Lahu Munh Lag Gaya Translation of Holi Song from Ram-Leela

 

Lahu Munh Lag Gaya: Poetic Translation of Ram-Leela Holi Song

Meta Description:  Ram-Leela is a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film based on Romeo and Juliet. Lahu Munh Lag Gaya is a passionate Holi song. Enjoy the poetic translation and explanation.

Setting the Background for Translating Lahu Munh Lag Gaya

 

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The two feuding clans are the Rajadis and the Saneras: Ram (Ranveer Singh) belongs to the Rajadi clan, while Leela (Deepika Padukone) is a Sanera. They have obviously heard of each other, but their first actual encounter takes place during the Saneras’ Holi celebrations, which Ram gate-crashes.

 This happens early in the narrative. Ram and Leela’s first interaction begins as a confrontation: they reject, taunt and tease each other, but a kiss and a wink from Leela suddenly transforms their hostility into flirtation. It is at this moment that Lahu Munh Lag Gaya begins in the background.

Holi is the perfect setting for this encounter. The festival brings colour, sensuality, physical proximity and, above all, a temporary licence to cross boundaries that would ordinarily be unthinkable because of the feud between their families. In this respect, the sequence corresponds closely to the first meeting of Romeo and Juliet at the Capulet ball, which Bhansali is adapting here. The picturisation is particularly effective because the lyrics are in constant dialogue with the gestures, glances and physical movements of the two characters.

 

Translating “Lahu Munh Lag Gaya”

 

The phrase “Lahu munh lag gaya” literally means “blood has touched the mouth” or “blood has been tasted.” Its deeper sense comes from the image of a predator tasting human blood for the first time and thereafter developing an irresistible appetite for it. Here, the metaphor suggests that once Ram has experienced this sudden intimacy with Leela, he is hooked and he can no longer simply walk away from her.

 

My first reaction was that translating the phrase literally would sound too brutal in English, and I toyed with something softer, such as “blame it on the season.” But that would lose something important. The image of blood is deliberately provocative, and the metaphor of blood runs through the song. It conveys the sudden awakening of desire far more powerfully than a conventional romantic expression would.

 

I would therefore be reluctant to soften it too much. If you have a better way of capturing both the sensuality and the slightly dangerous edge of “Lahu munh lag gaya”, please share it in the comments.

 

 
The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Lahu Munh Lag Gaya

 

Glides, glides, the mind glides

Takes wings, longs to be by your side

The mind soars, the feet guide

You they seek to find

Leave the world behind

 

Tasted blood on the tongue

Tasted blood on the tongue

Passions that lay dormant

Now have arisen

O! Tasted blood on the tongue

Dreams that kindle desire

Lips that set them on fire

Dreams that kindle desire

Lips that set them on fire

Gave all the slip through the lips

To the veins one by one

 

O! Tasted blood on the tongue

O! Tasted blood on the tongue

O! Tasted blood on the tongue

 

Eyes roam hither and thither

Carefree free free free

My breath is intertwined with her

Completely lee lee lee

 

Flowing merrily

Glowing steadily

Flowing merrily

Glowing steadily

Captured my heart now I’m undone

 

Through the lips O through the lips

Tasted blood on the tongue

O! Tasted blood on the tongue

Tasted blood on the tongue

 

Passions that lay dormant

Now have arisen

O! Tasted blood on the tongue

Dreams that kindle desire

Lips that set them on fire

Dreams that kindle desire

Lips that set them on fire

Through the lips O through the lips

Tasted blood on the tongue

 

O! Tasted blood on the tongue

O! Tasted blood on the tongue

O! Tasted blood on the tongue

 
The Original Hindi Lyrics of Lahu Munh Lag Gaya from Ram-Leela

 

Ude ude mann ude
Par lage tere sang jude
Mann ude pag badhe
Teri ore badhe
Jag chhod badhe

 

Lahu munh lag gaya
Lahu munh lag gaya
Soya tha nas nas mein
Ab ye jag gaya
Aye lahu munh lag gaya
Labon ke chhoone se
Khwabon ke kone se
Labon ke chhoone se
Khwabon ke kone se
Bachke sab se lab se lab ye
Rag se rag gaya

 

