Lyrics posted on the newsgroup rec.music.indian.misc by Chandresh Trivedi

Chal chaaiyan

This is a very tough Urdu/Persian song -If anybody can translate this better please send a copy.

Those who have the shade of love on their head
Under their feet will be heaven (they will be in heaven)
lets go ?my fellow traveller
That friend(?female) who smells so fragrant
whose language is like Urdu
my evening , my night , my universe
That friend is my companion
the bouquet of roses , if it releases it sperfume , you may see it
like a good luck charm I will wear it , like a verse from the Quran if I find it somewhere
That friend is like a priest of faith
Sometimes ? and sometimes ?
I search in the wind for her sign
I am a slave to her form , save her from sun and shade ?
I search in the wind for her sign
It changes color , I am a trader of it ?

Jinke sar ho ishq ki chhaon...
Those who have the shade of love on their head
jinke-those , sar-head , ho-have , ishq-love, ki-of , chaon -shade

Paon ke niche jannat hogi...
Under their feet will be heaven
paon-feet ke-of , niche-underneath , jannat -heaven , hogi-will be

Jinke sar ho ishq ki chhaon
Chal chhaiyyan chhaiyyan chhaiyyan chhaiyyan... x4
lets go ?my fellow traveller
chal-lets go , chaiyayyan-?

Sar ishq ki chhaon chal chhaiyyan chhaiyyanx2
Paon jannat chale chal chhaiyyan chhaiyyanx2
Chal chhaiyyan chhaiyyan chhaiyyan chhaiyyan... x4

Vo yar hai jo khushboo ki tharah
That friend(?female) who smells so fragrant
vo-that , yar-friend , hai-is , khushboo- fragrance , ki tarah-like

Jiski zuban Urdu ki tharah
whose language is like Urdu
jiski-whose, zuban-tongue(language)

Meri shaam raat meri kaaenaat
my evening , my night , my universe
meri-my, mine , shaam evening , raat-night , kaenaat-universe

Vo yaar mera saiyyan saiyyan
That friend is my companion
vo-that , yaar-friend , saiyyan-? companion

Chal chhaiyyan chhaiyyan chhaiyyan chhaiyyan...x4
gulposh kabhi...itarae kahin...mehke to nazar aa jaye kahin
the bouquet of roses , if it releases it sperfume , you may see it
gulposh-bouqet , kabhi-if, itarae-pefume kahin-somewhere , mehke -realese , to-then, nazar-see

taawiz banake pehnu use...aayat ki tharah mil jaye kahin
like a good luck charm I will wear it , like a verse from the Quran if I find it somewhere
My song is there , my verse of the Quran is there
That friend will walk with , heaven will be under his feet
taawiz-good luck religious amulet , banake-make, pehnue-wear , use-it, aayat-verse of the holy Quran , mil jaye-find it , kahin-somewhere

[vo yaar hai jo imaan ki tharah]
That friend is like a priest of faith
jo-like, imaan-priest

Mera nagma vahin mera kalma vahin
My song is there , my verse of the Quran is there
nagma-song , vahin-there , kalma-sentence from the Quran

Mera nagma-nagma mera kalma-kalma
Yaar misale oas chale paon ke tale firdos chale
That friend will walk with , heaven will be under his feet
misale chale oas -if walks with , tale- under , firdosheaven

Kabhi daal-daal kabhi paat-paat
Sometimes ? and sometimes ?
daal-? , paat -?

Mai hawa pe dhoondoon uske nishaan
mai-I , hawa-wind , pe-from , dhoondon-search, uske-her , nishaan-sign

Sar ishq ki chhaon chal chhaiyyan chhaiyyan...x2
Paon jannat chale chal chhaiyyan chhaiyyan x2

Mai uske roop ka shaedaee vo dhoop-chhaon sa harjaee
I am a slave to her form , save her from sun and shade ?
roop-form, beauty , shaedaee- ? slave , dhoop-sunlight , chaaon-shade, harjaee-?

