

Salil da was not the only Bengali composer fond of Raag Khammaj. Song #2 Kuchh to log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna…

Saa.nvalii salonii ghaTaa, jaba jaba chhaaI – 2Ī.Nkhiyo.n me.n rainaa gaI, nindiyaa na aaI (aisI rimajhima me.n o saajan, pyaase pyaase mere nayana MiiThii miiThii aganii me.n, jale moraa jiyaraa Tumako pukaare mere mana kaa papiharaa – 2 Rasa kii phuhaara laaI, a.Nkhiyo.n me pyaar laaI ) – 2 Please enjoy in Raag Khammaj: O sajana, barkha bahaar aayi….
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The song is from the 1960 movie Parakh and is picturised on Sadhana. She is said to have chosen this song when asked what is the one song she will take with her to a desert island! The original version done in Bengali called Na Jeona was also sung by Lata Mangeshkar. This song is supposed to have been set to the swishing of the wipers of an Ambassador car when the composer Salil Chowdhury was caught in a torrential downpour.

The romantic nature of the raaga is brought out by this delightful composition of Salil Chowdhury O Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi (the cover picture song). The beauty of Khamaj lies in the expression of love with the softest touch of heart. Khamaj is meant to be a complete surrender to the ultimate through the beauty of its melody. Devotion, beauty and the opulence of love are the basis of Raga Khamaj. It has been a popular choice for film music as well. Raag Khamaj is a late evening raaga and is brought out rather elegantly in the light classical form of thumri. It is also a specific raaga within the Khamaj thaat. Khamaj is one of the ten Thaats (parent scales) of Hindustani music.
