झूम बराबर झूम

jhuum baraabar jhuum

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झूम बराबर झूम

Sway Ceaselessly

ओ [ vich ] बाज़ारी दंगे लग गए

दो तलवारी आँखियों के [ makhaṇa ]

ओ जान कटे के जिगर कटे अब

इन दो धरी आँखियों से [ makhaṇa ]

Oh, market (street) riots are starting

my sweetie, of the two sword-like eyes

Oh, my life having been cut off, now my innards are being cut,

by these two sword-like eyes, my sweetie.

हो चाँद की उतार ली है दोनों बालियाँ

आ जा आ जा हाथ मार दे तालियाँ

[ both lines x2 ]

हे [ billō nī ] [ x3 ]

हाथ मार दे तालियाँ

[ both lines x2 ]

Oh, both of the moon's ear-pendants have been taken off,

Come, come, clap hands

[both lines x2]

Hey, my kitty [x3]

Come, clap hands

[both lines x2]

आज चाँदनी कूटेंगे , आसमान को लूटेंगे

चल धुआँ उड़ा के झूम झूम झूम

झूम बराबर झूम बराबर

झूम बराबर झूम

[ both lines x4 ]

Today we will grind this moonlight and steal the sky

Let's go, dissipate the smoke and sway, sway, sway

Sway ceaselessly, sway ceaselessly

Sway ceaselessly

[both lines x4]

यह रात बड़ी चिकनी है

मत खेल फिसल जाएगा आ जा हो आ जा

यह चाँद का चिकना साबुन

कुछ देर में गल जाएगा आ जा

This night is very slippery,

don't play, you will fall, come, oh, come

Here, the slippery soap of the moon

will start melting in some time, come!

तू ही जीने की वजह है

तू ही मरने का सबब है

[ billō nī ] [ x3 ] हाथ मार दे तालियाँ

तू अजब है तू ग़ज़ब है , तू ही तब था तू ही अब है

[ billō nī ] [ x3 ] हाथ मार दे तालियाँ

You are (my) reason to live

You are (my) cause to die

My kitty [x3], clap hands!

You are astonishing, you are wondrous, only you were then, only you are now

My kitty [x3] clap hands!

यहीं कहीं शब काटेंगे ,

चिलम चटाई बाटेंगे

चल धुआँ उड़ा के झूम झूम झूम

झूम बराबर झूम बराबर

झूम बराबर झूम

[ both lines x4 ]

Here is where we will spend the night,

we will share chilam and mat

Come on, let's dissipate the smoke and sway, sway, sway

Sway ceaselessly, sway ceaselessly

Sway ceaselessly

[both lines x4]

जो बावरे से लगते हैं वो लोग भले होते हैं

[ makhaṇa ], [ makhaṇa ]

जो इश्क़ में जी नहीं सकते पहले से मेरे होते है

[ makhaṇa ], हो [ makhaṇa ]

Those who seem like crazy, those people are the good ones,

my sweetie, my sweetie

Those who can't live in love, are dead to start with,

my sweetie, oh, my sweetie

बा-अदब हो बा-मुलाहिज़ा आया तुझ पर दिल भी आया [ x2 ]

[ billō nī ] [ x3 ] हाथ मार दे तालियाँ

Be respectful! Be attentive! (My) heart indeed came onto you!

My kitty [x3], clap hands!

मक्की की रोटी गुड़ रख के

मिसरी से मीठे लब चख के

तंदूर जला के झूम झूम झूम

झूम बराबर झूम बराबर

झूम बराबर झूम

[ both lines x4 ]

Having had gur of corn bread,

having tasted lips sweeter than sugar-candy

Let's turn on the oven and dance

Sway ceaselessly, sway ceaselessly

Sway ceaselessly

[both lines x4]

ओ [ vich ] बाज़ारी दंगे लग गए

दो तलवारी आँखियों के [ makhaṇa ]

ओ जान कटे के जिगर कटे अब

इन दो धरी आँखियों से [ makhaṇa ]

Oh, riots are starting among the common people,

my sweetie, of the two sword-like eyes

Oh, my life having been cut off, now my innards are being cut,

by these two sword-like eyes, my sweetie.

