mOnEy podEy Ruby Roy....R D Burman
On the birding trip to Mishmi Hills, I met a young Bengali histopathologist living in Chandigarh, Suvradeep Mitra.
Frogmouth Resort, in Rping, Upper Mishmi, Arunachal Pradesh
on 14 April 22, when rain prevented us from going birding, Suvradeep sang this old gem. He forgot the last stanza, and his friend, erstwhile colleague,and birding companion,Santosh Mahalik, a paediatric surgeon now based in Bhubaneswar, sent me this link, where Panchamda (Rahul Dev Burman) sings the song, to the melody of "Meri bheegi bheegi si" I loved the melancholy of unrequited love in the lyrics.
Mone Pode Ruby Roy
(I am not able to embed the video, please click on the link above)
I remember, Ruby Roy
In poetry, I have called you so often
Today, Oh, Ruby Roy
Call me and tell me you've seen me somewhere.
In the hot, sunny afternoon
With your anklets singing
When you alighted from the bus..
Why was a lone young boy standing there,
Did you ever wonder about that?
In the lamplit evening,
In the window of my heart
I placed my weeping in a cage
The bird did not come;
You did not love me;
I wove a web of dreams in vain.
I remember, Ruby Roy
In poetry, I have called you so often
Today, Oh, Ruby Roy
Call me and tell me you've seen me somewhere.
Here is the full album by R D Burman, with several other songs:
The same melody was used for this song from the movie "Anamika", where the hero sings of the pain the heroine has caused him through his unrequited love for her:
Here is the video from the film:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3gi0c5
Frogmouth Resort, in Rping, Upper Mishmi, Arunachal Pradesh
on 14 April 22, when rain prevented us from going birding, Suvradeep sang this old gem. He forgot the last stanza, and his friend, erstwhile colleague,and birding companion,Santosh Mahalik, a paediatric surgeon now based in Bhubaneswar, sent me this link, where Panchamda (Rahul Dev Burman) sings the song, to the melody of "Meri bheegi bheegi si" I loved the melancholy of unrequited love in the lyrics.
Mone Pode Ruby Roy
(I am not able to embed the video, please click on the link above)
I remember, Ruby Roy
In poetry, I have called you so often
Today, Oh, Ruby Roy
Call me and tell me you've seen me somewhere.
In the hot, sunny afternoon
With your anklets singing
When you alighted from the bus..
Why was a lone young boy standing there,
Did you ever wonder about that?
In the lamplit evening,
In the window of my heart
I placed my weeping in a cage
The bird did not come;
You did not love me;
I wove a web of dreams in vain.
I remember, Ruby Roy
In poetry, I have called you so often
Today, Oh, Ruby Roy
Call me and tell me you've seen me somewhere.
Here is the full album by R D Burman, with several other songs:
Click to viewThe same melody was used for this song from the movie "Anamika", where the hero sings of the pain the heroine has caused him through his unrequited love for her:
Here is the video from the film:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3gi0c5