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Thursday, January 18, 2018

1011. Rafi's Romantic Song: Ay jaane tamanna Aa bhi jaa...


MOVIE: DAASTAAN-E-LAILA MAJNU (1974)
Music: Iqbal Qureshi
Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar
 
Rafi’s Romantic Song: Ay jaan-e-tamanna Aa bhii jaa…
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the filmy lyrics: 
 
 
Aa jaa,
COME OVER, 
 
Aa jaa, 
COME OVER,
 
Aa bhii jaa, 
DO COME OVER, 
 
Aa jaa…
COME OVER…
 
ay jaane tamannaa, Aa bhii jaa,
O LIFE OF MY DESIRE! DO COME OVER, 
 
ay jaane tamannaa, Aa bhii jaa,
O LIFE OF MY DESIRE! DO COME OVER, 
 
Aa bhii jaa, 
DO COME OVER,
 
Aa bhii jaa,
DO COME OVER, 
 
Ay jaane tamannaa Aa bhii jaa…
O LIFE OF MY DESIRE! DO COME OVER!
 
Aa Qasr-o-mahal sab, chhoR ke Aa, 
LEAVING THE PALACE AND ALL, COME! 
 
diiwaar haram kii,  toR ke Aa,
BREAKING THE HAREM’S WALL, COME!
 
Aa Qasr-o-mahal sab, chhoR ke Aa, 
LEAVING THE PALACE AND ALL, COME! 
 
diiwaar haram kii,  toR ke Aa,
BREAKING THE HAREM’S WALL, COME!
 
har shay se guzar,  
SURPASS EVERYTHING, 
 
Duniya se naa Dar, 
DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE WORLD, 
 
kyaa chiiz hai duniya, Aa bhii jaa,
WHAT’S THIS THING, WORLD? DO COME OVER!
 
Aa bhii jaa, 
DO COME OVER,
 
Aa bhii jaa,
DO COME OVER, 
 
Ay jaane tamannaa, Aa bhii jaa,
O LIFE OF MY DESIRE! DO COME OVER, 
 
ay jaane tamannaa, Aa bhii jaa…
O LIFE OF MY DESIRE! DO COME OVER…
 
maanaa ke yeh dil,  diiwaanaa hai,
AGREED THAT THIS HEART IS CRAZY, 
 
jab pyaar pukaare, aanaa hai, 
WHEN LOVE BECKONS, YOU’VE TO COME!
 
maanaa ke yeh dil, diiwaanaa hai,
AGREED THAT THIS HEART IS CRAZY,  
 
jab pyaar pukaare, aanaa hai, 
WHEN LOVE BECKONS, YOU’VE TO COME!
 
yeh pyaar teraa yeh, pyaar meraa, 
THIS LOVE OF YOURS; THIS LOVE OF MINE, 
 
ho jaaye naa ruswaa, Aa bhii jaa
LEST IT GETS DISGRACED, DO COME OVER!
 
Aa bhii jaa, 
DO COME OVER,
 
Aa bhii jaa,
DO COME OVER, 
 
Ay jaane tamannaa,  Aa bhii jaa…
O LIFE OF MY DESIRE! DO COME OVER!
 
Ay jaane tamannaa,  Aa bhii jaa…
O LIFE OF MY DESIRE! DO COME OVER!
 
Aa bhii jaa, 
DO COME OVER,
 
Aa bhii jaa,
DO COME OVER, 
 
Aa bhii jaa, 
DO COME OVER,
 
Aa bhii jaa.
DO COME OVER! 
 
TRANSLATED BY NASIR ALI. 
 

Thursday, January 31, 2013

937. Rafi's Peppy Songs: Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale (RARE)



Movie: MR INDIA (1961)
Music: G.S. Kohli
Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar

Peppy Song of Rafi: kyaa soch rahaa matwaale...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the Hindi-Urdu Lyrics:

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,
WHAT ARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,
STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD ,

kaheeN moTor gaaRee waale,
ON ONE HAND YOU’VE PEOPLE WITH CARS,

kaheeN roTee ke haiN laale
ON THE OTHER, DESTITUTE, STARVING PEOPLE,

kaheeN chor chor kaheeN shor shor,
CRIES OF “THIEVES, THIEVES!” HERE;  RUMPUS  THERE!

sab kisne chakkar Daale,
WHO’S CAUSED ALL THIS CONFUSIONS?

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,
WHAT ARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,
STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD ,

kaheeN moTor gaaRee waale,
ON ONE HAND YOU’VE PEOPLE WITH CARS,

kaheeN roTee ke haiN laale
ON THE OTHER, DESTITUTE, STARVING PEOPLE,

kaheeN chor chor kaheeN shor shor,
CRIES OF “THIEVES, THIEVES!” HERE;  RUMPUS  THERE!

sab kisne chakkar Daale,
WHO’S CAUSED ALL THIS CONFUSIONS?

hahaha (laughs)

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,
WHAT ARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,
STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD ,

ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho~~~

koyee paakiT maar ke jeetaa,
SOME LIVE BY PICK-POCKETING,

koyee Khoon Ghareeb kaa peetaa re
SOME THRIVE ON OPPRESSING THE POOR!

koyee paakiT maar ke jeetaa,
SOME LIVE BY PICK-POCKETING

koyee Khoon Ghareeb kaa peetaa,
SOME THRIVE ON OPPRESSING THE POOR!

par  jo hai mehnat kartaa,
BUT HE WHO TOILS AND MOILS,

naheeN payT hai uskaa bhartaa,
REMAINS  HUNGRY!