आज चाँदनी कूटेंगे

आसमान को लूटेंगे

हे आ जा चाँदनी कूटेंगे

आसमान को लूटेंगे

चल धुआँ उड़ा के झूम झूम झूम

झूम झूम झूम [ x4 ]

Today we will grind this moonlight

and steal the skies

Hey, today we will grind this moonlight

and steal the skies

Let's go forwards leaving the smoke and sway, sway, sway

Sway, sway, sway [x4]

यहीं कहीं शब काटेंगे

चिलम चटाई बाटेंगे

चल धुआँ उड़ा के झूम झूम झूम

झूम झूम झूम [ x4 ]

Here only we shall spend the night,

we shall share pipes and mattresses

Let's go, dissipate the smoke and sway, sway, sway

Sway, sway, sway [x4]

मक्की की रोटी गुड़ रख के

मिसरी से मीठे लब चख के

तंदूर जला के झूम झूम झूम

झूम झूम झूम [ x4 ]

Having had gur of corn bread,

having tasted lips sweeter than sugar-candy

Let's turn on the oven and sway, sway, sway,

sway, sway, sway [x4]

उड़ती उड़ती आँखियों के

लड़ गए पीछे लड़ गए [ vē ]

दीप लगा के झूम

झूम बराबर झूम बराबर

झूम बराबर झूम

[ both lines x3 ]

Eyes are rising

and afterwards falling in love

Having turned on the lamp …

sway ceaselessly, sway ceaselessly

Sway ceaselessly, sway

[both lines x3]

About this song

Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Mahalaxmi Iyer, KK
Lyrics: Gulzar
Music: S-E-L
On screen: Preity Zinta, Abishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan

jhuum baraabar jhuum (Hindi: झूम बराबर झूम, Urdu: جھوم برابر جھوم) "Sway Ceaselessly!", is a song from a 2007 Indian romantic comedy film of the same name.

The lyrics are in Hindustani, with some Punjabi words inserted, and they were written by the Indian poet Gulzar (Sampooran Singh Kalra), whose work is mainly in these two languages.

The music was composed by the trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy or "SEL".

The video clip depicts two couples competing in what seems to be a dance contest, dressed in traditional clothes and performing dance moves that are a fusion of modern and Indian traditional dance.

. While they dance, they challenge and slightly hinder each other in a comical way.

The 2 couples are the movie protagonists, who in the movie undergo some complicated love quadrangle. On one side, there are Steve and Alvira (played by Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta), and on the other side, there are Ricky and Laila (played by Abishek Bachchan and Lara Dutta). In the movie, they all develop feelings for the exact opposite dance partner.

By the end of the dance, a mysterious gypsy-like performer joins the dancing and the singing, and closes the act. This person is played by Amitabh Bachchan, a famous multifaceted Indian actor, father of Abhishek, who makes cameo appearances during the film.

The songs' title is sometimes translated as "Dance Ceaselessly", although"jhūm" is nor exactly "dancing" but "swaying, rocking in an undulating motion". It is a typical phrase used to encourage people to dance.

The song contains some Punjabi expressions, added for ambiance:

vich: is a Punjabi word (postposition) meaning "in, within". ve: a typical Punjabi interjection, used as vocative mark: Oh! O! makhaNRa: is an endearing term used for a beloved one, it probably relates to butter, and to the softness, tenderness of ones' dear. Here it is translated as "my sweetie". billo nii: "ni" is a common Punjabi interjection used only to address a female (hey! oh!), and "billo" is another endearing term; it probably means something like "kitty", "she-cat", and it is especially used with women having cat-like (atypically clear) eye colors. Here it is translated as "my kitty".

At some point in the song, also some typically Urdu expression is used:

baa-adab ho baa-mulaahizaa: this is part of a larger formula used in old times, by a royal announcer, when a king was entering a room, it means something like "be attentive and respectful!". In the song, it is used ironically announcing one's heart "entering into" the beloved's attention.

The whole song conveys an atmosphere of dreamy (drug) smoking.

The lyrics say "chilam chaTaaii baaTeNge", which means "let’s share the chilam and the mats". The chilam is a smoking clay pipe, or, more precisely, the upper vessel of a hookah, where tobacco or the smoking substance is placed and burnt.

Also, the lyrics talk about shaking off the smoke, "grinding" the moon, and a general melting, slippery feeling. Y

"Turning on the oven" and "lighting the lamp" are also obvious refereces at igniting the hookah or pipe.

The "gur" mentioned in the song, which is compared to the sweetness of the beloved's lips, is a piece of unrefined sugar coming from the first press of the sugarcane or the palm. It is typical in the Indian subcontinent.

The playback singers are Krishnakumar Kunnath (also known as KK), Sukhwinder Singh, and Shankar Mahadevan for the male voices, and Mahalaxmi Iyer for the female voice.