Translation of Rangeela Re from Dev Anand film Prem Pujari

 

Rangeela Re – Translation of Iconic Neeraj Prem Pujari Song 

Meta Description:  Rangeela Re is a classic song from Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Lata Mangeshkar, S. D. Burman, and Neeraj. Enjoy the poetic translation set to the original score.

Setting the Background for Translating Rangeela Re

 

Rangeela Re is a song of jealousy, hurt and unrequited love, played out when Suman (Waheeda Rehman) sees the man she loves, Ram (Dev Anand), at a party with another woman. She expressed her deep anguish through the song bringing out both her love for him and her resentment at his apparent indifference. The exuberant, almost uninhibited dancing matches the emotional pain.

 

Not known to Suman, Ram is with another woman because he is undercover in his espionage assignment. He has assumed the identity of Peter Andrews and is posing as a married man while operating abroad. The woman accompanying him is introduced as Mrs Andrews, his supposed wife. Ram is compelled to ignore Suman when she encounters him in London, after she has become Miss India. He cannot reveal his real identity or compromise his mission.

 

How Gopaldas Saxena “Neeraj” Secured Rangeela Re

 

Gopaldas Saxena, pen name Neeraj, was a Hindi teacher at Aligarh University, when Dev Anand wanted him to write the songs for his first directorial venture Prem Pujari. He called Neeraj to Bombay, but the final call was to be taken by Sachin Dev Burman. He was looking for a replacement for Shailendra, who had recently passed away, and whose forte was simple Hindi. Dev Anand wanted to avoid difficult to understand Urdu words, a style that was in vogue at that time.

 

Burman preferred commissioned writers to poets and decided that he will not use Neeraj. However, he could not outright dismiss him because Neeraj had come with the producer of the film, so he put some conditions he thought would be unattainable. He explained the situation of the song and added that the song should begin with “rangeela re” and that there should not be any Urdu words in the lyrics. Next day, when Burman read the lyrics, he admitted that did try to scare Neeraj, but the song exceeded all expectations. Neeraj not only got Rangeela Re but all the other songs of Prem Pujari as well.

 

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Rangeela Re

 

Casanova, ae Casanova

Casanova my spirit is fully submerged in your name

You deceiver there’s no water that will quench this burning flame

Ho Casanova my spirit is fully submerged in your name

You deceiver there’s no water that will quench this burning flame

Ho Casanova

 

Once with the thread of dreams that love had woven

Lightly in my eyes now you have broken

What game have you played, what are you trying

The flame sways happily, the wick is crying  

Wherever it may go, whether sad or not so

Peace it will not know, sweetheart

Great is love, oh so great

Casanova my spirit is fully submerged in your name

You deceiver there’s no water that will quench this burning flame

Ho Casanova

 

Sorrow is my bridegroom, loneliness my house

Tears make up my saari, sighs make up my blouse

I consume fire like a water stream

I’m a woman possessed, a tragedy queen

With envy I’m seething, against me world’s scheming

Why am I breathing, sweetheart

Great is love, oh so great

Casanova my spirit is fully submerged in your name

You deceiver there’s no water that will quench this burning flame

Ho Casanova

 

Casanova Casanova

When I have livened up your desolate ways

When I have livened up your desolate ways

Then why are your arms in another’s embrace

How could you forget those tender nights I pray

When eyes did understand what eyes did convey

I left my family, my dreams became history

And yet you ignored me sweetheart

Great is love, oh so great

Casanova my spirit is fully submerged in your name

You deceiver there’s no water that will quench this burning flame

Ho Casanova

 

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Rangeela Re from Prem Pujari

 

Rangeela re, ae rangeela

Rangeela re tere rang mein yun ranga hai mera mann

Chhaliya re na bujhe hai kisi jal se yeh jalan

Ho, rangeela re tere rang mein yun ranga hai mera mann

Chhaliya re na bujhe hai kisi jal se yeh jalan

 