*par  jo hai mehnat kartaa,
BUT HE WHO WHO TOILS  AND MOILS,

naheeN payT hai uskaa bhartaa,
REMAINS  HUNGRY!

naheeN payT hai uskaa bhartaa,
REMAINS HUNGRY!

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,
WHAT ARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,
STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD ,

kaheeN moTor gaaRee waale,
ON ONE HAND YOU’VE PEOPLE WITH CARS,

kaheeN roTee ke haiN laale
ON THE OTHER, DESTITUTE, STARVING PEOPLE,

kaheeN chor chor kaheeN shor shor,
CRIES OF “THIEVES, THIEVES!” HERE;  RUMPUS  THERE!

sab kisne chakkar Daale,
WHO’S CAUSED ALL THIS CONFUSIONS?

Hahaha (laughs)

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,
WHATARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,
STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD !

Ho ho ho ah ah ah~~~

kaheeN bhookh kaheeN bekaaree,
HUNGER HERE; UNEMPLOYMENT THERE !

yahaaN tann ko beche naaree re,
WOMEN PUT THEIR BODIES UP FOR SALE HERE!

kaheeN bhookh kaheeN bekaaree,
HUNGER HERE; UNEMPLOYMENT THERE!

yahaaN tann ko beche naaree,
WOMEN PUT THEIR BODIES UP FOR SALE HERE!

har aaNkh meN aaNsoo machle,
EVERY EYE WELLING WITH TEARS,

kab dekh ke duniya badle,
WHEN WILL THE WORLD NOTICE AND CHANGE?

har aaNkh meN aaNsoo machle,
EVERY EYE WELLING WITH TEARS

kab dekh ke duniya badle,
WHEN WILL THE WORLD NOTICE AND CHANGE?

kab dekh ke duniya badle,
WHEN WILL THE WORLD NOTICE AND CHANGE?

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,
WHAT ARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,
STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD ,

kaheeN moTor gaaRee waale,
ON ONE HAND YOU’VE PEOPLE WITH CARS,

kaheeN roTee ke haiN laale
ON THE OTHER, DESTITUTE, STARVING PEOPLE,

kaheeN chor chor kaheeN shor shor,
CRIES OF “THIEVES, THIEVES!” HERE;  RUMPUS  THERE!

sab kisne chakkar Daale,
WHO’S CAUSED ALL THIS CONFUSIONS?

Ha ha ha (laughs)

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,
WHATARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,
STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD !

Ho ho ho, ah ah ah aaa~~ ho ho ho~~ho ho ho ho ho~~.

NASIR
*different line in visual version: par jo mehnat se Darta...

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

766. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Yeh duniya tere dil ki tasveer baba...

Movie: SHRIMATI 420 (1956)

Music: O.P. Nayyar
Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi:
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:


o~~~~o~~~o~~~o~~~o~~~o~~~o


yeh duniya tere dil kee, tasveer baba,
THIS WORLD’S THE PICTURE OF YOUR MIND, SIR,


tere haath hai teree, taqdeer baba,
YOUR DESTINY’S IN YOUR HAND, SIR,


yeh duniya tere dil kee, tasveer baba,
THIS WORLD’S THE PICTURE OF YOUR MIND, SIR,


tere haath hai teree, taqdeer baba,
YOUR DESTINY’S IN YOUR HAND, SIR,


yeh duniya tere dil kee...
OF YOUR MIND, THIS WORLD....


sitam karne waale, sitam naa phalegaa,
O TYRANT, YOUR TYRANNY WON’T THRIVE,


a~~~~a~~a~~~a~~


sitam karne waale, sitam naa phalegaa,
O TYRANT, YOUR TYRANNY WON’T THRIVE,


jo tuu dil jalaaye, teraa dil jalegaa,
IF YOU VEX THE HEART, YOUR (OWN) HEART WILL BE INFLAMED,


naa tootegee yeh gham kee, zanjeer baba,
THIS SORROW’S FETTER WON’T BREAK, SIR,


tere haath hai teree, taqdeer baba,
YOUR DESTINY’S IN YOUR HAND, SIR,


yeh duniya tere dil kee, tasveer baba,
THIS WORLD’S THE PICTURE OF YOUR MIND, SIR,


tere haath hai teree, taqdeer baba,
YOUR DESTINY’S IN YOUR HAND, SIR,


yeh duniya tere dil kee...
OF YOUR MIND, THIS WORLD....


yeh palko.n pe aa.nsoo, yeh hoTo.n pe aahe.n,
THESE TEARS ON THE EYELASHES, THESE SIGHS ON THE LIPS,


o~~~o~~o~~~o~~~


yeh palko.n pe aa.nsoo, yeh hoTo.n pe aahe.n,
THESE TEARS ON THE EYELASHES, THESE SIGHS ON THE LIPS,


Khud apne kiye kee, mile hai.n sazaaye.n,
THE PUNISHMENTS YOU RECEIVED ARE OF YOUR OWN DOINGS,


lage hai.n kaleje pe, sau teer baba,
HUNDRED OF ARROWS HAVE PIERCED THE HEART, SIR,


tere haath hai teree, taqdeer baba,
YOUR DESTINY’S IN YOUR HAND, SIR,


yeh duniya tere dil kee, tasveer baba,
THIS WORLD’S THE PICTURE OF YOUR MIND, SIR,


tere haath hai teree, taqdeer baba,
YOUR DESTINY’S IN YOUR HAND, SIR,


yeh duniya tere dil kee...
OF YOUR MIND, THIS WORLD....


NASIR.


“Whatever you hold in your mind will tend to occur in your life. If you continue to believe as you have always believed, you will continue to act as you have always acted. If you continue to act as you have always acted, you will continue to get what you have always gotten. If you want different results in your life or your work, all you have to do is change your mind.”