PAHELI - THE LYRICS

PAHELI - THE LYRICS

1. Dheere Jalna 2. Kangana Re 3. Phir Raat Kati 4. Laaga Re Jal Laaga 5. Khaali Hai Tere Bina 6. Minnat Kare

DHEERE JALNA

dhiire jalna dhiire jalna dhiire jalna	Burn slowly...
zi.ndagii kii lau pe jalna	Burn in the flame of life.
dhiire dhiire dhiire dhiire dhiire jalna	Burn slowly...
zi.ndagii kii lau pe jalna	Burn in the flame of life.
kaa.nch ka sapna gal hii na jaaye	Your fragile dream might melt;
soch samajhke aa.nch rakhna	think carefully before nursing the flame.
dhiire jalna dhiire jalna dhiire jalna...	Burn slowly...
dhiire dhiire dhiire dhiire dhiire jalna	Slowly, slowly...burn.
hona hai jo hona hai woh	What has to happen, will happen.
hone se rukta nahii.n	It won't stop from happening,
aasmaan to jhukta nahii.n	just as the sky doesn't lower to the earth.
dhiire jalna dhiire jalna dhiire jalna	Burn slowly...
zi.ndagii kii lau pe jalna	Burn in the flame of life.
dhiire jalna...	Burn slowly...
zi.ndagii kii lau pe jalna	burn in the flame of life.
tere ruup kii halkii dhuup me.n	In the soft sunlight of your beauty,
do hii pal hai.n jiine hai.n	I must bask for just a few moments.
terii aa.nkh mai.n dekh chukaa huu.n	I've already seen in your eyes
vo sapne hai.n siine hai	the dreams you have woven..
aa.nkho.n me.n sapno.n kii kirche.n hai.n chhubhtii hai.n	There are splintered dreams in your eyes; they pierce me through.
dhiire jalna dhiire jalna dhiire jalna	Burn slowly...
dhiire dhiire dhiire dhiire dhiire jalna	Slowly, slowly...burn.
hona hai jo hona hai woh	What has to happen, will happen.
hone se rukta nahii.n	It won't stop from happening,
aasmaan to jhukta nahii.n	just as the sky doesn't lower to the earth.
dhiire jalna dhiire jalna dhiire jalna	Burn slowly...
zi.ndagii kii lau pe jalna	Burn in the flame of life.
dhiire dhiire jalna	Slowly, slowly burn...
socha na tha zi.ndagii aisa	I never imagined that
phir se milegii jiine ke li'e	I would find life worth living again,
aa.nkho.n ko pyaas lagegii	that my eyes would thirst
apne hii aa.nsuu piine ke li'e	to drink their own tears.
dhiire dhiire dhiire dhiire dhiire jalna	Slowly, slowly...burn.
zi.ndagii kii lau pe jalna	Burn in the flame of life.
dhiire jalna dhiire jalna dhiire jalna	Burn slowly...
zi.ndagii kii lau pe jalna	Burn in the flame of life.
kaa.nch ka sapna gal hii na jaaye	Your fragile dream might melt;
soch samajhke aa.nch rakhna	think carefully before nursing the flame.
dhiire jalna dhiire jalna dhiire jalna...	Burn slowly...
dhiire dhiire dhiire dhiire dhiire jalna	Slowly, slowly...burn.
hona hai jo hona hai woh	What has to happen, will happen.
hone se rukta nahii.n	It won't stop from happening,
aasmaan to jhukta nahii.n	just as the sky doesn't lower to the earth.

 