Aye lahu munh lag gaya
Aye lahu munh lag gaya
Aye lahu munh lag gaya

Bhatak rahi hai aankh ye
Malang ang ang ang
Atak gayi hai saans uske
Sang sang sang sang

Kal kal behta tha
Chhal chhal rehta tha
Kal kal behta tha
Chhal chhal rehta tha
Jaan le ke jaane kab gaya

Lab se lab ye lab lab se
Lahu muh lag gaya
Aye lahu munh lag gaya
Lahu mu lag gaya

Soya tha nas nas mein
Ab ye jag gaya
Aye lahu munh lag gaya
Labon ke chhoone se
Khwabon ke kone se
Labon ke chhoone se
Khwabon ke kone se
Lab se lab ye lab lab se
Lahu munh lag gaya

 

Aye lahu munh lag gaya
Aye lahu munh lag gaya
Aye lahu munh lag gaya

 
Meanings of Difficult Words

 
Par lage = Get wings
Pag = Feet
Labon = Lips
Khwabon = Dreams
Rag = Vein
Bhatak = Wander
Malang = Carefree

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Lahu Munh Lag Gaya

 

The mind flies

Gets wings and joins with you

The mind flies the feet move ahead

They move towards you

Leave the world and move

 

The mouth has tasted blood

It (blood) was sleeping in the veins

Now it has woken up

The lips having touched it

From the corner of the dreams

Escaping from all, from the lips

It went from vein to vein

 

This eye is wandering

Carefree

Breath has got stuck with her

Company

It flows with a gurgling sound

It stays sparkling

I don’t know when it took my life and went

 

Lahu Munh Lag Gaya Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
·       Singer: Shadab Faridi
·       Lyricist: Siddarth Garima
·       Composer: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
·       On Screen: Ranveer Singh & Deepika Padukone
·       Director & Producer: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
 
Enjoy the video of Lahu Munh Lag Gaya.  You may want to compare it with the scene from Franco Zeffirilli’s Romeo and Juliet.
 
I have other songs from Goliyon Ki Raasleela at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
 
·       Ram Chahe Leela
·       Ang Laga De Re
 
 
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Translation of Hua Shankhnaad Title Track of Dassehra Movie

 

Hua Shankhnaad – Kailash Kher Song Translated and Explained  

Meta Description:  Hua Shankhnaad is the title track of Dassehra. This veer rasa song is rendered by Kailash Kher and features Neil Nitin Mukesh. Enjoy the powerful translation.

Setting the Background for Translating Hua Shankhnaad

 

Dassehra (2018) is a Bollywood film in the familiar genre in which an honest individual is forced by circumstances to take on a corrupt establishment. DSP Rudra Pratap Singh Chauhan (played by Neil Nitin Mukesh) finds his investigations thwarted at every turn by those in power. When his wife and colleague, SP Aditi Rudra Pratap Singh, is killed, Rudra takes on the role of a one-man army and sets out to eradicate the corrupt system at its roots.

 

In the film, the culmination of Rudra’s mission takes place on Dassehra, the day traditionally associated with Rama’s slaying of Ravana and therefore with the triumph of good over evil. Hua Shankhnaad, which opens with the blowing of the conch to announce the commencement of battle, ends with an invocation of victory on Dassehra. It is for this reason that the song is also referred to as the film’s “title track.” Along the way, it contains several references to the Ramayana, as well as one to the Mahabharata, all of which are explained in the meanings.

 

Hua Shankhnaad belongs to the veer rasa tradition and consequently has a powerful, martial beat. The original achieves much of its force through consistent internal and end rhymes built around recurring sounds. In my translation, I have sacrificed the internal rhymes, while allowing the end-rhyme pattern to vary from verse to verse. This was necessary to keep the poetic translation as close in meaning and imagery to the original as possible, while retaining its martial character and singability.

