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Saturday, July 4, 2009

344. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Akele mein Woh Ghabraate Toh Honge...


Movie: BIWI (1950)
Lyrics: Wali Sahab
Music: Sharmaji-Varmaji (Khayyam)


Rafi Sahaab’s Memorable Gem: Akele Me.n Voh Ghabraate Toh Honge....

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu/Hindi Lyrics:



Akele me.n, voh ghabraate toh honge,
IN SOLITUDE, UNEASY SHE MAY BE FEELING,

Akele me.n voh ghabraate toh honge,
IN SOLITUDE, UNEASY SHE MAY BE FEELING,

miTaa ke mujhko, pachhtaate toh honge...
AFTER RUINING ME, SHE MAY BE REPENTING

Akele me.n.....
IN SOLITUDE...


hamaaree yaad, aa jaatee toh hogee
ABOUT ME, SHE MAY BE REMINISCING,

Hamaaree yaad, aa jaatee toh hogee,
ABOUT ME, SHE MAY BE REMINISCING,

Achaanak voh, ta.dap jaate toh honge,
SHE MAY BE SUDDENLY AGITATING,

Achaanak voh, ta.dap jaate toh honge,
SHE MAY BE SUDDENLY AGITATING

Akele me.n.....
IN SOLITUDE...


Voh din, haay voh din, haay~~re voh din,
THOSE DAYS, OH, THOSE DAYS, OH, THOSE DAYS!

Voh din, haay voh din, haay~~ re voh din,
THOSE DAYS, OH, THOSE DAYS, OH, THOSE DAYS!

Voh din un ko bhee, yaad aate toh honge,
THOSE DAYS, EVEN SHE MAY BE RECALLING,

Voh din un ko bhee, yaad aate toh honge,
THOSE DAYS, EVEN SHE MAY BE RECALLING

Akele me.n...
IN SOLITUDE...


Patange Apne dono.n, parr jalaa kar
THE MOTHS, WITH BOTH THEIR WINGS SEARING,

Patange apne dono.n, parr jalaa kar,
THE MOTHS, WITH BOTH THEIR WINGS SEARING,

Hamaaree yaad, dilwaate toh honge,
ABOUT ME, THEY MAY BE REMINDING,

Hamaaree yaad, dilwaate toh honge,
ABOUT ME, THEY MAY BE REMINDING.

Akele me.n voh ghabraate toh honge,
IN SOLITUDE, UNEASY SHE MAY BE FEELING,

miTaa ke mujhko, pachhtaate toh honge...
AFTER RUINING ME, SHE MAY BE REPENTING

Akele me.n.
IN SOLITUDE...

NASIR.

Perhaps a great love is never returned. Had it been given warmth and shelter by its counterpart in the Other, perhaps it would have been hindered from ever growing to maturity. It "gives" us nothing. But in its world of loneliness it leads us up to the summits with wide vistas - of great insights. - Dag Hammarskjöld



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