chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
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chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
In the Shade
jin ke sar ho ishq kii chhaaoN
paaNv ke niiche jannat hogii
jin ke sar ho ishq kii chhaaoN
He whose head is in the shadow of love
heaven will be beneath his feet
he whose head is in the shadow of love
chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN [ x2 ]
chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
[ all stanza x2 ]
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade
in the shade, in the shade,
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade
[all stanza x2]
saar ishq kii chhaaoN chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
saar ishq kii chhaaoN chal chhaiyyaaN
paaNv jannat chale chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
paaNv jannat chale chal chhaiyyaaN
Head in the shadows of love, let's walk in the shade
Head in the shadows of love, let's walk in the shade
Feet walking in paradise, let's walk in the shade
Feet walking in paradise, let's walk in the shade
chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN [ x4 ]
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade [x4]
vo yaar hai jo xushbuu kii taraH
jis kii zubaan urduu kii taraH
merii shaam , raat merii kaaynaat
vo yaar meraa saiyaaN saiyaaN
That friend who is like a fragrance,
whose language is like Urdu (poetry)
she is (my) evening, (my) night, my universe
that friend is my beloved, my beloved
chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN [ x4 ]
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade [x4]
gul-posh kabhii itraae kahiiN
mɛhke to nazar aa jaae kahiiN
[ both lines x2 ]
taaviiz banaa ke pɛhnuuN use
aayat kii taraH mil jaae kahiiN
[ both lines x2 ]
taaviiz banaa ke pɛhnuuN use
aayat kii taraH mil jaae kahiiN
gul-posh kabhii itraae kahiiN
mɛhke to nazar aa jaae kahiiN
Wherever, covered in flowers, strutting coquettishly
she fragrantly comes into view
[both lines x2]
turned into an amulet, I shall wear it,
it shall hold together somewhere, like a sacred verse
[both lines x2]
turned into an amulet, I shall wear it,
it shall hold together somewhere, like a sacred verse
Wherever, covered in flowers, strutting coquettishly
she fragrantly comes into view
taaviiz banaa ke pɛhnuuN use /
vo yaar hai jo xushbuu kii taraH
aayat kii taraH mil jaae kahiiN
meraa naGmaa vahii meraa kalmaa vahii
meraa naGmaa naGmaa meraa kalmaa kalmaa [ x4 ]
Turned into an amulet, I shall wear it, /
that friend who is like a fragrance
it shall hold together somewhere, like a sacred verse
She is just a melody, my kalima,
my melody, my kalima
yaar misaal-e-os chale chale
paaNv ke tale firdaus chale
kabhii Daal Daal kabhii paat paat meN
havaa pe DhuuNRDhuuN us ke nishaan
(My) friend walks dew-like
walking with heaven underneath the feet
At times in a branch, at times in a leaf,
I shall search her traces over the wind
saar ishq kii chhaaoN chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
saar ishq kii chhaaoN chal chhaiyyaaN
paaNv jannat chale chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
paaNv jannat chale chal chhaiyyaaN
Head in the shadows of love, let's walk in the shade
Head in the shadows of love, let's walk in the shade
Feet walking in paradise, let's walk in the shade
Feet walking in paradise, let's walk in the shade
chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN [ x4 ]
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade [x4]
maiN us ke ruup kaa shaidaaii
vo dhuup chhaaoN saa harjaaii
vo shox hai rang badltaa hai
maiN rang ruup kaa saudaaii [ x2 ]
I am an enamored of her shape
she is inconstant like sunlight and shade
She is mischievous, she changes colors
I am a madman of (her) colors and shape
jin ke sar ho ishq kii chhaaoN
paaNv ke niiche jannat hogii
[ both lines x2 ]
shaam raat merii kaaynaat
vo yaar meraa saiyaaN saiyaaN
He whose head is in the shadow of love
heaven will be beneath his feet
[both lines x2]
she is (my) evening, (my) color, my universe
I am insane about her color and shape
chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN [ x4 ]
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade [x4]
saar ishq kii chhaaoN chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
saar ishq kii chhaaoN chal chhaiyyaaN
paaNv jannat chale chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
paaNv jannat chale chal chhaiyyaaN
Head in the shadows of love, let's walk in the shade
Head in the shadows of love, let's walk in the shade
Feet walking in paradise, let's walk in the shade
Feet walking in paradise, let's walk in the shade
chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN [ x4 ]
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade [x4]
vo yaar hai jo xushbuu kii taraH
jis kii zubaan urduu kii taraH
merii shaam , raat merii kaaynaat
vo yaar meraa saiyaaN saiyaaN
That friend who is like a fragrance,
whose language is like Urdu (poetry)
she is (my) evening, (my) color, my universe
I am insane about her color and shape
chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN [ x2 ]
chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
chal chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade
in the shade, in the shade
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade [x2]
in the shade, in the shade
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade
About this song
- Singers
- Sukhwinder Singh, Sapna Awasthi
- Lyrics
- Bulleh Shah
- On screen
- Shah Rukh Khan, Malaika Arora
chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN (Hindi: छैय्याँ छैय्याँ, Urdu: چَیّاں چَیّاں) "in the shade", is a song from the 1988 Hindi film "Dil Se".
The song's lyrics were written by Gulzar, and the music was composed by A.R.Rahman, both iconic Bollywood contributors.
The singers are Sapna Awasthi for the female parts, and Sukhwinder Singh for the male parts.
The movie and this song in particular revolve around the subject of "shadows" or "shade".
The word "chaiyyaaN" is unusual, and probably is a locative (a word case indicating location) or the more common."chaayaa" (shade).
The song was clearly inspired by a Punjabi folk song called "Thaiyya Thaiyya" which has the lyrics of a qalam written by the Sufi poet and saint Bulleh Shah.
The song includes several Muslim devotional words, and images, such as aayat, which means word, speech, or proof, but also means a sentence in the Quran or some other sacred book, or the stopping sign added to the end of such revelations.
The video clip contains movie scenes showing the movie protagonist Amar (played by Shah Rukh Khan) and the dancer Malaika Arora joining him in an item song. They dance on top of a moving train that traverses beautiful, shady landscapes.
The song became very popular, surpassing the movie itself and remaining in the Indian collective memory to this day.