Taxi Driver Golden Oldie Translated Jayen To Jayen Kahan

 Jayen To Jayen Kahan: Lata Song from Taxi Driver Translated

Meta Description:  Jayen To Jayen Kahan is a golden oldie from Dev Anand starrer Taxi Driver. The Lata Mangeshkar Sahir Ludhianvi hit song also has a Talat Mahmood male version.

Setting the Background for Translating Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata Version)

Mangal (Dev Anand), a taxi driver, rescues and befriends Mala (Kalpana Kartik), and soon the two fall in love. However, Mangal, at that time, was in an ongoing relationship with a cabaret dancer Sylvie. When Mala learns of this, she leaves him. The Lata Mangeshkar version appears at this point, expressing Mala’s poignant grief. The Talat Mahmood version appears later when Mangal has searched for Mala and has failed to find her.

Male and Female Versions of Bollywood Songs

It was a common practice, particularly in Bollywood films of the 1950s and 1960s, to have male and female versions of the same song, rendered on screen by the lead actor and actress respectively. Sometimes the lyrics of the two versions were identical; at other times, they were subtly nuanced to suit the context of the narrative and reflect the differing perspectives of the two protagonists. Such paired songs added value to a film’s music album, an important consideration at a time when these albums enjoyed a much longer shelf life than they do today.

At Bollywood Translations, I endeavour to bring you such male–female song pairs that were popular in their time. Jaayen To Jaayen Kahan is one such song. The male version was translated earlier, and the female version is the subject of this blog. Other such pairs featured on Bollywood Translations are listed later.

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata Version)

 

Tell me O where should I go

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

 

You who have left me and have gone away

I can’t forget you and live day by day

You who have left me

You who have left me and have gone away

I can’t forget you and live day by day

Easier to die, my hero

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

 

Heart’s filled with embers, breaths are full of strife

How can I carry on with such a life

Heart’s filled with embers

Heart’s filled with embers, breaths are full of strife

How can I carry on with such a life

Passions are now zero

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata Version) from Taxi Driver

 

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

 

O jaane waale daaman chhudake

Mushkil hain jeena, tujhko bhula ke

O jaane waale

O jaane waale daaman chhudake

Mushkil hain jeena, tujhko bhula ke

Isse to hai, maut aasan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

 

Seene mein shole, saanso mein aahe

Is zindagi se kaise nibhaye

Seene mein shole

Seene mein shole, saanso mein aahe

Is zindagi se kaise nibhaye

Har jazba hai veeran

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

 

 

Meanings of Difficult Urdu Words

  

Daaman = Hem

Daaman Chhudana = To separate from

Shole = Embers

Aahe = Sighs

Nibhana = Fulfil responsibility

Jazba = Passion

Veeran = Barren

 
The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata Version)

 

If I go then where should I go

Here, who will understand

The voice of my sorrow filled heart

 

O you who have ditched me and left

It is difficult to forget you and live

Dying is easier than this 

 

There are embers in my heart and sighs in my breath

How will I carry on with this life

My passions have become barren

 

Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata Version) Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Taxi Driver
·       Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
·       Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
·       Composer: Sachin Dev Burman
·       On Screen: Dev Anand
·       Producer: Dev Anand
·       Director: Chetan Anand
 
Enjoy the video of Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata Version). You can compare the translation of the Talat Mahmood version here.
 
I have other male and female versions paired songs at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
 
·       Na Yeh Chand Hoga (Shart)
·       Pardesiyon Se Na Ankhiyan Milana (Jab Jab Phool Khile)
·       Tere Paas Main (Main Vaapas Aaunga)
 
 
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Translation of Jayen To Jayen Kahan Binaca Geetmala Winner

 

Jayen To Jayen Kahan – Talat Mahmood Golden Oldie Translated

Meta Description:  Jayen To Jayen Kahan is a golden oldie from Dev Anand starrer Taxi Driver. The Tatat Mahmood Sahir Ludhianvi song was the top song in the 1954 Binaca Geetmala.

Setting the Background for Translating Jayen To Jayen Kahan

Mangal (Dev Anand), a taxi driver, rescues and befriends Mala (Kalpana Kartik), and soon the two fall in love. However, Mangal, at that time, was in an ongoing relationship with a cabaret dancer Sylvie. When Mala learns of this, she leaves him. Mangal searches for her and not finding her he renders this sorrow filled song on screen.

Remembering Ameen Sayani’s Binaca Geetmala

In December 1952, a new radio programme went on air from Radio Ceylon and changed the way Indians listened to Hindi film music. Binaca Geetmala was curated and presented by a young Ameen Sayani, who went on to become a legend in the Hindi film industry.

