mere nainaa saavan bhaando
phir bhi meraa man pyaasaa
phir bhi meraa man pyaasaa
baat puraani hai, ek kahaani hai
ab sochun tumhe, yaad nahi hai
ab sochun nahi bhule, vo saavan ke jhule
rut aaye rut jaaye deke
jhuthaa ek dilaasaa
phir bhi mera mann pyasa
baraso bit gae, hamko mile bichhade
bijuri bankar, gagan pe chamake
bite samay ki rekhaa, maine tumko dekhaa
tadap tadap ke iss birhan
ko aaya chain zara sa
phir bhi meraa man pyaasaa
ghughru ki chhmchhm, ban gayi dil ka gam
dub gayaa dil, yaado me phir
ubhari bernag lakire, dekho ye tasvire
sune mahal me naach rahi hai
ab tak ek rakkaasa
phir bhi meraa man pyaasaa
According to R.D Burman, the song was based on Shivranjanji Raag which apparently Kishore Kumar had no idea of. Kishore da said "raag ki asi ki taisi I will sing it". So Kishore Kumar let R.D do the recording with Lata first. After the recording Kishore da understood the way to sing this song and he practiced it for over a week, memorized the song with each and every twist and tone. After a week R.D recorded the song with Kishore Da and rest is HISTORY!!!!