Translation of Gulzar Song from O Romeo with Complete Lyrics

 

Paan Ki Dukaan – Translation of Dance Hit Song from O’ Romeo

Meta Description: Paan Ki Dukaan is a dance song by Shahid Kapoor and Disha Patani from Vishal Bhardwaj movie. Enjoy the full lyrics and translation set to the original score.   

Setting the Background for Translating Paan Ki Dukaan

 

I have not seen O’ Romeo and therefore cannot situate this song precisely within the narrative. I was attracted to Paan Ki Dukaan because of its vibrant, earthy energy, which it shares with many songs written by Gulzar for films by Vishal Bhardwaj. Beedi Jalaile and “Ibn-E-Batuta” immediately come to mind. The primary difference is one of setting. Rather than the rustic, rural milieu of those songs, this one is rooted in an urban, street-based environment.

 

Such songs often contain words and phrases that either have no stand-alone meaning or whose literal meanings do not neatly align with the context. Gulzar is a master of weaving together colloquial idiom and layered metaphor, blending seeming incongruities into a vivid, rhythmically charged lyrical landscape.

 

In translating Paan Ki Dukaan, I have sought to preserve this vibrancy. Where certain expressions seemed opaque or culturally embedded, I have adapted them to retain their emotional and rhythmic effect rather than adhering strictly to literal meaning. The result is therefore not a purely literal translation in many places, but rather a transcreation that attempts to evoke the spirit and texture of the original. For completeness a literal translation of these words and phrases has been provided in the blog.

 

 

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Paan Ki Dukaan

  

Aa Hmm Hmm, Aa Hmm Hmm
Aa Hmm Hmm, Hurrr!

 

Romeo in playful mood
From local neighbourhood
Yesterday a pigeon released
Aa Hmm Hmm Hurrr
From the terrace it flew
Over the rooftops too
And Juliet’s attention it seized

Aa Hmm Hmm, Aa Hmm Hmm
Aa Hmm Hmm, Hurrr!

 

Romeo in playful mood
From local neighbourhood
Yesterday a pigeon released
From the terrace it flew
Over the rooftops too
And Juliet’s attention it seized

 

A pure silver ring
The lover did bring
Her heart he wanted in swap
Downstairs is the betel shop
Julie’s house is on the top
Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya Re
Downstairs is the betel shop
Julie’s house is on the top
Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya

 

Downstairs is the betel shop
Julie’s house is on the top
Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya Re
Downstairs is the betel shop
Julie’s house is on the top
Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya
Hey-ya Hey-ya Hey-ya

 

Oh I decorated the balcony just for you
Uncorked a bottle of whisky just for you
Just for you my love yeah
Oh I decorated the balcony just for you
Uncorked a bottle of whisky just for you
They drained it to the final drop
My Julie stood there in shock
Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya Re

 

Downstairs is the betel shop
Julie’s house is on the top
Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya
Downstairs is the betel shop
Julie’s house is on the top
Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya Re

 

Downstairs is the betel shop
Julie’s house is on the top
Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya

 

Ho, I’ll put a kohl dot on you
To ward off evil
Your wife shouldn’t know of us
And never she will
Ho, I’ll put a kohl dot on you
To ward off evil
Your wife shouldn’t know of us
And never she will
When you sail across the sea don’t forget me
If a fairer face you see don’t forget me
Forget me, forget me

 

This precious nose-ring behold, it’s only for you
It’s only for you, it’s only for you
And it has a foil of gold, it’s only for you
This precious nose-ring behold, it’s only for you
And it has a foil of gold, it’s only for you

My gang’s wild and free floating
Like a kite that’s lost its string
An unruly rowdy crop
Raising Cain on the rooftop

Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya
Come quietly don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya Re
La-da La-da Hey-ya

 

Downstairs is the betel shop
Julie’s house is on the top
Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya
Downstairs is the betel shop
Julie’s house is on the top
Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya Re

 

Downstairs is the betel shop
Julie’s house is on the top
Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya
Downstairs is the betel shop
Julie’s house is on the top
Come carefully don’t get caught
La-da La-da Hey-ya Re

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Paan Ki Dukaan from O' Romeo

 

Aa Hmm Hmm, Aa Hmm Hmm
Aa Hmm Hmm, Hurrr!