Palkon ke jhoole se sapnon ki dori

Pyaar ne baandhi jo tune voh todi

Khel yeh kaisa re, kaisa re saathi

Diya to jhoome hain, roye hain baati

Kahin bhi jaaye re, roye ya gaaye re

Chain na paaye re hiya

Waah re pyaar, waah re waah

Rangeela re tere rang mein yun ranga hai mera mann

Chhaliya re na bujhe hai kisi jal se yeh jalan

Ho, rangeela re

 

Dukh mera dulha hai, birha hai doli

Aansu ki saari hai, aahon ki choli

Aag main piyoon re jaise ho paani

Naari deewaani hoon peeda ki rani

Manwa yeh jale hai, jag saara chhale hai

Saans kyoon chale hai piya

Waah re pyaar, waah re waah

Rangeela re tere rang mein yun ranga hai mera mann

Chhaliya re na bujhe hai kisi jal se yeh jalan

Ho, rangeela re

 

Rangeela rangeela

Maine to seenchi re teri yeh raahein

Maine to seenchi re teri yeh raahein

Baahon mein teri kyoon auron ki baahein

Kaise tu bhoola voh phoolon si raatein

Samjhe jab aankhon ne aankhon ki baatein

Gaaon ghar chhoota re, sapna har toota re

Phir bhi tu rootha re piya

Waah re pyaar, waah re waah

Rangeela re tere rang mein yun ranga hai mera mann

Chhaliya re na bujhe hai kisi jal se yeh jalan

Ho, rangeela re, rangeela re

  

Meanings of Difficult Words

 

Rangeela = Colourful (literally); Here refers to a charismatic flirtatious person, so Casanova

Chhaliya = One who deceives, conman

Diya = Traditional oil lamps or the flame from such lamps

Baati = Cotton wick immersed in oil

Hiya = Heart

Birha = Separation

Doli = Palanquin

Aahon ki = Of sighs

Choli = Blouse

Peeda = Pain

Manwa = Mind

Seenchi = Watered

Rootha = Sulked

  

 

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Rangeela Re

 

Casanova, ae Casanova

Casanova my mind is bewitched by your charisma

O deceiver, no water will quench this burning

 

On the swing of my eyelids with the thread of dreams

Which love had tied that you have broken

What game is this, what game my partner

The flame is swaying, the wick is crying  

Wherever it may go, whether it cries or sings

There’ll be no peace for my heart

Great is love, great o great

 

Sorrow is my bridegroom, separation my palanquin

Tears make up my saari, sighs make up my blouse

I consume fire as if it’s water

I’m a crazy woman a tragedy queen

My mind is burning the whole world deceives me

Why am I breathing darling

Great is love, great o great

 

When I have watered the paths you have taken

Then why in your arms are someone else’s arms

How could you forget those flowery nights

When eyes did understand what eyes did say

Home village got left behind, every dream was broken

Yet you kept on sulking darling

Great is love, great o great

 

Rangeela Re  Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Prem Pujari
·       Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
·       Lyricist: Neeraj
·       Composer: Sachin Dev Burman
·       On Screen: Dev Ananad & Waheeda Rehman
·       Producer & Director: Dev Anand
 
 
 
Enjoy the video of Rangeela Re and the translation of Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaaye from Prem Pujari.
 
 
I have other Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman hit songs at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
 
·       Kahin Pe Nigahen
·       Kya Se Kya Ho Gaya
·       Din Dhal Jaaye
 
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Translation and Explanation of Parvati from Hanuman Ansh

 

Parvati – Hit Song by Sadhu Tiwari Translated and Explained

Meta Description:  Parvati is a song from Hanuman Ansh that was written, composed and sung by Sadhu Tiwari. The poetic translation depicts a popular event from Hindu mythology.

Setting the Background for Translating Parvati

The translation of Parvati should have been posted long ago, when Hanuman Ansh was released and the song went viral on social media, with people creating their own dance steps and Parvati responding to the questions posed by the Seven Sages. The song was so simple and pure in its appeal that I simply did not have the courage to attempt a translation. Poetry, after all, loses something in translation, and I was reluctant to create something that might fall short of the original.

