Gulzar's quirkiest lyrics

Sukanya Verma in Mumbai

'Ek parinda tha sharminda, tha woh nanga. Bhai, isse toh ande ke andar tha woh changa.'

'Raat kat jaayegee toh kaise din bitaayenge? Bajre ke kheton mein kauve udayenge.'

'Ghar jayegi, tar jayegi, doliyaan chadh jayegi, mehendi lagayegi re, kajal sajayegi re. Dulhania mar jayegi.'

'Saare ke saare gaama ko lekar gaate chale. Paa paa nahi hai dhaani si didi, didi ke sangh chale saare.'

There's nothing linear or recurring about Gulzar's imagination. It defies the contrived and charts its own course while recording a notable wonderment of his observations with inspiring wit, exceptional wisdom and ingeniously employed eccentricity.

Perhaps it is this very unhinged yet free-flowing quality of the poet's wild collection of metaphors, personifications and onomatopoeias that place him in a class of his own leaving us with very little to do except gasp in awe and amazement.

Ranging from philosophical musings and attractive alliterations to folksy flirtations and idyllic elements, Gulzar is a master juggler. His latest credit, Ishqiya celebrates this wacky facet of his writing with enough aplomb to call for a list of this kind.

And so here it is: a look at 10 of his quirkiest songs in no particular order. It's not a comprehensive list considering the man's vast data of mercurial inventions but merely a whiff of his exceptional allure.

Film: Ishqiya

Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Agle mod par maut khadi hai

Arre marne ki bhi, hai, kya jaldi hai?

Horn bajake aa bagiyaan mein

Ho, ho, durghatna se der bhali hai.

Film: Lekin

Music: Hridaynath Mangeshkar

Tooti hui choodiyon se jodoon yeh kalaai main

Pichhli gali mein jaane kya chhod aayi main

Beeti hui galiyon se, beeti hui galiyon se

Phir se guzarna yaara...

Film: Ijaazat

Music: R D Burman

Ek sau solah chaand ki raatein, ek tumhare kandhe ka til

Geeli mehendi ki khushboo, jhooth muth ke shikwe kuch

Jhooth muth ke vaade sab yaad karaa do

Sab bhijwa do, mera woh saamaan lauta do

Film: Kaminey

Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Aaja aaja dil nichode, raat ki matki tode,

Koi goodluck nikaale, aaj gullak to phode...

Film: Bunty Aur Babli

Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Aankhein bhi kamal karti hain

Personal se sawal karti hain

Palko ko uthati bhi nahi hain

Parde ka khayal karti hain

Film: Omkara

Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Naa ghilaaf, naa lihaaf

Thandi hawa bhi khilaaf, sasuri

Itni sardi hai kisi ka lihaaf lei lay

Jaa padosi ke chulhe se aag lei lay

Film: Saathiya

Music: A R Rahman

Lad lad ke jeene ko yeh lamhe tode hain?

Mar mar ke seene mein yeh sheeshe jode hain

Tum kehdo to sab laadein, bas itna socha toh

Ambar pe pehli hi sitaare thode hain

Film: Satya

Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Saara din chandni si chhaayi rehti hai

Aur gulabi dhoop baukhlai rehti hai

Jaamuno ki naram daal pe naakhoon se naam khodna

Yeh mujhe kya ho gaya...

Film: Hu Tu Tu

Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Likhte rahen hain roz hi tumhe magar

Khwahishen khat kabhi bheje hi nahi

Ainak lagakar kabhi padhna woh chittiyan

Aankhon ke paani mein rakhna who chittiyan

Tairti nazar aayengi woh chittiyan.

Ote khaati, aati hui lehron pe, jaati hui ladki.

Film: Aks

Music: Anu Malik

Na ugli hi jaaye na nigli hi jaaye

Yeh kaali zehreeli raat

Pal pal balkhaati, pal pal uljhaati

Palke jhapakti yeh raat

Sanate ki sej pe soye

Saap si sarakti raat

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Quite weird but interesting as well, these lyrics are great I think Gulzar is a legend