Magic in Tunes – Jis Gali Mein Tera Ghar Na Ho Balma

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This song is from the 1970 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film Kati Patang (= The Severed Kite). The film was later remade in Indian Tamil-language as Nenjil Oru Mull (1981) and in Indian Telugu-language as Punnami Chandrudu (1987). It was based on Gulshan Nanda’s novel of the same name which was an adaptation of Cornell Woolrich’s 1948 novel I Married a Dead Man which had earlier been adapted as the American 1950 film No Man of Her Own.

Music was composed by R. D. Burman to the Lyrics penned by Anand Bhakshi. Sung by Mukesh. I posted a few songs from this movie. Here is another one of them.

Lyrics transliterated:

Jis Gali Mein Tera Ghar Na Ho Balma; Us Gali Se Hamein To Guzarna Nahin

Jo Dagar Tere Dwaare Pe Jaati Na Ho; Us Dagar Pe Hamein Paanv Rakhna Nahin

Jis Gali Mein Tera Ghar Na Ho Baalma

Zindagi Mein Kai Rang-Raliyaan Sahi; Har Taraf Muskurati Yeh Kaliyaan Sahi

Zindagi Mein Kai Rang-Raliyaan Sahi; Har Taraf Muskurati Yeh Kaliyaan Sahi

Khoobsurat Baharon Ki Galiyaan Sahi

Jis Chaman Mein Tere Pag Mein Kaante Chubhe

Jis Chaman Mein Tere Pag Mein Kaante Chubhe; Us Chaman Se Hamein Phool Chun-Na Nahin

Jis Gali Mein Tera Ghar Na Ho Balma

Haan Yeh Rasme Yeh Kasmein Sabhi Tod Ke; Tu Chali Aa Chunar Pyaar Ki Odh Ke

Haan Yeh Rasme Yeh Kasmein Sabhi Tod Ke; Tu Chali Aa Chunar Pyaar Ki Odh Ke

Ya Chala Jaoonga Main Yeh Jag Chhod Ke; Jis Jagah Yaad Teri Sataane Lage

Jis Jagah Yaad Teri Sataane Lage; Us Jagah Ek Pal Bhi Theharna Nahin

Jis Gali Mein Tera Ghar Na Ho Balma; Us Gali Se Hamein To Guzarna Nahin

Jis Gali Mein Tera Ghar Na Ho Balma 

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