“Aankhon Mein Aaja Dil Mein Sama Ja” is a cornerstone of the 1949 musical blockbuster Dulari. This song represents the beginning of the legendary partnership between Lata Mangeshkar and the maestro Naushad Ali. Naushad was a perfectionist who famously spent hours fine-tuning Lata’s pronunciation and emotional delivery, helping her shed the last remnants of the nasal singing style that was popular in the 1930s.
With evocative lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni, this track is a quintessential “pukaar” (a soulful call) of a heart in distress. The film Dulari was a massive success, and songs like this one were instrumental in establishing Lata Mangeshkar as the premier female playback voice of India, overshadowing her contemporaries. The melody is a perfect blend of classical discipline and cinematic appeal, a signature of the Naushad-Lata-Shakeel trio that would go on to create some of the most enduring music in the history of the “Golden Age.”
Ankhon men aaya dil men sama lyrics | Lata Mangeshkar | Dulari 1949
Ankhon men aaya dil men sama lyrics :
Aankho mein aa ja dil mein sama ja
Meri kahani sun ja apni suna ja
Meri kahani sun ja apni suna ja
Aankho mein aa ja dil mein sama ja
Bigadi hai kismat
Jeevan hai phika jeevan hai phika
Aa tujhse kah doon dukh apne ji kaa
Aa tujhse kah doon dukh apne ji kaa
O dam bhar ko aa ke meri bigadi bana ja
Aankho mein aa ja dil mein sama ja
Meri kahani sun ja apni suna ja
Aankho mein aa ja dil mein sama ja
Iss dil ko duniya
Tadapa rahi hai tadapa rahi hai
Aise mein teri yaad aa rahi hai
Aise mein teri yaad aa rahi hai
O aa aur aa ke mujhe ghum sey chhuda ja
Aankho mein aa ja dil mein sama ja
Meri kahani sun ja apni suna ja
Aankho mein aa ja dil mein sama ja
Chhode naa duniya
Deewana kar ke deewana kar ke
Jeeena bhi koi jeeena hai mar ke
Jeeena bhi koi jeeena hai mar ke
O hay main kaise jiyu yeh toh bata ja
Aankho me aa ja dil me sama ja
Meri kahani sun ja apni suna ja
Aankho mein aa ja dil mein sama ja.