 

 

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Hua Shankhnaad

 

 

The conch has sounded, take up arms, challenge them, yours is the field

The enemy hosts surround you now, blood soak the earth but do not yield

 

Here beasts look on with vulture eyes, they pierce your hearts with spikes of fear

The clouds lie hidden in night’s dark veil, the altar prepared, and the goal is clear

 

Where deceit masquerades as power, misdeeds protect the unsavoury

Strike down the foe, let heads roll free, unfurl the flag of your victory

 

Sky high burns the flame in Dassehra, end evil’s reign in Dassehra,

Justice itself is Dassehra, victory is the aim of Dassehra

 

There was a Rama in Treta Yuga

One Ravana fell beneath his hand

This dark age breeds countless Ravanas

Rama was reborn to cleanse the land

 

The conch has sounded, take up arms, challenge them, yours is the field

The enemy hosts surround you now, blood soak the earth but do not yield

 

Ravana in the guise of man does

Lakshman’s protective line transgress

Then Rama, Sita awaits your coming

In each age when she is in distress

 

The conch has sounded, take up arms, challenge them, yours is the field

The enemy hosts surround you now, blood soak the earth but do not yield

The enemy hosts surround you now, blood soak the earth but do not yield

 

Now do this much for me

Vanquish the enemy

Guarantee my safety

Do save me do save me

 

Let goodness bear its fruit

Wicked you execute

Enemy you uproot

The enemy the enemy

 

Yaksha asks a timeless question

When shall sin be trampled on

Rama’s patience is on its edge

Ten-headed Ravana will be gone

 

Now rage surges through the blood

Evil shall burn and not endure

Rama has now drawn his bowstring

Ravana’s death is written for sure

 

The conch has sounded, take up arms, challenge them, yours is the field

The enemy hosts surround you now, blood soak the earth but do not yield

 

Here beasts look on with vulture eyes, they pierce your hearts with spikes of fear

The clouds lie hidden in night’s dark veil, the altar prepared, and the goal is clear

 

Where deceit masquerades as power, misdeeds protect the unsavoury

Kill the enemy, let the heads roll, unfurl the flag of your victory

 

Sky high burns the flame in Dassehra, end evil’s reign in Dassehra,

Justice itself is Dassehra, victory is the aim of Dassehra

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Hua Shankhnaad from Dassehra

 

Hua Shankhnaad Hai, Shastra Utha, Kar Aahwan, Ran Kshetra Tera 

Chahu Oar Vyuha Mein Tu Hai Ghira, Bana Laal Dhara, Tu Shaurya Dikha

 

Yahaan Dusht Giddh Sa Taad Raha, Bhay Keel Hriday Mein Gaad Raha
Ghane Andhkar Mein Gum Hai Chhata, Balivedi Saji, Gatirodh Hata

 

Chhal, Bal, Varchasva Ne Swaang Bhara, Dushkaram Adharma Ka Hai Pehra
Kar Shatru Hanan, Nar-Mund Gira, Dhwaj Apni Vijay Ka Tu Lehra

 

Jale Agni Shikha Sa Dussehra, Unmaad Krodh Ka Dussehra
Yehi Parv Nyay Ka Dussehra, Hai Lakshya Vijay Ka Dussehra

 

 

Ram Hue Ek Treta Mein
Ek Ravan Ka Sanhaar Kiya
Is Yug Mein Sau Sau Ravan Hai
Phir Ram Ne Hi Avtaar Liya

Hua Shankhnaad Hai, Shastra Utha, Kar Aahwan, Ran Kshetra Tera 

Chahu Oar Vyuha Mein Tu Hai Ghira, Bana Laal Dhara, Tu Shaurya Dikha

 

Bhesh Badal Nara Ka Ravan
Hai Langh Raha Lakshman Rekha
Har Yug Mein Lut Ti Sita Ne
Hai Ram Tera Rasta Dekha

Hua Shankhnaad Hai, Shastra Utha, Kar Aahwan, Ran Kshetra Tera 

Chahu Oar Vyuha Mein Tu Hai Ghira, Bana Laal Dhara, Tu Shaurya Dikha

 

Itna To Tu Kaam Kar De
Khel Tamam Kar De
Ab Traahi Maam Kar De
Traahi Maam Traahi Maam

 

Sheesh Gira De Dhad Se
Taap Bujha De Tad Se
Shatru Mita De Jad Se
Shatru Mita Shatru Mita

 

Puchh Raha Hai Yaksh Prashna Ye
Paap Ka Mardan Kab Hoga?
Toot Raha Hai Dhairya Ram Ka
Bhasam Dashanan Ab Hoga

