Jeevan Been (K.L.Saigal)

Bhulwa (K.L.Saigal) sings this exquisite song incognito on radio sending a message to Manju (Kanan Devi) about his aversion to celebrity as well as his disapproval of her fascination with it.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• K.L.Saigal
• Jeevan
• Been
• Street
• Singer
• Indian
• Hindi
• Bollywood
• Film
• Music
• Old
• Vintage

[khan7290]

Can anyone tell me if there was\is\will be any other voice as stunning, as smooth, as sweet, as heavenly as this man? I doubt because his voice is godlike. I listen to his music when I am too depressed. The voice quality in the videos in youtube is much worse than the tape version. If you can just try to listen once.

[heavyatheart]

very true khansaheb. This man's voice turned to gold as the notes descended towards lower octave. On the other side, Rafi's voice excelled when the notes were in higher octaves. Between the two of them, entire world of music is encompassed. It is hard to tell what is better, is it Saigal's voice or his singing abilities ?

[alokelal]

@debdina As far as I know there is no Brajabuli language, this song is indeed in Hindi language..... Brajbhasha is a dialect of Hindi spoken in the Brij area( Mathura etc ). The song refers to the melody in life having gone hoarse as the instrument has developed some defects. The instrument on which the melody of life is being played needs repairs. Once these repairs are made, then only melodious music, i.e. good life, will be restored.Seems to have reference to foreign rule over motherland.

[sujoypinky]

@bzulqarni I perhaps could not agree more with you, All of them had voice that come only once in a lifetime. Are we not unfortunate that we dont have anybody of even half the calibre in current subcontinental music ? It is not unexpected though-- what else would you find in the current era of overcommercialisation ?

[debdina]

I think this is a Vidyapati's song written in Brajabuli language. This is neither hindi nor sanskrit.

[chamogaa]

Another everlasting KLS contribution to the world of classically-rooted Indian music-- and your gift to music lovers! Thanks.

[heavyatheart]

Almost all movie songs of saigal had elements of Dhrupad. Perhaps that was the primary style of singing then. I have now accepted that there is no voice equal to saigal's. Only other voice that mesmerizes is that of Mohd Rafi's.

[bzulqarni]

What a beautiful song. Mr. K. L. Saigal was among those seasoned classic singers like Kanan Devi, Khursheed, Surinder, Shamshad, Begum Akhtar, KC Day, Suraya etc. They were assets to the fine arts belonging to the Subcontinent. Never to be reborn. While I am not that old but I become fond of their music because my father still listens to them.

[sm5931]

It is a well known fact that simultaneous transmission of audio & video the sound quality is considerably degraded. The primitive audio recording of 1930-40s suffered further from too much compression. Thus degrading is compounded. However, it is technically possible to improve audio using original 78 rpm records.

[sudiptakiran]

Thanks for enabling us the view these rare clips!