Phir Raat Kati Song Lyrics and Translation
From the movie – Paheli
Movie : Paheli
Song : Phir Raat Kati
phir raat kaTii aur din nikalaa
Then the night passed, and the day emerged;
jab din nikalaa to raat chaRHii
when the day emerged, the night departed.
phir priit kii aisii thii.ng baRHii
Then sparks of love ignited;
rab raakha beliya
Lord preserve us!
uuntnii par jab chaand chale
When the moon rides on the camel’s back,
aur chaand ke piichhe raat chale
and the night sets off behind the moon,
aur taaron kii baaraat chale
trailing a parade of stars…
rab raakha beliya
Lord preserve us!
har raat kahaanii chaltii hai
Every night a story is begun;
kabhii hawaa sunaatii hai baaten
sometimes the wind tells these tales,
kabhii baat zabaanii chaltii hai
sometimes they’re spoken by people.
rab raakha beliya
Lord preserve us!
phir raat katii aur din nikalaa
Then the night passed, and the day emerged;
jab din nikalaa to raat chadhii
when the day emerged, the night departed.
phir priit kii aisii thiing badHii
Then the sparks of love ignited;
rab raakha beliya
Lord preserve us!
dehii kii retii uR jaavegii
Our bodies turn to dust and blow away,
priit sadaa rah jaavegii
but love remains forever.
are samay gujar jaavega baabuu
Oh, time will pass away, sir,
lok kathaa rah jaavegii
but folktales will last forever!
dehii kii retii uR jaavegii
Our bodies turn to dust and blow away,
priit sadaa rah jaavegii
but love remains forever.
are samay gujar jaavega baabuu
Oh, time will pass away, sir,
lok kathaa rah jaavegii
but folktales will last forever!
baat puraanii ho jaavegii
The tales will grow old;
naam sadaa rah jaavega
their names will last forever.
are mhaaro tan mein baal ho.n jab tak
Oh, as long as there’s hair on my body,
unka naam rahega
their names will live on.
phir raat katii aur din nikalaa
Then the night passed, and the day emerged;
jab din nikalaa to raat charhii
when the day emerged, the night departed.
phir priit kii aisii thiing badhii
Then sparks of love ignited;
rab raakha beliya
Lord preserve us!
are bahut baras jab gujar gaye
Oh, when many years had passed,
aur laakh chaand jab utar gaye
and a thousand moons had risen and set,
piipal par ek padaav huaa
a man rested beneath a peepal tree,
aur phir janme ka chaav huaa
and conceived a wish to live again.
are bahut baras jab gujar gaye
Oh, when many years had passed,
aur laakh chaand jab utar gaye
and a thousand moons had risen and set,
piipal par ek padaav huaa
a man rested beneath a peepal tree,
aur phir janme ka chaav huaa
and conceived a wish to live again.
tab se har prem kahaanii mein
Since then, in every love story
wo aate hain aur jaate hain
he comes and goes.
mhaaro tan mein baal hon jab tak
As long as there’s hair on my body,
unka naam rahega
his name will live on.
phir raat kaTii aur din nikalaa
Then the night passed, and the day emerged;
jab din nikalaa to raat chaRHii
when the day emerged, the night departed.
phir priit kii aisii thiing baRHii
Then sparks of love ignited;
rab raakha beliya
lord preserve us!
uu.nTnii par jab chaand chale
When the moon rides on the camel’s back,
aur chaa.nd ke piichhe raat chale
and the night sets off behind the moon,
aur taaro.n kii baaraat chale
trailing a parade of stars…
rab raakha beliya
Lord preserve us!
har raat kahaanii chaltii hai
Every night a story is begun;
kabhii hawaa sunaatii hai baate
sometimes the wind tells these tales,
kabhii baat zabaanii chaltii hai
sometimes they’re spoken by people.
rab raakha beliya
Lord preserve us!
About the movie – Paheli
A folk tale – supernatural love story about a ghost who falls in love with a newlywed woman.