KANGANA RE

ka.ngana re ka.ngana re	My bracelets, my bracelets,
kirNo.n se sab ra.ngana re	made vivid by the sunbeams!
ka.ngana re ka.ngana re	My bracelets, my bracelets,
kirNo.n se sab ra.ngana re	made vivid by the sunbeams!
jab chaluu.n to chhan chhan chhanke a.ngana re...	When I walk, they jingle on my wrists...
jab chuuRiyaa.n khanke ka.ngana chhanke	When my bangles chime and my bracelets jingle,
chhanke ka.ngana jag jaave sajana re	the sound wakes my lover up.
ka.ngana re ka.ngana re	My bracelets, my bracelets,
chhan chhanananan khan khanananan	they jingle and chime.
jab chuuRiyaa.n khanke ka.ngana chhanke	When my bangles chime and my bracelets jingle,
chhanke ka.ngana jag jaave sajana re	the sound wakes my lover up.
ka.ngana re ka.ngana re	My bracelets, my bracelets,
chhan chhanananan khan khanananan	they jingle and chime.
ka.ngana bin marjii ke chhanke na	My bracelets jingle only when they wish to;
ka.ngana bin arjii ke khanke na	my bracelets won't chime unless they're implored.
taane sunaave chuuRiyaa.n	My bangles will taunt you;
ka.ngana bin marjii ke chhanke na	my bracelets jingle only when they wish to.
ka.ngana bin marjii ke khanke na	My bracelets won't chime unless they wish to.
ruuTHe manaave chuuRiyaa.n	My bangles will soothe your sulks away.
chhan chhanananan	They jingle...
thaaro ko na ra.ngana bhaave	You don't approve of colorful things,
maane thaaro DHa.ng na bhaave	and I don't like your style.
kaa.nch ho to TuuTe	Glass bangles will break,
laakh ho to chhuuTe	lacquer ones will slip off.
dhanak toR laa'o to ham ka.ngan pahane.nge	Break me off a rainbow and I'll wear it as a bracelet;
saat ra.ng chuuRii pahane.nge	I'll wear bangles made of its seven colors!
mai.n ek sira baa.ndhuu.n tum duuja sira baa.ndho	I'll fasten one end, and you fasten the other,
tab saat ra.ng ka jhuula Daalke	and we'll make it into a seven-colored swing,
ra.ng ra.ng ra.ng ra.ng gagan ko ra.ngana re	and spread color across the sky.
ka.ngana re ka.ngana re	Your bracelets, your bracelets,
chhan chhanananan khan khanananan	they jingle and chime.
ka.ngana bin marjii ke chhanke na	My bracelets jingle only when they wish to;
ka.ngana bin arjii ke khanke na	my bracelets won't chime unless they're implored.
taane sunaave chuuRiyaa.n	My bangles will taunt you;
ruuTHe manaave chuuRiyaa.n	My bangles will soothe your sulks away.
dhola re dhola dhola re dhola	Beloved, oh beloved,
gor amaavas jaa'e na dhola...	don't let the night of the new moon pass...
birhaa nuu ra.ng ab uRa	The time of our separation is over.
dhola re dhola	Beloved, oh beloved!
cha.nda nii chuuRii dikhe to pahanuu.n	If a sliver of moon appears, I'll wear
haathii da tanu chuuRa	it on my wrist.
birhaa nuu ra.ng ab uRa	Our separation is over,
dhola re dhola	beloved, oh beloved!
maro tan me.n ghuume bha.nwar baguulo.n ke	A whirlwind of turmoil swirls through my body;
le lo baahe.n bhar lo na	take me in your arms!
bolo to silvaa'uu.n sab jevar phuulo.n ke	If you but say it, I'll have jewelry stitched out of flowers;
khushbuu gahane dhar lo na	you can wear scented jewels.
bhuul phuul ke jevar mhaare tan pe kaa.nTe laage	Forget about flowers made into jewels; their thorns would prick my body!
asuvan motii chun chun diijo maala bune ham saaje	Pick out tear-shaped pearls and I'll twine them into a necklace.
kirNo.n se motii ra.ngana re ra.ngana re	The sunlight will make the pearls colorful.
ka.ngana re ka.ngana re	My bracelets, my bracelets,
chhan chhanananan khan khanananan	they jingle and chime.
ka.ngana bin marjii ke chhanke na	My bracelets jingle only when they wish to;
ka.ngana bin arjii ke khanke na	my bracelets won't chime unless implored.
chhan chhanananan khan khanananan...	They jingle and chime...