 

From 1953, the practice of rating the songs throughout the year and ranking them in a year-end finale started, adding even more excitement to the already popular programme. The first top song of the year was Ye Zindagi Usi Ki Hai from Anarkali. The second top song of the year in 1954 was Jayen To Jayen Kahan from Taxi Driver, sung by Talat Mahmood.

 

One of my most vivid interactions with Bollywood songs had been glued to the radio during the weekly editions of the Binaca Geetmala. In Bollywood Translations I, therefore, plan to translate top songs of the year from Binaca Geetmala as a tribute to those very special moments that I am sure many have shared with me.

 

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Jayen To Jayen Kahan

 

Tell me O where should I go

Tell me O where should I go

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

 

With countless despairs my being is rife

Now nothing remains in this worthless life

With countless despairs

With countless despairs my being is rife

Now nothing remains in this worthless life

Saddened soul no joy to show

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

 

With her pain and with mine I just cannot cope

Of my survival there is little hope

With her pain and with mine

With her pain and with mine I just cannot cope

Of my survival there is little hope

Hundred storms alone I row

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Jayen To Jayen Kahan from Taxi Driver

 

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Maayusiyo ka majamaa hai jee mein

Kya rah gaya hai is zindagi mein

Maayusiyo ka

Maayusiyo ka majamaa hai jee mein

Kya rah gaya hai is zindagi mein

Ruh mein gam dil mein dhuaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Un ka bhi gam hai apna bhi gam hai

Ab dil ke bachaneki ummeed kam hai

Un ka bhi gam hai

Un ka bhi gam hai apna bhi gam hai

Ab dil ke bachaneki ummeed kam hai

Ek kashti sau tufaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

 

 

Meanings of Difficult Urdu Words

 

Zubaan = Voice (here); Tongue (literal)

Maayusiyo = Despairs

Majamaa = Crowd

Ruh = Soul

Ummeed = Hope

Kashti = Boat

Tufaan = Storm

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Jayen To Jayen Kahan

 

If I go then where should I go

Here, who will understand

The voice of my sorrow filled heart

 

My mind is filled with a host of despairs

What is left in this life

Sadness in the soul and smoke (fog) in the heart

 

I can feel her pain and my pain as well

Now there is little hope of my heart being saved

There is one boat battling a hundred storms

 

Jayen To Jayen Kahan Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Taxi Driver
·       Singer: Talat Mahmood
·       Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
·       Composer: Sachin Dev Burman
·       On Screen: Dev Anand
·       Producer: Dev Anand
·       Director: Chetan Anand
 
Enjoy the video of Jayen To Jayen Kahan.  I have other Dev Anand solo hit songs at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
 
·       Khoya Khoya Chand
·       Khwab Ho Tum
·       Main Zindagi Ka Saath
·       Din Dhal Jaaye
 
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Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye Lyrics from Pyaasa Translated

 

Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye: Translation and Explanation  

Meta Description:  Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye is a Bollywood classic song from Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa.  Enjoy the poetic translation of this Mohammed Rafi Sahir Ludhianvi combine.

Setting the Background for Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye

 

Vijay (Guru Dutt) is an idealistic but unsuccessful poet who is befriended by Gulabo (Waheeda Rehman), a prostitute. Meanwhile, Vijay’s former girlfriend, Meena (Mala Sinha), has married Ghosh (Rehman), a wealthy publisher. Vijay is presumed dead after a beggar to whom he had given his coat is found killed in a train accident. Vijay, who was in the same train, has survived and is recovering in a hospital. Ghosh, believing him dead, posthumously publishes Vijay’s poems and makes a considerable profit. The supposedly “dead” Vijay appears at a memorial service held in his honour. It is at this moment in the narrative of Pyaasa that Vijay sings Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye.

 

About the Song

 

Vijay is already in a state of despair at the beginning of the film, but by the end his frustration has broken through every remaining barrier. The woman he loved has chosen money over him. His only true friend is Gulabo, a prostitute living on the margins of respectable society. His poetry finds no buyers while he is alive, yet after he is presumed dead, the same poems become a commercial success, making a huge profit for someone else. And when Vijay returns from the dead, he is not welcomed with joy but treated as an inconvenient obstacle that must be removed as quickly as possible.

 

Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye is therefore a profoundly nihilistic song. In Sahir’s masterful lyrics, Vijay’s personal anguish expands into a sweeping indictment of a corrupt, materialistic and hypocritical society. The song compresses disillusionment, anger, contempt, despair and finally renunciation—into a series of hard-hitting lines.

 

In the song’s climactic declaration, “Tumhari hai, tum hi sambhalo ye duniya” (“It is yours; you take care of this world”), Vijay rejects the fame and wealth that should have been his, leaving them to the manipulators and hypocrites. Turning his back on the world he has come to despise; he walks away with Gulabo to begin a new life.

