Asha Bhosle (Name in Hindi: आशा भोसले) (born September 8, 1933) is an India… Read Full Bio ↴Asha Bhosle (Name in Hindi: आशा भोसले) (born September 8, 1933) is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and highly regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a much wider repertoire. Her career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over 1000 Bollywood movies. She has recorded many private albums and has participated in numerous concerts in India and abroad. Bhosle is the sister of playback singer Lata Mangeshkar.

Renowned for her voice range and often credited for her versatility, Bhosle's work includes film music, pop, ghazals, bhajans, traditional Indian Classical music, folk songs, qawwalis, Rabindra Sangeets and Nazrul Geetis. She has sung Hindi, Assamese, Urdu, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, English, Russian, Czech, Nepali, Malay and Malayalam.

In 2006, Asha Bhosle stated that she had sung over 12,000 songs, a figure repeated by several other sources. The World Records Academy, an international organization which certifies world records, recognized her as the "Most Recorded Artist" in the world, in September 2009. The Government of India honoured her with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.

Bala Jo Jo Re
Asha Bhosle Lyrics

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बाळा जो जो रे बाळा जो जो रे
पापणिच्या पंखांत झोपु दे डोळ्यांची पाखरे
बाळा जो जो रे बाळा जो जो रे
झोपी गेल्या चिमण्या राघू
झोपी गेल्या चिमण्या राघू
चिमण्या राजा नकोस जागू
चिमण्या राजा नकोस जागू
हिरव्या पानांवरी झोपली वेलींची लेकरे

बाळा जो जो रे बाळा जो जो रे
पुरे खेळणे आता बाळा
पुरे खेळणे आता बाळा
थांबव चाळा थांबव वाळा
थांबव चाळा थांबव वाळा
वनदेवींनी उघडी केली स्वप्नांची मंदिरे
बाळा जो जो रे बाळा जो जो रे
मेघ पांढरे उशास घेउनी
मेघ पांढरे उशास घेउनी
चंद्रतारका निजल्या गगनी
चंद्रतारका निजल्या गगनी

शब्द ऐकते झोपेमधुनी चावळते वारे
बाळा जो जो रे बाळा जो जो रे

Overall Meaning

The song "Bala Jo Jo Re" is a traditional Marathi lullaby, sung by Asha Bhosle in this version. It is a song about a mother trying to put her child to sleep, while also reminding them of the dangers of the world. She sings about the birds who sleep on the wings of sinners, and urges her child to stay alert and not be like the sleeping bird. She also tells the story of Chimanrao, the king of birds, who knows better than to fall asleep and be vulnerable to danger. The mother then sings about the green leaves that also sleep, but not too deeply, and tells her child to sleep like the leaves.

The song is full of metaphors and imagery, all meant to pass on a message to the child. The mother is trying to teach the child to be aware of the world and its dangers, but also to find the right balance between sleep and wakefulness. The song ends with the mother celebrating that the child is now fully asleep, and there is nothing left to do but watch over them.

Line by Line Meaning

बाळा जो जो रे बाळा जो जो रे
Oh child, oh child

पापणिच्या पंखांत झोपु दे डोळ्यांची पाखरे
Sleep with wings of sin over your eyes

झोपी गेल्या चिमण्या राघू
Chimnya Raghoo has fallen asleep

चिमण्या राजा नकोस जागू
Chimnya Raja, don't wake up

हिरव्या पानांवरी झोपली वेलींची लेकरे
Green leaves have fallen asleep, carrying the breeze

पुरे खेळणे आता बाळा
Now it's time for complete play, child

थांबव चाळा थांबव वाळा
Shepherd, stop the flock and stop the sheep

वनदेवींनी उघडी केली स्वप्नांची मंदिरे
The goddess of the forest has opened the temple of dreams

मेघ पांढरे उशास घेउनी
Taking the brightness of the white clouds

चंद्रतारका निजल्या गगनी
The stars in the sky have come out

शब्द ऐकते झोपेमधुनी चावळते वारे
The melody of sleep listens, while the winds blows gently