http://www.geetadutt.com गायिका गीता दत्त पर नयी साईट

http://geetadutt.com/ is a new site on legendary singer Geeta Dutt. Have a tour there and experience down memory lane

SS Murthy's Tribute to Jaikishan on his Birth Anniversary today, the 4th November, 2008

Be it the flourish of the acordion,(aiye mere dil kahin aur chal),
the electrifying effect of the mandolin,(ghar aaya mera pardesi),
the soulful flute (tera jaana dil ke armaanon ka mith jaana),
the sonorous violins (kisine apna banake mujhko muskuraana sikha diya),
the exacting & breath taking high pitched saxo (bedardi balama tujhko)
the heart wrenching sitar beats (rasik balamaa )
or the sadness instilled in the solo (do din ke liye mehmaan yahan),

you have said it all with your senior partner in a memorable spell spanning a glorious period commencing Barsaat, and covering in its galaxy, a seema of infinite melodies
with a range of myriad moods that humanity can ever conceive of.

There are any number of soulful tunes that one can cherish, as I wishfully recall with nostalgia, the wistful touch you gave to Shailendra's opening words
as you tuned them so soulfully with profound dexterity

"do din keliye mehmaan yahan ,
maloom nahin manzil hain kahan
arman bhara dil tho hai magar
jo dil se mile woh dil hai kahan,"

as you realise in the travesty of existence you can always be a loner even amidst a crowd

and it opens the floodgates into a world encompassing so many stirring gems leaving
one in a preponderance of how much SJ has been blessed by the divine to distribute
this bounty, duly chiselled to a mortal palate of exquiste taste.

a heartfelt tribute to SJ on the occasion of Jai's posthumous birthday

with kind rgds
ssmurthy