Vo shok hai rang badalta hai mai rang-roop ka saudaee
It changes color , I am a trader of it ?
shok-? , rang-color , badlata-change , saudaee-trader

Mai rang-roop ka saudaee
Jinke sar ho ishq ki chhaon paon ke neeche jannat hogi
Shaam raat meri kaenaat vo yaar hai mera saiyyan saiyyan
Chal chhaiyyan chhaiyyan chhaiyyan chhaiyyan....x4

Dard di Rab Rab Kardi -Dehler Mehndi -Bhangra song-repeating verses omitted

She says ' oh my god 'oh my god' and people say she is like a scared mouse
your eyes are intoxicating , your youth blossoming , people say to you exchange eye contact with us , there is no-one like you
boys say hi , hi , hello , hello wherever you go by , see you again they sigh seeing you alone at your beauty
Seeing your tanned skin , we feel , we are without anything better to do , what is your excuse ?

Mein dardi rab rab kardi , ke loki kaen chooee mooee chooee mooee
She says ' oh my god 'oh my god' and people say she is like a scared mouse
mein -I ( here means she) dardi -afraid , rab-god, kardi-does , ke-that , loki-people ,kaen-say ,chooee -mouse ,mooee-like

akh mastani , teri chad-di jawani ,loki kaen tanu naen mala , teri jesee koi nahin koi nahin
your eyes are intoxicating , your youth blossoming , people say to you exchange eye contact with us , there is no-one like you
akh-eye , mastan-intoxicating , teri-yours , chad-di-blossoming , tanu-to you , kaen-say ,naen -eyes , mala-exchange , jesee-like , koi-some , nahin-not

hi hi hello hello jithe langhdi mundhe kaende , bye bye , see you see you kali wekh hoke tanu parde

boys say hi , hi , hello , hello wherever you go by , see you again they sigh seeing you alone at your beauty
jithe-wherever , langhdi -where you pass , mundhe-boys , kaende-say, kali-alone, wekh-see , tanu-you , hoke-sigh ,parde-do

tupe jeha rang wekh sanu hoya saruri , asi ta haen wele , teri kya hai majburi ?
Seeing your tanned skin , we feel , we are without anything better to do , what is your excuse ?
tupe-sun, jeha-like , rang-color, wekh-see ,sanu-we , hoya-does , saruri-feel , asi-we, ta -but , haen-are , wele-without work , teri-yours , kya-what , hai-is , majburi-compulsion?

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Akhiyon se goli mare - Dulhe Raja

This is a beautifully choreographed song and dance from the superhit film Dulhe Raja and can be seen on crystal clear DVD from www.indiaplaza.com and superdvd.com

She shoots bullets from her eyes and wounds the one who is mad for her
The girl is remarkable , she shoots bullets from the eyes !
with a sway and a swing of her hips her gait is like a deer
at times she blows hot and at times she blows cold , look how many colors she shows !
she can make any male she wants go mad with the magic of her beauty
her hair is long and black just like a cobra

Female

secretly silently even I was dying for you
evening and morning my heart and life I loved you
I am telling the truth that my heart desires no one else (in the movie this is not quite true !)
look everyone like a starling I have become trapped in the net of love this boy has thrown

Apne diwane ka , kar de burra hal re , ke akhiyon se goli mare
She shoots bullets from her eyes and wounds the one who is mad for her
apne -her , diwane- mad , burra-bad , hal-condition, akhiyon -eyes , goli-bullet , mare-shoot

Ladki kamal re , ke akhiyon se goli mare
The girl is remarkable , she shoots bullets from the eyes !
ladki-girl, kamal-remarkable ..... the above verse repeated many times

female-same

male

kuchh balkha ke , kuchh lahra ke hirni jesee chaal re
with a sway and a swing of her hips her gait is like a deer
hirni=female deer, jesee-like, chaal-gait

pal me shola pal me masa kitne rang badlti hai x2
at times she blows hot and at times she blows cold , look how many colors she shows !
pal-time, shola-glowing ember , kitne-how many , rang-color , badlti-changes

jisko chahe pagal karde apne husan ke jadu se
she can make any male she wants go mad with the magic of her beauty
jisko-anyone, chahe-wants ,pagal-mad,apne-her, husan-beauty, jadu-magic,

iske lambe lambe kale kale nagin jese baal re , ke akhiyon se ..rpt
her hair is long and black just like a cobra
iske-her, lambe-long, kale-black , nagin-female cobra, jese-like, baal-hair

female

choree choree chupke chupke , mein bi tuj pe marti thi
secretly silently even I was dying for you
choree - secret (stealthily) , chupke -silently , tuj-you, marti-dying
shaam sware dil bar janee pyar tuj se karti thi
evening and morning my heart and life I loved you
shaam-evening , sware-morning , dil bar-heart throb, janee-life , pyar-love . tuj-you

sach kehti hun ye mera dil aur kisi ko chahe na
I am telling the truth that my heart desires no one else (in the movie this is not quite true !)
sach-truth , kehti-tell, mera-mine , dil -heart , aur-another , chahe -desire , na-not

dekho dekho fas gai mein bulbul , fekhan huan jaal , ke akhiyon..
look everyone like a starling I have become trapped in the net of love this boy has thrown
dekho-look , fas-trap , bulbul-starling , fekhan-thrown , jaal -net