 

Khaul Raha Aakrosh Rakt Mein
Paap Dahan Ho Jaavega Re
Taan Diyo Ab Baan Ram Ne
Raavan Bach Na Paavega

 

Hua Shankhnaad Hai, Shastra Utha, Kar Aahwan, Ran Kshetra Tera 

Chahu Oar Vyuha Mein Tu Hai Ghira, Bana Laal Dhara, Tu Shaurya Dikha

 

Yahaan Dusht Giddh Sa Taad Raha, Bhay Keel Hriday Mein Gaad Raha
Ghane Andhkar Mein Gum Hai Chhata, Balivedi Saji, Gatirodh Hata

 

Chhal, Bal, Varchasva Ne Swaang Bhara, Dushkaram Adharma Ka Hai Pehra
Kar Shatru Hanan, Nar-Mund Gira, Dhwaj Apni Vijay Ka Tu Lehra

 

Jale Agni Shikha Sa Dussehra, Unmaad Krodh Ka Dussehra
Yehi Parv Nyay Ka Dussehra, Hai Lakshya Vijay Ka Dussehra

 

Meanings of Difficult Words

 

Shankhnaad = The sound from blowing a conch shell (equivalent to a bugle call)

Shastra = Weapons

Aahwan = Challenge

Ran Kshetra = Battle field

Chahu Oar = All around

Vyuha = Battle formations

Dhara = Earth

Shaurya = Valour

Dusht = Evil

Giddh = Vulture

Taad Raha = Staring

Bhay = Fear

Keel = Nail

Gum Hai = Lost

Chhata = Clouds

Balivedi = Sacrificial altar

Gatirodh = Obstacles (literally speed breakers)

Chhal = Deceit

Varchasva = Domination

Swaang = Mockery

Dushkaram = Evil deeds

Adharma = Immorality

Hanan = Killing

Nar-Mund = Human head

Dhwaj = Flag

Shikha = Peak

Unmaad = Mania

Parv = Festival

Treta = The Hindu timeline is divided into four yugas (eras) of which Treta is the second one. Rama took avatar in Treta yuga.

Sanhaar = Killing

Avtaar = Incarnation

Langh = Transgress

Lakshman Rekha = In the Ramayana narrative this refers to the magical line that Lakshman drew to protect Sita when he left her alone in the hermitage.

Rasta Dekha = Waited

Khel Tamam Kar De = To finish the game

Traahi Maam = A Sanskrit invocation translating to Help Me

Sheesh = Head

Dhad = Body

Tad Se = Instantly

Yaksh Prashna = Yaksh is a revered nature spirit in Hindu mythology. In the Mahabharat, a Yaksh asked several philosophical questions to Yudhishthira, and hence “Yaksh Prashna” has become an idiom for a difficult but relevant question 

Mardan = Crushing

Dhairya = Patience

Bhasam = Burnt to cinders

Dashanan = Ten Headed – an epithet for Ravana

Khaul Raha = Boiling

Aakrosh = Rage

Rakt = Blood

Dahan = Burning

Taan Diyo = Drew the bowstring

Baan = Arrow

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Hua Shankhnaad

 

The conch has been sounded, take up arms, this is your battle field

You are surrounded on all sides by battle formations, redden the earth, show your valour

 

Here the evil stare at you like vultures (getting ready for a feast), they drive fear like a nail into your heart

The clouds are lost in the darkness, the sacrificial altar is adorned, remove the obstacles

 

Deceit, power, domination mock (the innocent), evil deeds guard immorality

Kill the enemy, cut off the heads, unfurl the flag of your victory

 

Let Dassehra burn like peak of fire, let Dassehra unveil manic rage

Dassehra is the festival of justice, the objective of Dassehra is victory (over evil)       

 

There was a Rama in Treta Yuga

He killed one Ravana then

In this age there are hundreds of Ravanas

So, Rama has taken incarnation again

 

Ravana in the guise of man

Is transgressing the Lakshman Rekha

In every age the distressed Sita

Has waited for Rama

Do this much work

Finish the game (by destroying evil)

Now save me

Save me save me

 

Lop off the head from the body

Extinguish the heat instantly

Eliminate the enemy from the roots

Eliminate the enemy eliminate the enemy

 

The Yaksh is asking this question

When will sin be crushed?

