This song holds a special fascination with me ever since I was nine years old. I can still recall my cousin sister Zeenat, who was older than me and respectfully addressed as "Zeenat Apa" (Apa is a term of respect used for sisters and cousin sisters older than us) in Pakistan and India as well as in all those places worldwide wherever Urdu is spoken and understood -- "Apa" is an Urdu term. Zeenat Apa had a beautiful voice and used to sing this every afternoon just before siesta time. Unforgettable!
