Behroopiya Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Mohit Chauhan, Neeti Mohan
Label: Zee Music Company

mere har ik armaan se zyaada
chaahe re tujhko jiya
kaise karoon yakeen tu hai dilbar
ya koi behroopiya
ye dil tune bas mein kiya, behroopiya,,
haseen kusoor kiya..

the heart loves you
more than my every wish
how do I believe you are there O beloved,
or is that some impersonator..
you have taken control of this heart,
impersonator..

maine ik muskaan sajaakar
raaz ko parda diya..
pyaara tujhe hai meri soorat se
mera naqaab piya.. behroopiya,,
zara sa hai fark piya, behroopiya,,

I, with a smile,
gave a veil to the secret,
more than my face,
you love my veil (of a smile), O beloved..
there is just a little difference O beloved,
impersonator..

jalaa chingaari, shama ban ja
main bhi parwaana hoon, mujhe aazma..
bujhi shamma se na dil behla,
haath mein aayega tere bas dhuaan

burn a spark, be a candle,
I am a moth too, try me..
don’t amuse yourself with a blown out candle,
you’ll get just smoke..

hai ye sitam hai ye zulm saraasar
neendon pe kabza kiya
kar le tu yakeen main hoon dilbar,
na koi vaham piya.. behroopiya,,

this is torture, surely a torment,
that you have captured my sleep,
believe, I am there, O beloved,
there is no ,
impersonator..

ye dil tune bas mein kiya, behroopiya,,
haseen kusoor kiya..

ye dil tujhe de hi diya,
jo hona hai hoga piya,
behrupiya,
behroopiya..

I have given you this heart..
whatever has to happen will happen,
impersonator..
impersonator..

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Dil Bola Shut Up Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Shefali Alvares
Label: Zee Music Company

maine sau dafa apne dil se ye kaha
baat maan le besharam,
teri aajkal kartootein kharaab hain
Dagmagaa rahe hain kadam..
dil bola,
shut up, shut up, shut up,
lecture na de, shut up!

I told my heart a hundred times,
listen to me O shameless,
these days your deeds are bad,
your steps are faltering..
the heart said,
shut up, shut up, shut up,
don’t lecture me, shut up!

aisi kya, aisi kya, aisi kya bhookh hai
daulat, daulat, daulat chaahiye..
sahi ko, sahi ko, sahi ko chhoD ke
galat, galat, galat chaahiye
suit boot mein chehra jagmaga gaya
kaale ho gaye kyun karam..

what a, what a hunger this is,
everyone wants money money money..
leaving the right,
they want the wrong, wrong, wrong!
in nice attires, the faces are shining,
but why have the deeds become dark..

dil bola,
shut up, shut up, shut up,
excuse me, shut up!

dil bola,
shut up, shut up, shut up,
just shut up!

khatra hai, khatra hai, khatra hai saamne
peechhe, peechhe, peechhe maut hai
ye jo hai, ye jo hai, ye jo hai zindagi
teri khushi ki ye saut hai
tu usool se jitna chaahe sakht ho,
zaat se magar hai naram,

there is danger, danger, danger in front,
and death, death, death behind..
this life that is there,
it’s the enemy of your happiness..
you may be all strong about your rules,
but you are soft as a species..

teri aajkal kartootein kharaab hain
Dagmagaa rahe hain kadam..

dil bola,
shut up, shut up, shut up,
lecture na de, shut up!

