Dil Chahta Hai – Translation of Friendship Bollywood Song
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Description: Dil Chahta Hai was
the title song of the popular male bonding Hindi Film by Farhan Akhtar. The
lyrics are by Javed Akhtar and the singer is Shankar Mahadevan.
Setting the Background for Translating Dil Chahta Hai
In the movie My Fair Lady, Professor Higgins asks Colonel Pickering, “Would you be slighted if I didn’t speak for hours?” to which Pickering replies, “Of course not.” This brief exchange captures the essence of male bonding: the comfort of shared silence with the explicit assurance of being there for each other.
This theme of
camaraderie in all its aspects runs throughout the film and is echoed in the
title song, which plays in the background as the best friends set off on a road
trip to Goa. I have preserved the original’s staccato rhythm so you can sing
along karaoke-style with this translation.
The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Dil
Chahta Hai
Heart desires, Heart
desires
Heart desires
Hope they never end
these lustrous days
Heart desires
Hope our friends will
be with us always
All day sweet talks
aimless delights
Swinging evenings,
melodious nights
We want to be immersed
in
Fun and games that are
endless
May our paths always
be blessed
With unending
happiness
Heart desires
Hope they never end
these lustrous days
Heart desires
Hope our friends will
be with us always
Glimmering there is,
Glittering there is,
wherever we go
Let there be gaiety,
Let there be sunshine
around us bro
Glimmering there is,
Glittering there is,
wherever we go
Let there be gaiety,
Let there be sunshine
around us bro
Wherever we roam,
where we retire
We always get what we
desire
We want to be immersed
in
Fun and games that are
endless
May our paths always
be blessed
With unending
happiness
Heart desires, Heart
desires
Heart desires, Heart
desires
This is a strange
journey I swear
It seems that everyone
is unaware
His destination is
where
The times to come
What will they become
Heart desires, Heart
desires
Heart desires
Hope they never end
these lustrous days
Heart desires
Hope our friends will
be with us always
All day sweet talks
aimless delights
Swinging evenings,
melodious nights
We want to be immersed
in
Fun and games that are
endless
May our paths always
be blessed
With unending
happiness
Glimmering there is,
Glittering there is,
wherever we go
Let there be gaiety,
Let there be sunshine
around us bro
Glimmering there is,
Glittering there is,
wherever we go
Let there be gaiety,
Let there be sunshine
around us bro
Heart desires …
The Original Hindi Lyrics of the Title Song Dil Chahta
Hai
Dil Chahta Hai, Dil
Chahta Hai
Dil Chahta Hai,
Kabhi Na Beete
Chamkeele Din
Dil Chahta Hai,
Hum Na Rahein Kabhi
Yaaron Ke Bin
Din Din Bhar Ho Pyaari Baatein
Jhoome Shaame, Gaaye Raatein
Masti Mein Rahe Dooba
Dooba Hameshaa Samaa
Humko Raahon Mein Yoonhi
Milti Rahein
Khushiyaan
Dil Chahta Hai,
Kabhi Na Beete Chamkeele
Din,
Dil Chahta Hai,
Hum Na Rahe Kabhi
Yaaron Ke Bin
Jagmagaate Hain,
Jhilmilaate Hain Apne
Raastein
Yeh Khushi Rahe,
Yeh Khushi Rahe,
Roshni Rahe Apne
Waaste
Jagmagaate Hain,
Jhilmilaate Hain Apne
Raastein
Roshni Rahe Apne
Waaste
Oh Oh Oh ...
Jo Hum Chaahein, Voh Hum Paayein
Masti Mein Rahe Dooba
Dooba Hameshaa Samaa
Humko Raahon Mein Yoonhi
Milti Rahein Khushiyaan
Dil Chahta Hai, Dil Chahta Hai
Socho To Har Ik Hi Bekhabar Hai
Usko Jaana Kidhar Hai,
Jo Waqt Aaye,
Jaane Kya Dikhaaye
Oh Oh Oh ...
Dil Chahta Hai, Dil
Chahta Hai
Dil Chahta Hai, Kabhi Na Beete Chamkeele Din
Dil Chahta Hai, Hum Na Rahein Kabhi Yaaron Ke Bin
Din Din Bhar Ho Pyaari Baatein
Jhoome Shaame, Gaaye Raatein
Masti Mein Rahe Dooba Dooba Hameshaa Samaa
Humko Raahon Mein Yoonhi Milti Rahein Khushiyaan
Jagmagaate Hain,
Jhilmilaate Hain Apne Raastein
Yeh Khushi Rahe, Roshni Rahe Apne Waaste
Jagmagaate Hain, Jhilmilaate Hain Apne Raastein
Yeh Khushi Rahe, Roshni Rahe Apne Waaste
Oh Oh Oh ...
Dil Chahta Hai ...
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