 

The English Translation of the Lyrics of Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye To Kya Hai

 

Of palaces of crowns

Of gold thrones is this world

The enemy of man

It’s known to all this world

Of palaces of crowns

Of gold thrones is this world

The enemy of man

It’s known to all this world

Driven by greed and greed

Alone is this world

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

 

Where each body’s decayed

Where each soul unsated

Every mind is confused

Every heart deflated

By fear that grips mankind

All are inundated

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

 

Here every human being

Is just like a puppet

Only after they’re dead

Do people get respect

Here death is acknowledged

But to life they object

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

Where youth is lost in lust

In fleeting, cheap desires

Where beauty graces brothels

Awaiting wanton buyers

Where love is bought and sold

By charlatans and liars

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

This world where human life

Means nothing, has no worth,

This world where human life

Means nothing, has no worth,

Where friendship has no value,

Loyalty’s lost on earth.

This world where human life

Means nothing, has no worth,

Where friendship has no value,

Loyalty’s lost on earth.

Where even love’s become

A matter just for mirth

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

Yes torch it and scorch it

Incinerate this world

Yes torch it and scorch it

Yes torch it and scorch it

Incinerate this world

Sweep it from my sight

Just terminate this world

This world belongs to you

So orchestrate this world

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye  from Pyaasa

 

Ye mahalo ye takhto
Ye taajo ki duniya
Ye insaan ke dushman
Samaajo ki duniya

Ye mahalo ye takhto
Ye taajo ki duniya
Ye insaan ke dushman
Samaajo ki duniya
Ye daulat ke bhukhe
Rivaazo ki duniya
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai

Har ek jism ghaayal
Har ek ruh pyaasi
Nigaaho me ulajhan
Dilo me udaasi
Ye duniya hai yaa
Aalam e badahavaasi
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai

Yahaa ek khilaunaa
Hai insan ki hasti
Ye basti hai murdaa
Parasto ki basti
Yahaa per jivan
Se hai maut sasti
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai

Jawani bhatakati
Hai badkaar banakar
Jawa jism sajate
Hai baazaar banakar
Jahaa pyaar hotaa
Hai vyaapaar banakar

Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai

Ye duniya jahaa
Aadmi kuchh nahi hai
Vafaa kuchh nahi
Dosti kuchh nahi hai
Ye duniya jahaa
Aadmi kuchh nahi hai
Vafaa kuchh nahi
Dosti kuchh nahi hai
Jahaa pyaar ki kadr
Hi kuchh nahi hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai

Jalaa do ise phunk

Daalo ye duniya
Jalaa do jalaa do
Jalaa do ise phuk
daalo ye duniya
Mere saamane se
Hataa lo ye duniya
Tumhaari hai tum hi
Sambhalo ye duniya

Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai.

 

 

Meanings of difficult Urdu words

 

Rivaazo = Customs

Ruh = Soul

Aalam e badahavaasi = Environment of fear

Murdaa parasto = Those who revere a human after his death

Badkaar = Sinner

 

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye

 

This world of these palaces, of these thrones, of these crowns

This world of societies that are enemies of humanity

This world of rituals that are greedy for wealth

If this world is even found then so what

 

Every body is wounded, every soul is thirsty

Confusion in the gazes, sadness in the hearts

Is this a world or an environment of fear

If this world is even found then so what

 

Where human existence is like a toy

This community is one that respects people after they die

Here death is cheaper than life

If this world is even found then so what

Adolescence roams becoming sinful

Beautiful bodies adorn the brothels

Here love is engaged in as if its commerce

If this world is even found then so what

This world where a human is nothing

Loyalty is nothing, friendship is nothing

Here there is no respect even for love

If this world is even found then so what

 

Burn it, smoke this world

Remove this world from my presence

This is yours, you only take care of this world

If this world is even found then so what

 

Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye To Kya Hai Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Pyaasa
·       Singer: Mohammed Rafi
·       Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
·       Composer: Sachin Dev Burman
·       On Screen: Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha & Rehman
·       Director & Producer: Guru Dutt
 
Enjoy the video of Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye To Kya Hai. I have translations of other golden oldies from Pyaasa.
 
·       Jaane Kya Tune Kahi
·       Aaj Sajan Mohe Ang Lagaa Lo
·       Jaane Who Kaise Log TheJinke
 
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Jaane Woh Kaise Lyrics from Pyaasa Translated and Explained

 

Jaane Woh Kaise Log The Jinke: Poetic Translation and Lyrics   

Meta Description:  Jaane Woh Kaise Log The Jinke is a Bollywood classic song from Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa.  Enjoy the poetic translation of this Hemant Kumar Sahir Ludhianvi combine.

Setting the Background for Jaane Woh Kaise Log The Jinke

The protagonist Vijay (Guru Dutt) is an idealistic poet whose work is repeatedly rejected by publishers, leaving him without income or recognition. He eventually accepts employment from a wealthy publisher, Ghosh (Rehman), who asks him to serve drinks at a party he is hosting at his home. There, Vijay is stunned to discover that his former college love, Meena (Mala Sinha), has married Ghosh, choosing financial stability over a life of struggle with him.