Much water has flowed under the bridge since then, and I hope that an English translation, though it can never hope to do justice to the beauty of the original, will now be more readily accepted. The song is sung in a local dialect, which is a main reason for endearing it to listeners.

The Context of Parvati in the Narrative of Hanuman Ansh

 

The song Parvati (Jab Zid Pe Aa Gayi Parvati) in Hanuman Ansh is based on the popular episode of Goddess Parvati's determination to marry Lord Shiva, despite the Saptarishis (the Seven Sages) trying to dissuade her on account of his ascetic way of life. The song, therefore, is not directly about the characters in the film.

 

However, it serves as a parallel between the mythological marriage of Shiva and Parvati and that of Lakshminarayan, the future Neem Karoli Baba (Shobhinaw Satyaa) and Rambeti (Purnima Tiwari). Like Shiva, Lakshminarayan was deeply immersed in devotion and had little interest in worldly life. He had, however, been married to Rambeti in childhood, as was customary at the time, and was now compelled to honour that marital commitment. There is a similarity between Lakshminarayan's reluctance to embrace married life and Shiva's initial reluctance to marry Parvati, and his subsequent consent to the marriage.

 

In the film, the song plays in the background as Lakshminarayan and Rambeti go through the various wedding rituals. The juxtaposition of the two stories draws attention to the parallels between them, making the song an apt musical accompaniment to the sequence.

 

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Jab Jid Pe Aa Gayi Parvati

 

Shambhu!

Shiva Shambhu!

Bholenath!

 

When determined was Parvati,

Parvati, Parvati,

The Seven Sages asked firmly,

Asked firmly, asked firmly

 

Why so obstinate

Why so desperate

Why so obstinate

Why so desperate

For such a weird groom

Why so obstinate

Why so desperate

For such a weird groom

 

Ganga on his head

And around his neck snakes form a path

Ganga on his head

And around his neck snakes form a path

He is such a simple soul

All call him Bholenath! Bholenath!

 

Ganga on his head

And around his neck snakes form a path

He is such a simple soul

All call him Bholenath! Bholenath!

 

No ceiling and no wall

No thatched roof hovel to live in

You will find nothing to eat there

Only warriors making a din

 

No ceiling and no wall

No thatched roof hovel to live in

You will find nothing to eat there

Only warriors making a din

 

Wanders dressed as an ascetic

What more can I tell you dear girl

He’s accompanied by beasts

And owns nothing but his skin

And owns nothing but his skin

 

Why so obstinate

Why meditate

Why so obstinate

Why so desperate

For such a weird groom

Yes, for such a weird groom

 

Ganga on his head

And around his neck snakes form a path

Ganga on his head

And around his neck snakes form a path

He is such a simple soul

All call him Bholenath! Bholenath!

 

Ganga on his head

And around his neck snakes form a path

He is such a simple soul

All call him Bholenath! Bholenath!

 

Shambhu!

Shiva Shambhu!

Bholenath!

 

He never combs his long-matted hair

Appears terribly fearful

A crescent moon on his head

And this Shankar rides a bull

 

He never combs his long-matted hair

Appears terribly fearful

A crescent moon on his head

And this Shankar rides a bull

 

His devotion is to Rama

He doesn’t want a wife

He has vanquished the Love God

He knows not married life

Yes, he knows not married life

 

Why so obstinate

Why so desperate

Why so obstinate

Why meditate

For such a weird groom

Dear girl, for such a weird groom

 

Ganga on his head

And around his neck snakes form a path

Ganga on his head

And around his neck snakes form a path

He is such a simple soul

All call him Bholenath! Bholenath!

 

Ganga on his head

And around his neck snakes form a path

He is such a simple soul

All call him Bholenath! Bholenath!

 

Bhole Bum Bhole

Bhole Bum Bhole

Bhole Bum Bhole

All Hail Shiv Shambhu

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Parvati from Hanuman Ansh

 

Shambhu!
Shiv Shambhu!
Bholenath!

