Sunday, November 3, 2024

Jaane Kya Tune Kahi from Pyaasa Translated and Explained

 

Jaane Kya Tune Kahi – Translation of Hit Song by Geeta Dutt

Meta Description:  Jaane Kya Tune Kahi is a Bollywood hit song from Guru Dutt movie Pyaasa. Enjoy the Geeta Dutt, S. D. Burman and Sahir Ludhianvi creation explained in English.

Setting the Background for Jaane Kya Tune Kahi

A destitute poet overhears a lady reciting a couplet and approaches her, curious about how she came upon his unpublished verse. The woman, a prostitute, perceives him as a potential customer and begins her solicitation in the form of a song, Jaane Kya Tune Kahi.
While the scene strays from reality, Sahir Ludhianvi’s lyrics possess a subtlety that makes the invitation to the encounter barely discernible. Pyaasa, released in 1957, needed to adhere to the sensibilities of its time. My English translation is slightly more direct, though still nuanced. I’ve included the verse in question before the song.

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Jaane Kya Tune Kahi

 

You have no right to complain about my bold glances

When you keep staring at me lovingly

 

Doesn’t matter what you said

Doesn’t matter what I heard

Because we have a deal

 

Doesn’t matter what you said

Doesn’t matter what I heard

Because we have a deal

Doesn’t matter what you said

 

Shiver of enticement

Flutter excitement

Shiver of enticement

Flutter excitement

Rising desires you feel

Because we have a deal

 

Doesn’t matter what you said

Doesn’t matter what I heard

Because we have a deal

Doesn’t matter what you said

 

What’s with the lowered gaze

Why walk with halting pace

What’s with the lowered gaze

Why walk with halting pace

Come on with renewed zeal

Because we have a deal

 

Doesn’t matter what you said

Doesn’t matter what I heard

Because we have a deal

Doesn’t matter what you said

 

Tresses on shoulders bare

My fragrance in the air

Tresses on shoulders bare

My fragrance in the air

Secrets I will reveal

Because we have a deal

 

Doesn’t matter what you said

Doesn’t matter what I heard

Because we have a deal

 

Doesn’t matter what you said

Doesn’t matter what I heard

Because we have a deal

Doesn’t matter what you said

  

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Jaane Kya Tune Kahi from Pyaasa

 

Phir na keeje meri gustaakh nigahi ka gilaah
Dekhiye aap ne phir pyar se dekha mujhko 

 

Jaane kya tune kahi

Jaane kya maine suni

Baat kuchh ban hi gai

 

Jaane kya tune kahi

Jaane kya maine suni

Baat kuchh ban hi gai

Jaane kya tune kahi

 

Sanasanaahat si hui

Tharatharaahat si hui

Sanasanaahat si hui

Tharatharaahat si hui

Jaag uthhe khwaab kai

Baat kuchh ban hi gai

 

Jaane kya tune kahi

Jaane kya maine suni

Baat kuchh ban hi gai

Jaane kya tune kahi

 

Nain jhuk jhuk ke uthhe

Paanw ruk ruk ke uthhe

Nain jhuk jhuk ke uthhe

Paanw ruk ruk ke uthhe

Aa gayi chaal nai

Baat kuchh ban hi gai

 

Jaane kya tune kahi

Jaane kya maine suni

Baat kuchh ban hi gai

Jaane kya tune kahi

 

Zulf shaane pe mudi

Ek khushabu si udi

Zulf shaane pe mudi

Ek khushabu si udi

Khul gaye raaz kai

Baat kuchh ban hi gai

 

Jaane kya tune kahi

Jaane kya maine suni

Baat kuchh ban hi gai

 

Jaane kya tune kahi

Jaane kya maine suni

Baat kuchh ban hi gai

Jaane kya tune kahi

 

 

Meanings of Urdu words

 

Gustaakh = Insolent, Bold

Gilaah = Complaint

Shaana = Shoulder

 

Jaane Kya Tune Kahi Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Pyaasa
·       Singer: Geeta Dutt
·       Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
·       Composer: Sachin Dev Burman
·       On Screen: Waheeda Rehman & Guru Dutt
·       Director & Producer: Guru Dutt
 
Enjoy the video of Jaane Kya Tune Kahi.  I have other Waheeda Rehman hit songs at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
·       Humne Dekhi Hai – Khamoshi
·       Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai – Guide
·       Waqt Ne Kiya – Kaagaz Ke Phool
 
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