 

Wounded by this revelation, Vijay spontaneously pours his anguish into the haunting song Jaane Woh Kaise Log The Jinke. As he sings before the assembled guests, Meena retreats into solitude, silently weeping. The song becomes Vijay’s raw expression of heartbreak and betrayal, a lament for how genuine love like his is cast aside while others seem to thrive in the illusion of comfort. Despite his pain, Vijay vows to suffer quietly rather than disrupt Meena’s marriage. Yet this moment marks a turning point, plunging him into a deeper disillusionment with the world and its values.

The English Translation of the Lyrics of Jaane Woh Kaise Log The Jinke

 

Who were those people whose pure love was requited whenever sought?

Yet when I yearned for fresh rosebuds, sharp thorns were all I got.

Who were those people whose pure love was requited whenever sought?

I searched for the heights of joy but received grief untold

I searched for the heights of joy but received grief untold

I desired warm songs of love but got a rebuff cold

Friends who tried to console only deepened my ache a lot;

Yet when I yearned for fresh rosebuds, sharp thorns were all I got.

Who were those people whose pure love was requited whenever sought?

Every friend has, every friend has

Every friend has parted after moments of amity

Who has the time to engage with a romantic like me

Even my faithful shadow wanders weary and distraught

Yet when I yearned for fresh rosebuds, sharp thorns were all I got.

Who were those people whose pure love was requited whenever sought?

If this is what they call life then this way I will live

If this is what they call life then this way I will live

Without complaining, silently with tears that are captive

So why should I now fear heartbreak, pain is my mascot.

Yet when I yearned for fresh rosebuds, sharp thorns were all I got.

Who were those people whose pure love was requited whenever sought?

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Jaane Woh Kaise Log The Jinke  from Pyaasa

 

Jaane woh kaise log the jinke pyar ko pyar mila
Humne toh jab kaliyan maangi kaanto ka haar mila
Jaane woh kaise log the jinke pyar ko pyar mila

Khushiyon ki manzil dhoondhi toh gham ki gard mili
Khushiyon ki manzil dhoondhi toh gham ki gard mili
Chahat ke nagme chahe toh aahein sard mili
Dil ke bhoj ko duna kar gaya joh ghamsaar mila
Humne toh jab kaliyan maangi kaanto ka haar mila
Jaane woh kaise log the jinke pyar ko pyar mila

Bichad gaya, bichad gaya
Bichad gaya har saathi dekar pal do pal ka saath
Kisko fursat hai joh thaame deewano ka haath
Humko apna saaya tak aksar bezaar mila
Humne toh jab kaliyan maangi kaanto ka haar mila
Jaane woh kaise log the jinke pyar ko pyar mila

Isko hi jeena kehte hai toh yoon hi jee lenge
Isko hi jeena kehte hai toh yoon hi jee lenge
Uff na karenge lab si lenge aansun pee lenge
Gham se ab ghabrana kaisa gham sau baar mila
Humne toh jab kaliyan maangi kaanto ka haar mila
Jaane woh kaise log the jinke pyar ko pyar mila

 

Meanings of difficult Urdu words

 

Gard = Dust

Sard = Cold

Ghamsaar = Sympathiser

Fursat = Leisure

Deewana = Romantic

Saaya = Shadow

Bezaar = Weary

Uff na karana = Not complain

Lab si lena = Stitch lips (literally); Remain quiet (here)

Aansun pee lena = Swallow tears

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Jaane Woh Kaaise Log The Jinke

 

Don’t know what kind of people were they whose love was responded with love
But when I asked for flower buds, I received a garland of thorns

I searched for happiness as my destination, but received the dust of grief

I desired songs of desire but received a cold rebuff
Every sympathiser I met doubled the burden of my heart

Every companion parted way after a few seconds of company
Who has the time to hold the hands of a romantic
I often find that even my shadow has become weary

 

If you call this a life then I will live it this way
Will not complain, remain silent, swallow my tears
Now why should I fear grief, I have received it a hundred times

Jaane Woh Kaise Log The Jinke Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Pyaasa
·       Singer: Hemant Kumar
·       Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
·       Composer: Sachin Dev Burman
·       On Screen: Guru Dutt, Mala Sinha & Rehman
·       Director & Producer: Guru Dutt
 
Enjoy the video of Jaane Woh Kaise Log The Jinke. World Music Day 2025 paid tribute to Guru Gutt through a performance of this son on stage, which you can view here.
 
I have translations of other golden oldies from Pyaasa.
·       Jaane Kya Tune Kahi
·       Aaj Sajan Mohe Ang Lagaa Lo
 
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