Rama is losing his patience

Dashanan will now be burnt to ash

(This relates to an effigy of Ravana being burnt on Dassehra Day)

 

Rage is boiling in the blood

Sin will be burnt

Rama has strung an arrow now

Ravana will not be saved

 

Hua Shankhnaad Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Dassehra
·       Singer: Kailash Kher
·       Lyricist: Rajesh Manthan
·       Composer: Vijay Verma
·       On Screen: Neil Nitin Mukesh
 
 
Enjoy the lyrical audio of Hua Shankhnaad.  I have other songs based on the Indian epics at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
 
·       Suno Draupadi
·       Aarambh Hai Prachand
 
 
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 Tera Mera Rishta Continues – Translated Song from Awarapan 2

Meta Description:  Tera Mera Rishta Continues is a link song from Emraan Hashmi sequel Awarapan 2.  Enjoy the translation and explanation of both songs at Bollywood Translations.

 

Setting the Context of Tera Mera Rishta Continues in Awarapan 2

At the end of Awarapan, Shivam (Emraan Hashmi) is presumed dead in the final shootout. Awarapan 2, however, reveals that he has miraculously survived. Yet his relationship with Aaliyah, his love from the first film, has never truly ended. Shivam continues to visit her grave and remains burdened by guilt, grief, and the memories of their unfinished relationship.

 

In Awarapan 2, Shivam meets Zara (Disha Patani), opening the possibility of a new relationship and a new beginning. But Shivam is emotionally incapable of simply leaving Aaliyah behind. His unresolved grief continues to haunt him, making it difficult for him to give himself fully to the new love that has entered his life.

 

This is the emotional context of Tera Mera Rishta Continues. The song recalls and acknowledges the deep bond Shivam shared with Aaliyah and the traumatic consequences of that relationship, but at the same time urges him to release the past and embrace the love and life that are still waiting for him. In this sense, the song acts as a bridge between Shivam’s unresolved relationship with Aaliyah in the first film and his emerging emotional relationship with Zara in the sequel.

 

There is also a spiritual dimension to the song. A spiritual presence seems to be urging Shivam to begin his life again. The “tu” or “you” addressed in the song refers to Shivam, while the voice addressing him can be understood as that of a spiritual guide or force. A similar spiritual relationship existed in the original Awarapan, and it appears to continue into the sequel. This is, of course, my interpretation of the song and its place in the narrative. If you have a different reading of Tera Mera Rishta Continues, I would love to hear it in the comments.

 

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Tera Mera Rishta Continues

  

Why this unrest? Why this price do you pay?

Why in this Hell of grief burn away?

 

I know you are broken

From yourself been taken

Find yourself again today

You are a wounded bird

That you still live is absurd

Listen to what I say

 

You and me go back a long way

You and me go back a long way

You and me go back a long way

 

Why with your life you express dismay?

Embrace it again without any delay

The past has no value

It has severed from you

You too let it drift away

 

That your peace of mind

Within you you’ll find

It had never gone astray

 

You and me go back a long way

You and me go back a long way

You and me go back a long way

 

Why this unrest? Why this price do you pay?

Why in this Hell of grief burn away?

 

You’re no longer in debt

The past you must forget

This is what the skies convey

 

In your love now include

In your desire renewed

The spectrum of life’s bouquet

 

You and me go back a long way

You and me go back a long way

You and me go back a long way

 

 

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Tera Mera Rishta Continues from Awarapan 2

 

 

Hai kya tadap? Hai yeh kaisi saza?
Kyun gham ki aag mein tu jal raha?

Maana hai toota tu
Khudse hai chhoota tu
Khudko tu khudse mila

 

Zakhmi parinda hai
Phir bhi tu zinda hai
Maanle kehna mera

Tera mera rishta puraana
Tera mera rishta puraana
Tera mera rishta puraana

Kyun zindagi se tu itna khafa?
Phir se ise le gale se laga

Jo bhi ujad gaya, 
Tujhse bichhad gaya 

Usko tu de bhi bujha

Tera sukoon to 
Tere hi paas hai 

Phir kahin kyun dhoondhna

Tera mera rishta puraana
Tera mera rishta puraana
Tera mera rishta puraana

Hai kya tadap? Hai yeh kaisi saza?
Kyun gham ki aag mein tu jal raha?

