English Translation of "Mere Angne Mein"

Here's a funny song acted and sung by Amitabh Bachchan.

Song: Mere Angne Mein Tumhaara Kya Kaam Hai
Singer: Amitabh Bachchan
Movie: Laawaris
Actor: Amitabh Bachchan

Mere angne mein...
Mere angne mein tumhaara kya kaam hai
Mere angne mein tumhaara kya kaam hai
Jo hai naam wala...
Arre jo hai naam wala wohi to badnaam hai
Mere angne mein tumhaara kya kaam hai
Here in my neighborhood...
Here in my neighborhood, what is your purpose?
Here in my neighborhood, what is your purpose?
He who is famous...
Yes, here, a famous man becomes infamous
Here in my neighborhood, what is your purpose?

Arre, jiski biwi lambi, uska bhi bara naam hai
Jiski biwi lambi...
Haan, jiski biwi lambi, uska bhi bara naam hai
Kothe se lagado...
Arre, kothe se lagado seerhi ka kya kaam hai?
Hey, the one whose wife is very tall is a fortunate one
The one whose wife is very tall...
Yes, the one whose wife is very tall, even he is fortunate.
Put her up against a wall...
Hey, put her up against a wall -- who needs a ladder?

Mere angne mein tumhaara kya kaam hai?
Here in my neighborhood, what is your purpose?

Arre jiski biwi moti, uska bhi bara naam hai
Jiski biwi moti... haan moti, haan moti, o moti moti moti
Jiski biwi moti, uska bhi bara naam hai
Bistar be letado...
Arre bistar pe letado, gadde ka kya kaam hai?
Hey, he who has a very fat wife, even he is a fortunate one
The one whose wife is fat.. yes fat.. yes fat.. fatty fatty fat!
The one whose wife is fat, even he is a fortunate one
Lay her down on the bed...
Hey, ley her down on the bed -- who needs a mattress?

Mere angne mein tumhaara kya kaam hai?
Here in my neighborhood, what is your purpose?

Arre, jiski biwi kaali, uska bhi bara naam hai
Jiski biwi kaali...
Jiski biwi kaali, uska bhi bara naam
Aankhon mein basalo...
Arre aankhon mein basalo, surme ka kya kaam hai?
aankhon mein basalo, surme ka kya kaam hai?
Hey, the one whose wife is very dark, even he is a fortunate one
The one with the dark wife...
The one whose wife is very dark, even he is a fortunate one
Keep her in your eyes...
Hey, keep her in your eyes -- who needs eyeliner?
Keep her in your eyes -- who needs eyeliner?

Mere angne mein tumhaara kya kaam hai?
Here in my neighborhood, what is your purpose?

Haan! Jiski biwi gori, uska bhi bara naam hai
Jiski biwi gori...
Jiski biwi gori, uska bhi bara naam hai
Kamre mein bithalo...
Kamre mein bithalo, bijli ka kya kaam hai
Kamre mein bithalo, bijli ka kya kaam hai
Yes! he whose wife is very white, even he is a fortunate one
He who has a fair-skinned wife...
He whose wife is very white, even he is a fortunate one
Bring her into your bedroom...
Bring her into your bedroom -- who needs lamps?

Mere angne mein tumhaara kya kaam hai?
Here in my neighborhood, what is your purpose?

Arre, jiski biwi chhoti, uska bhi bara naam hai
Jiski biwi chhoti...
Jiski biwi chhoti, uska bhi bara naam hai
God mein bithalo...
God mein bithalo, bachche ka kya kaam hai
Hey, he whose wife is very small, even he is a fortunate one
He who has a small wife...
He whose wife is very small, even he is a fortunate one
Hold her in your arms...
Hey, hold her in your arms -- who needs a baby?

Arre mere angne mein tumhaara kya kaam hai
Mere angne mein tumhaara kya kaam hai
Jo hai naam wala...
Arre jo hai naam wala wohi to badnaam hai
Mere angne mein tumhaara kya kaam hai
Hey, here in my neighborhood, what is your purpose?
Here in my neighborhood, what is your purpose?
He who is famous...
Yes, here, a famous man becomes infamous
Here in my neighborhood, what is your purpose?

English Translation of 'Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein'

Here's one of Mukesh's later and probably most widely known songs. I've been avoiding doing this song because it's difficult to capture the meaning in a translation. Nonetheless, it's one of the most popular and beautiful songs of Hindi cinema so I thought I'd make an attempt, with the help of a few other translations on the net.

Some background about the movie: In the first video, you see Amitabh Bachchan and Rakhi as young lovers. Bachchan plays a poet and Rakhi his biggest admirer. They fall in love, but are not destined for each other. In the second video, Shashi Kapoor, to whom Rakhi is forced to marry, asks her to recite the famous poem on their wedding night, oblivious to the fact that its writer is the man who still holds his bride's heart.

