Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Anjaam4-KOHLAPUR SE AAYI






KOHLAPUR SE AAYI
jhuumke THumke laTke jhaTke Swinging, strutting, twisting and turning,
jhuumke THumke laTke jhaTke tirchhi mirchii laa'ii huu.n... swinging, strutting, twisting and turning, I've spiced up the gathering [lit.: I've brought an unusual spice]...
mai.n kohlapur se aa'ii huu.n... I've come from Kohlapur...
jhuumke THumke laTke jhaTke Swinging, strutting, twisting and turning,
jhuumke THumke laTke jhaTke tirchhi mirchii laa'ii huu.n... swinging, strutting, twisting and turning, I've spiced up the gathering
mai.n kohlapur se aa'ii huu.n... I've come from Kohlapur...
patlii kamar hai tirchhii nazar hai chaRHtii umar jawaanii kii... My waist is slim and my glances keen; I'm approaching the prime of my youth.
gore badan me.n mahake joban me.n In my beautiful body, in my perfumed vitality,
khushbuu hai raatraanii kii is the fragrance of flowers.
jab boluu.n to When I speak,
sab kii tabiyat machaltii hai everyone feels faint! [lit.:everyone's health is shaken]
jab Doluu.n to When I sway,
cholii kaleje pe chaltii hai my shirt swells over my heart!
dilvaalo.n ka dil Dola hai Lovers' hearts have been rocked
jab bhii dupaTTa giraa'ii huu.n whenever I've cast off my scarf.
mai.n kohlapur se aa'ii huu.n... I've come from Kohlapur...
miiTHii kaTaarii tiikhii supaarii nakhre mere niraale hai.n... A sweet knife, a sharp betel nut: the feel of my flirtations is unforgettable...
saare ke saare aashiq ka.nwaare All the young Romeos
mujhpe nigaahe.n Daale hai.n make eyes at me.
mai.n Dartii huu.n I fear
koii diiwaana na ban jaa'e I'll drive somebody mad.
chup rahatii huu.n I keep quiet
koii fasaana na ban jaa'e to prevent a romance from starting.
koii maane na koii jaane na Nobody heeds me; nobody understands
chunarii me.n kya kya chhupaa'ii huu.n what I've tucked away inside my blouse.
mai.n kohlapur se aa'ii huu.n... I've come from Kohlapur...
jhuumke THumke laTke jhaTke Swinging, strutting, twisting and turning,
jhuumke THumke laTke jhaTke tirchhi mirchii laa'ii huu.n swinging, strutting, twisting and turning, I've spiced up the gathering!
mai.n kohlapur se aa'ii huu.n... I've come from Kohlapur...

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