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Dholnaa

Dholnaa
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Dholnaa
Beloved
kab   tak   chup   baiTheN   ab   to   kuchh   hai   bolnaa
kuchh   tum   bolo   kuchh   ham   boleN   o   Dholnaa
 [ both lines x3 ]
mar   jaanaa   thaa   ye   bhed   nahiiN   thaa   kholnaa
o   Dholnaa  …  o   Dholnaa  …
kab   tak   chup   baiTheN   ab   to   kuchh   hai   bolnaa
kuchh   tum   bolo   kuchh   ham   boleN   o   Dholnaa
Sitting silent since so long, now something must be said
You say something, I say something, beloved
[both lines x3]
I rather die than reveal this secret
Ah, the swinging … oh, beloved …
Sitting silent since so long, now I must say something
You say something, I say something, beloved
do   chaar   qadam   pe   tum   the ,
do   chaar   qadam   pe   ham   the
 [ both lines x2 ]
do   chaar   qadam   ye   lekin ,
sau   miiloN   se   kyaa   kam   the
phir   us   pe   qadam   qadam   pe   dil   kaa   Dolnaa
haaai   Dolnaa  …  o   Dholnaa  …
kab   tak   chup   baiTheN   ab   to   kuchh   hai   bolnaa
kuchh   tum   bolo   kuchh   ham   boleN   o   Dholnaa
 [ both lines x2 ]
I was a couple of steps away from you
You were a couple of steps away from me
[both lines x2]
But (compared to) these few steps,
how short a hundred miles are!
And on top of that stepping, this constant swinging of the heart
Ah, the swinging … oh, beloved …
Sitting silent since so long, now something must be said
You say something, I say something, beloved
[both lines x2]
lo   jiit   gae   tum   ham   se ,
ham   haar   gae   is   dil   se
 [ both lines x2 ]
aayaa   hai   aaj   laboN   pe   ye   pyaar   baRii   mushkil   se
is   pyaar   meN   hamko   paagal   na   kar   chhoRnaa
na   chhoRnaa ,  o   Dholnaa
kab   tak   chup   baiTheN   ab   to   kuchh   hai   bolnaa
kuchh   tum   bolo   kuchh   ham   boleN   o   Dholnaa
 [ both lines x2 ]
mar   jaanaa   thaa   ye   bhed   nahiiN   thaa   kholnaa
o   Dholnaa  …  o   Dholnaa  …
kab   tak   chup   baiTheN   ab   to   kuchh   hai   bolnaa
kuchh   tum   bolo   kuchh   ham   boleN   o   Dholnaa
Look, I prevailed over you
and lost against this heart
[both lines x2]
This love came to my lips today, through great difficulty
Don't leave, crazily in love
Don't leave, oh beloved
Sitting silent since so long, now something must be said
You say something, I say something, beloved
[both lines x2]
I rather die than reveal this secret
Ah, the swinging … oh, beloved …
Sitting silent since so long, now something must be said
You say something, I say something, beloved

About this song

Singers
Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan
Lyrics
Anand Bakshi
Music
Uttam Singh
On screen
Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit
Film
Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)

Dholnaa (Hindi:ढोलना, Urdu: ڈھولنا) is a song from the 1997 Indian romantic film Dil To Pagal Hai.

The song's lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi, and the music was composed by Uttam Singh.

The background singers are Lata Mangeshkar and Udit Narayan.

The word Dholnaa means a small pendant or jewelled amulet, in the form or a drum or a miniature copy of the Quran. Figuratively, it is also used to refer to someone beloved.

The video clip shows the two main movie protagonists, Rahul and Pooja, (interpreted by Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit respectively), who are members of a dance troupe that are becoming intimate.