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Dhadam Dhadaam Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Neeti Mohan
Label: Zee Music Company

dhaDam-dhaDam is something like the beating sound of the heart. At the same time dhaDaam is also onomatopoeia used for the sound of a fall. So here dhaDam dhaDam shows heart beat, but the choice of word also somewhere it shows a fall, metaphorically a sadness, as well.

dava na kaam aaye
dua bachaa na paaye
sirf haare
dhaDkanein goonjti dhaDam dhaDam,
darbadar ghoomti dhaDam dhaDam..
malaal mein..

no medicines work,
wishes can’t save you,
I just lose..
heartbeats echo thump thump,
they roam door to door, thump thump,
in sorrow…

hum pe beeti hai jo bhi
kehna chaahte the hum,
kyun chup rehne ki tumne
khaamakha mein di kasam
ab hai gila tumhe,
humne daga tumhe, hai diya..
jaan ke kadam kadam,
ilzaam ye hum pe hai
sitam sitam..
dhaDkanein goonjti dhaDam dhaDam,
malaal mein….

what has happened with me,
I wanted to say,
why have you given me
an oath to remain quiet for no reason..
now you have a complaint,
that I have deceived you..
even after knowing, step after step,
this blame to me,
is a torture..
heartbeats echo thump thump,
in sorrow..

tum rooThe to hum TooTe,
kitne hum kareeb hain
haare tum ko to samjhe,
kitne hum gareeb hain,
hum sehra ki tarah,
tum baadal ho mera
baarishein DhoonDhti dhaDam dhaDam,
darbadar ghoomti dhaDaam dhaDaam,
dhaDkanein goonjti dhaDam dhaDam,
malaal mein….

you got angry, and I broke,
how close we are,
when I lost you, I understood
how poor I am..
I am like a desert,
you are my sky..
rains search, thump thump.
they roam door to door, thump thump,
heartbeats echo thump thump,
in sorrow…

dhaDkanein dhaDam dhaDam,
goonj ke dhaDaam dhaDaam,
jaise maut ki sazaa,
suna raheen..

heartbeats, thump thump,
echoing, thump thump,
seem to be declaring
the capital punishment (to me)..

dhaDkanein dhaDam dhaDam,
poochh ke dhaDaam dhaDaam,
kitni saans hain bacheen,
gina raheen,

heartbeats, thump thump,
asking, thump thump,
how many breaths are remaining (in my life)
making me count (how much life remains for me)..

dhaDaam dhaDaam dhaDaam
dhaDaam dhaDaam dhaDaam,
malaaal meeeeinn….

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Ye Kya Kiya Sylvia Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Neeti Mohan
Label: Zee Music Company

jhooThe mooThe vaade wafaaon ke gina ke
apne deewane ko tu chhoD gayi, chhoD gayi
ye kya kiya sylvia, ye kya kiya sylvia

making him count the false promises of love,
you left your crazy lover, you left him,
what did you do, Sylvia? What did you do there, Sylvia?

ek bhanwre se nain laDa ke
apne piya ka dil toD gayi, toD gayi
ye kya kiya sylvia, ye kyun kiya

having your eyes met with those of a bumblebee,
you broke your beloved’s heart, you broke it,
what did you do, Sylvia? What did you do there, Sylvia?

sachche jazbaat ki kadar nahi haaye
tujhe kisi ghair ki chhuan sada bhaaye
zamaana de duhaai, kaahe wo phir khaayi
jin kasmon se munh moD gayi, moD gayi
ye kya kiya sylvia, ye kya kiya sylvia..

alas! there is no value of true sentiments,
you always like the touch of someone else..
the world warns you, then why did you take those oaths,
from which you turned away, you turned away..
what did you do there, Sylvia? What did you do?

bhanwra tha sayaana, muqar hi gaya na
ruswaai reh gayi, ruswaayi
ghonsla suhaana ujaD hi gaya na
tanhaai reh gayi, tanhaayi
aankhon ke surme ko daag banaaya
kaanch ke ashiyaan ko phoonk jalaya
fitrat mein teri thi bewafaai
tu pyaar pe tohmat chhoD gayi

the bumblebee was intelligent, he declined (your offer) right,
there remained just disgrace..
the beautiful nest finally got ruined, right?
there remained just loneliness..
you turned the eye kohl into a stain,
you burned off the glass house,
there was infidelity in your nature,
you left a false accusation on love…

ye kya kiya Sylvia,
ye kya kiya Sylvia
yeh kya kiya Sylvia!

