geruaa
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dhuup se nikal ke
chhaaoN se phisal ke
ham mile jahaaN par
lamHaa tham gayaa
Having come out of the sunlight
and slipped from the shade
on the place where we met
the moment stood still
aasmaan pighal ke
shiishe meN Dhal ke
jam gayaa to teraa
chehraa ban gayaa
The sky, having dissolved
and turned into (liquid) glass,
it solidified
and became your face
duniyaa bhulaa ke tum se milaa huuN
niklii hai dil se ye duaa …
rang de tuu mohe geruaa
raaNjhe kii dil se hai duaa
rang de tuu mohe geruaa
haaN niklii hai dil se ye duaa
ho rang de tuu mohe geruaa
Having been caused to forget the world, I have met you
and from (my) heart this prayer has come out:
Color me saffron!
From this crazed lover's heart, there is this prayer:
Color me saffron!
Yes, this prayer has come from (my) heart:
Oh, color me saffron!
ho tum se shuruu tum pe fanaa
hai suufiyaanaa ye daastaan
maiN kaarvaaN manzil ho tum
jaataa jahaaN ko har raastaa
Let the onset be from you, and on you let it expire
This tale is plain and simple:
I am the caravan, you are the destination
where every road leads to
tum se juRaa jo
dil zaraa sambhal ke
dard kaa vo saaraa
kohraa chhan gayaa
When (my) heart, having been restored
kindly connected with you
that fog of pain
was snatched away
duniyaa bhulaa ke tum se milaa huuN
niklii hai dil se ye duaa …
rang de tuu mohe geruaa
ho raaNjhe kii dil se hai duaa
rang de tuu mohe geruaa
Having been caused to forget the world, I have met you
and from (my) heart this prayer has come out:
Color me saffron!
From this crazed lover's heart, let there be this prayer:
Color me saffron!
ho viiraan thaa dil kaa jahaan
jis din se tuu daaxil huaa
ik jism se hai ik jaan kaa
darjaa mujhe Haasil huaa
Oh, the universe of my heart was desolate
Since the day you were admitted (into it)
The divine state of (being) a soul occurred, for me,
from being (just) a body
haaN phiike haiN saare naate jahaan ke
tere saath rishtaa gɛhraa ban gayaa
Yes, they are all tasteless, all worldly connections
With you, the relationship became deep
duniyaa bhulaa ke tum se milaa huuN
niklii hai dil se ye duaa
rang de tuu mohe geruaa
raaNjhe kii dil se hai duaa
rang de tuu mohe geruaa
haaN niklii hai dil se ye duaa
ho rang de tuu mohe geruaa
Having been caused to forget the world, I have met you
and from (my) heart this prayer has come out:
Color me saffron!
From this crazed lover's heart, there is this prayer:
Color me saffron!
Yes, this prayer has come from (my) heart:
Oh, color me saffron!
About this song
- Singers
- Arijit Singh, Antara Mitra
- Lyrics
- Amitabh Bhattacharya
- Music
- Pritam
- On screen
- Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol
geruaa (Hindi: गेरुआ, Urdu: گیروا) “Saffron” “Saffron-Colored”, is a song played in the 2015 Indian film ‘Dilwale”.
The video clip shows the 2 movie protagonists, Raj (Shah Rukh Khan), and Meera (Kajol), both heirs of rival crime families, during one of their many reconciliations, with the background of heavy color-filtered, paradisiacal landscapes.
The color saffron, geruaa in Hindustani, has great significance in the Indian subcontinent.
Also called kesarii, it is part of the Indian flag, meaning courage and abnegation.
It is also worn by priests, yogis and mystics of many Asian religions, including Buddhism, HInduism, and Muslim Sufism.
In the context of the song, being “colored in saffron” probably means experiencing a love of mystic or religious dimension, and ecstatic and abnegated love.
The song’s lyrics were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, and the music was composed by Pritam .
The playback singers were Arijit Singh for the male parts, and Antara Mitra for the female parts.