 

PHIR RAAT KATI

phir raat kaTii aur din nikalaa	Then the night passed, and the day emerged;
jab din nikalaa to raat chaRHii	when the day emerged, the night departed.
phir priit kii aisii thii.ng baRHii	Then sparks of love ignited;
rab raakha beliya	Lord preserve us!
uu.nTnii par jab chaa.nd chale	When the moon rides on the camel's back,
aur chaa.nd ke piichhe raat chale	and the night sets off behind the moon,
aur taaro.n kii baaraat chale	trailing a parade of stars...
rab raakha beliya	Lord preserve us!
har raat kahaanii chaltii hai	Every night a story is begun;
kabhii hawaa sunaatii hai baate.n	sometimes the wind tells these tales,
kabhii baat zabaanii chaltii hai	sometimes they're spoken by people.
rab raakha beliya	Lord preserve us!
phir raat kaTii aur din nikalaa	Then the night passed, and the day emerged;
jab din nikalaa to raat chaRHii	when the day emerged, the night departed.
phir priit kii aisii thii.ng baRHii	Then the sparks of love ignited;
rab raakha beliya	Lord preserve us!
dehii kii retii uR jaavegii	Our bodies turn to dust and blow away,
priit sadaa rah jaavegii	but love remains forever.
are samay gujar jaavega baabuu	Oh, time will pass away, sir,
lok kathaa rah jaavegii	but folktales will last forever!
dehii kii retii uR jaavegii	Our bodies turn to dust and blow away,
priit sadaa rah jaavegii	but love remains forever.
are samay gujar jaavega baabuu	Oh, time will pass away, sir,
lok kathaa rah jaavegii	but folktales will last forever!
baat puraanii ho jaavegii	The tales will grow old;
naam sadaa rah jaavega	their names will last forever.
are mhaaro tan me.n baal ho.n jab tak	Oh, as long as there's hair on my body,
unka naam rahega	their names will live on.
phir raat kaTii aur din nikalaa	Then the night passed, and the day emerged;
jab din nikalaa to raat chaRHii	when the day emerged, the night departed.
phir priit kii aisii thii.ng baRHii	Then sparks of love ignited;
rab raakha beliya	Lord preserve us!
are bahut baras jab gujar gaye	Oh, when many years had passed,
aur laakh chaa.nd jab utar gaye	and a thousand moons had risen and set,
piipal par ek padaav hu'aa	a man rested beneath a peepal tree,
aur phir janme ka chaav hu'aa	and conceived a wish to live again.
are bahut baras jab gujar gaye	Oh, when many years had passed,
aur laakh chaa.nd jab utar gaye	and a thousand moons had risen and set,
piipal par ek padaav hu'aa	a man rested beneath a peepal tree,
aur phir janme ka chaav hu'aa	and conceived a wish to live again.
tab se har prem kahaanii me.n	Since then, in every love story
wo aate hai.n aur jaate hai.n	he comes and goes.
mhaaro tan me.n baal ho.n jab tak	As long as there's hair on my body,
unka naam rahega	his name will live on.
phir raat kaTii aur din nikalaa	Then the night passed, and the day emerged;
jab din nikalaa to raat chaRHii	when the day emerged, the night departed.
phir priit kii aisii thii.ng baRHii	Then sparks of love ignited;
rab raakha beliya	Lord preserve us!
uu.nTnii par jab chaa.nd chale	When the moon rides on the camel's back,
aur chaa.nd ke piichhe raat chale	and the night sets off behind the moon,
aur taaro.n kii baaraat chale	trailing a parade of stars...
rab raakha beliya	Lord preserve us!
har raat kahaanii chaltii hai	Every night a story is begun;
kabhii hawaa sunaatii hai baate.n	sometimes the wind tells these tales,
kabhii baat zabaanii chaltii hai	sometimes they're spoken by people.
rab raakha beliya	Lord preserve us!

