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ek zindagii

ek zindagii
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ek   zindagii
One Life
maiN   to   baadloN   se   duur   jaauuNgii
maiN   to   apnii   hii   sur   paauuNgii
hai   jo   [ crazy , crazy ]  sapne   mere
saare   chun   ke   maiN   bun   aauuNgii
I will fly through the clouds
I will find my own tune
These are crazy dreams of mine
which will collect and weave together
haaN ,  maanaa
is   duniyaa   kii   huuN   hii   nahiiN
maiN   apnii   hii   duniyaa   banaauuNgii
For I acknowledge it:
I am not of this world
I will make my own world
ki   ek   zindagii   merii
sau   xvaahishaat
haaN ,  ek   zindagii   merii
sau   xvaahishaat
maiN   puurii   maiN   puurii
maiN   puurii   taraH
ek   zindagii   merii
sau   xvaahishaat
maiN   jiinaa   maiN   jiinaa
maiN   jiinaa   maiN   puurii   taraH
 [ last 2 lines x2 ]
Because I have one life
(and) a hundred dreams
Yes, I have one life
(and) a hundred dreams
I (will live), to the fullest
to the fullest
I have one life
(and) a hundred dreams
I must live, must live,
I must live to the fullest
[last 2 lines x2]
sab   kii   rok   hai   Tok   hai
nok   hai   jhoNk   hai
par   dil   meN   phir   bhii   [ hope ]  hai
hai   na ?
Everyone's hindering
so much bickering
Still there’s hope in my heart,
isn’t there?
laaif   thoRii   [ hard ]  hai
andekhaa   [ card ]  hai
 [ but ]  ham   bhii   to   sTaar   haiN
haiN   na ?
Life is a bit hard
It is an unseen card
But I am also a star,
am I not?
ki   maanaa ,
is   duniyaa   kii   huuN   hii   nahiiN   maiN
apnii   hii   duniyaa   banaauuNgii
ho   o   ho   o  …
So I acknowledge (it),
I am simply not of this world
I will make my own world
Ho! Oh! … Ho! Oh! …
haaN   ki   ek   zindagii   merii
sau   xvaahishaat
maiN   jiinaa   maiN   jiinaa
maiN   puurii   taraH
 [ both lines x2 ]
ho   o   ho   o  …
Yes, because I have one life
and a hundred dreams
I must live, must live
to the fullest
[both lines x2]
Ho! Oh! … Ho! Oh! …

About this song

Lyrics
Sachin-Jigar
Music
Sachin-Jigar
On screen
Irrfan Khan, Radhika Madan

ek zindagii (Hindi:एक ज़िंदगी, Urdu: ایک زِندگی) "One Life", is a song from the 2020 Bollywood film "Angrezi Medium".

The video clip depicts scenes of the movie showing the vicissitudes of young girl called Tarika (Radhika Madan, the female protagonist), and her supportive father Champak (played by Irrfan Khan), during Tarika's staying in England on a study scholarship.

The song was written and composed by the duo Sachin-Jigar.

More specifically, Jigar Saraiya, one of the members of the duo, wrote the lyrics.

Also, the lead playback voice is Tanishkaa Sanghvi, the young daughter of Sachin Sanghvi, the other member of the duo.