Wahan Kaun Hai Tera (Guide) Lyrics Translated to English

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Wahan Kaun Hai Tera – The Background Context to Guide

 

The movie Guide begins with Raju being released from jail and then advances on two parallel tracks. One is a flashback that depicts the events leading up to the imprisonment of Raju. The other track shows Raju not returning to his old life and ultimately becoming a revered Swami. Wahan Kaun Hai Tera plays in the background while Raju wrestles with his dilemma and decides to move on.

 

The Hindi Lyrics of Wahan Kaun Hai Tera

 

Wahan kaun hai tera
Musafir, jaayega kahan
Dum lele ghadi bhar
Yeh chhaiyan payega kahan

Wahan kaun hai tera

 

Beet gaye din
Pyar ke palchhin
Sapna bani woh raatein
Bhool gaye who
Tu bhi bhula de
Pyar ki woh mulakatein

Sab door andhera

Musafir, jaayega kahan
Wahan kaun hai tera

Koi bhi teri
Raah na dekhe
Nain bichhaaye na koi
Dard se tere

Koi na tadpa
Aankh kisi ki na royi

Kahe kisko tu mera
Musafir, jaayega kahan
Wahan kaun hai tera

Kehte hain gyani
Duniya hai faani
Paani pe likhi likhayi
Hai sabki dekhi
Hai sabki jaani
Hath kisi ke na aayi

Kuchh tera na mera
Musafir, jaayega kahan
Wahan kaun hai tera

Bollywood Translation of Wahan Kaun Hai Tera from Guide

 

 

You’re a stranger there now,

Traveller, why should you go back

You can tarry awhile

This haven here, what does it lack

 

You’re a stranger there now,

 

 

Those moments of passion

Days and nights, are now memories

Look, she has forgotten

You too forget the old soirees

 

The past is pitch black

Traveller, why should you go back

You’re a stranger there now,

 

She did not wait for you

Counting seconds till you returned

She shed no tears for you

You have been well and truly spurned

A joker in the pack

Traveller, why should you go back

You’re a stranger there now,

 

Life is an illusion

Writing on water, wise men say

Its there in our senses

But it is never there to stay

 

Nothing’s left in the sack

Traveller, why should you go back

You’re a stranger there now,

 

Background Songs in Bollywood Movies

 

Background songs are those that play out in the background without any of the actors lip syncing the lyrics. They reflect the inner mood, usually mental turmoil, of the protagonist at that point in the narrative. Background songs are far more common today, but they used to be a rarity in the 1960s and 1970s.

The maestro Sachin Dev Burman, usually contracted to himself sing a background song in each of the movies for which he composed the music. Wahan Kaun Hai Tera was the song that he sang in Guide. Enjoy the video of the full song.

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