Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna Song Lyrics and Translation
From the movie – Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
–MALE CHORUS–
Yeh kudiyaan nashe diya pudiyaan
These girls are packets (doses) of intoxication
–FEMALE CHORUS–
Yeh munde gali de gunde
These boys are street ruffians
–MALE CHORUS–
Yeh kudiyaan nashe diya pudiyaan
These girls are packets (doses) of intoxication
–FEMALE CHORUS–
Yeh munde gali de gunde
These boys are street ruffians
–MALE CHORUS–
Nashe diya pudiyaan
Doses of intoxication
–FEMALE CHORUS–
Gali de gunde!
Street ruffians!
–MALE–
Oh o o o, oh o o o o
(Mehndi lagaake rakhna
Keep mehndi (henna) applied
Doli sajaake rakhna) – 2
Keep the wedding carriage decorated
Lene tujhe o gori aayenge tere sajna
To take you, oh fair one, your lover will come
–MALE CHORUS–
Mehndi lagaake rakhna
Keep mehndi applied
Doli sajaake rakhna
Keep the wedding carriage decorated
Oh ho, oh ho
–FEMALE–
Ho, o o o o o oh, aah aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
(Sehraa sajaake rakhna
Keep your wedding veil on
Chehraa chhupaake rakhna) – 2
Keep your face hidden
Yeh dil ki baat apne dil mein dabaake rakhna
Keep these words of your heart suppressed in your heart
–FEMALE CHORUS–
Sehraa sajaake rakhna
Keep your wedding veil on
Chehraa chhupaake rakhna
Keep your face hidden
–MALE CHORUS–
Mehndi lagaake rakhna
Keep mehndi applied
Doli sajaake rakhna
Keep the wedding carriage decorated
Hoye, hoye, hoye!
–FEMALE CHORUS–
Hoye, hoye, hoye!
–MALE–
Ud udke teri zulfein
Your hair, flying about
Karti hai kya ishaare
Is making such gestures
Dil thaamke khade hain
Clutching their hearts
Aashiq sabhi kunwaare
All the lovesick bachelors are standing
–FEMALE–
Chhup jaaye saari kudiyaan
All the girls hide
Ghar mein sharam ke maare
In the house from embarrassment
Gaaon mein aa gaye hain
Into the village have come
Paagal shaher ke saare
The crazy ones from the city
–MALE–
(Nazrein jhukaake rakhna
Keep your glances downcast
Daaman bachaake rakhna) – 2
Keep your embrace ready
Lene tujhe o gori aayenge tere sajna
To take you, oh fair one, your lover will come
–MALE CHORUS–
Mehndi lagaake rakhna
Keep mehndi applied
Doli sajaake rakhna
Keep the wedding carriage decorated
–FEMALE CHORUS–
Sehraa sajaake rakhna
Keep your wedding veil on
Chehraa chhupaake rakhna
Keep your face hidden
–CHORUS–
Oh oh oh oh oh, aah aah aah aah aah aah – 2
–MALE–
Main ek jawaan ladka
I am a youthful boy
Tu ek haseen ladki
You are a beautiful girl
Yeh dil machal gaya to
If this heart flip-flopped
Mera kusoor kya hai
Is it my fault?
–FEMALE–
Rakhna tha dil pe kaabu
You were supposed to keep control on your heart
Yeh husn to hai jaadu
This beauty (of mine) is magic
Jaadu yeh chal gaya to
If this magic was cast
Mera kusoor kya hai
Is it my fault?
–MALE–
(Rasta hamaara takna
Keep your eye on my path (in my direction)
Darwaaza khula rakhna) – 2
Keep the door open
Lene tujhe o gori aayenge tere sajna
To take you, oh fair one, your lover will come
–FEMALE–
(Kuch aur ab na kehna
Don’t say anything else now
Kuch aur ab na karna) – 2
Don’t do anything else now
Yeh dil ki baat apne dil mein dabaake rakhna
Keep these words of your heart suppressed in your heart
–MALE CHORUS–
Mehndi lagaake rakhna
Keep mehndi applied
Doli sajaake rakhna
Keep the wedding carriage decorated
–FEMALE CHORUS–
Sehraa sajaake rakhna
Keep your wedding veil on
Chehraa chhupaake rakhna
Keep your face hidden
–CHORUS–
Sha va oye, oye, oye – 4
Sha va oye, oye, oye – 8
Sha va
About the movie – Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
When Raj meets Simran in Europe, it isn’t love at first sight but when Simran moves to India for an arranged marriage, love makes its presence felt.