 

Jab Jid Pe Aa Gayi Parvati
Parvati Parvati
Samjhane Pahunche Saptarishi
Saptarishi Saptarishi

 

Kaay Jid Kar Raheen
Kaay Kho Mar Raheen
Kaay Jid Kar Raheen
Kaay Kho Mar Raheen
Aise Var Ke Laane

Kaay Jid Kar Raheen
Kaay Kho Mar Raheen
Aise Var Ke Laane

 

Jaake Sees Pe Ganga
Aur Gale Mein Daare Phir Rahe Saanp
Jaake Sees Pe Ganga
Aur Gale Mein Daare Phir Rahe Saanp

Itne Seedhe-Saade Hain
Sab Kehte Bholenath Bholenath

 

Jaake Sees Pe Ganga
Aur Gale Mein Daare Phir Rahe Saanp
Itne Seedhe-Saade Hain
Sab Kehte Bholenath Bholenath

 

Na Khapra Na Chhapra
Na Phoons Ki Dharein Madaiya
Ka Khave Kho Dharo Wahan
Bas Rovat Rahat Ladaiya

 

Na Khapra Na Chhapra
Na Phoons Ki Dharein Madaiya
Ka Khave Kho Dharo Wahan
Bas Rovat Rahat Ladaiya

 

Bhesh Dharein Avdhoot Phirein
Ab Tumse Ka Kahein Binnu
Toda Dangar Le Ghoomein
Ve Binke Kachhue Naiya
Ke Binke Kachhue Naiya

 

Kaay Jid Kar Raheen
Kaay Tap Kar Raheen
Kaay Jid Kar Raheen
Kaay Kho Mar Raheen
Aise Var Ke Laane
Haan Aise Var Ke Laane

 

Jaake Sees Pe Ganga
Aur Gale Mein Daare Phir Rahe Saanp
Jaake Sees Pe Ganga
Aur Gale Mein Daare Phir Rahe Saanp

Itne Seedhe-Saade Hain
Sab Kehte Bholenath Bholenath

 

Jaake Sees Pe Ganga
Aur Gale Mein Daare Phir Rahe Saanp
Itne Seedhe-Saade Hain
Sab Kehte Bholenath Bholenath

 

Shambhu!
Shiv Shambhu!
Bholenath!

 

Jata Lata Na Kabahun Sanvaare
Deesat Maha Bhayankar
Moorh Pe Aadho Chanda Aur
Baila Pe Ghoomein Shankar

Jata Lata Na Kabahun Sanvaare
Deesat Maha Bhayankar
Moorh Pe Aadho Chanda Aur
Baila Pe Ghoomein Shankar

Ram Naam Ke Rasiya Hain Ve
Aur Unhein Kya Chahne
Kaamdev Ke Mardanhaari
Ghar-Grihasthi Ka Jaane
Ve Ghar-Grihasthi Ka Jaane

 

Kaay Jid Kar Raheen
Kaay Kho Mar Raheen
Kaay Jid Kar Raheen
Kaay Tap Kar Raheen
Aise Var Ke Laane
Binnu Aise Var Ke Laane

 

Jaake Sees Pe Ganga
Aur Gale Mein Daare Phir Rahe Saanp
Jaake Sees Pe Ganga
Aur Gale Mein Daare Phir Rahe Saanp

Itne Seedhe-Saade Hain
Sab Kehte Bholenath Bholenath

 

Jaake Sees Pe Ganga
Aur Gale Mein Daare Phir Rahe Saanp
Itne Seedhe-Saade Hain
Sab Kehte Bholenath Bholenath

 

Bhole Bam Bhole
Bhole Bam Bhole
Bhole Bam Bhole
Jai Jai Shiv Shambhu

 

 

Meanings of Dialect and Difficult Words

 

Shambhu = An epithet of Shiv

Bholenath = Another epithet of Shiv. (Literally) A simple person. Shiv is generally portrayed as guileless

Jid (Zid) = Obstinacy

Saptarishi = Seven Sages

Kaay (Kyon) = Why

Kho (Ko)

