O Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi – Translation of Parakh Rain
Song
Meta Description: O Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi is a
Bollywood rain song from Bimal Roy film Parakh. Enjoy the translation of
the simple lyrics by Shailendra sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Setting the Background for Translating O Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi
Parakh is set in a village milieu and revolves around
an ensemble cast. Seema (Sadhana) is a simple young woman in love with the
upright schoolmaster Rajat (Basanta Choudhury). Her feelings are returned, but
in keeping with the social conventions of the time and place, their affection remains
largely unspoken, cherished quietly in their individual hearts.
One day, with the
arrival of the season's first rains, Seema finds herself overwhelmed by
thoughts of her beloved. Her emotions spill over into the song O Sajna
Barkha Bahaar Aayi. As she sings, Rajat listens from within his home and
through his silent reaction, the audience is allowed a glimpse of the depth of
his own feelings for Seema.
Released in 1960, Parakh
has long faded from popular memory, but this song, exquisitely rendered by Lata
Mangeshkar, has endured for generations as a stand-alone classic. It regularly
features in lists of the greatest Bollywood rain songs and exemplifies an era
when cinematic romance was understated yet deeply evocative, expressed through
suggestion rather than declaration and portrayed in harmony with the rhythms of
nature.
The song's enduring
appeal owes much to Salil Chowdhury's haunting melody and Shailendra's poetic
lyrics. Yet equal credit belongs to Bimal Roy's sensitive black-and-white
visualization, in which words, voice, performance, music, and monsoon rain
blend seamlessly to create a timeless classic.
The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of O Sajna
Barkha Bahar Aayi
O beloved
O beloved, the
pleasant rain arrives
Joy showers from the
skies
Love blossoms in the
eyes
O beloved, the
pleasant rain arrives
Joy showers from the
skies
Love blossoms in the
eyes
O beloved
The songbird within me
calls out lovingly to you
The songbird within me
calls out lovingly to you
It sweetly fires up my
heart with tender passion new
O beloved, the
pleasant rain arrives
Joy showers from the
skies
Love blossoms in the
eyes
O beloved
In this drizzle, the
season’s first
My eyes laden with
unquenched thirst
In your dreams my love
I’m immersed
In this drizzle, the
season’s first
My eyes laden with
unquenched thirst
In your dreams my love
I’m immersed
When the beautiful
dark clouds cover the skies
When the beautiful
dark clouds cover the skies
It seems that night
has descended, but sleep evades the eyes
O beloved, the
pleasant rain arrives
Joy showers from the
skies
Love blossoms in the
eyes
O beloved, the
pleasant rain arrives
Joy showers from the
skies
Love blossoms in the
eyes
O beloved
The Original Hindi Lyrics of O Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi from
Parakh
o sajna..
o sajna, barkha bahaar
aayi
ras ki puhaar laayi,
akhiyon me pyaar laayi
o sajna barkha bahaar
aayi
ras ki puhaar laayi,
akhiyon me pyaar laayi
o sajna
tumko pukaare mere man
ka papihara
tumko pukaare mere man
ka papihara
meethi meethi agani me
jale mora jiyara
o sajna barkha bahaar
aayi
ras ki puhaar laayi,
akhiyon me pyaar laayi
o sajna
aise rimjhim mein o
sajan,
pyaase pyaase mere
nayan
tere hi khwaab me kho
gayi
aise rimjhim mein o
sajan,
pyaase pyaase mere
nayan
tere hi khwaab me kho
gayi
saanvli salauni ghata
jab jab chaayi
saanvli salauni ghata
jab jab chaayi
akhiyon mein rain aa
gayi, nindiya na aayi
o sajna barkha bahaar
aayi
ras ki puhaar laayi,
akhiyon me pyaar laayi
o sajna barkha bahaar
aayi
ras ki puhaar laayi,
akhiyon me pyaar laayi
o sajna
Meanings of Difficult Words
Sajna = Beloved
Barkha bahaar = Merry
monsoon season
Ras = Enjoyment
Puhaar = Spray
Papihara = Common Hawk
Cuckoo
Saanvli = Dusky
Salauni = Beautiful
Ghata = Cloud cover
Rain = Night
The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of O Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi
O beloved, the merry
monsoon season has arrived
It has brought the
enjoyment of the drizzle
It has brought love in
the eyes
The cuckoo in my mind
calls you
In a sweet flame my
heart burns
In such a drizzle O
beloved
My eyes are thirsty
(for love)
I got lost in your
dreams
Whenever the dusky
beautiful clouds appear
Night descends in the
eyes, but sleep does not come
O Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi Fact
Sheet
· Movie: Parakh
Best
Director – Bimal Roy
Best
Supporting Actor Motilal
Best Sound –
George D’Cruz
Best Film –
Bimal Roy
Best Story –
Salil Choudhury
