Main Jis se Mila hoon: Someone Somewhere (Raman Mahadevan/Rajiv)

Sometimes simple is beautiful. Someone Somewhere’s Main jis se mila hoon/main jis se juda hoon is one such song. When I saw Amitabh Bhattacharya’s name in the credits, I thought there would be something good, but the first song disappointed me. Still, the second song, main jisse juda hoon, as it has been written in the album, caught my attention as I found myself listening to Raman Mahadevan’s rendering in repeat mode. Later, the song appears in two more versions, both sung by Rajiv Chamba.

The song starts with Raman’s open throat ho ho ho ho, and he starts singing main jisse mila hoon, juda ho na jaaoon in a way that sounds somewhere between Udit Narayan and Kumar Sanu, though copying neither. The good thing about the song is that it has some simple but good poetry and Raman sings the poetry loud and clear. Loud and clear here means the instruments in the song are a level below Raman’s voice and you get all the words in the first listening, something I would like to appreciate.

The second version, sung by Rajiv Chamba, didn’t sound so good to me when I was listening to it on the phone but as of now I’m liking it equally, or maybe a bit more, but I’d still vote for Raman’s version as I fell for the song due to that version only. Also, there is a third version, again sung by Rajiv. The version is a bit different from the other two in terms of background music and has more pronounced beats that makes it sound like a remix. The song also has some rap in the foreground too, while the song’s original music is in the background here. In fact Rajiv sounds better in this version.

Here are the lyrics of the song (based on version 1)

main jis se mila hoon, juda ho na jaaun,
main jisse juda hoon, wahan kho na jaaun
main hoon kashmakash mein, kadam ruk gaye hain, wo dekho zameen ja rahi
ye kin raaston pe, ye kin manzilon mein, meri zindagi ja rahi..

wo guzre hue pal, wo guzre hue kal, wo guzra hua waqt guzra nahi hai,
jo pehle jali thi, jo pehle bujhi thi, wo ek aag bujhke bujhi bhi nahi hai,
main hoon kashmakash mein, ki ye aag kya hai, jo phir se jali ja rahi,
ye kin raaston pe, ye kin manzilon mein, meri zindagi ja rahi..

main jis se mila hoon, juda ho na jaaun,
main jisse juda hoon, wahan kho na jaaun
main hoon kashmakash mein, kadam ruk gaye hain, wo dekho zameen ja rahi
ye kin raaston pe, ye kin manzilon mein, meri zindagi ja rahi..

wo yaadon ke jhonke, wo waadon ke jhonke, ye khwabon ke toofan takra rahe hain,
ye kya ho raha hai, ye kyun ho raha hai, jo seene mein armaan takra rahe hain,
main hoon kashmakash mein, ye dil ya nadi hai, jo yoon hi bahi ja rahi,
ye kin raaston pe, ye kin manzilon mein, meri zindagi ja rahi..

main jis se mila hoon, juda ho na jaaun,
main jisse juda hoon, wahan kho na jaaun
main hoon kashmakash mein, kadam ruk gaye hain, wo dekho zameen ja rahi
ye kin raaston pe, ye kin manzilon mein, meri zindagi ja rahi…

Tags: Amitabh Bhattacharya, Lyrics, Private Album, Rajiv Chamba, Raman Mahadevan, Song Review