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Darbaan Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Papon
Label: Zee Music Company

sab vyapar hai, kaarobar hai
mauka hai saamne tu bhi taiyaar hai

this is all a business, all business,
there is a chance in front, you too are ready..

tere aage mehel aalishan hai
bas darwaze pe ek darbaan hai
ek darban hai, ek darbaan hai

there is a beautiful palace ahead of you,
just that there is a gatekeeper at the door..
there is a gatekeeper, there is a gatekeeper..

badshah sadkon ka tu
sadkein hi teri taqdeer hain
daakhila oonche makaanon mein
kuchh Thekedaron ki jaageer hai
ek anaar hai, sau beemar hain
is usool pe chalta bazar hai

you are the king of roads,
roads are your fate,
entry to big houses,
in property of some contractors..
there is one pomegranate and a hundred sick people,
on this rule does the market work..

[ek anaar sau beemaar, literally one pomegranate and a hundred sick people, is a proverb which means too much demand when the supply is very limited.]

tere aage mehal aalishan hai
bas darwaaze pe ek darbaan hai

ek darban hai, ek darbaan hai
baadshah sadkon ka tu
sadkein hi teri taqdeer hain
dakhila oonche makanon mein
kuchh thekedaron ki jaagir hai

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Hai Naak Pe Jo Gussa Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Neeti Mohan
Label: Zee Music Company

hai naak pe jo gussa, haaye gussa
chhupa bhi na sakein, jataa bhi na sakein
to phir fizool hai ye qissa

['naak pe gussa hona' is an idiom which means to be short tempered.]

the anger that is there on the nose
if we can neither hide it, nor express it,
then this whole story (of our love) is useless..

ho bahut paheliyaan bana chuke ho tum
ab aake hal bata bhi do
bhare baazaar mein agar na keh sako
to ghar ka phir pata bhi to do

you have made enough riddles,
now come and tell me the solution too..
if you can’t say openly in the market,
then give me the address to your home..

hai naak pe jo gussa,
chhupa bhi na sakein, jataa bhi na sakein
to phir fizool hai ye kissa

sheher ke ameer saare aaye hum pe dil luTaane
chhoD ke dukaandaari baiThe tumhein manaane
thoDa reham tum bhi karo
kyun na muskura ke jhaaD do
sirf dhool hai ye gussa
chhupa bhi na sakein, jataa bhi na sakein
to phir fizool hai ye kissa..

all the rich of the city came to give me their heart,
but I am sitting here to placate you, leaving my shop..
you too do some kindness to me,
now smile and flick it away,
this anger is just some dust!
if we can neither hide it, nor express it,
then this whole story (of our love) is useless..

ho bahut paheliyan bana chuke ho tum
ab aa ke hal bata bhi do
bhare bazaar mein agar na keh sako
to ghar ka phir pata bhi to do
hai naak pe jo gussa, haaye..

dil chura ke dil jalaana, ye to qaai’da nahi hai
pyaar mein ghuroor ho to koi faayda nahi hai
sar ko bhale jhukaao nahi
kyun na sar uthaa ke maan lo
ek bhool hai ye gussa

to steal the heart and then give heartburn, that’s not a way,
if there is ego in love, there is no use (of such love)
if you wish, don’t bow your head,
why don’t you admit with your head held high,
that this anger is a mistake..

ho chhupa bhi na sakein, jataa bhi na sake
to phir fizool hai ye kissa

ho bahut paheliyan bana chuke ho tum
ab aa ke hal bataaAAaa bhi do
bhare bazaar mein agar na keh sako
to ghar ka phir pata bhi to do
hai naak pe jo gussaaaaaa…..
sab vyapar hai, kaarobar hai
mauka hai saamne tu bhi taiyar hai

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Ka Kha Ga Gha Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Neeti Mohan
Label: Zee Music Company

In this song, ka kha ga gha, that make the title of the song, are the first four letters of the Hindi alphabet. This is one interesting part of the song, because we rarely get to see such things in Hindi, and sounds wonderful too. However, for the purpose of translation into English, we have translated it as ABCD, which is not the exact translation, but gives the correct meaning anyway.

