Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
Music: Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Mumbai: Maratha Mandir.
Philosophical-Didactic Song of Rafi, crooning the demerits of a marriage:
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Hindi-Urdu Lyrics:
(extreme laughter)
Shhhhhh~~~~
duniyaa paagal hai,
IT'S A MAD WORLD
yaa phir mai.n deewaanaa,
OR ELSE I'M CRAZY,
duniyaa paagal hai,
IT'S A MAD WORLD
yaa phir mai.n deewaanaa,
OR ELSE I'M CRAZY,
mujh ko chaahatee hai zulfo.n me.n uljhaanaa,
IT WANTS TO ENSNARE ME IN THE TRESSES,
duniyaa paagal hai,
IT'S A MAD WORLD
yaa phir mai.n deewaanaa,
OR ELSE I'M CRAZY….
yeh baahe.n jin ko tum, gale kaa haar samjhe ho,
THESE ARMS THAT YOU THINK ARE A GARLAND AROUND YOUR NECK,
gesoo ke jin ko tum, mahaktaa pyaar samjhe ho
THE CURL THAT YOU THINK IS FRAGRANT LOVE,
yeh baahe.n jin ko tum, gale kaa haar samjhe ho,
THESE ARMS THAT YOU THINK ARE A GARLAND AROUND YOUR NECK,
gesoo ke jin ko tum, mahaktaa pyaar samjhe ho
THE CURL THAT YOU THINK IS FRAGRANT LOVE,
haar hai phandaa,
THE GARLAND IS A NOOSE,
pyaar hai Khanjar,
LOVE IS A DAGGER
haar hai phandaa,
THE GARLAND IS A NOOSE,
pyaar hai Khanjar,
LOVE IS A DAGGER
tum ho nishaanaa,
YOU'RE THE TARGET.
(Dialogue: Jiyo mere shaagird!
Thank You!)
duniyaa paagal hai,
IT'S A MAD WORLD
yaa phir mai.n deewaanaa,
OR ELSE I'M CRAZY,
duniyaa paagal hai,
IT'S A MAD WORLD
haay, yaa phir mai.n deewaanaa,
OR ELSE I'M CRAZY, ALAS!
HAHAHA~~~HEYHAHAHA~~~HA HA HA ~~HA HA HA~OHHO OHHO,
(laughters)
aazaadee hai toh tum, ho shehzaade mere pyaaro.n,
AS YOU’VE FREEDOM YOU (ALL) ARE PRINCES MY DEAR,
shaadee huwee toh samjho, bikhaaree ban gaye yaaro.n
ONCE YOU’RE HITCHED, THEN KNOW THAT YOU’VE BECOME PAUPERS,
aazaadee hai toh tum, ho shehzaade, mere pyaaro.n,
AS YOU’VE FREEDOM, YOU (ALL) ARE PRINCES MY DEAR,
shaadee huwee toh samjho, bikhaaree ban gaye yaaro.n
ONCE YOU’RE HITCHED, THEN KNOW THAT YOU’VE BECOME PAUPERS,
jo hai akelaa,
HE THAT'S SINGLE,
voh albelaa,
BLITHE IS HE,
jo hai akelaa,
HE THAT'S SINGLE,
voh albelaa,
BLITHE IS HE,
uskaa zamaanaa,
THE WORLD IS HIS.
(Dialogue: Shaabaash mere shaagird,
Thank you!)
duniyaa paagal hai,
IT'S A MAD WORLD
yaa phir mai.n deewaanaa,
OR ELSE I'M CRAZY,
duniyaa paagal hai,
IT'S A MAD WORLD
yaa phir mai.n deewaanaa,
OR ELSE I'M CRAZY….
choo.Dee jo chhanke toh, kaho talwaar chhankee hai,
IF THE BANGLE JINGLES, SAY IT’S THE RATTLING OF THE SABRE,
paayal baje bhaago, ke yeh Khatre kee ghantee hai
IF THE ANKLET TINKLES, DASH OFF, FOR IT'S THE ALARM BELL,
choo.Dee jo chhanke toh, kaho talwaar chhankee hai,
IF THE BANGLE JINGLES, SAY IT’S THE RATTLING OF THE SABRE,
paayal baje bhaago, ke yeh Khatre kee ghantee hai,
IF THE ANKLET TINKLES, DASH OFF, FOR IT'S THE ALARM BELL,
Pa.Dne naa paaye,
ON YOU SHOULD NOT FALL
husn kaa saayaa,
THE SPECTRE OF BEAUTY,
Pa.Dne naa paaye,
ON YOU SHOULD NOT FALL
husn kaa saayaa,
THE SPECTRE OF BEAUTY,
dekho bachaanaa,
HELP!
(Dialogue: arre wah wah mere shaagird!
Thank You!)
duniyaa paagal hai,
IT'S A MAD WORLD
yaa phir mai.n deewaanaa,
OR ELSE I'M CRAZY,
duniyaa paagal hai,
IT'S A MAD WORLD
yaa phir mai.n deewaanaa,
OR ELSE I'M CRAZY,
mujh ko chaahatee hai zulfo.n me.n uljhaanaa,
IT WANTS TO ENSNARE ME IN THE TRESSES,
duniyaa paagal hai,
IT'S A MAD WORLD
yaa phir mai.n deewaanaa,
OR ELSE I'M CRAZY,
yaa phir mai.n deewaanaa,
OR ELSE I'M CRAZY.
NASIR.
"To live without feeling or exciting sympathy, to be fortunate without adding to the felicity of others, or afflicted without tasting the balm of pity, is a state more gloomy than solitude; it is not retreat, but exclusion from mankind. Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures."
Johnson: Rasselas [Princess Nekayah]
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