February 5, 2013
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Tunes Tuesday #4
This time not only an auditory treat but visually quite a sight too
This song I first heard a version of on a brilliant film called The Inside Man, where they had a slightly rap version of this song (Chaiyya Chaiyya from the Bollywood film Dil Se) after that I hunted down this video which is the original version and a truly awesome bit of dancing, the guy in teh red jacket is just so cool
hehe not to mention the level of fitness :OKeep your eyes peeled at 5:04 for the best hand movements ever seen in a music video
Some may note I’ve posted this before, (at least I think I have) but it is totally worth seeing more than once in my opinion
If you are really curious I even just found a translation:
song: chhaiya chhaiya
film: Dil Se
musicdirector: a r rahman
songwriter: gulzar
singer: sukhvindara singh, sapna wasthijinke sar ho ishq ki chhaanv
(those who have all-encompassing shadow of love over their head ( in
this scorching heat of this world’s harsh realities) )paanv ke neeche jannat hogi
(heavens will be below their feet)
(=people who are blessed with someone’s love, live their life as if they
have been living in the heaven)jinke sar ho ishq ki chhaanv
chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan, chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
(walk underneath this shadow)chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan, chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan, chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan, chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
chhaiyaansar ishq ki chhaanv chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
(your head is covered by the shadow of love, walk underneath this
shadow)sar ishq ki chhaanv chal chhaiyaan
paanv jannat chale chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
(you will feel as if your feet are walking on the land of heaven, walk
underneath this shadow)paanv jannat chale chal chhaiyaan
vo yaar hai jo khushboo ki tarah
(that friend is like a fragrance)jiski zubaa urdu ki tarah
(she speaks a language which is soft and meaningful like urdu)meri sham raat meri kaynaat vo yaar mera saiyaa saiyaa
(my evening and night, my entire universe is that friend of mine, my
lover)chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan, chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan, chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
chhaiyaan chhaiyaangulposh kabhi itraye kahin
(clad in the flowers, sometime, she is showing off airs of highness,
somewhere)mehke to nazar aa jaaye kahin
(when those flowers of her dress spread fragrance, i will be able to see
her somewhere)gulposh kabhi itraye kahin
mehke to nazar aa jaaye kahintabeez bana ke pahnoo use
(I will treat her like my talisman and wear)
(tabeez: a sacred black thread with supernaturally processed metal block
or stone having protective powers)aayat ki tarah mil jaaye kahin
(if i find her somewhere like a divine sentence from holy Quraan-paak)tabeez bana ke pahnoo use, aayat ki tarah mil jaaye kahin
gulposh kabhi itraye kahin, mehke to nazar aa jaaye kahin
tabeez bana ke pahnoo use, aayat ki tarah mil jaaye kahinyaar hai vo eemaa ki tarah
(that friend of mine is the sum-total of my integrity)mera nagma vahi mera qalma vahi
(she is my song, she is (as pious for me as) the sacred chant of qalma)
(qalma = first belief of mohammedans = la ilaha il lillah, mohammed-ur
rasool allah)
(= i take this promise in the name of allah that i do not know anyone
other than one Allah, and that hajrat mohammed is messanger of Allah)mera nagma nagma mera qalma qalma
(my song, song, my qalma, qalma)mera nagma nagma mera qalma qalma
mera nagma nagma mera qalma qalma
mera nagma nagma mera qalma qalmayaar misal-e-os chale
(that friend of mine walks like pure, clear, shining little dew drops)panvo ke tale firdaus chale
(when she walks, it appears as if she is not moving but heavens are
moving below her feet)kabhi daal daal kabhi paat paat
(sometime on the branches of trees, sometime on the leaf)main hawa pe dhoondhoo uske nisha
(i am searching on the air for any clue of her presense)sar ishq ki chhaanv chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan, sar ishq ki chhaanv chal
chhaiyaan
paanv jannat chale chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan, paanv jannat chale chal
chhaiyaan
chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan, chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan chhaiyaan, chal chhaiyaan chhaiyaan
chhaiyaan chhaiyaanmain uske roop ka shaidaai
(i am attracted to her beauty)vo dhoop chhaanv sa harjaai
(she is innocent and energetic hence she reaches everywhere to everyone
like the sunlight or the shadow)vo shokh hai rang badalta hai
(she has a restlessness, hence she transforms her style)main rang roop ka saudaai
(i am mad after her beauty and her fair color)
Comments (4)
I haven’t seen The Inside Man, or this film either. But I love Bollywood!! Even where I don’t understand a word, I love the sound of the songs, and the dances. It’s kind of hilarious how often they burst into song and dance, but it’s part of the style, and they have some amazing skills. Great post!
FABULOUS!
Thanks for the translation. It’s nice to be able to just watch it for the visuals and sound, but then I’m usually curious what they actually are saying. I don’t think I’ll be dancing atop a moving train anytime soon though, especially one going over bridges. Pretty cool. I enjoyed this.
@EmilyandAtticus - Oh you have to see the Inside Man
it’s a great film, i’ve gone through it at least 4 or more times by now lol
The Bollywood one i’ve yet to see I think I’d really get into Bollywood, but so far I’ve not gotten round to it yet.
@lanney - :D Agreed!
@Crystalinne - Haha no I think you’d need to have their level of skill to pull that off, but it is a great scene
and yeah the translation is a little strange but interesting to see.