aye, tumse mili to pyaar ka seekha, ka kha ga gha
aye, samjhaao na kyun pyaar ka ulTa hai, ka kha ga gha
kyun jo dard de, taDpaaye bhi, lagta hai pyara woh hi
kyun TooTe ye dil, kehlaaye dil tabhi..

when I met you, I learnt the abcd of love,
hey, explain to me why is the abcd of love is opposite (to common sense, counterintuitive)
why, the one who gives pain, torments too, only seems loving,
why does this heart have to break and is then only called heart..

tairne ki jo koshishein kare kaahe Doob jaata hai
sab bhula ke jo doob jaaye kyun wo tair paata hai
wo jo har khel mein jeeta yahaan dilbar se hara wohi
kyun TooTe ye dil, kehlaaye dil tabhi..

whoever tries to swim, why does s/he drown
and the one who forgets everything and drowns, is the one to swim..
the one who has won in every game, he only lost to the beloved here,
why does this heart have to break and is then only called heart..

aye, tumse mili to pyaar ka seekha, ka kha ga gha
aye, samjhaao na kyun pyaar ka ulTa hai, ka kha ga gha

dhat teri!
iski hai saza kubool ho jise yahaan wahi wahi bari hua hai
is mein jo muqadmaa kare aji wahi wahi mara hai
bataao kyun is jail se bhaaga hai jo dobaara lauta wo bhi
kyun TooTe ye dil, kehlaaye dil tabhi..

Oh damn!
the one who accepts the punishment here, is the one who goes free here,
in this, the one who files the litigation, he, he only dies..
tell me why who runs from this prison also comes back again,
why does this heart have to break and is then only called heart.

aye, tumse mili to pyaar ka seekha, ka kha ga gha
aye, samjhaao na kyun pyaar ka ulTa hai, ka kha ga gha

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Aam Hindustani Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Shefali Alvares
Label: Zee Music Company

dhobi ka kutta jaise ghaaT ka na ghar ka
poori tarah na idhar ka, na udhar ka
sun le nikhaTTu tera wahi to haal hai

like a washerman’s dog that belongs to neither home nor river bank,
you are neither fully in this side nor in that..
listen O useless, that’s your condition..

zindagi ki race mein jo munh uTha ke dauDa
zindagi ne maari laat peechhe chhoDa
tu hai wo TaTTu, gadhe si jiski chaal hai
pyaar mein Thenga, bar mein Thenga
in ki botal bhi goron ki ghulaam hai
rooThi hai mehbooba, rooThi rooThi sharaab hai,
ae aam hindustani teri kismat kharaab hai

as you ran the race of life with your face up,
life kicked you and left you behind..
you are that mule, whose walk is like that of a donkey..
you got nothing in love, nothing in the bar,
even the bottle (of liquor) is the English’s servant..
your beloved is angry, and the liquor is angry too,
O common Indian, your luck is bad..

aasman se tu yoon gira, khajoor pe tu aTka
tere haalaat ne uTha ke tujhko paTka
ki aisi champi ke tere hosh uD gaye
bewafaai dekh ke jo aayi tujhko hichki
chauDi chhaati teri chuTkiyon mein pichki
gham ki batti, ah, mili to baal jhaD gaye

you fell from sky such, that you stuck on the date’s tree,
your situation threw you here,
it rubbed you such that you lost your consciousness..
when you got a hiccup, looking at infidelity,
your wide chest narrowed down in a snap,
when you got a hint of sorrow, you lost your hair..

pyaar mein Thenga, bar mein Thenga
ye botal bhi goron ki ghulam hai
rooThi hai mehbooba, rooThi rooThi sharaab hai
hey aam hindustaani teri kismat kharaab hai..