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Laadla -Mere Ghulam-on DVD from www.superdvd.com and www.indiaplaza.com

Many songs deal with love but this one is a refreshing change ! . A feminist (Sridevi) is telling a man (Anil Kapoor) what she is going to do to him , now that he has crossed her path! She does fall in love with him after .

My slave shall I kill you , tell me ?
Bow your head and salute me , you have offended
Shall I enslave you , or set you free , or should I destroy you totally ?
What I am , how important am I , you have no idea !
On your body I will inflict so many wounds ..contd below

Mere ghulam ,tera katle aam , karoon kya main bataa ?
My slave shall I kill you , tell me ?
ghulam=slave , katle aam =slay ,kya=shall , bataa=tell ?

Sar ko jukaa ke ,kar salaam , tune ki hai khtaa
Bow your head and salute me , you have offended
sar=head, ko=of, jukaa=bow , salaam=salute , tune=you , khtaa=offence

qaid karoon , azaad karoon , ya tujko barbaad karoon ? -rpt
Shall I enslave you , or set you free , or should I destroy totally ?
qaid=enslave , karoon=to do , azaad=set free , ya=or, tujko=to you, barbaad=totally destroy

main kya hoon , kya cheez hoon , tujko nahin hai pataa
What I am , what thing (important) am I , you have no idea !
kya=what ? ,cheez=thing, nahin=not . pataa=know

music
jism per zakaham lagooingi , aur tujhe tarpaoongi , tuj per taras nahin khaooing , duniya se tujko mitaooingi
on your body I will inflict wounds , I will torment you , I will take no pity on you , from the world will I eliminate you !
jism=body, per=on, zakaham=wound , lagooingi=inflict , aur=and, tarpaoongi=torment, taras=pity, khaooing =take, duniya=world , se=from , miatoongi=eliminate

jeete ji na mujko bhool payega , muj se na kabi takrayega, mera karega to samana , hai teri aukaat hi kya?
While you live you will not forget me , never again will you have the courage to conflict with me , will you confront me ?what are you ?
rpt mere ghulam
jeete ji =while you live , mujhko=me,bhool=forget ,na kabi= not ever , takrayega=conflict , karega=will , samana=confront , aukaat=breeding

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Jadu Hai ( Its magic) -Film Ghulam

f: Jadu hai, tera hi jadu, jo mere dil pe chane laga x2
Magic it is , your magic , that is flowing over my heart

deewane mere , yeh to bata kya kiya tune,mitha sa dard hone laga
oh man mad for me, what have you done !, given me this sweet pain

m: yeh kya hua? , pehle an aisa hota tha , meh hoon khan men jaanu na x2
What has happened ? , it never happened before , where am I ? , I dont even know !

m: koi mujhe , itna bata de , ghar ka mere , mujhe muj ko bata
Someone please tell me , where is my house , please tell me

f: Jadu hai, tera hi jadu, jo mere dil pe chane laga x2
Magic it is , your magic , that is flowing over my heart

f:deewane mere yeh to bata kya kiya tune mitha sa dard hone laga
oh man mad for me, what have you done !, given me this sweet pain

m:yeh kya hua pehle an aisa hota tha , meh hoon khan men jaanu na x2
What has happened ? , it never happened before , where am I ? , I dont even know !

koi mujhe , itna bata de , ghar ka mere , mujhe muj ko bata de
Someone please tell me , where is my house , please tell me

music

m:mene to, yeh jana na , hota hai kya intezar
I didnt even know what it was to wait

mera dil , kyun mane na , mujko to hogya hai pyar
Why does my heart not admit it that I am in love ?

f: men chan se, pehle rato ko soti thi , tune meri, ninde lutee x2
I used to sleep soundly at night , you have stolen my sleep

ye rog kya, tune lagaya , deewanapun kaisa jagaya
What is this illness that you have given me , how did you cause this madness ?

