देखो जी मेरा हाल
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देखो जी मेरा हाल बदल गई चाल [ x2 ]
देखो मोहे लागा सोलवाँ साल [ x2 ]
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Look at my state, my walk has changed [x2]
Look, I feel like I’m sixteen again [x2]
[both lines x2]
चाँद सितारे देखूँ बाबू
तो रहे नहीं क़ाबू
चलाए जैसे जादू
रातें बाहर की , अच्छा , हाँ
अच्छा …
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When I gaze at the moon and stars, love,
I lose all control,
as if they’ve cast a spell.
These nights out… Ah, good!
¿Good … ?
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होई होई होई होई होई …
दो दिनों की यह जवानी
अजब मस्तानी
हो सुन के दीवानी
बातें बाहर की
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh…!
This youth of two fleeting days,
so wild, so reckless,
goes mad hearing
the whispers of the outside world.
कहें जी मेरा हाल [ x2 ]
ये उलझे उलझे बाल
देखो मोहे लागे सोलवाँ साल
देखो मोहे लागे सोलवाँ …
They tell, Sir, my state [x2],
these tangled, messy locks.
Look, I feel like I’m sixteen again,
look, like I’m sixteen…
राह चलूँ जो अकेली
तो लाखों अलबेले
पुकारें दिल ले ले
ओ , नैन वालिए !
ऐसा …
When I walk alone on the road,
a thousand reckless dandies
call out, “Take my heart,
oh, you of the charming eyes!"
Really…?
रररा !
तोड़ के अक़ाल की डोरी
निकल पड़ी गोरी
काहे को को चोरी चोरी
ओ , नैन वालिए !
Hurrah!
The headband string broken,
the fair maiden took off running.
"Why sneaking around,
oh, you of the charming eyes!"
यह सीधी-सादी चाल [ x2 ]
हुई रे जंजाल
देखो मोहे लागे सोलवाँ साल
देखो मोहे लागे सोलवाँ
This straightforward step [x2],
became an entanglement.
Look, I feel like I’m sixteen again,
look, like I’m sixteen…
शाब्बा … शाब्बा … शाब्बा !
हो रही मैं भोली-भाली
उस की मतवाली
नज़र जिन ने डाली
ओ देखभाल के
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I’m turning naïve and trusting,
drunk on his charm.
Those who cast their glances—
oh, beware!
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संभल के गोरी
तेरा जग है दीवाना
जो आँखियाँ मिलाना
क़दम जो उठाना
तो देखभाल के
Steady now, fair one,
your world’s gone mad.
If you meet their gaze,
if you take a step,
oh, beware!
अजब है यह साल [ x2 ]
समझता है चाल
देखो मोहे लागे सोलवाँ साल
देखो मोहे लागे सोलवाँ
What a strange year this is [x2]!
He thinks he knows the game.
Look, I feel like I’m sixteen again,
look, like I’m sixteen…
शाब्बा … शाब्बा … शाब्बा !
ज़ात मर्दों की छोटी
नज़र इनकी खोटी
लबों पे झूठी झूठी
है बात प्यार की
समझे भाई …
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श्श्श …
Men’s substance is little,
their glances sly.
On their lips, false, false
are the words of love.
Get it, brother…?
[all stanza x2]
Shhh…
छोड़ो गोरी यह कहानी
है कितनी सुहानी
यह रुत मस्तानी
यह रात प्यार की
Drop this tale, fair one—
how sweet it is,
this intoxicating season,
this night of love!
सुनाऊँ जिसे हाल [ x2 ]
बिछाए वही जाल
देखो मोहे लागे सोलवाँ साल [ x3 ]
To whom I tell my state [x2],
they lay the very same trap.
Look, I feel like I’m sixteen again [x3]
About this song
- Singers
- Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Sudha Malhotra
- Lyrics
- Majrooh Sultanpuri
- Music
- S.D. Burman
- On screen
- Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman
dekho jii mera haal (Hindi: देखो जी मेरा हाल, Urdu: دیکھو جی مَیرا حال) "Look at My State" is a vibrant musical number from the film "Solva Saal" (1958), starring Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman.
The song, masterfully performed by Asha Bhosle and Sudha Malhotra for the female vocals, and Mohammed Rafi for the male vocals, was composed by the legendary S.D. Burman with lyrics written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
The scene occurs when the protagonists visit a washermen's village (*dhobi ghat*), where two *dhobans* (washerwomen) begin a flirtatious dance that triggers the musical sequence. While Dev Anand playfully flirts with the washerwomen, Waheeda Rehman initially shows disdain for him but gradually softens and becomes jealous as she watches the scene, reflecting her changing attitude toward the protagonist.
The number stands out for its dynamic choreography that incorporates laundry-washing elements, the contrast between Waheeda's serious demeanor and Dev Anand's playful attitude,
the flirtatious attitude of the washerwomen, and the narrative progression showing the romantic development between the protagonists.
With its cheerful melody and cheeky lyrics, the song perfectly captures the spirit of classic Bollywood cinema of the 1950s, where musical numbers served both entertainment and advancement of the romantic plot.
