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Original Lyrics
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English Translation
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| Sandese aate hai, humein tadpate hai |
Messages arrive and they torment us |
| Joh chitthi aati hai, woh pooche jaati hai |
Every letter that comes keeps asking |
| Ke ghar kab aaoge |
When will you come home |
| Ke ghar kab aaoge |
When will you come home |
| Likho kab aaoge |
Write, when will you come |
| Ke tum bin yeh ghar soona soona hai |
This house is lonely without you |
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| Sandese aate hai, humein tadpate hai |
Messages arrive and they torment us |
| Joh chitthi aati hai, woh pooche jaati hai |
Every letter that comes keeps asking |
| Ke ghar kab aaoge |
When will you come home |
| Ke ghar kab aaoge |
When will you come home |
| Likho kab aaoge |
Write, when will you come |
| Ke tum bin yeh dil soona soona hai |
This heart is lonely without you |
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| Yeh dil joh barson se tha khaali khaali sa |
This heart that stayed empty for so many years |
| Kisi ke aane se saja Diwali sa |
Lit up like Diwali when someone arrived |
| Jage hai darwaze kisi ki aahat se |
Doors stay awake at the sound of footsteps |
| Savera hota hai kisi ki karvat se |
Morning breaks with someone turning in their sleep |
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| Main socha karta hoon yehi tanhaai mein |
I often think in loneliness |
| Ke chanda utrega meri angnaai mein |
That the moon will descend into my courtyard |
| Naseebon wali ne |
The fortunate one |
| Kaan ki baali ne |
The earrings she wears |
| Chauth ki thaali ne |
The festival plate she has adorned |
| Aur poocha hai mehndi ki laali ne |
And the red glow of her henna, all of them ask |
| Ke ghar kab aaoge |
When will you come home |
| Ke ghar kab aaoge |
When will you come home |
| Likho kab aaoge |
Write, when will you come |
| Ke tum bin yeh dil soona soona hai |
This heart is lonely without you |
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| Sandese aate hai, humein tadpate hai |
Messages arrive and they torment us |
| Joh chitthi aati hai, woh pooche jaati hai |
Every letter that comes keeps asking |
| Ke ghar kab aaoge |
When will you come home |
| Ke ghar kab aaoge |
When will you come home |
| Likho kab aaoge |
Write, when will you come |
| Ke tum bin yeh ghar soona soona hai |
This house is lonely without you |
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| Yeh poocho aankhon ke jhalakte pani se |
Ask these tear filled eyes |
| Bichadta hai koi kahan aasaani se |
Does separation ever come easily |
| Main peeche chhod aaya duayein karti maa |
I left behind a praying mother |
| Ke usse bhi pyari mujhe yeh dharti maa |
Because my motherland is more dear to me |
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| Kisi ne dheere se kaha tha laut aana |
Someone once whispered softly, come back |
| Main rasta dekhungi, mujhe na tadpana |
I'll wait for you, so don't make me suffer |
| Jaagti raaton ne |
The sleepless nights |
| Ankahi baaton ne |
The unspoken words |
| Adhoore vaadon ne |
The unfulfilled promises |
| Aur poocha hai uski yaadon ne |
And even her memories, all of them ask |
| Ke ghar kab aaoge |
When will you come home |
| Ke ghar kab aaoge |
When will you come home |
| Likho kab aaoge |
Write, when will you come |
| Ke tum bin yeh ghar soona soona hai |
This house is lonely without you |
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| Badi yaad aati hai kisi ki raaton mein |
I miss someone deeply in the nights |
| Kalaai resham si abhi hai haathon mein |
Her silk like wrists still rest in my hands |
| Shayari jaisi woh labon pe rehti hai |
She lives on my lips like poetry |
| Mohabbat jaisi woh ragon mein behti hai |
She flows through my veins like love |
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| Joh gudiyon se khele woh gudiya yaad aaye |
The girl who once played with dolls comes to mind |
| Ke baaton baaton mein ussi ki baat aaye |
Every conversation turns into her story |
| Mere dildaaron ne |
My loved ones |
| Gali bazaaron ne |
The streets and marketplaces |
| Ke chitthi taaron ne |
The letters and telegrams |
| Aur poocha hai mere yaaron ne |
And even my friends, all of them ask |
| Ke ghar kab aaoge |
When will you come home |
| Ke ghar kab aaoge |
When will you come home |
| Likho kab aaoge |
Write, when will you come |
| Ke tum bin yeh dil soona soona hai |
This heart is lonely without you |
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| Ae guzarne wali hawa bata |
O passing wind, please tell me |
| Mera itna kaam karegi kya |
Will you do me a favour |
| Mujhe chhod ke joh chala gaya, usse dhoondh la |
Find the one who left me behind |
| Koi rehguzar ya koi gali |
In searching for a road or a lane |
| Mujhe aaj tak toh nahi mili |
I haven't been able to find one till today |
| Joh mita sake yeh faasla |
Which can erase this distance |
| Joh mita sake yeh faasla |
Which can erase this distance |
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| Meri saari jawaani le gaya |
He took away all my youth |
| Aur aankh mein pani de gaya |
And left tears in my eyes |
| Jise dohraunga umr bhar |
The one that I will recite for the rest of my life |
| Woh aisi kahani de gaya |
He gave me such a story |
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| Ae guzarne wali hawa tujhe |
O passing wind, I beg you |
| Hai kasam na aise rula mujhe |
Don't make me cry like this |
| Main kahan se laun woh dil bata |
Tell me where I can find a heart |
| Jise ho qubool yeh alvida |
Strong enough to accept this goodbye |
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| Main vapas aaunga, main vapas aaunga |
I'll come back, I'll come back |
| Phir apne gaaon mein, pyar ki chhaon mein |
Once again to my village, under the shade of love |
| Tarasti aankhon se |
To longing eyes |
| Kisi ki baahon se |
Into someone's arms |
| Ke ghar ke raahon se |
Along the paths leading home |
| Kiya joh vaada tha woh nibhaunga |
I will keep the promise I made |
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| Main vapas aaunga, main vapas aaunga |
I'll come back, I'll come back |
| Main vapas aaunga, main vapas aaunga |
I'll come back, I'll come back |
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