havaa havaaii

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havaa havaaii

Hawaii Wind

[ ak-chiki , lak-chiki , chiki-lak chum ]

[ rap-chiki , lak-chiki , chiki-lak chiki-chum ]

[ both lines x2 ]

[ak-chiki, lak-chiki, chiki-lak chum]

[rap-chiki, lak-chiki, chiki-lak chiki-chum]

[both lines x2]

maiN xaaboN kii shaahzaadii

maiN huuN har dil pe chhaaii

[ both lines x2 ]

baadal hai merii zulfeN

bijlii merii angRaaii

I am a princess of dreams,

I am spread on all hearts

[both lines x2]

My hair are like the clouds,

my arm-stretching is like the lightning

bijlii giraane maiN huuN aaii [ x2 ]

kɛhte haiN mujhko

havaa havaaii / havaa havaaii [ x2 ]

havaa havaaii , havaa havaaii

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I have come to make lightning fall

They call me

Hawaii Wind / Hawaii Wind

Hawaii Wind, Hawaii Wind

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samjhe kyaa ho naadaano

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mujhko bholii na jaano

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maiN huuN saaNpoN kii raanii

kaaTaa maaNge na paanii

saagar se motii chhiinuuN

diipak se jyoti chhiinuuN

patthar se aag lagaa luuN

siine se raaz churaa luuN

haaN , churaa luuN

churaa luuN

haaN , haaN , churaa luuN

[zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom]

Who did you take me for, oh naïve ones?

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Don't perceive me as gullible!

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I am the queen of serpents,

(if) bitten, don't (even) ask for water,

I seize pearls from the ocean,

I seize the light from the lamp,

I strike fire from the rocks,

from the chests, I steal secrets

Yes, I steal

I steal

Yes, yes, I steal

[ zoom , zoom , zoom , zoom ]

jii na jo tum ne baat chhupaaii

ho jaanuu jo tum ne baat chhupaaii

kɛhte haiN mujhko havaa havaaii

havaa havaaii / havaa havaaii [ x2 ]

havaa havaaii , havaa havaaii

[ zoom , zoom , zoom , zoom , zoom ]

[zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom]

(My) heart! If you ever hide things from me …

Oh, darling! If you hide things from me …

They call me, Hawaii Wind

Hawaii Wind / Hawaii Wind [x2]

Hawaii Wind, Hawaii Wind

[zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom]

bijlii giraane maiN huuN aaii

kɛhte haiN mujhko

havaa havaaii / havaa havaaii [ x2 ]

havaa havaaii , havaa havaaii

[ zoom , zoom , zoom , zoom , zoom ]

I have come to make lightning fall

They call me, the Hawaii Wind

Hawaii Wind / Hawaii Wind [x2]

Hawaii Wind, Hawaii Wind

[zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom]

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laaii rangiin afsaane ,

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tuu bhii sun le diivaane

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aah dil meN halchal kar duuN ,

aah tujhko paagal kar duuN

merii aaNkhoN meN jaaduu ,

merii saaNsoN meN xushbuu

[zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom]

I brought vibrant tales tales

[zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom]

you listen too, love-crazed one!

[zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom]

Ah, I shall create an uproar in (your) heart,

I shall make you go crazy

In my eyes, there is magic,

in my breath, there is fragrance

jab meraa ye tan lachke ,

jaae na koii bach ke

koii bach ke , bach ke , bach ke

haaN , haaN , jii bach ke

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When this body of mine goes strutting/twisting like this,

no one gets away safely

no one safely, safely, safely

Yes, yes, Sir, safely

[zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom]

suurat hii maiN ne aisii paaii [ x2 ]

kɛhte haiN mujhko havaa havaaii / havaa havaaii

havaa havaaii / havaa havaaii

havaa havaaii , havaa havaaii

[ zoom , zoom , zoom , zoom , zoom ]

I have gotten such a face/appearance [x2]

they call me, Hawaii Wind / Hawaii Wind

Hawaii Wind / Hawaii Wind

Hawaii Wind, Hawaii Wind

[zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom]

bijlii giraane maiN huuN aaii [ x2 ]

kɛhte haiN mujhko

havaa havaaii / havaa havaaii [ x2 ]

havaa havaaii , havaa havaaii

[ zoom , zoom , zoom , zoom , zoom ]

I have come to make lightning fall [x2]

They call me

Hawaii Wind / Hawaii Wind

Hawaii Wind, Hawaii Wind

[zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom]

About this song

Singers: Kavita Krishnamurti, Suman Sridhar
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar, Laxmikant–Pyarelal
On screen: Kalki Koechlin, Rajkummar Rao, Kirti Kulhari, Shiv Panditt, Gulshan Devaiah, Sridevi

havaa havaaii (Hindi:हवा हवाई, Urdu: ہوا ہوائی) "Hawaii WInd" is a song featured originally in the 1987 Bollywood action comedy "Mr. India".

In Hindustani, the word havaaii can mean Hawaii (the Polynesian archipelago) , and can also be used as an adjective meaning "airy, aerial, airborne" or "fake, flimsy". And havaa means "wind, breeze, air", but also, figuratively, it can also mean "wish, desire, soul". So, the song's title lends itself to all kinds of translations.

The song's lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar, and the music was composed by the duo Laxmikant Pyarelal

In the original movie, 'Mr India", the song is picturized by Seema, a young and charming journalist, (played by the legendary actress Sridevi), who finds herself in a situation where she has to perform a singing and dancing show, with exotic/Hawaiian ambiance, instead of the original intended performer, whose name was apparently "Miss Hawa Hawaii". For "Mr India", the playback singer is Kavita Krishnamurti

The song has afterwards been used in several other Bollywood films, among them the 2011 Indian comedy noir film "Shaitan", about a youg woman with mental problems, Amrita (Kalki Koechlin) who becomes friends with a group of aimless and dissolute young people: Dash (Shiv Panditt ), Zubin, K.C (Gulshan Devaiah ), and Tanya (Kirti Kulhari). Together they get into a downward-spiralling situation, and in the meantime, they are also blackmailed by Inspector Malvankar (Rajkummar Rao) a corrupt police officer. For "Shaitan", the playback singer was Suman Sridhar.