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ye raat yah chaaNdnii phir kahaaN

ye raat yah chaaNdnii phir kahaaN
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ye   raat   ye   chaaNdnii   phir   kahaaN
Will there ever be again this night, this moonlight?
ye   raat   ye   chaaNdnii   phir   kahaaN ,
sun   jaa   dil   kii   daastaan  …
Will there ever be again this night, this moonlight?
Listen to the heart's tale … …
chaaNdnii   raateN   pyaar   kii   baateN   kho   gaii   jaane   kahaaN   [ x2 ]
ye   raat   ye   chaaNdnii   phir   kahaaN ,
sun   jaa   dil   kii   daastaan  …
Moonlit nights, love words, they were lost, who knows where? [x2]
Will there ever be again this night, this moonlight?
Listen to the heart's tale … …
aatii   hai   sadaa   terii   TuuTe   hue   taaroN   se
aahaT   terii   suntii   huuN   xaamosh   nazaaroN   se
bhiigii   havaa ,  umDii   ghaTaa   kɛhtii   hai   terii   kahaanii
tere   lie   bechain   hai   sholoN   meN   lipTii   javaanii
siine   meN   bal   khaa   rahaa   hai   dhuaaN ,
sun   jaa   dil   kii   daastaan
ye   raat   ye   chaaNdnii   phir   kahaaN ,
sun   jaa   dil   kii   daastaan  …
From breaking strings, comes your voice
From a quiet view, I hear your footsteps
The moist breeze, an overflowing cloud, tell your (love) story
For you, embraced in flames, (my) youth is restless
In (my) chest, smoke keeps rising and curling up
Listen to the tale of (my) heart …
Will there ever be again this night, this moonlight?
Listen to the heart's tale …
lɛhroN   ke   laboN   par   haiN   khoe   hue   afsaane
gulzaar   ummiidoN   ke   sab   ho   gae   viiraane
teraa   pataa   paauuN   kahaaN   suune   haiN   saare   Thikaane
jaane   kahaaN   gum   ho   gae   jaa   ke   vo   agle   zamaane
barbaad   hai   aarzuu   kaa   jahaan ,
sun   jaa   dil   kii   daastaan   [ x3 ]
Lost stories are on the waves' crests (lips),
Gardens of hope have all became desolated
Where shall I know your whereabouts? All destinations are void!
Who knows where did the coming days just depart?
The world of wishes is laid waste
Listen to the heart's tale …! [x3]

About this song

Singers
Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar
Lyrics
Sahir Ludhianvi
Music
S.D. Burman
On screen
Dev Anand, Geeta Bali

ye raat yah chaaNdnii phir kahaaN (Hindi: यह रात यह चाँदनी फिर कहाँ, Urdu: یہ رات یہ چاندنی پِھر کہاں) "Will there ever be again this night, this moonlight?" is a song plated in the 1952 Bollywood film "Jaal".

The song is played repeatedly during the film, picturized by its two romantic leads, "Maria" (Geeta Bali) and "Tony" ( Dev Anand).

The version presented here is the "female" version, sung by Maria while she evokes her relationship with Tony. All stanzas start with the same lines that give the title to the song, as she remembers how they were sung by Tony.

The movie's whole soundtrack (including this song) was composed by S.D. Burman, and the lyricist was Sahir Ludhianvi.