Music: N. Datta
Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi in Rock ‘N’ Roll: BeTaa Dar mat...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:
hey...
beTaa Dar mat Dar mat Dar mat,
DON’T BE AFRAID SON! DON’T! DON’T!
aa.hen bhar mat bhar mat bhar mat,
DON’T SIGH! DON’T! DON’T!
chintaa kar mat kar mat kar mat,
DON’T WORRY! DON’T! DON’T!
yoo.n hee marr mat marr mat marr mat,
JUST NEVER SAY DIE!
O beTaa dar mat Dar mat Dar mat,
O SON, DON’T BE AFRAID! DON’T! DON’T!
aa.hen bhar mat bhar mat bhar mat,
DON’T SIGH! DON’T! DON’T!
chintaa kar mat kar mat kar mat,
DON’T WORRY! DON’T! DON’T!
yoo.n hee marr mat marr mat marr mat,
JUST NEVER SAY DIE!
beTaa Dar mat....
DON’T BE AFRAID SON!
tere paa.nv ke neeche duniya, huh
BENEATH YOUR FEET IS THE WORLD,
booT kee chaa.nv ke neeche duniya, huh
UNDER THE SHOES’ SHADE IS THE WORLD,
tere paa.nv ke neeche duniya,
BENEATH YOUR FEET IS THE WORLD,
booT kee chaa.nv ke neeche duniya,
UNDER THE SHOES’ SHADE IS THE WORLD,
tu hai raajaao kaa raajaa,
YOU’RE THE RAJA OF THE RAJAS,
doh din jag me.n mauj manaa jaa,
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, ENJOY THE WORLD!
re beTaa Dar mat,
HEY, DON’T BE AFRAID SON!
O beTaa dar mat Dar mat Dar mat,
O SON, DON’T BE AFRAID! DON’T! DON’T!
aa.hen bhar mat bhar mat bhar mat,
DON’T SIGH! DON’T! DON’T!
chintaa kar mat kar mat kar mat,
DON’T WORRY! DON’T! DON’T!
yoo.n hee marr mat marr mat marr mat,
JUST NEVER SAY DIE!
beTaa Dar mat....
DON’T BE AFRAID SON!
bhai log hai.n sach farmaate, haa.nh,
THE BRETHREN SPEAK THE TRUTH, YES!
har kutte ke din hai.n aate,
EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY,
bhai log hai.n sach farmaate,
THE BRETHREN SPEAK THE TRUTH,
har kutte ke din hai.n aate,
EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY,
jisne aaj diyaa kal degaa,
HE WHO GIVES TODAY, TOMORROW (TOO) HE’LL GIVE,
tujh ko mann chaahaa phal degaa,
TO YOU THE DESIRED FRUIT, HE’LL GIVE!
re beTaa Dar mat,
HEY, DON’T BE AFRAID SON!
O beTaa dar mat Dar mat Dar mat,
O SON, DON’T BE AFRAID! DON’T! DON’T!
aa.hen bhar mat bhar mat bhar mat,
DON’T SIGH! DON’T! DON’T!
chintaa kar mat kar mat kar mat,
DON’T WORRY! DON’T! DON’T!
yoo.n hee marr mat marr mat marr mat,
JUST NEVER SAY DIE!
beTaa Dar mat....
DON’T BE AFRAID SON!
naacho Ding Ding Ding Daaraa,
DANCE LIKE THE BIRDS*,
gaao taraa raa raa raa, coo coo coo coo coo
SING “TARA RARA RARA,”
naacho Ding Ding Ding Daaraa,
DANCE LIKE THE BIRDS*,
gaao taraa raa raa raa,
SING “TARA RARA RARA,”
bolo giTmiT giTmiT giTmiT,
SPEAK ENGLISH! ENGLISH! ENGLISH!
le lo hamm se khushee ka parmiT,
TAKE FROM US THE HAPPINESS PERMIT,
re beTaa Dar mat,
HEY, DON’T BE AFRAID SON!
O beTaa dar mat Dar mat Dar mat,
O SON, DON’T BE AFRAID! DON’T! DON’T!
aa.hen bhar mat bhar mat bhar mat,
DON’T SIGH! DON’T! DON’T!
chintaa kar mat kar mat kar mat,
DON’T WORRY! DON’T! DON’T!
yoo.n hee marr mat marr mat marr mat,
JUST NEVER SAY DIE!
beTaa Dar mat....
DON’T BE AFRAID SON!
yeah....! yeah, yeah!
(Notes: Ding Ding Dance is a traditional dance of Ugandans.)
NASIR
Maurice Freehill - “Who is more foolish — the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light?”
No comments:
Post a Comment