“Ye Shokh Sitaren” is a delightful, rhythmic track from the 1949 hit Ek Thi Ladki. While the film’s soundtrack is famous for its folk-based “Lara Lappa,” this song captures a different mood—romantic, breezy, and optimistic. It serves as a beautiful dialogue between nature and the heart, where twinkling stars and moonlight are seen as co-conspirators in a budding romance.

The music director Vinod gave this song a unique lilt that was quite modern for its time. The lyrics, written by Aziz Kashmiri, use simple yet evocative imagery to encourage the listener to leave worries behind (Chinta na karo ji) and embrace the “sweet season” of love.

In 1949, Lata Mangeshkar was quickly becoming the voice of the modern Indian woman on screen—youthful, spirited, and melodious. In this track, you can hear her effortless control over the higher notes, a quality that would soon earn her the title “The Nightingale of India.”

Ye shokh sitaren lyrics | Lata Mangeshkar | Ek thi ladki 1949

Ye shokh sitaren lyrics :

Yeh shokh sitare
Yeh shokh sitare
Yeh shokh sitare
Ik shokh nazar ki tarah
Karte hai ishare
Yeh shokh sitare
Yeh chandani rate
Yeh chandani rate
Yeh chandani rate
Yeh chandani rate
Karti hai mujhse sada
Yeh mere chand ki bate
Yeh chandani rate

Yeh pyar ke din hai
Yeh pyar ke din hai
Yeh pyar ke din hai
Inkar nahi kijiyeh
Ikarar ke din hai
Yeh pyar ke din hai
Ha dil dhol raha hai
Dil dhol raha hai
Dil dhol raha hai
Dil dhol raha hai
Chinta ke taraju
Mein mujhe tol raha hai
Dil dhol raha hai

Chainta na karo ji
Chainta na karo ji
Chainta na karo ji
Duniya yuhi kehti hai
Na duniya se daro ji
Chainta na karo ji
Ha yeh rut suhani
Yeh rut suhani
Yeh rut suhani
Yeh rut suhani

Har phool ke hotho pe hai
Apni hi kahani yeh rut suhani
Ha do bichade huey dil
Do bichade huey dil
Ha do bichade huey dil
Ha do bichade huey dil
Takdeer ki khubi hai ke
Phir se gayeh mil
Do bichade huey dilv