Var = Groom

Ke Laane (Ke Liye) = For

Jaake (Jinke) = On whom

Sees (Sheesh) = Head

Khapra = Tiled roof

Chhapra = Small hut

Phoons = Straw

Madaiya = Hovel

Avdhoot = Ascetic

Binnu = A word of endearment for a girl

Toda = Stick

Dangar = Beasts, particularly cattle

Ve Binke = Other than that

Kachhue Naiya = Nothing

Jata Lata = Long hair

Na Kabahun = Never

Sanvaare = Combs

Deesat = Appears

Maha Bhayankar = Extremely fearsome

Moorh = Face

Baila (Bail) = Bull

Shankar = Another epithet of Shiv

Rasiya = Ardent follower

Kya Chahne (Kya Chahiye) = What does he want

Kaamdev = God of Love in Hindu Pantheon

Mardanhaari = Vanquisher (Literally: trampler)

Ghar-Grihasthi = Married life

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Parvati

 

Shambhu!

Shiv Shambhu!

Bholenath!

 

When Parvati was obstinate

Parvati, Parvati

The Seven Sages came to reason with her

The Seven Sages, The Seven Sages

 

Why be stubborn

Why torture yourself

For such a groom

 

From whose head flows Ganga

And snakes roam around his neck

He is such a simpleton

All call him Bholenath. Bholenath

 

He doesn’t have a roof or a hut

Not even a thatched hovel

There is nothing to eat

Only the cries of his warriors*

* Warriors refers to the Ganas, who were Shankar’s attendants, companions, and guards.

 

He roams around disguised as an ascetic

Now what can I tell you dear girl

He wanders carrying a stick and with beasts**

Other than that, he has nothing

** This refers to Shiv’s manifestation as Pashupatinath or Lord of the Beasts. The stick is used to herd them as cattle.

 

He never grooms his matted tresses

Appears extremely fearsome

His face displays a crescent moon

And Shankar rides a bull^@

@ This refers to the bull, Nandi, which is Shankar’s traditional mount

 

He is devoted to the name of Rama

He does not want anything else

He is the vanquisher of Kaamdev^@@

What does he know of married life

^@@ When Parvati was performing austerities for Shiv, she requested Kaamdev to help by impregnating love in Shiv. However, Shiv opened his third eye and burnt Kaamdev to ashes.

 

 
Parvati Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Hanuman Ansh
·       Singer: Sadhu Tiwari
·       Lyricist: Sadhu Tiwari
·       Composer: Sadhu Tiwari
·       On Screen: Shobhinaw Satyaa & Purnima Tiwari
·       Director & Producer: Vishal Chaturvedi
 
The video as it appears in the movie has not yet been released. In the meantime, enjoy the official video of Parvati, which intersperses a few sequences from the movie with a staged performance of the song. The singer is Sadhu Tiwari himself. The lady featured in the video is Agni Agyari, an Iranian-born actress working in India. She was chosen for her musical abilities, particularly her skill with the handpan and cajón (a wooden percussion box), both of which she is seen playing in the video.
 
Sadhu Tiwari has adapted the song from an ancient folk tradition. Enjoy the original version of Parvati in this video.
 
 
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Background Song Humnawa from Hamari Adhuri Kahani Translated

 

Humnawa: Translation of Papon Song from Hamari Adhuri Kahani

Meta Description:  Humnawa is a background song from Emraan Hashmi Vidya Balan starrer Hamari Adhuri Kahani. The poetic translation captures the soulful lyrics of Sayeed Quadri.

Setting the Background for Translating Humnawa

Vasudha (Vidya Balan) is married to Hari, who is absconding from the police. She works for Aarav (Emraan Hashmi) who owns a chain of hotels. The two get closer to each other and Humnawa plays in the background as Aarav falls in love with Vasudha.

