janam janam
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janam janam janam , saath chalnaa yuuN hii
qasam tumheN qasam , aa ke milnaa yahiiN
ek jaan hai bhale , do badan hoN judaa
merii ho ke hameshaa hii rɛhnaa
kabhii na kɛhnaa alvidaa
Life after life, life must pass together, just this way
Promise me, promise to come and meet me right here,
it might well be one soul, but we are still two separated bodies
Be mine and remain so forever,
you must never say goodbye!
merii subaH ho tumhiiN , aur tum hii shaam ho
tum dard ho , tum hii aaraam ho
merii duaaoN se aatii hai bas ye sadaa
merii ho ke hameshaa hii rɛhnaa
kabhii na kɛhnaa alvidaa
[ both lines x2 ]
My morning is just you, and you alone are my evening
You are (my) pain, you are (my) relief
From my prayers, only this cry comes:
Be mine and remain so forever,
you must never say goodbye!
[both lines x2]
terii baaNhoN meN haiN mere donoN jahaan
tuu rahe jidhar , merii jannat vahiiN
jal rahii agan hai jo ye do tarfaa
na bujhe kahiiN merii mannat yahiiN
tuu merii aarzuu , maiN terii aashiqii
tuu merii shaayrii , maiN terii mausiqii
Both my worlds lie in your arms
wherever you reside, my heaven is that very place
This flame that is burning, is two-sided
My vow is that it never be extinguished
You are my longing, I am your love
You are my poem, am your music
talab talab talab , bas terii hai mujhe
nasoN meN tuu nashaa ban ke ghulnaa yuuN hii
merii moHabbatt kaa karnaa Haq ye adaa
merii ho ke hameshaa hii rɛhnaa
kabhii na kɛhnaa alvidaa
Desire, desire, desire, to me, is only for you
You must, converted into intoxication, dissolve in my veins
Perform this repayment of my love:
Be mine and remain so forever,
you must never say goodbye!
merii subaH ho tumhiiN , aur tum hii shaam ho
tum dard ho , tum hii aaraam ho
merii duaaoN se aatii hai bas ye sadaa
merii ho ke hameshaa hii rɛhnaa
kabhii na kɛhnaa alvidaa
alvidaa …
My morning is just you, and you alone are my evening
You are (my) pain, you are (my) relief
From my prayers, only one cry comes:
Be mine and remain so forever,
you must never say goodbye!
Goodbye …
About this song
- Singers
- Arijit Singh, Antara Mitra
- Lyrics
- Amitabh Bhattacharya
- Music
- Pritam
- On screen
- Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol
janam janam (Hindi: जनम जनम, Urdu: جَنَم جَنَم) “Life, Life” is a song played in the 2015 Indian film ‘Dilwale”.
janam can also be used to address a loved one: “Oh, (my) life!”
The video clip shows movie scenes of the protagonists, Raj (Shah Rukh Khan), and Meera (Kajol), both heirs of rival crime families, during one of their many reconciliations.
In this case, family and friends arranged an encounter by tampering with Meera’s car, knowing that Raj, who now works as a mechanic, would volunteer to help.
Raj and Meera end up reconciling yet again and dancing under the rain.
When Meera says “both worlds” in the stanza:
terii baaNhoN meN haiN mere donoN jahaan
Both my worlds lie in your arms
tuu rahe jidhar merii jannat vahiiN
wherever you reside, my heaven is that very place
those “both worlds” refer to this life and the afterlife, a very common trope in Hindustani romantic poetry
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.
