Hide and Seek
Mother:
Enough of this hide and seek
Why don’t you come and gimme just a peek
I have searched for you in every other
And, tired is your mother!Comon, the dusk is dawning
And I am worried about you
Son,you are giving me a fright
It’s fading my sight
So, why don’t you please come back!!Son:
What will I say mother
Where I am
Here, for flying
Is the whole wide open sky
Here, like your cozy lap
Is a world of warmth
Where my kite of dreams
Is fluttering without a worry
Of someone stealing it,breaking the bow
Or cutting the string in the middleMother:
Comon, the dusk is dawning
And I am worried about you
Son,you are giving me a fright
It’s fading my sight
So, why don’t you please come back!!Without your eyes of guidance
I wonder how I’ll traverse the path of life…
Without your eyes of guidance,
I wonder how I’ll traverse the path of life…Slowly in the yard
Darkness is encroaching
I am searching for my lamp.
The setting sun
Is signalling
Moon, where are you?
My moon, where are you?Enough of this hide and seek
Why don’t you come and gimme just a peek
I have searched for you in every other
And, tired is your mother!Comon, the dusk is dawning
And I am worried about you
Son,you are giving me a fright
It’s fading my sight
So, why don’t you please come back!!Son:
O mother,
How will I describe what is here?
From my fountain sprouts crystal clear water
Which, I just broke and took a drink
All my aspirations
I just jumped and reached
Shadow laden warmth is spread
All around, new life forms here tread
Everything that I wished for is here
But without you my mother, near
I still feel alone and lonely…
This is basically a translation of a song that I adore from Rang De Basanti titled Luka Chuppi! Voiced over by Lata Mangeshkar and A.R. Rehman, this is one of the most beautiful songs I have heard in my life! I know I cannot do justice to the lyrics translating it to English, but just tried it! It’s the conversation between a mother and her late son! This is the song, once the mother comes to know that her son has just died!
@gurupanguji • Ramblings of an Eccentric Soul 
Its a lovely song……But as i read through this what i remembered wasnt lukka chuppi the song but this malayalam poem i studied in the 7th……i dont remember wat it was called ( will find out!) but tat had a similar theme…..and tat was beautiful….
good effort…..
🙂
Divs
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Divs: Hmmm, yeah actually had to change some of the lyrics!! Lemme know what it was! Would be nice if you could post it! :-)!!
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the song sounds sweeter now..(havent seen the movie btw…was out the cinemas in a flash..a week or so!!!)..:)
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Its an amazing song isnt it?
I was totally floored by it – after having carped for a few years that Lata MangeshkarJi should quit. Even if she produces one song like this per year – she shouldnt quit!
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@ NSK: Thanks man!! I think the song is still amazing!
@ Sukhi: totally agree dude! Even I kinda think that Lata Mangeshkar needs to take leave of the music industry, but this completely blows my mind!!
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hmmm..very true. The song is so very beautiful, esp the part where Rahman sings and then when d tabla comes in.Brilliant!
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Yeah man!! That and even the sa ni dha before the final rendition is amazing! :-)!
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Even after translation, it hasn’t lost its savour as a song. though, some of the lines [dunno, you’ve done it delibrately or wt..?] has no accoradance with the original hindi song and i found it loosing the actual flow in the central theme…
Without your eyes of guidance
I wonder how I’ll traverse the path of life…
Without your eyes of guidance,
I wonder how I’ll traverse the path of life…
But anyway… gr8 work!!
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Excellent job. I really liked the song…and after reading this lyric…i like it more.
I liked your translation…though you have mentioned that it may be inaccurate…I got the essence of each stanza. I appreciate the good work!
Thanks a lot for posting it 🙂
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You’re welcome!! And it’s always nice when it’s appreciated by folks =)!
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Damn fine translation. Thanks!
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Arrey Yaar 😦
You made the song more special . . . . more emotional…
Hats Off man..!!
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I was reading the translation and listening the song at the same time…..amazing, really …. thanks a lot for the translation
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Lovely song, and nice work 🙂
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😀 (so, this is a 2-year-back posting?)
searching for translation of this song via google, i came to ur site. hey, nice site, btw!
i couldnt find any guestbook or so, so i put the salute here ^_^b.
keep on rambling :p
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