हवा हवाई

havaa havaaii

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हवा हवाई

Hawaii Wind

[ ak-chiki , lak-chiki , chiki-lak chum ]

[ rap-chiki , lak-chiki , chiki-lak chiki-chum ]

[ both lines x2 ]

[ak-chiki, lak-chiki, chiki-lak chum]

[rap-chiki, lak-chiki, chiki-lak chiki-chum]

[both lines x2]

मैं ख़्वाबों की शाहज़ादी

मैं हूँ हर दिल पे छाई

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बादल है मेरी ज़ुल्फ़ें

बिजली मेरी अंगड़ाई

I am a princess of dreams,

I am spread on all hearts

[both lines x2]

My hair are like the clouds,

my arm-stretching is like the lightning

बिजली गिराने मैं हूँ आई [ x2 ]

कहते हैं मुझको

हवा हवाई / हवा हवाई [ x2 ]

हवा हवाई , हवा हवाई

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I have come to make lightning fall

They call me

Hawaii Wind / Hawaii Wind

Hawaii Wind, Hawaii Wind

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समझे क्या हो नादानो

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मुझको भोली न जानो

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मैं हूँ साँपों की रानी

काटा माँगे न पानी

सागर से मोती छीनूँ

दीपक से ज्योति छीनूँ

पत्थर से आग लगा लूँ

सीने से राज़ चुरा लूँ

हाँ , चुरा लूँ

चुरा लूँ

हाँ , हाँ , चुरा लूँ

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Who did you take me for, oh naïve ones?

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Don't perceive me as gullible!

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I am the queen of serpents,

(if) bitten, don't (even) ask for water,

I seize pearls from the ocean,

I seize the light from the lamp,

I strike fire from the rocks,

from the chests, I steal secrets

Yes, I steal

I steal

Yes, yes, I steal

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जी न जो तुम ने बात छुपाई

हो जानू जो तुम ने बात छुपाई

कहते हैं मुझको हवा हवाई

हवा हवाई / हवा हवाई [ x2 ]

हवा हवाई , हवा हवाई

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[zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom]

(My) heart! If you ever hide things from me …

Oh, darling! If you hide things from me …

They call me, Hawaii Wind

Hawaii Wind / Hawaii Wind [x2]

Hawaii Wind, Hawaii Wind

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बिजली गिराने मैं हूँ आई

कहते हैं मुझको

हवा हवाई / हवा हवाई [ x2 ]

हवा हवाई , हवा हवाई

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I have come to make lightning fall

They call me, the Hawaii Wind

Hawaii Wind / Hawaii Wind [x2]

Hawaii Wind, Hawaii Wind

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लाई रंगीन अफ़साने ,

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तू भी सुन ले दीवाने

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आह दिल में हलचल कर दूँ ,

आह तुझको पागल कर दूँ

मेरी आँखों में जादू ,

मेरी साँसों में ख़ुश्बू

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I brought vibrant tales tales

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you listen too, love-crazed one!

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Ah, I shall create an uproar in (your) heart,

I shall make you go crazy

In my eyes, there is magic,

in my breath, there is fragrance

जब मेरा यह तन लचके ,

जाए न कोई बच के

कोई बच के , बच के , बच के

हाँ , हाँ , जी बच के

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When this body of mine goes strutting/twisting like this,

no one gets away safely

no one safely, safely, safely

Yes, yes, Sir, safely

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सूरत ही मैं ने ऐसी पाई [ x2 ]

कहते हैं मुझको हवा हवाई / हवा हवाई

हवा हवाई / हवा हवाई

हवा हवाई , हवा हवाई

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I have gotten such a face/appearance [x2]

they call me, Hawaii Wind / Hawaii Wind

Hawaii Wind / Hawaii Wind

Hawaii Wind, Hawaii Wind

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बिजली गिराने मैं हूँ आई [ x2 ]

कहते हैं मुझको

हवा हवाई / हवा हवाई [ x2 ]

हवा हवाई , हवा हवाई

[ zoom , zoom , zoom , zoom , zoom ]

I have come to make lightning fall [x2]

They call me

Hawaii Wind / Hawaii Wind

Hawaii Wind, Hawaii Wind

[zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom]

About this song

Singers: Kavita Krishnamurti, Suman Sridhar
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar, Laxmikant–Pyarelal
On screen: Kalki Koechlin, Rajkummar Rao, Kirti Kulhari, Shiv Panditt, Gulshan Devaiah, Sridevi

havaa havaaii (Hindi:हवा हवाई, Urdu: ہوا ہوائی) "Hawaii WInd" is a song featured originally in the 1987 Bollywood action comedy "Mr. India".

In Hindustani, the word havaaii can mean Hawaii (the Polynesian archipelago) , and can also be used as an adjective meaning "airy, aerial, airborne" or "fake, flimsy". And havaa means "wind, breeze, air", but also, figuratively, it can also mean "wish, desire, soul". So, the song's title lends itself to all kinds of translations.

The song's lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar, and the music was composed by the duo Laxmikant Pyarelal

In the original movie, 'Mr India", the song is picturized by Seema, a young and charming journalist, (played by the legendary actress Sridevi), who finds herself in a situation where she has to perform a singing and dancing show, with exotic/Hawaiian ambiance, instead of the original intended performer, whose name was apparently "Miss Hawa Hawaii". For "Mr India", the playback singer is Kavita Krishnamurti

The song has afterwards been used in several other Bollywood films, among them the 2011 Indian comedy noir film "Shaitan", about a youg woman with mental problems, Amrita (Kalki Koechlin) who becomes friends with a group of aimless and dissolute young people: Dash (Shiv Panditt ), Zubin, K.C (Gulshan Devaiah ), and Tanya (Kirti Kulhari). Together they get into a downward-spiralling situation, and in the meantime, they are also blackmailed by Inspector Malvankar (Rajkummar Rao) a corrupt police officer. For "Shaitan", the playback singer was Suman Sridhar.