New 2026 Song Saawan Aaya Hai from Sooraj Barjatya Film

 

Saawan Aaya Hai – New Song from Yeh Prem Mol Liya Translated

Meta Description:  Saawan Aaya Hai is a Bollywood rain song from latest Sooraj Barjatya film Yeh Prem Mol Liya. The refreshing love song features Ayushmann Khurrana and Sharvari.  

Setting the Background for Translating Saawan Aaya Hai

With Yeh Prem Mol Liyo, Sooraj Barjatya and Rajshri Productions return to the beloved “Prem” franchise, this time with Ayushmann Khurrana stepping into the role previously associated with Salman Khan.

The film is scheduled for a theatrical release on November 27, 2026, so its precise place in the narrative is not yet known. The song is a tender expression of mutual love, set against the backdrop of saawan, the monsoon season. The rains provide a fitting accompaniment to the romance, the fresh, gentle showers enhancing the joy and blossoming of love. But the lovers feel that it is their romance that has brought about the rains.

Translating “Bheegi”

“Bheegi” is a recurring and significant word in the song, used as an adjective for various things associated with love and romance. Its simplest translation is “wet”. However, the word does not describe a physical state. It implies that these elements of romance become even more attractive in the rainy environment. Finding the right English equivalent took some deliberation. Using “wet” or synonyms like “dewy” and “drenched” did not blend and moreover failed to serve the purpose indicated earlier. In the end, “rainy” seemed the best choice because it retains the sense of wetness while adding a touch of intimacy and tenderness.

The rhyme, metre and brevity of many lines posed considerable challenges for a literal translation. The singable version therefore involves a fair degree of transcreation to preserve the song's rhythm and flow. A more literal translation has also been provided for those who wish to stay closer to the original lyrics.

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Saawan Aaya Hai

 

Rainy moments

Rainy footsteps

Rainy farewells

Rainy doorbells

 

Rainy moments

Rainy footsteps

Rainy farewells

Rainy doorbells

 

See the rain without clouds is spreading magical cheer

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

O Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

 

My heart has called you alone so please do come my dear

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

O Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

What you want to do

I want the same too

Then what’s the problem

Darling, tell me

Why should we meet like this secretly

 

Now you are with me

And I am with you

Rainbow hues fill the skies above

Let raindrops shower us with love

 

The thrill of meeting in a secret rendezvous,

Is never to be found by meeting in full view

 

Rainy friendship

Rainy bonding

Rainy meetings

Rainy mischief

 

The rain is a timely excuse for us to be near

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

O Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

 

Just like me the clouds too were yearning

Now they have begun raining

They heard my ardent sighs

My pleas heard by the skies

My prayers answered above

 

Neither the winds up high

Nor the clouds drifting by

It is the magic of your love

 

Rainy tresses

Rainy embrace

Rainy you me

Rainy our space

 

Dewy moistened dreams have pervaded the atmosphere

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

O Darling now that you have come

My monsoon is also here

 
The Original Hindi Lyrics of Saawan Aaya Hai from Yeh Prem Mol Liya

 

 

Bheege lamhe
Bheegi aahat
Bheegi doori
Bheegi dastak

Bheege lamhe
Bheegi aahat
Bheegi doori
Bheegi dastak

Bin baadal ke barkha ne jadoo chalaya hai
Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai
Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai

Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai
O Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai

Tum aao na tumko hi dil ne bulaya hai
Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai
Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai

O Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai
Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai

Jo tera mun hai
Wo mera mun hai
Phir kya uljhun hai?
Tu hi bata
Aise chhup chhup ke milna bhi kya?

Tu mere sang hai
Main tere sang hun
Aaj satrangi hai aasmaan
Rang barsa de tu pyaar ka

Hai alag hi maza chhup ke milne mein jo
Hai kahan baat phir khul ke milne mein wo

Beega bandhan
Bheegi dori
Bheega sangam
Bheegi chori

Bheege bheege bahano ne humko milaaya hai
Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai
O Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai

Meri tarah hi tha yeh tarsa
Dekh mausam aaj barsa
Meri aahon ko sun ke
Duaon ko sun ke
Hawaon ne badla sama

 

Na hawaon se hai
Na ghataon se hai
Yeh hai jaadu tere pyaar ka

 

Bheegi zulfein
Bheegi baahein
Bheege hum tum
Bheegi saansein

 

Bheege bheege se khwaabon ne dera jamaaya hai..

Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai
Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai
Saajan tere aane se
Mera saawan aaya hai
O Saajan tere aane se

Mera saawan aaya hai

 
Meanings of Difficult Words

 

Aahat = Noise
Dastak = Knock
Uljhann = Problem
Satrangi = Seven-coloured (rainbow coloured)
Tarsa = Yearned
Dera Jamaaya = Camped, Took up quarters

 

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Ruaan

 

Rainy moments

Rainy footsteps

Rainy distances

Rainy knocking

 

Rain without clouds has created magic

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon has come as well

Please come my heart has called only you

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon has come as well

What you want to do

I want the same too

Then what is the problem?

You only tell me

What is the point meeting secretly like this?

 

You are with me

I am with you

Today the sky is rainbow coloured

Shower the colours of love

 

The unique joy that is there in meeting secretly

Is not there in meeting openly

Rainy relation

Rainy thread

Rainy meeting

Rainy stealing (of heart)

 

The excuse of rain has enabled us to meet

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon has come as well

Like me, it was yearning

See the weather has started raining

Hearing my sighs

Hearing my pleas

The winds have changed the atmosphere

 

It is not because of the breezes

It is not because of the clouds

It is the magic of your love

 

Rainy tresses

Rainy embrace

Rainy me and you

Raint breaths

 

The moistened dreams have settled around us

Darling now that you have come

My monsoon has come as well

 

Saawan Aaya Hai Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Yeh Prem Mol Liya
·       Singers: Shreya Ghoshal & Keshav Anand
·       Lyricist: Mayur Puri
·       Composer: Himesh Reshammiya
·       On Screen: Ayushmann Khurrana & Sharvari
·       Director, Producer: Sooraj Barjatya (Rajshri Productions)
 
Enjoy the teaser video of Saawan Aaya Hai. I have other rain songs at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
 
·       Bheegi Saree
·       O Sajana Barkha Bahar Aayi
 
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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.
 
 
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·       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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