m:jadu hai tera hi jadu , jo mere dil pe chane laga
oh jana yeh to bata kya kya tune , mitha sa dard hone laga

f: :yeh kya hua pehle an aisa hota tha , meh hoon khan men jaanu na x2
koi mujhe , itna bata de , ghar ka mere , mujhe muj ko bata de

music

f:jane man , oh jane jan , kya hai irada bata
Oh man of my heart , oh man of my life , tell me , what is your intent ?

choone de is hoton ko mere honto se mere zara
Let me touch your lips with mine

m:kya khoob main be deewana thana, Kyun ishq say anjana tha x2
Really ! I was mad , didnt know of the ways of love

pagal mujhe tune banaya, chahat hai kya mujhko bataya
You have made me fall madly in love , what it is to desire , you have taught me

f: jadu hai
m:jadu hai
f:deewane mere ..
m:yeh kya hua x2..
music

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Dil To Pagal Hai -Are re are yae kya hua

Female : My goodness what has happened ? I didnt realise
I hope it doesnt become a scandal

Male : Something has happened , nobody recognised it
If it is destined to become a scandal let it be so

Male: Hold my hand ,as long as we are together
Let the relationship develop as long as it will
Sit in front of me as long as the night stays

Female : what name shall we give this state of the heart ?
Its like a fire , It feels like the fire has touched me
Please go away for a while ,so I can regain my balance
Otherwise my racing heart might go into chaos
And we might go too far , ahead of time

Male: There is something between us , is there not ?
I am sure something will happen
This heart has reached the place it was meant to go.

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female : Are re are ye kya hua , mane ne na ye jana are re are ban jaye na kahin koi afsana

male:are re are kuch ho gaya koi na pehchana are re are banta ha to ban jai afsana

Chorus
male:hath mera tham lo ,sath jab tak ho bat kuch hoti rahe bat jab tak ho
samne bethe raho tum , rat jab tak ho

female: are , are -rpt
female:nam kya he kya kahen dil ke mosaum ko aag jaise lag gayi aaj shabnam ko
aesa lagta hai kisi ne choo liya hum ko

chorus
female:Tum chale jao zara , ham sambhal jaye darkhta dil kahin na machal jayen
waqt se aage kahin na ham nikal jayen

chorus
male : hum me tum me kuch to hai kuch nahin hai kya aur kuch ho jaye to kuch yakin ha
dekh lo yeh dil jahan tha yeh wahin ka tha

chorus

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Border

This song won the Zee and Filmfare top awards as the best song of 1997 . It is sung by soldiers in the desert who get letters from home , asking when they will come home. In the movie most are killed afterwards, lending a certain poignancy to the song. It became very popular as everybody can relate to missing someone.

Messages come from home , they torment us
Letters come from home , the keep asking us

When will you come home , when will you come home ?
This house feels very lonesome without you.

Some (lady's) heartbeat , someone's smile
someone's eyeliner , someone's bangle
someone's breath, someone's anklet
someone's dress , someone's make up

All ask us when will you come home ?

Some( village's ) fragrant mornings , enchanting evenings , lonesome nights
half finished talks, aching arms dying to hold us , eyes searching for us
All are asking when will you come home ? My heart is lonesome for you.

Those who love us , our friends , our village
The shade of the mango tree, the old peepal tree, the rain clouds
The blooming fields , the green common ground
Tree branches swaying in spring , the swings
The fragrant flowers, the smiling buds and the streets of the village
Are all asking us when will you come home ?The whole village is lonesome for you .

A letter comes from my mother , full of love , a love deeper than Ganga
Reminds me of my childhood , the days playing in the courtyard
Hiding in my mother's shawl , the bindi she put on on my head
The lullabies she sang to me, her soft hands
The tenderness in her eyes, the concern in her voice
The superficial scolding cloaking the love inside
My saintly mother keeps asking when will you come home ?

Oh wind going by , will you do this work for me ?
Go to my village , give my greetings to my friends and my love to my hearthrob .
And a bit further on is the house of my mother , touch her feet for me
And tell them all , I will come back , I will come back .

The promise I made to my mother , to my love
To the village , to the old peepal tree
I will keep , I will come back .

