Lyrics: Shailendra
Music: Shankar-Jaikishen
Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: The choppy waves, turbulent waters are the signs of impending storm at sea: Naiyaa teree majhdaar....
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Hindi Lyrics:
(Chorus): ho hayya, hayya ho hayya, hayya ho hayya, hayya ho hayya,
hmmm~~~
naiyaa teree majhdaar,
YOUR SHIP’S IN MIDSTREAM,
(Chorus): hoshiyaar hoshiyaar
BE ALERT, BE ALERT!
naiyaa teree majhdaar,
YOUR SHIP’S IN MIDSTREAM,
(Chorus): hoshiyaar hoshiyaar
BE ALERT, BE ALERT!
soojhe aar naa paar,
CAN’T MAKE OUT FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER,
(Chorus): hoshiyaar hoshiyaar,
BE ALERT, BE ALERT!
soojhe aar naa paar,
CAN'T MAKE OUT FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER,
(Chorus): hoshiyaar hoshiyaar,
BE ALERT, BE ALERT!
hoy, naiyaa teree majhdaar,
HEY, YOUR SHIP’S IN MIDSTREAM,
(Chorus): hoshiyaar hoshiyaar,
BE ALERT, BE ALERT!
(Chorus): ho hayya, hayya ho hayya, hayya ho hayya, hayya ho hayya,
hayya ho hayya, hayya ho hayya…..Aaa~~~hmm~~~
Dar kaisaa re khulaa huwaa aasmaan,
HEY, WHY BE AFRAID UNDER THE OPEN SKY!
(Chorus): khulaa huwaa aasmaan,
THE OPEN SKY!
aaa~~halke maa.njhee samhal ke teree naa.nv me.n hai toofaan,
GENTLY HELMSMAN, THE STORM’S IN YOUR SHIP,
(Chorus): Aaaa~~~
(chorus): o teree naa.nv me.n hai toofaan,
O THE STORM’S IN YOUR SHIP,
aaa~~~~gehree chanchal dhaar,
RESTLESS CURRENT, RUNNING DEEP!
(Chorus): hoshiyaar hoshiyaar,
BE ALERT, BE ALERT!
gehree chanchal dhaar,
RESTLESS CURRENT, RUNNING DEEP!
(Chorus): hoshiyaar hoshiyaar,
BE ALERT, BE ALERT!
naiyaa teree majhdaar,
YOUR SHIP’S IN MIDSTREAM
(Chorus): hoshiyaar hoshiyaar,
BE ALERT, BE ALERT!
(Chorus): ho hayya, hayya ho hayya, hayya ho hayya, hayya ho hayya,
hayya ho hayya, hayya ho hayya…..Aaa~Aaa~~hmm~~~
kaaTh kaa Tuk.Daa beh jaataa hai,
A PIECE OF WOOD FLOWS AWAY,
(Chorus): Ho~~~
lohaa Doob ke reh jaataa hai,
THE IRON SINKS UNDER!
(Chorus): Ho~~~
yaani soch bichaar,
MEANS, BE CAUTIOUS!
(Chorus): hoshiyaar hoshiyaar,
BE ALERT, BE ALERT!
yaani soch bichaar,
MEANS, BE CAUTIOUS!
(Chorus): hoshiyaar hoshiyaar
BE ALERT, BE ALERT!
naiyaa teree majhdaar,
YOUR SHIP’S IN MIDSTREAM,
(Chorus): hoshiyaar hoshiyaar,
BE ALERT, BE ALERT!
hoy, naiyaa teree majhdaar,
HEY, YOUR SHIP’S IN MIDSTREAM,
(Chorus): hoshiyaar hoshiyaar,
BE ALERT, BE ALERT!
(Chorus:) ho hayya, hayya ho hayya, hayya ho hayya, hayya ho hayya,
hayya ho hayya, hayya ho hayya…
Aaa~~~~Aaaaaaa~~~~Aaaa~~~Aaaa~~~Aaa~~
NASIR.
No one would have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the storm.
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