jaag rahii
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jaag rahii maiN to piyaa ke jagaae [ x2 ]
in nainaaN maiN niind kahaaN re [ x2 ]
jin meN piyaa samaae
jaag rahii maiN to piyaa ke jagaae [ x2 ]
I stay awake, awoken by my beloved
How can there be sleep in these eyes
… in which my beloved pervades?
I stay awake, awoken by my beloved
kaahe gayo pardes piyaa
le gayo moraa saath jiyaa
[ both lines x2 ]
mohe kaThin hai rain bitaanaa [ x2 ]
jaag rahii maiN to piyaa ke jagaae [ x2 ]
Oh beloved, why did you go away (abroad)?
You took away my life with you
[both lines x2]
It is arduous for me to spend the night
I stay awake, awoken by my beloved
raah takat din …
raah takat din Duub gayaa [ x2 ]
laae na paNchhii toraa pataa
dekh piyaa mohe bhuul na jaanaa [ x2 ]
jaag rahii maiN to piyaa ke jagaae [ x2 ]
Watching your path (i.e. waiting), the day …
… waiting, the day is lost
The bird brings no news of you
Look, beloved, you must not forget me!
I stay awake, awoken by my beloved
le gae kachchii niind uThaa ke
lauT sakaa to maiN aauuNgaa vaapas
sɛhtaa huuN maiN bhii judaaii tirii
tujh tak bas merii kuuk na jaae [ x2 ]
jaag rahii hai tuu mere jagaae [ x2 ]
They seized me, half-sleep, and took me away
If I can return, I will come back
I suffer it too, the separation from you
But my lament does not reach you
You stay awake, because of me
in nainaaN maiN … [ x2 ]
in nainaaN maiN niind kahaaN
jaag rahii maiN to …
… maiN to piyaa ke jagaae
In these eyes … [x2]
How can there be sleep in these eyes?
I stay awake, awoken by my beloved
… awoken by my beloved
About this song
- Singers
- Fariha Pervez, Ali Noor
- Lyrics
- Zahid Abbas
- Music
- Asim Raza, Rohail Hyat, Mujahid Hussain
- Show
- Coke Studio (2020)
jaag rahii (Hindi: जाग रही, Urdu: جاگ رہی) "I Stay Awake", is a song originally narrated from the point of view of a woman who is complaining about how the love for her absent beloved is keeping her awake.
The lyrics of the original song were written by Zahid Abbas
and the music was composed by Mujahid Hussain.
Arranged to be played at the 2020 at season of the Pakistani musical TV show Coke Studio, this song was interpreted by the singer Fariha Pervez.
In this instance, the song was reworked by the composer Rohail Hyat and the lyricist Asim Raza in order to add a short male counterpart, interpreted by the singer Ali Noor.
In this extra part, a man responds to the woman's lament, stating that he was driven from her side by circumstances beyond his control, and that he acknowledges and shares her feelings.
