आज महान गीतकार शैलेन्‍द्र की पुण्‍यतिथी है
आप तो चले जाते है
रह जाते है शब्‍द
हवा को चीरते
दिलों को बेधते
क्‍या अमरत्‍व इसी को कहते हैं

शैलेन्‍द्र के पुकारते शब्‍द मुकेश की आवाज में दिल को झिंझोड़ते आ रहे हैं पिछले तीसों साल से, राज कपूर बैलगाड़ी में पीछे वहीदा रहमान हाथ्‍ा में चिट्ठी लिये उपर लालटेन हिल डुल कर मानो किस्‍से में हुंकारू भरते हुये -(Shailendra Videos at bottom)

सजनवा बैरी हो गये हमार
चिठिया हो तो हर कोई बांचे
चिठिया हो तो हर कोई बांचे
भाग न बांचे कोय
करमवा बैरी हो गये हमार

जाये बसे परदेस सजनवा
सौतन के भरमाये
ना संदेस न कोई खबरिया
रूत आये रूत जाये
डूब गये हम बीच भंवर में
करके सोलह पार

सूनी सेज गोद मोरी सूनी
मरम ना जाने कोय
सूनी सेज गोद मोरी सूनी
मरम ना जाने कोय
छटपट तड़पे प्रीत बिचारी
ममता आंसू रोय

ना कोइ इस पार हमारा
ना कोइ इस पार हमारा
ना कोइ उस पार
सजनवा बैरी हो गये हमार
चिठिया हो तो हर कोई बांचे
भाग न बांचे कोय
करमवा बैरी हो गये हमार

अनेको लोंग हैं जो अनजाने अमरत्‍व की प्रक्रिया से जुड़े हैं कुछ आपके लिये -
श्री अजित व्‍दारा मूल गीत

Original Song Posted By Ajit45555
Film - Teesri Kasam (1966)
Cast : Raj Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman
Music By: Shanker Jaikishan
Lyrics : Shailendra
Singer : Mukesh On Raj Kapoor

Sajanwaa Bairee Ho Gaye Hamaar - A Tribute to Mukesh by Amitaabh amipiyu

Sajanwa Bairi Ho Gaye Hamaar - Whistling rendition by Rajesh Koppikar set to karaoke music
chirchiri

About Shailendra -
Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra (August 30, 1923 - December 14, 1966), popularly known as Shailendra, was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist.
Shailendra was born in Rawalpindi in British India, to Kesarilal and Parvati Devi. He was eldest of their four sons. When he was a child, his family moved to Mathura. Soon after, his mother died.

He also went by the name of Akshay.
Shailendra started his career as an employee with Indian Railways. His job brought him to Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1947. He started writing poetry during these days. Once, when he was reading out his poem Jalta hai Punjab at a public meeting, filmmaker Raj Kapoor noticed him. He offered to buy poems written by Shailendra and use them for his movie Aag (1948). Shailendra, a member of the left wing IPTA, was wary of mainstream Indian cinema and refused. However, after the birth of his son, Shaily, he needed money and himself approached Raj Kapoor.

Shailendra's first project for Raj Kapoor was the movie Barsaat (1949). For Rs 500, he wrote two songs: Patli kamar hai and Barsaat mein. The music for Barsaat was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan. The team of Raj Kapoor, Shailendra and Shankar-Jaikishan produced many superhits.

In the days when composers would recommend lyricists to producers. Shankar-Jaikishan had promised Shailendra that they would recommend him around, but didn't keep their promise. Shailendra sent them a note with the lines, "Chhoti Si Yeh Duniya Pehchaane Raaste Hain Kahin To Miloge Phir Poochhenge Haal". Shankar-Jaikishan realized what the message meant and having said sorry, turned the lines into a well-known song.

Apart from Shankar-Jaikishan, Shailendra also shared a rapport with composers such as Salil Chowdhary (Madhumati), Sachin Dev Burman ( Guide, Bandini, Kala Bazaar, and Ravi Shankar (Anuradha). Apart from Raj Kapoor, he shared a rapport with filmmakers such as Bimal Roy (Do Bigha Zameen, Madhumati, Bandini) and Dev Anand (Guide).

Shailendra had invested in the movie Teesri Kasam, which was not successful. It is said that this was the ultimate cause of his death. His son Shaily Shailendra is also a lyricist.

Shailendra won the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award thee times.