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Original Lyrics
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English Translation
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| Paani re paani |
O water |
| Paani re paani tera rang kaisa |
O water, what is your colour like |
| Paani re paani tera rang kaisa |
O water, what is your colour like |
| Jis mein mila do lage us jaisa |
It's the same colour in which I'm mixed |
| Paani re paani tera rang kaisa |
O water, what is your colour like |
| Jis mein mila do lage us jaisa |
It's the same colour in which I'm mixed |
| Paani re paani |
O water |
| O paani, paani re paani, o o o |
O water, O water |
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| Is duniya mein jeene wale aise bhi hai jeete |
Some people in this world live like this also |
| Rookhi sookhi khaate hai aur thanda paani peete |
They just eat dry food and drink cold water |
| Is duniya mein jeene wale aise bhi hai jeete |
Some people in this world live like this also |
| Rookhi sookhi khaate hai aur thanda paani peete |
They just eat dry food and drink cold water |
| Tere ek hi ghoont se milta jannat sa aaram |
One finds heaven with just a sip of yours |
| Paani re paani tera rang kaisa |
O water, what is your colour like |
| Bhookhe ki bhookh aur pyaas jaisa |
It's like the hunger and thirst of a starved one |
| Paani re paani |
O water |
| O paani, paani re paani, o o o |
O water, O water |
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| Ganga se jab mile toh banta gangajal tu paavan |
When you mix with river Ganges then you turn into holy water |
| Baadal se tu mile toh rimjhim rimjhim barse saavan |
When you mix with the clouds then you become rainfall |
| Saavan aaya, saavan aaya |
Monsoon is here, monsoon is here |
| Saavan aaya, saavan aaya, rimjhim barse paani |
Monsoon is here, monsoon is here, it's raining |
| Aag odhkar, aag pehankar |
It's like wrapped in fire |
| Aag odhkar, aag pehankar pighli jaaye jawani |
It's like wrapped in fire, hence my youth is melting |
| Kahin pe dekho chhat tapakti, jeena hua haraam |
Somewhere life is difficult due to a leaking roof |
| Paani re paani tera rang kaisa |
O water, what is your colour like |
| Duniya banane wale rab jaisa |
It's the same as the creator of this world |
| Paani re paani |
O water |
| O paani, paani re paani, o o o |
O water, O water |
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| Vaise toh har rang mein tera jalwa rang jamaye |
Usually your presence shines when you're mixed with any colour |
| Vaise toh har rang mein tera jalwa rang jamaye |
Usually your presence shines when you're mixed with any colour |
| Jab tu phire umeedon par tera rang samajh na aaye |
But when you wash away one's hopes then your colour can't be understood |
| Kali khile toh jhat aa jaaye patjhad ka paighaam |
It's like a blooming flower is being reminded of autumn |
| Paani re paani tera rang kaisa |
O water, what is your colour like |
| Sau saal jeene ki umeedon jaisa |
It's like a hope of living for a hundred years |
| O paani, o o o |
O water |
| Paani re paani tera rang kaisa |
O water, what is your colour like |
| Jis mein mila do lage us jaisa |
It's the same colour in which I'm mixed |
| Paani re paani |
O water |
| O paani, paani re paani, o o o |
O water, O water |
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