se na haaro kabhii \-2
jiinaa hai tumako, ha.Ns ke jiyo zindagii \-2
desh kaa har konaa, kar do tum sonaa
sunahare din, sunahare pal
sunahare Kwaab jo dekhe the wo sach
karane ho.nge miit, nayaa sa.ngiit nayaa koii giit
nayii phir uma.ng bharake aao milake gaao aaj gaao ||2||

hinduu musalamaan, sikh ho yaa kristaan \-2
bhaarat maataa kii, sabhii to hai.n santaan \-2
sabakaa hai aramaan, jaage hindustaan
bhajan ke swar, shabad ke paaTh
ajaano.n me.n hai jisakaa naam
sikhaaii usane hamako priit, nayaa sa.ngiit nayaa koii giit
nayii phir uma.ng bharake aao milake gaao aaj gaao ||3||

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#endindian
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