LAAGA RE JAL LAAGA

laaga re jal laaga	Water pours down;
barsaa re jal barsaa	rain showers down!
chavii kii god bharii re laage harii	The chavi tree is in bloom; everything is green.
kalsii bharii aur taal bhare aur goriyaa.n ke naina	The water-pitchers and ponds are full; and so are the eyes of beautiful women.
laaga re jal laaga	Water pours down;
barsaa re jal barsaa	rain showers down!
paat paat kii baat baat par jhuul jhuulke phuul bajaave taaliyaa.n	The flowers dance and clap in rhythm with the speech of the leaves.
ber ber maaTii ka DHer bole sabuur khole saber kii laaliyaa.n	Again and again the earth patiently speaks, and the redness of dawn unfurls.
dhan hii dhan hai jal janmaa hai	The water has birthed an endless abundance.
maaTii ke badan se ek aur pal janma hai	From the body of the earth, one more moment has been born.
samay kii ghuurNii se naya kal janma hai	Time's revolutions have birthed a new tomorrow.
pal janmaa re jal janmaa...	A moment is born, birthed by water...
dekhbhaal kar aaj kaal par laaga re laaga	Tender care has today averted a time of want.
laaga re jal laaga	Water pours down;
barsaa re jal barsaa	rain showers down!
palko.n me.n soya hu'aa os ka daana tha piya	A drop of dew slumbered on my lashes, beloved.
voh der aa rahii mera sapna tha anjaana sa piya	I dreamed, without knowing it, of the time that's upon us now, my love.
jaago piya sapna jagaa	Wake up, beloved; your dreams have awoken.
tere naino.n me.n soya tha sapna jagaa	The dream slumbering in your eyes has come to life.
tere naino.n me.n soya tha samay jagaa hai	The time which was slumbering in your eyes has come to life.
pal jaaga re kal jaaga...	The moment awakes; tomorrow awakes.
dekhbhaal kar aaj kaal par laaga re laaga	Tender care has today averted a time of want.
laaga re jal laaga	Water pours down;
barsaa re jal barsaa	rain showers down!
godii me.n dhartii ho aakaash sar pe bhara bharaa	May the earth be fertile, and the sky swollen overhead.
aa.ngan me.n bajatii rahe jhunjhuno.n kii sadaa sadaa	May the sound of anklets always ring in the courtyard.
godii terii bharii rahe tere maa.ng me.n sitaare bhare rahe.n	May your marriage be fruitful, and the part of your hair filled with stars,
suhaagan lagan surya laaga rahe	happily married, the sun always on your face.
jal laaga re phal laaga...	Water pours down, bearing fruit...
ek baar to puure chaa.nd ko laaga re laaga	For once, it strikes on a full moon.
jal laaga re phal laaga	Water pours down, bearing fruit.
laaga re jal laaga	Water pours down.

 

KHAALI HAI TERE BINA

khaalii hai.n tere bina dono.n akhiyaa.n	My eyes are empty without you.
tum gaye kahaa.n	Where did you go?
khaalii hai.n tere bina dono.n akhiyaa.n	My eyes are empty without you.
tum gaye kahaa.n	Where did you go?
akhiyo.n ke aalo.n me.n tere bina raat bhar jaltii hai baatiyaa.n yahaa.n	Here, without you, lamps burn all night in my tear-filled eyes.
khaalii hai.n tere bina dono.n akhiyaa.n	My eyes are empty without you.
tum gaye kahaa.n	Where did you go?
Duubta hai din to shaam ko	At night, when the day has drowned itself,
saaye uRte hai.n terii yaade.n liye	shadows unfurl into memories of you.
laakh din hu'e hai.n ki raat ko	A thousand days have passed since
aadhe chaa.nd se terii baate.n kiye	I spoke to the crescent moon about you.
yaad hai kya tujhe raah kii beriyaa.n vahaa.n	Do you remember all the adversities that beset our journey?
khaalii hai.n tere bina dono.n akhiyaa.n	My eyes are empty without you.
tum gaye kahaa.n	Where did you go?
ek ek baat yaad hai	I remember every detail.
aadhii raat ke puure chaa.nd ko	At midnight, under the full moon,
jaagte hu'e bhii ho.n khwaab me.n	lost in dreams even while awake,
chehara ek hai letii huu.n naam do	I call a single face by two names.
riit ke tiilo.n kii sunti huu.n boliyaa.n	I hear the taunting of customs and traditions.
khaalii hai.n tere bina dono.n akhiyaa.n	My eyes are empty without you.
tum gaye kahaa.n	Where did you go?
akhiyo.n ke aalo.n me.n tere bina raat bhar jaltii hai baatiyaa.n yahaa.n	Without you here, lamps burn all night in my tear-filled eyes.
khaalii hai.n tere bina dono.n akhiyaa.n	My eyes are empty without you.
tum gaye kahaa.n	Where did you go?