Song: Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein
Singers: Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
Movie: Kabhi Kabhie
Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhi, Shashi Kapoor



Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hain
Sometimes, in my heart a feeling emerges...

Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hain
Ke jaise tujhko banaaya gaya hain mere liye
Tu abse pehle sitaaron mein bas rahi thi kahin
Tujhe zameen pe bulaaya gaya hain mere liye
Sometimes, in my heart a feeling emerges
That it's like you have been created just for me.
Before, you dwelled among the stars somewhere
And now, you have been called down to the earth just for me

Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hain
Ke ye badan, ye nigaahen, meri amaanat hain
Ye gesuoon ki ghani chhaaon hain meri khaatir
Ye honth aur ye baahen meri amaanat hain
Sometimes, in my heart a feeling emerges
That this body, these eyes, are mine to treasure
As if the shade beneath these tresses is meant for me
And these lips and these arms are mine to treasure

Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hain
Ke jaise bajti hain shehnaaiyan si raahon mein
Suhaag raat hain ghunghat uthaa raha hoon main
Simat rahi hain tu sharmaa ke apni baahon mein
Sometimes, in my heart a feeling emerges
That it seems like wedding instruments are trumpeting around us.
As if it's our wedding night and I'm lifting your veil
And you are shyly surrendering yourself in my embrace.

Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hain
Ke jaise tu mujhe chaahengi umra bhar yunhi
Utthegi meri taraf pyar ki nazar yunhi
Main jaanta hoon ke tu gair hai, magar yunhi
Sometimes, in my heart a feeling emerges
That it's like you will love me forever like this
That in my direction, this loving gaze will always look up like this,
I know that you are not meant for me, but still, just like this.

Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hain...
Sometimes, in my heart a feeling emerges...

English Translation of 'Log Kehte Hain'

This translation is of the last part of the song "Mujhe Naulakha Manga De De" (I ask you to give me a pearl necklace) by Asha Bhosle. In it, Amitabh Bachchan's character pleads his case for all those accusing him of alcoholism while wooing the girl at the same time. One of my favorites.

Song: Mujhe Naulakha Manga De De (male part at end)
Singers: Kishore Kumar
Movie: Sharaabi
Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Prada



Log kehte hain main sharaabi hoon
Tumne bhi shaayad yehi sochh liya
Haan, log kehte hain main sharaabi hoon
People say that I'm an alcoholic
Perhaps you too have assumed this
Yes, people say that I'm an alcoholic

Kissi pe husn ka guroor jawaani ka nasha
Kissi ke dil pe mohabbat ki rawaani ka nasha
Kissi ko dekh ke saanson se ubhartha hain nasha
Bina piye bhi kahin hadse guzarta hai nasha
Some get a high from their own beauty and youth
Some, from the passion of their love
For some, it is just seeing another that makes them feel drunk
Without even drinking a drop of liquor, they can feel a euphoric intoxication.

Nashe mein kaun nahin hai mujhe bataaon zara
Kisse hai hosh mere saamne to laaon zara
Nasha hai sab pe magar rang nashe ka hain judaa
So then please tell me, who out there isn't inebriated?
I challenge you to bring in front of me one who is completely sober.
Everybody is intoxicated, it's just the color of the intoxicant that differs for each.

Khili khili hui subha pe hai shabnam ka nasha
Hawa pe khusboo ka baadal pe hain rhim-jhim ka nasha
Kahin suroor hain khushiyon ka, kahin gam ka nasha
The bright morning is intoxicated by the dewdrops which have fallen upon it.
The breeze is intoxicated by the sweet fragrance it carries; the cloud, by the drops of rain.
Somewhere, by the abundance of happiness; elsewhere, by sorrow.

Nasha sharaab mein hota, to naachti botal
Maikhade jhoom ke paimaanon mein hoti halchal
Nasha sharaab mein hota, to naachti botal
Nashe mein kaun nahin hai, mujhe bataaon zara
Nashe mein kaun nahin hai, mujhe bataaon zara
If there were any intoxicants in alcohol, then the rum bottle would be dancing.
And the bars would be swaying on their own.
If it was alcohol that carried the intoxicant, then the bottle itself would be dancing.
So, now tell me who is not intoxicated.
Again I ask who out there is not inebriated?

Log kehte hain main sharaabi hoon
Tumne bhi shaayad yehi soch liya
Haan, log kehte hain main sharaabi hoon...
Yet people still say that I'm the alcoholic.
Maybe you even think so.
Yes, people call me a drunkard.

Thodi aankhon se pila de re sajni diwani
Tujhe main, tujhe main, tujhe saanson mein basa loonga sajni diwani
Tujhe naulakha manga doonga, sajni diwani
Let me drink from your eyes, oh crazy lover.
I will, I will, I will make you part of my breath, oh lovesick one.
I will give you the pearl necklace you ask for.