Khud ko na yun sata,
Usko tu de bhula 

Chahta yahi aasman

Ab tere pyaar mein, 
Dil ke qarar mein 

Shaamil tu karle jahaan

Tera mera rishta puraana
Tera mera rishta puraana
Tera mera rishta puraana

Meanings of Difficult Words

 

Tadap = Unease

Parinda = Bird

Khafa = Angry

Gale se laga = Embrace

Ujad = Barren

Bichhad = Separated

Bujha = Extinguish

Sukoon = Peace of mind

Qarar = Acceptance

Shaamil = Include

 

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Tera Mera Rishta Continues

 

What kind of unrest? What kind of punishment is this?

Why are you burning in the fire of grief?

 

I agree that you are broken

And separated from yourself

Connect with yourself

 

You are a wounded bird

Yet you are alive

Listen to what I say

 

You and me go back a long way

You and me go back a long way

You and me go back a long way

 

Why are you so angry with life

Embrace it once again

Whatever has withered away

Whatever has separated from you

Just extinguish that

 

Your peace of mind

Is only with you

Then why search somewhere else

You and me go back a long way

You and me go back a long way

You and me go back a long way

 

What kind of unrest? What kind of punishment is this?

Why are you burning in the fire of grief?

 

Do not torment yourself like this

You forget her

The skies too desire this

Now in your love

In the acceptance of your heart

Include the world

You and me go back a long way

You and me go back a long way

You and me go back a long way

 

Tera Mera Rishta Continues Fact Sheet

  

• Movie: Awarapan 2
• Singers: Saaj Bhatt, Subodhh Sharma
• Lyricist: Sayid Qadri
• Composer: Mithoon
• On Screen: Emraan Hashmi, Disha Patani
• Producer: Vishesh Bhatt

 

Enjoy the video of Tera Mera Rishta Continues. You can also check out the translation of the original Tera Mera Rishta. A similar song that also features Emraan Hashmi is Hamari Adhuri Kahani.

  

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Translation of Tiranga Patriotic Song from Hindi Movie Yodha

 

Tiranga – Translation of Patriotic Song by Manoj Muntashir

Meta Description:  Yodha is a 2024 patriotic Hindi movie. Tiranga was penned by Manoj Muntashir. It was used in the reels of Indian performances in the Commonwealth Games 2026.

Setting the Background for Translating Tiranga

I first encountered this song as the soundtrack to numerous reels celebrating the outstanding performances of Indian athletes at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Curious about its origin, I discovered that it was from the 2024 Hindi film Yodha, a movie that failed at the box office. The lyrics are by Manoj Muntashir, who has emerged as the latest in the tradition of patriotic Bollywood lyricists established by Kavi Pradeep and Prem Dhawan.
With India's Independence Day approaching, this seems an appropriate occasion to add Tiranga to Bollywood Translations.

Maa Se Hai Maati

Maa means "mother." In this line, Muntashir cleverly plays on two words that begin with the same sound: maati (earth or soil) and maatha (forehead). The alliteration reinforces the emotional connection between the motherland and the individual. Such wordplay is impossible to reproduce naturally in English, so some of its effect is inevitably lost in translation. That is one of the occupational hazards of literary translation.

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Tiranga

 

Let your Himalaya touch the heavens

Let your Ganga forever flow

May your tricolour soar so high

That the stars remain far below

 

Blessed is the earth

The forehead bows down

Earth on the forehead

We’ll adorn with pride

 

O mothers let ever blow

The fearless breezes

The tricolour sway as a hero

You be free and you be prosperous

That the stars remain far below

 

Blessed is the earth

The forehead bows down

Earth on the forehead

We’ll adorn with pride

 

O mothers let ever blow

The fearless breezes

The tricolour sway as a hero

You be free and you be prosperous

That the stars remain far below

 

Mothers we will lay our lives at your feet

Be assured your children will not retreat

 

Whenever danger threatens you

Call and we will surely come

Grant us time and again

The honour of martyrdom

 

Our trifling life is

Nothing compared to you

But only a brave heart

Can bid it adieu

 

