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Original Lyrics
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English Translation
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| Ik banjara iktare par kabse gaave |
A vagabond is singing since a long time |
| Jeevan hai ik dor, dor uljhe hi jaave |
Life is a thread which gets entangled |
| Aasaani se girahe khulti nahi hai |
These knots can't be opened so easily |
| Mann woh hadila hai joh phir bhi suljave |
Still the heart tries to untangle it |
| Raahi ka toh kaam hai chalta hi jaave |
It's the traveller's duty to keep walking |
| Saiyaan ve, saiyaan ve |
My beloved, my beloved |
| Sun sun saiyaan ve |
Listen my beloved |
| Saiyaan ve, saiyaan ve |
My beloved, my beloved |
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| Tinka tinka chidiya laave |
Twig by twig, a bird |
| Aaise apna ghar woh banave |
Makes its own home |
| Zarra zarra tu bhi jodke |
Bit by bit, you also |
| Ik ghironda bana |
Collect and make your abode |
| Boond boond hai banta sagar |
Drop by drop, makes an ocean |
| Dhaaga dhaaga banti chaddar |
Thread by thread, makes a bedsheet |
| Dheere dheere yoon hi tu bhi |
Slowly just like this |
| Apna jeevan saja |
You also decorate your life |
| Sichata hai yahan joh baghiya ko |
The one who irrigates the garden here |
| Wahi phool bhi paave |
Is the one who obtains the flowers |
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| Raahi ka toh kaam hai chalta hi jaave |
It's the traveller's duty to keep walking |
| Saiyaan ve, saiyaan ve |
My beloved, my beloved |
| Sun sun saiyaan ve |
Listen my beloved |
| Saiyaan ve, saiyaan ve |
My beloved, my beloved |
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| Din hai parvat jaise bhaari |
The days are heavy like a mountain |
| Raatein bojhal bojhal saari |
The nights are also heavy |
| Tu yeh sochata hai |
You keep thinking that |
| Raah kaise aasaan ho |
How can this path become easier |
| Saari anjaani hai raahein |
All the paths are unknown |
| Jin mein dhoonde teri nigaahein |
In which your eyes are searching |
| Koi aaisa pal joh |
For a moment which will be |
| Aaj ya kal meherbaan ho |
Benevolent on us at some point |
| Ghoome kabse dagar dagar |
You're going from one place to another |
| Tu mann ko yeh samjhave |
In trying to make your heart understand |
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| Raahi ka toh kaam hai chalta hi jaave |
It's the traveller's duty to keep walking |
| Saiyaan ve, saiyaan ve |
My beloved, my beloved |
| Saiyaan saiyaan ve |
My beloved, my beloved |
| Saiyaan ve, saiyaan ve |
My beloved, my beloved |
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| Ik banjara iktare par kabse gaave |
A vagabond is singing since a long time |
| Jeevan hai ik dor, dor uljhe hi jaave |
Life is a thread which gets entangled |
| Aasaani se girahe khulti nahi hai |
These knots can't be opened so easily |
| Mann woh hadila hai joh phir bhi suljave |
Still the heart tries to untangle it |
| Raahi ka toh kaam hai chalta hi jaave |
It's the traveller's duty to keep walking |
| Saiyaan ve, saiyaan ve |
My beloved, my beloved |
| Sun sun saiyaan ve |
Listen my beloved |
| Saiyaan ve, saiyaan ve |
My beloved, my beloved |
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