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Original Lyrics
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English Translation
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| Chitthi aayi hai aayi hai chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come |
| Chitthi aayi hai aayi hai chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come |
| Chitthi aayi hai watan se chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come from my country |
| Bade dino ke baad |
After a long time |
| Hum bewatano ko yaad |
For folks like us who are away from their home |
| Bade dino ke baad |
After a long time |
| Hum bewatano ko yaad |
For folks like us who are away from their home |
| Watan ki mitti aayi hai |
The soil of our motherland has come |
| Chitthi aayi hai aayi hai chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come |
| Chitthi aayi hai watan se chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come from my country |
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| Upar mera naam likha hai |
My name is written on the top |
| Andar yeh paigaam likha hai |
And inside this message is written that |
| O pardes ko jaane wale |
The one who's gone to a foreign land |
| Lautke phir na aane wale |
The one who hasn't returned yet |
| Saat samundar paar gaya tu |
You've crossed the oceans |
| Humko zinda maar gaya tu |
You're killing us by keeping us alive |
| Khoon ke rishtey todh gaya tu |
You've broken the relations of blood |
| Aankh mein aansun chhod gaya tu |
You've left behind tears in our eyes |
| Kam khaate hai kam sote hai |
We eat less and we sleep less |
| Bahut zyada hum rote hai |
We cry a lot |
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| Chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come |
| Chitthi aayi hai aayi hai chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come |
| Chitthi aayi hai watan se chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come from my country |
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| Sooni ho gayi shehar ki galiyan |
The streets of the city have become lonely |
| Kaatein ban gayi baag ki kaliyan |
The flowers of the garden have turned into thorns |
| Kehte hai saavan ke jhoole |
The swings of the monsoon season are saying that |
| Bhool gaya tu hum nahi bhoole |
You've forgotten us but we haven't |
| Tere bin jab aayi Diwali |
When Diwali came without you |
| Deep nahi dil jale hai khali |
Only the hearts were burning and not the lamps |
| Tere bin jab aayi Holi |
When Holi came without you |
| Pichkaari se chhuti goli |
Bullets were coming out from the water gun |
| Peepal soona panghat soona |
The tree in our courtyard is lonely |
| Ghar shamshaan ka bana namuna |
Our house has become an example of a burial site |
| Fasal kati aayi Baisakhi |
Vaisakhi is here and the crops are ripe |
| Tera aana reh gaya baaki |
Only your coming is remaining |
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| Chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come |
| Chitthi aayi hai aayi hai chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come |
| Chitthi aayi hai watan se chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come from my country |
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| Pehle jab tu khat likhta tha |
Earlier when you wrote a letter |
| Kagaz mein chehra dikhta tha |
Then I could see your face on the paper |
| Band hua yeh mel bhi ab toh |
Now this bond has been broken |
| Khatam hua yeh khel bhi ab toh |
Now this game has ended |
| Doli mein jab baithi behna |
When your sister sat in the palanquin |
| Rasta dekh rahe the naina |
Then her eyes were staring at your path |
| Main toh baap hoon mera kya hai |
I'm a father and I can handle it |
| Teri maa ka haal bura hai |
But the condition of your mother is bad |
| Teri biwi karti hai seva |
Your wife is taking care of them |
| Surat se lagti hai beva |
She looks like a widow |
| Tune paisa bahut kamaya |
You've earned a lot of money |
| Is paise ne desh chhudaya |
This money made you leave your country |
| Desh paraya chhod ke aaja |
Leave the foreign land and come back |
| Panchi pinjara todh ke aaja |
Break the cage and fly like a bird |
| Desh paraya chhod ke aaja |
Leave the foreign land and come back |
| Panchi pinjara todh ke aaja |
Break the cage and fly like a bird |
| Aaja umar bahut hai choti |
Come back as life is very short |
| Apne ghar mein bhi hai roti |
There's food in our house as well |
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| Chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come |
| Chitthi aayi hai aayi hai chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come |
| Bade dino ke baad |
After a long time |
| Hum bewatano ko yaad |
For folks like us who are away from their home |
| Watan ki mitti aayi hai |
The soil of our motherland has come |
| Chitthi aayi hai aayi hai chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come |
| Chitthi aayi hai watan se chitthi aayi hai |
A letter has come from my country |
| Bade dino ke baad |
After a long time |
| Hum bewatano ko yaad |
For folks like us who are away from their home |
| Watan ki mitti aayi hai |
The soil of our motherland has come |
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