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Saturday, February 9, 2019

1030. Rafi's Peppy Songs: O nath chehre pe sajaa le....



Movie:  DIL HI DIL MEIN (1982)
Music:  Jatin- Mandheer
Lyrics:  Aish Kanwal

AAA~~~AAA~~~OOO…

O nath chehre,  pe sajaa le,  
WITH THE NOSE RING ADORN YOUR FACE, 

O pag paayal, tuu bandhaa le, 
GET THE ANKLET TIED TO YOUR FEET, 

O nath chehre,  pe sajaa le,  
WITH THE NOSE RING ADORN YOUR FACE, 

O pag paayal, tuu bandhaa le, 
GET THE ANKLET TIED TO YOUR FEET, 

ho phir dekh tere piichhe yeh jag kaise bhaage
THEN WATCH HOW  THE WORLD RUNS AFTER YOU

tu ho aage aage aur sab piichhe 
WITH YOU LEAVING THE REST BEHIND!

O nath chehre,  pe sajaa le,  
WITH THE NOSE RING ADORN YOUR FACE, 

O pag paayal, tuu bandhaa le, 
GET THE ANKLET TIED TO YOUR FEET, 


jab tu akeli, niklegi ghar se, 
WHEN YOU STEP OUT ALONE FROM HOME,

puuchhenge sab yahii, tirchhii nazar se,
LOOKING ASKANCE AT YOU, THEY’LL ASK

ruup yeh tuune, paayaa kidhar se 
FROM WHERE DID YOU GET THIS BEAUTY,

ruup yeh tuune, paaya kidhar se haay,
FROM WHERE DID YOU GET THIS BEAUTY!

O laalii gaalon  pe lagaa le,
APPLY ROUGE TO THE CHEEKS,

laT chehre pe giraa le, 
THROW A CURL OF HAIR ON THE FACE,

ho phir dekh tere piichhe yeh jag kaise bhaage
THEN WATCH HOW  THE WORLD RUNS AFTER YOU

tu ho aage aage aur sab piichhe 
WITH YOU LEAVING THE REST BEHIND!

O nath chehre,  pe sajaa le,  
WITH THE NOSE RING ADORN YOUR FACE, 

O pag paayal, tuu bandhaa le…. 
GET THE ANKLET TIED TO YOUR FEET!


ruup hai teraa, chaar dinoN kaa,
YOUR BEAUTY IS FLEETING

daan tu kar de, hai yahii mauQa,
‘TIS THE TIME FOR DONATING

phir naa milegaa,  koyii anokhaa, 
YOU WON’T FIND ANOTHER WORTHY ENTREATING, 

phir naa milegaa, koyii anokhaa,
YOU WON’T FIND ANOTHER WORTHY ENTREATING, 

ho zaraa kangnaa, khankhanaa le,
THE BRACELET -  JANGLE A LI’L, 

zaraa ghungru, chhanchhanaa le, 
THE STRING OF SMALL-BELLS - TINKLE A LI’! 

O nath chehre,  pe sajaa le,  
WITH THE NOSE RING ADORN YOUR FACE, 

O pag paayal, tuu bandhaa le.
GET THE ANKLET TIED TO YOUR FEET! 

TRANSLATED BY: NASIR ALI.

Friday, June 5, 2009

324. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Uff Yeh Zindagi...


Movie: DAUD DHOOP (1980 - Unreleased)
Music: Naresh Hansraj
Lyrics: Baburao Rokde


Rafi Sahaab’s another bacchanalian song: Uff Yeh Zindagee....

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


Apnee miThaas khokar, mai.n bann gayaa khaara
HAVING LOST MY SWEETNESS, I’VE BECOME BRACKISH,

Yaaro.n mai.n jeevan se haaraa..........
FRIENDS, I’VE LOST TO LIFE...

Uff, yeh, zindagee,
OH THIS LIFE!

Uff, yeh, dau.d dhoop,
OH THIS RAT RACE!

Ke jeevan kee dau.d me.n, yaaro.n mai.n peechhe, reh gayaa,
FRIENDS, IN LIFE’S RACE I’VE LAGGED BEHIND,

Reh gayaa,
I’VE LAGGED,


Nadi se chalaa thaah, mai.n saagar ban-ne,
AS A RIVER, I’D SET OUT TO BECOME AN OCEAN,

Nadi se chalaa thaah, mai.n saagar ban-ne,
AS A RIVER, I’D SET OUT TO BECOME AN OCEAN,

Ke Saaghar me.n maine, pooraa yeh jeevan, dubo diyaa,
IN THE GOBLET I’VE DROWNED THIS WHOLE LIFE OF MINE,

Dubo diyaa...
I’VE DROWNED...

Uff, yeh, zindagee,
OH, THIS LIFE!

haay yeh, dau.d dhoop...
ALAS, THIS RAT RACE...


Raahe.n, miT gayee.n hai.n,
THE PATHS STAND ERASED,

Kho gayee, meree manzil,
LOST IS MY DESTINATION,

Jaaye.n, ab kahaa.n hamm,
WHERE SHOULD WE NOW GO,

Apnee, naa koee mehfil,
NO KIND OF ANY GET-TOGETHER FOR US,

Chhaayaa hai andhera,
DARKNESS HAS SPREAD,

Jeena hai mushkil,
LIVING IS DIFFICULT,

Jeena hai mushkil,
LIVING IS DIFFICULT,

Uff, yeh, zindagee,
OH, THIS LIFE!

Uff, yeh, dau.d dhoop...
OH, THIS RAT RACE!


Mai.n ab, mai.n nahee.n hoo.n,
I AIN’T MYSELF NOW,

Kuchh aur, ho gayaa hoo.n,
SOMETHING ELSE I’VE BECOME,

Chaahaa thaah, kuchh banoo.n mai.n,
I’D LONGED TO BE A SOMEBODY,

Lekin, miT gayaa hoo.n,
BUT I’M SHATTERED,

Achchaa yeh samjhaa,
I UNDERSTOOD IT WELL,

Mai.n chup, ho gayaa hoo.n,
SPEECHLESS I’VE BECOME,

Mai.n chup, ho gayaa hoo.n,
SPEECHLESS I’VE BECOME,

Uff yeh, zindagee,
OH , THIS LIFE!

Uff yeh, dau.d dhoop,
OH, THIS RAT RACE!

Ke jeevan kee dau.d me.n, yaaro.n mai.n peechhe, reh gayaa,
FRIENDS, IN LIFE’S RACE, I’VE LAGGED BEHIND,

Reh gayaa,
I’VE LAGGED,

Uff yeh, zindagee,
OH, THIS LIFE!

Haay yeh, dau.d dhoop,
ALAS THIS RAT RACE!

Haay.
ALAS!

NASIR

“Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways”
- Stephen Vincent Benet