yeah...
ye gaana gaana nahi hai...
ye sheher ki dabhi hui cheekh hai...
kolkata...
jise log city of joy bolte hain...
aaj dard mein dooba hua hai...
sun... dhyaan se sun...
howrah bridge ke neeche raat ne khoon dekha,
sadkon ne har roz ek naya junoon dekha.
subah chai ke saath log headlines padhte hain,
par jinpe guzri hoti unke ghar andhere rehte hain.
kal ek beti gayi thi ghar se muskura ke,
aaj photo pe haar hai sab log aansu baha ke.
maa ka dupatta bheega, baap ki kamar toot gayi,
ek ghar ki saari saansein ek pal mein loot gayi.
galiyon mein camera hai, par insaaf andha kyun?
sabko sach pata hai phir bhi system chup sa kyun?
jiska paisa bhaari ho uska raasta saaf hai,
jiska ghar gareeb ho uska dard bhi maaf hai?
kolkata ke dil mein kitna zeher jama hai,
har muskaan ke peeche koi zakhm chhupa hai.
sheher sundar lagta hai poster aur light mein,
par sach rota milta hai andheri si night mein.
kolkata ro raha hai... koi dekh kyun nahi raha?
har ghar toot raha hai... koi bol kyun nahi raha?
paise ne sach ko qaid kar diya deewaron mein,
insaaniyat mar rahi hai yahan bazaaron mein.
kolkata ro raha hai...
sun lo ye pukaar...
kal tak jo doosron ka tha...
kal tumhara ghar bhi ho sakta hai yaar...
thane ke bahar line, andar files soti hain,
maa ke aansu roz nayi zameen pe girte hain.
case number ban gaya ek zinda kahani ka,
dard convert ho gaya system ki nishani ka.
tv pe debate garam, awaazein tez hoti,
par ghar ke kamre mein maa chup chaap roti.
anchor bole “justice”, ad aaya phir beech mein,
kisi ka poora jeevan kat gaya sirf speech mein.
ek bhai behen ko dhundhta station se road tak,
ek baap photo pakde ghoome court ke gate tak.
ek maa ne khana banana saalon se chhoda hai,
jis din bachcha gaya tha us din se waqt toda hai.
law ki kitab moti, par dil patla nikla,
sach jab gareeb nikla toh raasta atka.
note jab table pe gira toh taala khul gaya,
insaan ka khoon phir sasta sa tul gaya.
kolkata ro raha hai... koi dekh kyun nahi raha?
har ghar toot raha hai... koi bol kyun nahi raha?
paise ne sach ko qaid kar diya deewaron mein,
insaaniyat mar rahi hai yahan bazaaron mein.
college ki ladki ghar late aaye toh darr lagta,
school ki bachchi nikle toh maa ka dil jalta.
auto mein baithte hi location share hota,
ye kaunsi azaadi hai jo phone pe tay hota?
doctor room mein busy, patient floor pe rota,
koi bina source ke yahan kaise zinda hota?
job ke liye degree, degree ke liye loan,
loan ke liye baap ne bech diya purana home.
rail line pe milti laashe roz bina kahani,
police diary mein bas ek aur nishani.
naam ka zikr kam, number ka zikr zyada,
insaan kam lagta yahan data ka irada.
market mein hansi bikti, mall mein gaane bajte,
footpath pe bachche bhookh se raat bhar jagte.
ek taraf party lights, ek taraf andhera,
ek taraf mehfil garam, ek taraf lahu gehra.
agar tum ro rahe ho...
toh dil abhi zinda hai.
agar tum sun rahe ho...
toh waqt abhi zinda hai.
agar tum uth gaye...
toh badlav bhi zinda hai.
kolkata sirf building, tram aur bridge nahi hai,
ye un maaon ka sheher hai jinke paas kuch nahi hai.
ye un betiyon ka sheher hai jo darr ke chalti hain,
ye un baapon ka sheher hai jo chup mein jalte hain.
ye un logon ka sheher hai jo sach bolna chahte,
par naukri, jaan, ghar ke darr se chup reh jaate.
ye un judgeon ka sheher hai jo sach likhna chahte,
par upar se aate phone sab hisaab bigaadte.
kab tak paisa jeetega? kab tak khoon harega?
kab tak maa ka aansu takiye pe sukhega?
kab tak kursi wale bole “sab control mein hai”?
jab sadke cheekh rahi hain ke sheher dard mein hai.
kolkata ro raha hai... ab awaaz uthao,
khamoshi jurm ki saathi hai, sach saamne lao.
rona kaafi nahi hota, system hila do,
jhoothe taaj gira do, sach ko bitha do.
kolkata ro raha hai...
india sun le aaj...
jab janata jag jaati hai...
hil jaata har taaj...
ye gaana khatam nahi hua...
ye sheher ka bayan hai...
aaj kolkata roya hai...
kal agar tum chup rahe...
toh poora desh royega...