 

Romeo Ne Masti Mein
Peeche Ki Basti Mein
Kal Jo Kabootar Udayaa
Aa Hmm Hmm Hurrr
Ud Ke Munderon Se
Kacche Baneron Se
Juliet Ki Chhatri Pe Aaya

 

Aa Hmm Hmm, Aa Hmm Hmm
Aa Hmm Hmm, Hurrr!

 

Romeo Ne Masti Mein
Peeche Ki Basti Mein
Kal Jo Kabootar Udaaya
Ud Ke Munderon Se
Kacche Baneron Se
Juliet Ki Chhatri Pe Aaya

 

Chaandi Ka Chhalla
Laaya Hai Balla
Dil Ka Bana Ke Nishaan
Neeche Paan Ki Dukaan
Upar Julie Ka Makaan
Bach Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya Re
Neeche Paan Ki Dukaan
Upar Julie Ka Makaan
Bach Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya

 

Neeche Paan Ki Dukaan
Upar Julie Ka Makaan
Bach Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya Re
Neeche Paan Ki Dukaan
Upar Julie Ka Makaan
Bach Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya
Thaiya Thaiya Thaiya

 

Oh Maine Chhajja Sajaya Tumhare Liye
Aur Sharbat Banaya Tumhare Liye
Tumhare Liye Haan
Oh Maine Chhajja Sajaya Tumhare Liye
Aur Sharbat Banaya Tumhare Liye
Saare Gatak Gaye Mehmaan
Meri Julie Bhi Hairan
Bachke Aana Meri Jaan,
Tata Tata Thaiya Re

 

Neeche Paan Ki Dukaan
Upar Julie Ka Makaan
Bach Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya
Neeche Paan Ki Dukaan
Upar Julie Ka Makaan
Bach Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya Re

Neeche Paan Ki Dukaan
Upar Julie Ka Makaan
Bach Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya

 

Ho, Aaja Kajal Laga Doon,

Nazar Na Lage
Teri Joroo Ko Koi
Khabar Na Lage
Ho, Aaja Kajal Laga Doon,
Nazar Na Lage
Teri Joroo Ko Koi
Khabar Na Lage
Tu Vilayat Mein Jaake Na Bhool Jaiyo
Humse Gori Mile To Na Bhool Jaiyo
Bhool Jaiyo, Bhool Jaiyo

O Maine Nath Banvai Tumhare Liye
Tumhare Liye, Tumhare Liye
Hai, Aur Panni Lagai Tumhare Liye
O Maine Nath Banvai Tumhare Liye
Aur Panni Lagai Tumhare Liye

Moye Saare Nang Dhadang,
Jaise Panchhi Aur Patang
Leke Ud Gaya Aasmaan,
Sab Mardood, Sab Shaitan
Bach Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya
Chhup Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya Re
Tata Tata Thaiya

Neeche Paan Ki Dukaan
Upar Julie Ka Makaan
Bach Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya
Neeche Paan Ki Dukaan
Upar Julie Ka Makaan
Bach Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya

 

Neeche Paan Ki Dukaan
Upar Julie Ka Makaan
Bach Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya
Neeche Paan Ki Dukaan
Upar Julie Ka Makaan
Bach Ke Aana Meri Jaan
Tata Tata Thaiya

 

 

Meanings of Words

 

Masti = Playful mood

Munderon = Parapets  

Kacche = Made of mud

Baneron = Raised surface

Chhatri = Umbrella

Chhalla = Ring, usually without a protruding gemstone

Balla = No meaning, used for rhyming

Tata Tata Thaiya = Denotes unstructured dance

Chhajja = Balcony

Gatak Gaye = Gulped

Hairan = Astonished

Kajal = Kohl

Nazar Na Lage = Evil eye is warded off

Joroo = Wife  

Khabar = News

Vilayat = Abroad

Humse Gori = Fairer than me

Nath = Nose ring

Panni = Foil of gold or silver

Nang Dhadang = Naked (literally), often used as uncouth

Panchhi = Bird

Patang = Kite

Mardood = Exiled

Shaitan = Devil

 

Paan Ki Dukaan Fact Sheet

·       Movie: O’ Romeo
·       Singers: Sukhwinder Singh & Rekha Bhardwaj
·       Lyricist: Gulzar
·       Composer: Vishal Bhardwaj
·       On Screen: Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif
·       Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
·       Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala
 
Enjoy the video of Paan Ki Dukaan.  I have other rustic songs at Bollywood Translations that have been written by Gulzar for Vishal Bhardwaj Films.
 
·       Beedi Jalaile
·       Namak
·       Hamari Atariya
 
 
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