jaanevaalo zaraa
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jaanevaalo zaraa , muR ke dekho mujhe .
ek iNsaan huuN , maiN tumhaarii taraH .
[ both lines x2 ]
Passersby, please, turn and look at me.
I am a human being, I am like you.
[both lines x2]
jis ne sab ko rachaa , apne hii ruup se ,
us kii pɛhchaan huuN , maiN tumhaarii taraH .
jaanevaalo zaraa !
The One who created everyone in his own form,
I am a symbol of him, I am like you.
Passersby, please!
is anokhe jagat kii maiN taqdiir huuN . [ x2 ]
maiN vidhaataa ke haathoN kii tasviir huuN .
ek tasviir huuN
I am the destiny of this extraordinary world. [x2]
I am a painting from the hands of the Creator
I am a painting
is jahaan ke lie , dhartii maaN ke lie ,
shiv kaa vardaan huuN , maiN tumhaarii taraH .
jaanevaalo zaraa !
For this world, for Mother Earth,
I am a boon of Shiva, I am like you.
Passersby, please!
man ke andar chhipaae milan ke lagan [ x2 ]
apne suuraj se huuN ek bichhRii kiraNR
ek bichhRii kiraNR
There are longings to unite hidden inside my heart. [x2]
I am a beam of light separated from my sun,
a beam of light separated
phir rahaa huuN bhaTktaa maiN , yahaaN se vahaaN ,
aur pareshaan huuN , maiN tumhaarii taraH .
jaanevaalo zaraa !
Still, I keep wandering, from here to there,
And I am troubled. I am like you.
Passersby, please!
mere paas aao , chhoRo ye saaraa bharam [ x2 ]
jo meraa dukh vahii hai tumhaaraa bhii Gam ,
hai tumhaaraa bhii Gam
Come close to me, abandon all this illusion. [x2]
If my sadness is the very same as your sorrow, too,
is your sorrow, too
dekhtaa huuN tumheN , jaantaa huuN tumheN ,
laakh anjaan huuN , maiN tumhaarii taraH .
jaanevaalo zaraa , muR ke dekho mujhe .
ek iNsaan huuN , maiN tumhaarii taraH
I look at you, I know you,
Although I a complete ignorant, I am like you.
Passersby, please, turn and look at me.
I am a human being, I am like you.
jis ne sab ko rachaa , apne hii ruup se ,
us kii pɛhchaan huuN , maiN tumhaarii taraH .
jaanevaalo zaraa !
The One who created everyone in his own form,
I am a symbol of him, I am like you.
Passersby, please!
About this song
- Lyrics
- Majrooh Sultanpuri
jaanevaalo zaraa (Hindi: जानेवालो ज़रा, Urdu: جانے والو ذرا) “Passersby, Please!”, is a song from the 1956 Hindi drama film “Dosti” (Friendship).
The full name of the song is probably Jaanevalo Zara Mudke Dekho Mujhe, meaning: Passersby, just/please turn and look at me!
The movie tells the story of 2 friends, Ramu and Mohan (played by the Indian actors Sushil Kumar/Belani and Sudhir Kumar/Sawant). When they meet, they are both destitute: Ramu is crippled and Mohan is blind. They decide to join forces and perform on the street, because Ramu is good at playing the harmonica and Mohan is a good singer.
The video clip is the part of the movie where they interpret this moving song, while appealing to the passersby to recognize them as fellow human beings.
The playback singer giving voice to Mohan is the enormously famous singer and musician Mohammed Rafi, born I times of the British Raj and one of the glories of Indian cinema.
The lyrics were written by the Urdu poet and songwriter Majrooh Sultanpuri (né Asrar ul Hassan Khan), also born in times of British India in Sultanapur (in modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India).
The lyrics were written by the prolific composer duo Laxmikant–Pyarelal (Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma); both were born in the times of British India and composed music for 750 movies.during their joint career .
There is a loving analysis of this song in the Hindi Language blog of Transparent Language.