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Humnawa

 

My soulmate, please embrace me as your own

My heart is an arid desert drench it with your love

Hmm.. Please extend your hand I am alone

My heart is an arid desert drench it with your love

 

Since long I have roamed aimlessly

Give my wandering heart a warm home

Today please put an end to my vagrancy

If you can, let some fondness be shown

My heart is an arid desert drench it with your love

 

On this dried branch why do flowers of the heart blossom

Why am I enchanted when sweet-scented flowers you mention

You brought those colours to my door

The ones I had never met before

My heart wants to thank you more and more

In my life get back the spring

Replace loneliness, fragrance you bring

My heart is an arid desert drench it with your love

Hmm.. Please extend your hand I am alone

My heart is an arid desert drench it with your love

 

As such my life has witnessed the changing of seasons

Why they appear beautiful now I don’t know the reasons

When I met you, then I realised

That at some level I’m still alive

Now I have started experiencing nature

The breezes that brush past the hair

Take two steps towards me, your past life disown

My heart is an arid desert drench it with your love

Hmm.. Please extend your hand I am alone

My heart is an arid desert drench it with your love

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Humnawa from Hamari Adhuri Kahani

 

Ae humnawa mujhe apna bana le   

Sookhi padi dil ki is zameen ko bhiga de  

Hmm.. hoon akela, zara haath badha de     

Sookhi padi dil ki is zameen ko bhiga de

 

Kab se main dar dar phir raha

Musaafir dil ko panaah de       

Tu awaargi ko meri aaj thehra de  

Ho sake toh thoda pyaar jataa de    

Sookhi padi iss dil ki zameen ko bhiga de

 

Murjhaayi si shaakh pe dil ke phool khilte hain kyun

Baat gulon ki zikr mehak ka achchha lagta hai kyun

Un rangon se tune milaaya

Jinse kabhi main mil na paaya

Dil karta hai tera shukriya

Phir se bahaarein tu laa de

Dil ka soona banjar mehka de  

Sukhi padi dil ki is zameen ko bhiga de

Hmm.. hoon akela, zara haath badha de

Sookhi padi dil ki is zameen ko bhiga de

 

Waise toh mausam guzre hain zindagi mein kayi

Par ab naa jaane kyun mujhe woh lag rahe hain haseen

Tere aane par jaana maine

Kahin na kahin zinda hoon main

Jeene lagaa hoon main ab ye fizaayein

Chehre ko chhooti hawaayein

Inki tarah do kadam toh badha le

Sookhi padi dil ki is zameen ko bhiga de

O.. hoon akela, zara haath badha de

Sookhi padi dil ki is zameen ko bhiga de

 
Meanings of Difficult Urdu Words

 

Humnawa = Someone who share the same sentiment, Soulmate

Dar-dar = From door to door (literal)

Musaafir = Traveller

Panaah = Refuge       

Awaargi = Vagrancy

Gulon = Flowers

Zikr = Reference

Mehak = Fragrance

Fizaayein = Environment

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Ruaan

 

O my soulmate, make me your own

Drench (with your love) the arid desert of my heart

Hmm.. I am alone, please extend your hand

Drench (with your love) the arid desert of my heart

 

Since long I have been roaming from place to place

Give refuge to my wandering heart

You stop my vagrant habits today

If possible, love me a little

 

Why do flowers of heart blossom on withered branches

Why are talks about fragrant flowers liked

You have introduced me to those colours

That I had never met before

My heart thanks you

Bring back springtime again

Fill this barren heart with fragrance

 

As such many seasons have changed in my life

But I don’t know why now they appear beautiful

When you came I realised

That somewhere I am alive

I have begun to experience this environment

Breezes that touch the face

Take two steps towards me like them

 

Humnawa Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Hamari Adhuri Kahani
·       Singer: Papon
·       Lyricist: Sayeed Quadri
·       Composer: Mithoon
·       On Screen: Emraan Hashmi & Vidya Balan
·       Producer: Mahesh Bhatt
 
Enjoy the video of Humnawa. You may also like to check out the translation of Hamari Adhuri Kahani from the same movie. You can also try Mere Humnafas Mere Humnawa, one of the most popular entries at Bollywood Translations.
 
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Meta Title: Hai Apna Dil To Awara Sad Version Translated And Explained

 

Hai Apna Dil To Awara: Sad Version Translated of Solva Saal

Meta Description:  Hai Apna Dil To Awara appears as both sad and happy version in Solva Saal. The Bollywood hit song features Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman. Enjoy the translation.

