maai ri
haan
maai ri mai kaase kahun pir apane jiyaa ki
maai ri
os nayan ki unake meri lagi ko bujhaaye naa
tan man bhigo de aake aisi ghataa koi chhaaye naa
mohe bahaa le jaaye aisi lahar koi aaye naa
os nayan ki unake meri lagi ko bujhaaye naa
padi nadiyaa ke kinaare mai pyaasi
pi ki dagar me baithaa mailaa huaa ri moraa aacharaa
mukhadaa hai phikaa phikaa naino me sohe nahi kaajaraa
koi jo dekhe maiyaa prit kaa vaase kahu maajaraa
pi ki dagar me baithaa mailaa huaa ri moraa aacharaa
lat me padi kaisi birahaa ki maati
maai ri
aankho me chalate phirate roz mile piyaa baavare
baiyaa ki chhaiyaa aake milate nahi kabhi saanvare
duhkh ye milan kaa lekar kaah kaarun kahaan jaaun re
aankho me chalate phirate roz mile piyaa baavare
paakar bhi nahi unako mai paati
maai ri
No this was planned by Lata ji & song recordists of HMV, when LATA ji was deliberately singing it with some errors, which on repetition annoyed Madan Mohan ji a bit and Lata ji requested MM ji to explain the tune in his own voice. He reluctantly agreed but asked to stop the recording. The Minoo Katrak(song recordist) left, pretending that no recording is on, where as it was on.That is how this great voice of this Great Maestro could ever be recorded. Really magical.