aadmi nahi tu samjhe khud ko machhli
ulti ganga mein hai tairne ki khujli
par yeh huqoomat rahe magarmachh hai
laalach ne tujhko aisi paTTi paDhaai
khwaahish ne li hai Degchi kaDhaai
taqdeer teri abhi bhi chammach mein hai

you don’t think of yourself as a human, but a fish,
you have a strong desire to go against the flow,
but this government remains like a crocodile..
greed has taught you such a lesson,
that wishes have taken even your vessels,
and now your luck is in just a spoon
[maybe because he just has spoons left in his kitchen, or because is luck is so small now, or both.]

pyaar mein Thenga, bar mein Thenga
ye botal bhi goron ki ghulam hai
rooThi hai mehbooba, rooThi rooThi sharab hai
hey aam hindustani teri kismat kharab hai

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Mohabbat Buri Bimari Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi (Remix by Mikey McCleary)
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Shalmali Kholgade
Label: Zee Music Company

mohabbat buri bimari
lagi tujhe to teri zimmedari
mohabbat buri bimaari..

Love is a bad disease..
if you get it, it’s your responsibility..
Love is a bad disease..

ye beraham jisko kaaTe
paani nahi daaru wo maange
ghar se khuda ko haTaa ke
mehboob ki tasveer Taange
lagti hai halki paDti hai bhaari
lagti hai halki paDti hai bhaari
paDti hai hmm.. paDti hai.. ha!

whoever is bit by this cruel thing,
he doesn’t even ask for water, but for liquor instead.
[kaaTa paani nahi maangna, literally meaning not to ask for water when bitten, is an idiom used for quick death, often in context of or comparing with a deadly snake whose venom would be so strong that the person bitten would not even live long enough to demand for water.]
he removes God from his house,
and puts a picture of his beloved there.
it looks simple, but turns out to be tough..
it looks easy, but turns out to be tough..

mohabbat buri beemari….

chhoone se hoti nahi
nazron ke raste se aaye
jhagda hai iska akal se
masoom dil pe kabza jamaaye
soorat se bholi neeyat shikari
soorat se bholi neeyat shikaari
neeyat shikaari.. neeyat shikaari..

It doesn’t spread by touching,
but comes through the eyes..
it has an issue with the brains,
it has captured the naive heart..
it’s innocent by face, but the intention is that of a hunter..

[the first line here would also remind people of ads opposing the social stigma against AIDS patients, these ads always said AIDS isn’t spread by touching.]

mohabbat buri beemaari
lagi tujhe to teri zimmedaari
mohabbat buri bimari...

to teri zimmedaari..
mohabbat buri bimari!

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Jata Kahan Hai Deewane Lyrics Translation| Bombay Velvet (Fifi)

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: OP Nayyar, Remixed by Mikey McCleary
Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
Singer: Suman Sridhar
Label: Zee Music Company

The original song, composed by OP Nayyar and sung by Geeta Dutt for the film CID, could not be included in the film because of censor board's objection, probably due to the picturization of the song. However, the intended meaning of the word fifi/fiffy is not too clear.

jaata kahaan hai deewane
sab kuch yahaan hai sanam
baaki ke saare fasaane
jhooThe hain teri kasam

Where do you go, O crazy one,
everything is here O dear..
all other stories,
are false, I swear on you..

fifi, kuch tere dil mein fiffy
kuch mere dil mein fiffy
zamaana hai bura…

there is something fiffy in your heart,
there is something fiffy in mine..
oh, this world is all bad..

saiyyaad hai tu magar
mujhko na yoon tan ke dekh
naadaan zara ek baar
qaidi mera ban ke dekh
maano maano meri baat
hai ye pehli mulaqaat
maano maano meri baat
dekho pehlu se uth ke hai jaana bura

you are a hunter, but
don’t look at me all straightened up like that..
O naive one, just try becoming
my prisoner for once..
listen to what I say,
this is the first meeting,
listen and do as I say..
It is bad to get up and go from so close to me..

jata kahaan hai deewane
sab kuch yahaan hai sanam
baaki ke saare fasaane
jhooThe hain teri kasam

fifi, kuch tere dil mein fifi
kuch mere dil mein fifi
zamaana hai bura..

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