919. Rafi's Peppy Songs: le gayee dil guRiyaa jaapaan kee...

Movie:  LOVE IN TOKYO (1966)
Lyrics:  Hasrat Jaipuri            
Music:  Shankar-Jaikishan
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Mumbai: Novelty Cinema

Peppy Song of Rafi: jaapaan lavv in Tokyo…

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

Jaapaan…lavv in Tokyo…

JAPAN – LOVE IN TOKYO,

Jaapaan…lavv in Tokyo…

JAPAN – LOVE IN TOKYO,

le gayee dil, guRiyaa jaapaan kee

A JAPANESE DOLL TOOK AWAY MY HEART,

le gayee dil, guRiyaa jaapaan kee,

A JAPANESE DOLL TOOK AWAY MY HEART,

paagal mujhe kar diyaa,
DRIVING ME CRAZY,

paagal mujhe kar diyaa,

DRIVING ME CRAZY,

le gayee dil, guRiyaa jaapaan kee,

A JAPANESE DOLL TOOK AWAY MY HEART,

paagal mujhe kar diyaa,
DRIVING ME CRAZY,

paagal mujhe kar diyaa,

DRIVING ME CRAZY,

jaapaan…lavv in Tokyo...
JAPAN – LOVE IN TOKYO!

yeh  toh  shahar mastaanaa,

THIS CITY’S MERRY,

jis kaa andaaz maashooqaanaa,

ROMANTIC IS ITS STYLE,

detaa hai pyaar kaa paimaanaa,

BESTOWS A MEASURE OF LOVE,

kar-taa hai sab ko deevaanaa,

MAKES EVERYONE CRAZY!

yeh  toh  shahar mastaanaa,

THIS CITY’S MERRY,

jis kaa andaaz maashooqaanaa,

ROMANTIC IS ITS STYLE,

detaa hai pyaar kaa paimaanaa,

BESTOWS A MEASURE OF LOVE,

kar-taa hai sab ko deevaanaa,

MAKES EVERYONE CRAZY!

le gayee dil, guRiyaa jaapaan kee

A JAPANESE DOLL TOOK AWAY MY HEART,

le gayee dil, guRiyaa jaapaan kee,

A JAPANESE DOLL TOOK AWAY MY HEART,

paagal mujhe kar diyaa,
DRIVING ME CRAZY,

paagal mujhe kar diyaa,

DRIVING ME CRAZY,

jaapaan…lavv in Tokyo...
JAPAN – LOVE IN TOKYO!

dekho voh goree goree raaheN,

BEHOLD THOSE FAIREST PATHS

hamm ko ishaaroN se bulaayeN,
BECKONING ME!

kitnee  rangeein haiN fizaayeN,

SPLENDID IS THE AMBIENCE,

jaapaanee  pariyaaN  muskaraayeN,
BEAUTIFUL GEISHA GIRLS SMILING!

dekho voh goree goree raaheN,

BEHOLD THOSE FAIREST PATHS

hamm ko ishaaroN se bulaayeN,
BECKONING ME!

kitnee  rangeein haiN fizaayeN,

SPLENDID IS THE AMBIENCE,

jaapaanee  pariyaaN  muskaraayeN,
BEAUTIFUL GEISHA GIRLS SMILING!

le gayee dil, guRiyaa jaapaan kee

A JAPANESE DOLL TOOK AWAY MY HEART,

le gayee dil, guRiyaa jaapaan kee,

A JAPANESE DOLL TOOK AWAY MY HEART,

paagal mujhe kar diyaa,
DRIVING ME CRAZY,

paagal mujhe kar diyaa,

DRIVING ME CRAZY,

jaapaan…lavv in Tokyo...
JAPAN – LOVE IN TOKYO!

naache har moR pe  javaanee,

YOUNG WOMEN DANCING AT EVERY TURN,

kehtee  hai pyaar kee  kahaanee,

NARRATING ROMANTIC FABLES,

aayee voh kaibare kee raanee,

HERE COMES THE CABARET QUEEEN

jis kee  adaa meN zindagaanee,
WHOSE ELEGANCE IS FULL OF LIFE!

naache har moR pe  javaanee,

YOUNG WOMEN DANCING AT EVERY TURN,

kehtee  hai pyaar kee  kahaanee,

NARRATING ROMANTIC FABLES,

aayee voh kaibare kee raanee,

HERE COMES THE CABARET QUEEEN

jis kee  adaa meN zindagaanee,
WHOSE ELEGANCE IS FULL OF LIFE!

le gayee dil, guRiyaa jaapaan kee

A JAPANESE DOLL TOOK AWAY MY HEART,

le gayee dil, guRiyaa jaapaan kee,

A JAPANESE DOLL TOOK AWAY MY HEART,

paagal mujhe kar diyaa,
DRIVING ME CRAZY,

paagal mujhe kar diyaa,

DRIVING ME CRAZY,

jaapaan…lavv in Tokyo...
JAPAN – LOVE IN TOKYO!

jaapaan…lavv in Tokyo...
JAPAN – LOVE IN TOKYO!

NASIR