Blessed is the earth

The forehead bows down

Earth on the forehead

We’ll adorn with pride

 

O mothers let ever blow

The fearless breezes

The tricolour sway as a hero

You be free and you be prosperous

That the stars remain far below

 

What is the worth of

This blood of mine

If it’s not shed

For you divine

 

O mothers let ever blow

The fearless breezes

The tricolour sway as a hero

You be free and you be prosperous

That the stars remain far below

 

The tricolour sway as a hero

That the stars remain far below

The tricolour sway as a hero

That the stars remain far below

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Tiranga from Yodha

 

Tera Himalaya Aakash Chhoo Le
Behti Rahe Teri Ganga
Ooncha Ho Itna, Itna Buland Ho
Taaron Ko Choomein Tiranga

 

Maa Se Hai Maati
Maa Se Hai Maatha
Maathe Pe Maati
Saza Ke Chalein

 

Maaye Chalti Rahe
Bekhauf Hawa Yeh
Lehra Ke Jhoomein Tiranga

Aazad Rahe, Aabaad Rahe Tu
Taaron Ko Choomein Tiranga

 

Maa Se Hai Maati
Maa Se Hai Maatha
Maathe Pe Maati
Saza Ke Chalein

 

Maaye Chalti Rahe
Bekhauf Hawa Yeh
Lehra Ke Jhoomein Tiranga

Aazad Rahe, Aabaad Rahe Tu
Taaron Ko Choomein Tiranga

 

Maaye Tere Liye Mar Mitenge
Tere Bete Na Peechhe Hatenge
Jab Tujhpe Aanch Aaye
Humein Tu Pukaar Lena
Balidaan Ka Bahaana
Humein Baar Baar Dena

Yeh Jo Jaan-Vaan Hai
Tere Saamne Kya Hai
Koyi Shoorveer Hi
Praan Daan Deta Hai

 

Maa Se Hai Maati
Maa Se Hai Maatha
Maathe Pe Maati
Saza Ke Chalein

 

Maaye Chalti Rahe
Bekhauf Hawa Yeh
Lehra Ke Jhoomein Tiranga

Aazad Rahe, Aabaad Rahe Tu
Taaron Ko Choomein Tiranga

 

Mere Lahu Ka
Hai Fayda Kya
Aye Na Maa
Jo Yeh Kaam Tere

 

Maaye Chalti Rahe
Bekhauf Hawa Yeh
Lehra Ke Jhoomein Tiranga

Aazad Rahe, Aabaad Rahe Tu
Taaron Ko Choomein Tiranga

 

Jhoomein Haan Jhoomein Tiranga
Taaron Ko Haan Choomein Tiranga
Jhoomein Haan Jhoomein Tiranga
Taaron Ko Haan Choomein Tiranga

 

 

Meanings of Difficult Words

 

Buland = Grand
Maati = Earth or Soil
Maatha = Forehead
Bekhauf = Fearless
Aabaad = Prosperous
Aanch aana = To be in trouble
Shoorveer = Braveheart

 

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Tiranga

 

Let your Himalaya touch the skies

Let your Ganga keep flowing

Let it be so high, and so grand

That the tricolour will kiss the stars

 

Maati (Earth) begins with Maa (Mother)

Maatha (Forehead) begins with Maa (Mother)

On our foreheads the earth (of our motherland)

We will adorn and move

 

Mothers, let flow

This fearless breeze

In which the tricolour will flutter and sway

You remain free, you remain prosperous

The tricolour will kiss the stars

 

Mothers, we will die for you

Your children will not retreat

When you are in trouble

You call us

An excuse for martyrdom

Give us again and again

 

This trifling life

Is nothing compared to you

Only a brave heart

Sacrifices his life

 

My blood

Has no utility

If mother

It does not serve you

 

Tiranga Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Yodha
·       Singer: B Praak
·       Lyricist: Manoj Muntashir
·       Composer: Tanishk Bagchi
·       On Screen: Siddharth Malhotra
·       Producer: Karan Johar (Dharma Productions)
 
Enjoy the video of Tiranga.  I have other patriotic songs at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
 
·       Maatrubhumi
·       Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna
·       Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon
·       Lehera Do
 
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