Sandese (messages) aate(come) hain(do) , hame(us) tadpate(torment) hain (do)
chithi (letter) ati(comes) hai(does) , ke(that) pooche( asking) jati (keeps on ) hai(does)

ke(that) ghar(home) kab(when) aao(come) ge (will) ..x 2

likho (write) kab(when) aao ge , ke tum(you) bin (without) yeh(this) ghar soona(quiet) soona(quiet) hai(is)

sandese ...

kisi(some) dilwali(hearthrob) ne(has) , kisi matwali (enchantress) ne
hame khat(letter) likha(written) hai(done) , yeh hum se(from) poocha (asked) hai
kisiki (someone's) sanso(breath) kisiki darhkan(heartbeat) ne , kisiki choori(bangle) ne
kisike(someone's) kangan (anklet)ne , kiske kajre(hair make up) , kisike gajre (dress)

mehkti (fragrant) soobho(mornings) ne , machlti (enchanting) shamo(evenings) ne
akeli(lonesome) raato(nights) ne , adhoori(half said) baton(talks) ne
tarsati(aching to embrace ) bahon(arms) ne , aur(and) poocha hai tarsti( seeking) nigahon(eyes) ne

ke ghar kab aao ge..x 2
likho kab aao ge
ke tum bin yeh dil(heart) soona soona hai

sandese ...

mohabat (love) walo (doers) ne , hamare(our) yaro(friends) ne
hame yeh likha hain ke hum se poocha hai
hamare(our) gaon(village) ne , aam(mango) ki(of) chaon(shade) ne
purane(old) peepal(peepal tree) ne , baraste(rain filled) badal(clouds) ne
khet(farm) khaliano( wheat) ne , hare(green) madane(grounds) ne
basanti(spring) belon(branches) ne , joomti(swinging) belon(branches) ne
lachkte(swinging coming down) joolon(swing) ne , mahekte(frangrant) phoolon(flowers) ne
chitktiti (smiling)kaliyon(buds) ne , aur(and) poocha hai gaon ki gaaliyon(streets) ne

ke ghar kab aao ge..x 2 , likho kab aao ge
ke tum bin gaaon soona soona

sandese...

kabi(when) ik (one)mamta(mother's) ki , pyar(love) ki ganga(ganga river) ki
chiti aati hain sath(with) wo lati(bring) hai
mere(my) din(days) bachpan(childhood) ke(of) , khel(play) wo(that) aangan(courtyard) ke
wo(that) saya( cover) anchal(shawl) ka , wo tika(bindi on forehead) kajal( eyliner) ka
wo lori(lullaby)raton(nights) me(in) , wo narmi(soft) hatho(hands) me
wo chahat(tenderness) ankon(eyes) me, wo chinta(concern) baton (talks)me

bigdna(scold) upar (superficially) se, mohabat(love) andar(inside) se
kare(does) wo devi (saintly) ma (mother)
yehi(this only) har(every) khat(letter) me poocha meri(my) maan(mother)

ke ghar kaab aao ge , likho kab aao ge
ke tum bin ghar soona soona ha

sandese...

ke ghar..

ae(Oh) guzarne(going ) wali(by) hawa (wind) yeh bata(tell)
mera itna(this much) kam (work) kare(do) gi(will) kya (what) ?

mere gaaon(village) ja(go) , mere doston(friends) ko salam(greet) de(give)
meri gaaon me hai wo gali (stree) jhan(where) rehti(lives) hain meri dilruba(hearthrob)
use(her) mere pyar(love) ka jam(message) de..x 2

wahi(just there) thodi(little) door(far) hain ghar mera
mere ghar me hai meri booodhi(old) ma
meri ma ke pero(feet) ko choo(touch) ke tu (you)
use(her) uske (her's) bete(son) ka naam(name) de(give)

ae guzar..

mere doston(friends) , meri dilruba(hearthrob) , meri ma ko mera pyam(message of love) de
unhe(them) ja(go) ker(do) tu(you) yeh(this) pyam(message) de(give)

main( I) wapis(come back) aoon(will) ga(do)...x 2

phir(then) apne(mine) gaon mein (in)
usiki(its) chaon(shade) mein
ke ma ke anchal(shawl) se(from) , gaon ke peepal se
kisike kajal se , kiya(did) jo(that) wada(promise) tha(done) wo(that) nibahun(will fulfill) ga (do)

mein ik(one) din(day) aaoonga(willcome) ...x4

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