This song “naani teri morni ko mor le gaye” is one of the most memorable children’s song in Bollywood. And this song to my mind has a very special place among all children’s song that we have had so far.

There have been children’s song prior to this song as well, and even later, but it was the first time that a kid gave playback for a kid. Otherwise it was a female singer whose voice was used to sing songs for kids.

Secondly, the kid must have been under 2 years old when she sang this song. And that way, this has got to be a Bollywood song sung by the youngest singer of them all. And I do not think this record has been bettered even today.

And interestingly, information about this song is not all that easy to come by.

This song “naani teri morni ko mor le gaye” was from a 1960 movie called “Masoom”. Another kids movie by the same name was released in 1983, and people have forgotten all about this earlier “Masoom”.

This cute song was written wonderfully well by Shailendra and music was composed with such loving care by Hemant Kumar. The singer was none other than Hemant Kumar’s own daughter Ranu Mukherji.

This single song that Ranu Mukherji sang is enough to immortalise her in the history of Bollywood playback singing. I am surprised to note that hardly any information is available on her. I could not locate a single photo of her. Searching Ranu Mukherji gets you Rani Mukherji, who for all her stardom today cannot clai to have the same place in kids’ and their parents’ minds as Ranu Mukherji.

Since I could not get any photo of Ranu Mukherji, I have used her father, the legendary Hemant Kumar’s photo and uploaded the original song of Ranu Mukherji. No amount of karaoke and cover versioning can come any here close to this cute original voice of a two yera old kid singing this song.

Here it is. Enjoy.

PS- Now this rare video is finally available. I as well as many fans of this song is heartily thankful to the uploader of this`rare video clip. And I thank the reader of this blog, Mr Arun Kumar Tejaswi, who pointed me to this video link. The link shows this song picturised on Honey Irani.

Video link

Song-Naani teri morni ko mor le gaye (Masoom) (1960) Ranu Mukherji , Lyrics-Shailendra, MD-Hemant Kumar

Lyrics

Naani teri morni ko mor le gaye
baaki jo bacha tha kaale chor le gaye
Nani teri morni ko mor le gaye
baaki jo bacha tha kaale chor le gaye

khaake peekhe mote hoke chor baithe rail me
choron waala dabaa kat ke pahunchaa seedha jail me
khaake peekhe mote hoke chor baithe rail me
choron waala dabaa kat ke pahunchaa seedha jail me
Nani teri morni ko mor le gaye
baaki jo bacha tha kaale chor le gaye

un choron ki khoob khabar li mote thaanedaar ne
moron ko bhi khoob nachaaya jungle ki sarkaar ne
un choron ki khoob khabar li mote thaanedaar ne
moron ko bhi khoob nachaaya jungle ki sarkaar ne
Nani teri morni ko mor le gaye
baaki jo bacha tha kaale chor le gaye

achchi naani pyaari naani roosa roosi chhod de
jaldi se ek paisa de de tu kanjoosi chhod de
achchi naani pyaari naani rootha roothi chhod de
jaldi se ek paisa de de tu kanjoosi chhod de
Nani teri morni ko mor le gaye
baaki jo bacha tha kaale chor le gaye
Nani teri morni ko mor le gaye
baaki jo bacha tha kaale chor le gaye