Kundan Lal Saigal (1904-1947)
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This page also has : (1) Lyrics in Itrans format and (2) Translation in Urdu
Aah
Ko Chaahiye Ek Umr Asar Hone Tak
film{non-Film}
year{1948}starring{}singer{Saigal}music{} lyrics{Mirza Ghalib}Contributor: BOL
ANAMOL #12239 [V S Rawat]
Credits:
U.V. Ravindra
Aah
ko chaahiye ek umr asar hone tak
Kaun
jeetaa hai teree
Haan
- kaun jeetaa hai teree zulf ke sar hone tak
Haan
- kaun jiitaa hai
Kaun
jeetaa hai teree zulf ke sar hone tak
Haan
- kaun jeetaa hai teree
Aashiqee
sabr-talab haay aur tamannaa betaab
Aashiqee
sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab
Dil
kaa kyaa rang karuun khoon-e-jigar hone tak
Haan
- dil kaa kyaa rang karoon
Haan
- dil kaa kyaa rang karoon
Hamane
maanaa ke taghaaful naa
Haan
- hamane maanaa ke taghaaful na karoge lekin
Hamane
maanaa ke taghaaful na karoge he lekin
Khaak
ho jaayenge
Khaak ho jaayenge ham tum ko Kabar hone tak-haan -
Khaak ho
jaayenge ham tum ko
Kabar hone tak
Haan
- khaak ho jaayenge
Yak
nazar besh naheen
Yak
nazar besh naheen furasat-e-hastee ghaafil
Garmee-e-bazm
hai
Garmee-e-bazm
hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak
Haan
- garmee-e-bazm hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak
Haan
- garmee-e-bazm hai
(in
following sher: juz: other than, marg: maut)
Gham-e-hastee
kaa asad kis se ho juz marg ilaaj -2
Shamaa
har rang men jalatee hai sahar hone tak
Haan - shamaa har rang men
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Lyrics in Itrans Format
(lending itself to conversion into Devnagari script using Itanslator 99 software)
( http://www.omkarananda-ashram.org/Sanskrit/Itranslt.html )
aah
ko chaahiye ek umr asar hone tak
kaun
jiitaa hai terii
haa.N
- kaun jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak
haa.N
- kaun jiitaa hai
kaun
jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak
haa.N
- kaun jiitaa hai terii
aashiqii
sabr\-talab haay aur tamannaa betaab
aashiqii
sabr\-talab aur tamannaa betaab
dil
kaa kyaa ra.ng karuu.N Kuun\-e\-jigar hone tak
haa.N
- dil kaa kyaa ra.ng karuu.N
haa.N
- dil kaa kyaa ra.ng karuu.N
hamane
maanaa ke taGaaful naa
haa.N
- hamane maanaa ke taGaaful na karoge lekin
hamane
maanaa ke taGaaful na karoge he lekin
Kaak
ho jaaye.nge
Kaak
ho jaaye.nge ham tum ko Kabar hone tak-haa.N - Kaak ho jaaye.nge ham tum ko
Kabar hone tak
haa.N
- Kaaq ho jaaye.nge
yak
nazar besh nahii.n
yak
nazar besh nahii.n furasat\-e\-hastii Gaafil
garmii\-e\-bazm
hai
garmii\-e\-bazm
hai ik raqs\-e\-sharar hone tak
haa.N
- garmii\-e\-bazm hai ik raqs\-e\-sharar hone tak
haa.N
- garmii\-e\-bazm hai
(in
following sher: juz: other than, marg: maut)
Gam\-e\-hastii
kaa asad kis se ho juz marg ilaaj \-2
shamaa
har ra.Ng me.n jalatii hai sahar hone tak
haa.N - shamaa har ra.Ng me.n
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Translation - 1
By Sarvat Rahman
http://audiopoetry.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/aah-ko-chahiye/
Aah
ko chaahiye ek umr asar hone tak
Kaun
jeetaa hai teree
The sighs of love a life-time need, their object to attain,
Who lives long enough for your dark mysteries to attain?
Aashiqee
sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab
Dil
kaa kyaa rang karuun khoon-e-jigar hone tak
True love calls for patience, desire’s of impatience made,
Till suffering consumes me quite, how should my heart remain?
Hamane
maanaa ke taghaaful na karoge he lekin
Khaak ho jaayenge ham tum ko Kabar hone tak
You will not be indifferent, I know, but nevertheless,
Dead and in the dust I’ll be when news of me you obtain
Yak
nazar besh naheen furasat-e-hastee ghaafil
Garmee-e-bazm
hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak
A single glance, no more, is the space of life, unaware!
For no longer than the spark’s dance does the gathering’s warmth remain.
Gham-e-hastee kaa 'Asad' kis se ho juz marg ilaaj
Shamaa
har rang men jalatee hai sahar hone tak
The
suffering that is life, ASAD, knows no cure but death,
All through the night must the candle burn, no matter what its pain
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Translation - 2
By [falstaff]
http://audiopoetry.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/aah-ko-chahiye/
Aah
ko chaahiye ek umr asar hone tak
Kaun
jeetaa hai teree
It takes a lifetime for a sigh to take effect
Who lives to see your hair perfectly arranged?
Aashiqee
sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab
Dil
kaa kyaa rang karuun khoon-e-jigar hone tak
[sabr =patience, talab = search ]
Love demands patience, desire is restless
What color shall I paint the heart, until you savage it?
Hamane
maanaa ke taghaaful na karoge he lekin
Khaak ho jaayenge ham tum ko Kabar hone tak
[taGaaful=neglect/ignore]
You shan’t ignore me when the time comes, I know, but
I may turn to dust before the news reaches you.
Yak
nazar besh naheen furasat-e-hastee ghaafil
Garmee-e-bazm
hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak
[ besh = too
much/lots, excess; fursat-e-hastee = duration of life;
GHaafil = careless, ignorant; raqs = dance; sharar = flash/fire ]
One glance, no more, fills the span of my life
The dance of a single spark that keeps the company warm.
Gham-e-hastee
kaa 'Asad' kis se ho juz marg ilaaj
Shamaa
har rang men jalatee hai sahar hone tak
[juz = other than; marg = death]
Life is suffering, Asad, and has no cure but death
The flame burns in every color until the dawn.
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Translation - 3
By Ranjana
http://guyanafriends.com
Guyana.org > Guyana News and Information > Discussion Forums
> Bollywood Talk >
GHAZALS: POET: MIRZA GHALIB (Credits : http://www.mastimag.com/songs/ghazals/1/jagjit-singh-%5...ye(MastiMag.com).mp3)
(Aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak)
It will take a lifetime for my sadness to have an effect on you
Kaun jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak
Who is going to live long enough (for you) to understand my sad condition
Aah ko chaahiye......................
It will take a lifetime for my sadness to have an effect on you
(Aashiqii sabrtalab aur tamannaa betaab)
Love asks for patience, but the desires are impatient
(Dil kaa kyaa rang karuun Khuune jigar hone tak)
Tell me which color should I color this heart, while
waiting for you to break it
(Ham ne maanaa ke tagaaful na karoge lekin)
I understand that you are not indifferent to my feelings of love
(Khaak ho jaayenge ham tumako Khabar hone tak)
But I will turn into ashes (die) by the time you get a wind of my feelings
(Gamehastii kaa 'Asad' kis se ho juz marg ilaaj)
Asad, the sorrows of my life, can be cured by none other than death
(Shamm'a har rang men jalatii hai sahar hone tak)
After all the candles burns under all circumstances till the dawn
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