o mere maaNjhii

o mere maaNjhii

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o mere maaNjhii

Oh my boatman

o re maaNjhii , o re maaNjhii

o mere maaNjhii

Oh boatman, oh boatman

Oh my boatman

mere saajan haiN us paar ,

maiN man maar , huuN is paar

o mere maaNjhii ab kii baar ,

le chal paar , le chal paar

My beloved is on that shore,

I, with a tormented heart, am on this one.

Oh my boatman, this time,

Take me across, take me across.

man kii kitaab se tum ,

meraa naam hii miTaa denaa

guNR to na thaa koii bhii ,

avguNR mere bhulaa denaa

mujhe aaj kii vidaa kaa ,

mar ke bhii rɛhtaa intazaar

From the book of the heart, you

just erase my name.

There was no virtue at all,

forget all my faults.

For me, of today's farewell,

the wait remains, even after death.

mat khel jal jaaegii ,

kɛhtii hai aag mere man kii

maiN bandinii piyaa kii ,

maiN sanginii huuN saajan kii

meraa khiiNchtii hai aaNchal ,

manmiit terii har pukaar

"Don't play, it will burn,"

says the fire within my heart.

I am a prisoner of my beloved,

I am the companion of my beloved.

My veil (modesty) is pulled,

O soulmate, by your every call.

About this song

Singer: S.D. Burman
Lyrics: Shailendra (lyricist)
On screen: Nutan, Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra

o mere maaNjhii (Hindi: ओ मेरे माँझी, Urdu: او مَیرے مانْجھی) "Oh, my boatman", also known as o mere maajhii mere sajaan hai us paar "Oh, my boatman, my beloved is on the other side / on the opposite shore", is a song created in 1963 for the Bollywood film "Bandini" ("prisoner", a term that is repeated in the song).

In the film's climactic scene, the protagonist Kalyani (Nutan) is torn between starting a new life with Deven (Dharmendra), a prison doctor who had helped her while she was incarcerated, and her old, ill lover, Bikash (Ashok Kumar), who desperately needs her.

The lyrics of the song concerning the boatman (maaNjhii) become literal because Bikash is about to board a boat, forcing her decision.

During the scene, the song is introduced naturally into the film, sung by a mendicant singer who is performing to entertain customers at a tea house near the dock. As the song is heard in the background, the audience understands that it reflects Kalyani's inner conflict.

The music for the song was composed by S.D. Burman, who is also the singer. And the lyrics were written by Shailendra.