 

MINNAT KARE

aadhii raat jab chaa.nd DHale aur koii na ho pichhvaaRe me.n	At midnight, when the moon goes down and there's no one in the back garden,
chaap dabaake thaaRii rahiyo tuu aaRe me.n	quietly wait for him behind a veil.
aadhii raat jab chaa.nd DHale aur koii na ho pichhvaaRe me.n	At midnight, when the moon goes down and there's no one in the back garden,
chaap dabaake thaaRii rahiyo tuu aaRe me.n	quietly wait for him behind a veil.
minnat kare	If he pleads...
na maaniyo	Don't give in!
paiyyaa.n paRe	If he falls at my feet,
na maaniyo	don't give in!
agar voh haa.n kah de	If he says yes...
na kahana	then say no!
voh na kah de	If he says no...
haa.n kahana	Then say yes!
jaan kii qasam de to	And if he swears on his life...
aadhii raat jab chaa.nd DHale aur koii na ho pichhvaaRe me.n	At midnight, when the moon goes down and there's no one in the back garden,
chaap dabaake thaaRii rahiyo tuu aaRe me.n	quietly wait for him behind a veil.
minnat kare na maaniyo	If he pleads with you, don't give in!
paiyyaa.n paRe na maaniyo	If he falls at your feet, don't give in!
ji bhar na bole koii ghuu.nghaT na khole koii	You shouldn't speak your heart, or lift your veil;
akhiyaa.n dikha diijiyo	but do let him see your eyes.
baataan me.n uljhaa'e to	If he tries to trip you up with words,
puuchhe jo samjhaa'e to mu.ndiya hila diijiyo	then asks if he should explain, shake your head.
darvaaje se kaane.n lagaake suntii ho.ngii sab sakhiyaa.n	All your friends will have their ears pressed to the door, listening
laaj-vaaj ko chhoR-chhaR kar kunDii kivaaRe me.n	brazenly through the door-latch.
minnat kare na maaniyo	If he pleads, don't give in!
paiyyaa.n paRe na maaniyo	If he falls on his knees, don't give in!
jaa jaa na Daal pahelii barso.n ke baad sahelii	Off with you, my friend, don't confuse me now, when after so many years,
jagne kii raat aa'ii hai	a night not meant for sleeping has finally arrived!
dekha kartii thii sapna sapne to aakhir apna	I've dreamed these dreams for so long, and finally
kahane kii raat aa'ii hai	the night has come to call those dreams my own!
dekh paraaye qasmo.n se tuu jaltii kyo.n hai	Look, why are you so jealous of other people's promises to each other?
byaah kar le	Get married yourself!
duur duur se taak jhaa.nk	Watch us from afar,
mat aaja ukhaaRe me.n	but don't come and ruin it!
aadhii raat jab chaa.nd DHale aur koii na ho pichhvaaRe me.n	At midnight, when the moon goes down and there's no one in the back garden,
chaap dabaake thaaRii rahiyo tuu aaRe me.n	quietly wait for him behind a veil.
minnat kare na maaniyo	If he pleads with you, don't give in!
paiyyaa.n paRe na maaniyo	If he falls at your feet, don't give in!
guRiyaa paTole more Dolii me.n rakhvaa diijo	Put my puppets in the wedding palanquin;
naanii kahaanii laave bhaiyya ko bulva diijo	bring my grandmother's story and call my brother.
Dolii galii me.n khaRii...	The palanquin is waiting in the lane...
maiyya ko lekar jaave sa.ng bhii jaa'o sahelii	Bring mother, and come with your friends.
baabul re baabul torii jaa'e na jaa'e akelii	Don't let father go alone!
jaa'e na jaa'e akelii	Don't let him go alone!
Dolii galii me.n khaRii...	The palanquin is waiting in the lane...