Satranga – Poetic Translation of 2024 Arijit Singh Hit Song
Meta Description: Satranga is a hit Bollywood song of
2024. Sung by Arijit Singh and shot on Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna. Enjoy
the poetic translation and explanation.
Setting the Background for Translating Satranga
Satranga, which translates to "having seven colours," is often used as a metaphor for the rainbow. In the song Satranga from the Bollywood movie Animal, love is depicted as a multi-dimensional emotion, much like a rainbow's varying hues. Initially, the relationship is marked by a positive, caring camaraderie. However, as the story unfolds, emotions like jealousy, suspicion, and selfishness creep in, leading to heartbreak. Despite these challenges, the song also highlights how true love endures beneath the surface, even in difficult times.
The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Satranga
When half of your love
and half of mine
Combine then forms the
moon complete
Only your star and my
star will shine
Rest will be as black
as peat
The threads have not
survived
That to the Pipal tree
we tied
Kohled tears flow down
the face
Averted from the
lover’s gaze
Like a rainbow in the
grey sky love glows
I a fakir and like
Ganga love flows
Like a rainbow in the
grey sky love glows
I a fakir and like
Ganga love flows
I will convey my
blessings
After touching your
feet
Your wounds I will
gladly bear
And your worries
defeat
You carry on
I won’t sulk or yell
If I’m not yours
I won’t be mine as
well
Only you dear are my
world
But do not come where
I dwell
Never I’ll be seen on
your street
Recall our wedding vow
The fire is burning us
now
The false promises you
made
Have left me feeling
quite betrayed
Flowing in the veins
not a care love knows
Dissolved in blood
through the body love goes
Like a rainbow in the
grey sky love glows
I a fakir and like
Ganga love flows
All my golden memories
Flush them down in
waters deep
Your tearful moistened
eyes these
Pressed against my
lips I will keep
I ocean bound on it
like a bird love soars
Mind sadness still and
vibrancy love shows
Like a rainbow in the
grey sky love glows
I a fakir and like
Ganga love flows
Like a rainbow in the
grey sky love glows
I a fakir and like
Ganga love flows
The Original Hindi Lyrics of Satranga from Animal
aadha tera ishq aadha
mera
aise ho poora chandrama
ho taara tera ik taara mera
baaki andhera aasmaan
na tere sang laage
baandhe jo pipal pe dhaage
yeh surme ke dhaare
behte hai nazrein bacha ke
badrang mein satranga
hai yeh ishq re
jogi main aur ganga hai yeh ishq re
badrang mein satranga hai yeh ishq re
jogi main aur ganga hai yeh ishq re
maathe se laga loon
haath
chhu ke main pair tere
ho rakh loon main tan pe zakhm
bana saare bair tere
rukna ni tu
hunn russna ni main
tera ni reha
te na khud da vi main
duniya tu hi hai meri
par na aana ab na aana
main ni aana shehar tere
jo phere sang laage
rakhte woh humko jala ke
woh vaade jhoothe vaade
le ja tu kasmein lagaa ke
rag rag mein malanga
hai yeh ishq re
kyun lahu mein hi ranga hai yeh ishq re
ho badrang mein satranga hai yeh ishq re
jogi main aur ganga hai yeh ishq re
tu meri saari yaadein
paani mein aaj baha de
yeh teri bheegi
aankhein
rakh loon labon se laga ke
main samandar parinda
hai yeh ishq re
mann maatam aur zinda hai yeh ishq re
ho badrang mein satranga hai yeh ishq re
jogi main aur ganga hai yeh ishq re
ho ho.. badrang mein satranga
hai yeh ishq re
jogi main aur ganga hai yeh ishq re
Meanings of Difficult Words
Surme = Kohl
Nazrein bachana = To
avoid being seen
Badrang = Drab colour
Jogi = mendicant
Bair = enemy
Russna = To be upset
Phere = The 7 circumambulations around the sacred fire during weddings
Malanga = Without a
care
Parinda = Bird
Mann = Mind
Maatam = Mourning
The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Satranga
half from your love
half from mine
this is how the
full moon is made
only your one star
and my one star
the rest of the sky
should be in darkness
our companionship
has not survived
even though we tied
the threads around the pipal tree
these streams of
tears black with kohl
you are shedding
hiding from me
even in this drab
situation our love stands out like a rainbow
love is the feeling
aroused in a fakir by the eternally flowing Ganga
i will place my
hand on your forehead to bless you
i will touch your
feet to receive your blessings
i will bear your
wounds on my body
making them your
enemy
you do not stop
i will not sulk
if i am not yours
then i will not be
mine
you alone are my
world
but now do not come
to me
i will not come to
your city
the circumambulations
we took around the fire
they are keeping us
burning
the vows taken then
proved false
you can leave with
them
love flows through our
veins without a care
it has dissolved in
our blood
take all my
memories
sweep them away in
the water
yet your moist eyes
i will keep pressed
to my lips
i am like the ocean
over which love soars like a free bird
my mind wallows in
grief while love is vibrant
Satranga Fact Sheet
· Movie: Animal
Satranga in the 69th Filmfare Awards
Animal
received 17 nominations in the 69th Filmfare Awards for movies
released in 2023. The function was held in January 2024. It won five awards out
of those. The results in the music categories were:
· Best Music Director: Won
·
Sajni from Laapataa Ladies
