Aap Ke Haseen Rukh – Translation of Hit Bollywood Piano Song
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Haseen Rukh is one of the best-known piano songs from Hindi movies. Enjoy
the lyrics by Anjaan rendered in Rafi’s haunting voice.
Setting the Background for Translating Aap Ke Haseen Rukh
Aap Ke Haseen Rukh from Baharen Phir Bhi
Aayengi belongs to the genre that is referred to as piano songs in Hindi
films, which have the hero playing the piano while singing to his love
interest. What makes Aap Ke Haseen Rukh stand out is that Dharmendra is
serenading two beautiful ladies, Mala Sinha and Tanuja, who are listening in
rapt attention each one of them coyly imagining to be the recipient of the
praise. To find out who the lucky lady was you will have to see Baharen Phir
Bhi Aayengi. I do not want to play spoiler.
This is one of the most popular Rafi songs because the haunting inflections
of the playback singer are on full display. The black and white film
accentuates the light and shade in harmony with O.P. Nayyar’s lilting music.
But this blog is about Bollywood lyrics English translation. I want to
focus on the lyric writer Anjaan. Till then he was a small-time lyricist depending
on the mercy of music directors. This song propelled him to the big league and
he ended up writing songs for blockbuster Amitabh Bachchan movies. The lyrics
of Aap Ke Haseen Rukh are “Gulzaresque”. Anjaan uses repeated words in almost
every line with telling effect. Normally “subah subah ki dhoop” would hinder
the flow of the music, but such is lyric writer Anjaan’s virtuosity that such
repetitions do not appear awkward. Instead, they create the rhythm that takes
listeners to a higher plane of enjoyment.
The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Aap Ke
Haseen Rukh
Your beautiful face
is flush with a fresh glow today
It’s not my fault
that my heart’s been led astray
Your inviting glance
has surely something to convey
It’s not my fault
that my heart’s been led astray
Your beauty blossoms in the shade of your flowing hair
Like the morning sunlight filtering through the hazy air
Happiness abounds wherever you choose to stay
It’s not my fault
that my heart’s been led astray
Even with your lowered gaze you know how to beguile
Restless passion emanates from your subdued smile
Your bewitching youth is intoxicating all the way
It’s not my fault
that my heart’s been led astray
The season changes
wherever your footsteps fall
And spring spreads everywhere
with its verdant shawl
Your fatal attraction
holds me in your sway
It’s not my fault
that my heart’s been led astray
The Original Hindi Lyrics of Aap Ke Haseen Rukh from
Baharein Phir Bhi Aayengi
Aap ke haseen rukh pe aaj naya noor hai
Mera dil machal gaya to mera kya kasoor hai
Aap ke nigaah ne kaha to kuchh zaroor hai
Mera dil machal gaya to mera kya kasoor hai
Khuli laton ki chhaanw mein khila khila ye roop hai
Ghata se jaise chhan rahi, subah subah ki dhoop hai
Jidhar nazar mudi, udhar suroor hi suroor hai
Mera dil machal gaya to mera kya kasoor hai
Jhuki jhuki nigaah mein bhi hain bala ki shokhiyaan
Dabi dabi hasi mein bhi tadap rahi hain bijaliyaan
Shabaab aap ka nashe mein khud hi choor choor hai
Mera dil machal gaya to mera kya kasoor hai
Jahaan jahaan pade kadam wahaan fiza badal gai
Ke jaise sarabasar bahaar aap hi mein dhal gai
Kisi mein ye kashish kahaan jo aap mein huzoor hai
Mera dil machal gaya to mera kya kasur hai
Meanings of Difficult Urdu Words
Suroor = bliss
Bala = astonishment, awe
Shokhiyaan = vivaciousness
Shabaab = youth
Sarabasar = entirely
Kashish = attraction
Aap Ke Haseen Rukh Fact
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· Movie: Baharein Phir Bhi Aayengi
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