Setting the Background for Translating Hai Apna Dil To Awara

After the happy version of Hai Apna Dil To Awara plays aboard the train, Prannath (Dev Anand) helps Laaj (Waheeda Rehman) out of an extremely difficult predicament. The ensuing events bring them closer, and love begins to blossom, though neither expresses their feelings. Having safely escorted Laaj home, Prannath goes back to his carefree ways, but with a new longing in his heart.

This time alone in the train compartment, he gives melancholic expression to his unspoken feelings in the sad version of the song. The first verse reinforces his desire to be free, but the second verse brings out the sadness of incomplete love. The interludes between the verses cut to Laaj, equally wistful, gazing from her balcony and wondering what might have been.

 
The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Hai Apna Dil To Awara (Sad)

 

My heart is a maverick

I don’t know whom he will favour

My heart is a maverick

I don’t know whom he will favour

 

In one place he won’t remain

Which tune will he entertain

Sometimes he will take one lane

Then elsewhere he’s seen

In one place he won’t remain

Which tune will he entertain

Sometimes he will take one lane

Then elsewhere he’s seen

Roaming footloose and chaotic

I don’t know whom he will favour

My heart is a maverick

I don’t know whom he will favour

 

He met someone recently

What came of it, please tell me

Did it happen really

Or was it a dream

He met someone recently

What came of it, please tell me

Did it happen really

Or was it a dream

Self inflicted pain tragic

I don’t know whom he will favour

My heart is a maverick

I don’t know whom he will favour

 

My heart is a maverick

I don’t know whom he will favour

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Hai Apna Dil To Awara (Sad) from Solva Saal

 

Hai apna dil to awara

Na jaane kispe aayega

Hai apna dil to awara

Na jaane kispe aayega

Rukega na ruka hai,

Na jaane dhun kya hai

Kabhi ye rasta hai,

Kabhi wo rasta

Rukega na ruka hai,

Na jaane dhun kya hai

Kabhi ye rasta hai,

Kabhi wo rasta

Phire hai dar-ba-dar maara,

Na jaane kispe aayega

Hai apna dil to awara

Na jaane kispe aayega

Kisi se ye mila tha,

Bataaye koi kya tha

Bedaari ka sama tha

Ke tha wo sapana

Kisi se ye mila tha,

Bataaye koi kya tha

Bedaari ka sama tha

Ke tha wo sapana

Khud apane dard se haara,

Na jaane kispe aayega

Hai apna dil to awara

Na jaane kispe aayega

Hai apna dil to awara

Na jaane kispe aayega

 
Meanings of Difficult Urdu Words

 

Awara = Tramp, Maverick

Dar-ba-dar = From one door to the next

Bedaari = Wakefulness

 
The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Hai Apna Dil To Awara (Sad)

 

My heart is a maverick

I don’t know on whom he will descend

 

He has not stopped nor will he

He does not know which tune he will sing next

Sometimes he takes this path

Sometimes the other one

He stumbles from one door to the next

I don’t know on whom he will descend

 

He had met someone

Someone say what happened

Was he awake then

Or was it a dream

He is a victim of self-inflicted pain

I don’t know on whom he will descend

 

Hai Apana Dil To Awara (Sad) Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Solva Saal
·       Singer: Hemant Kumar
·       Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri
·       Composer: Sachin Dev Burman
·       On Screen: Dev Anand & Waheeda Rehman
·       Director: Raj Khosla
·       Year: 1958
 
Enjoy the video of Hai Apna Dil To Awara (Sad). It was not uncommon for Hindi films to have happy and sad versions of the same song. Such pairs added value to the album. The musical score was melancholier in the sad version and the lyrics were plaintive as well. The happy version was for falling in love and the sad version was for after break-ups. Another such pair from the movie Jab Jab Phool Khile has been translated here.
 
·       Pardesiyon Se Na Ankhiyan Milana (Happy)
·       Pardesiyon Se Na Ankhiyan Milana (Sad)
 
 
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