Arzoo (1965) song, lyrics help
raaz
in accordance with the video, some one may
please critically check their accuracy.
Changes are shown within ** ** thus, and additions
within # # thus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbdhu0yvVO0
http://thaxi.hsc.usc.edu/rmim/giitaayan/cisb/387.isb
# chhalake terii
haa.n_e.n\threedots #
chhalake terii aa.Nkho.n se sharaab aur ziyaadaa \- 3
khilate rahe hoTho.n se gulaab aur ziyaadaa \- 2
** khilate rahe ho.NTo.n ke gulaab aur ziyaadaa **
# chhalake terii aa.Nkho.n se sharaab aur ziyaadaa #
kyaa baat hai terii mahafil me.n sitamagar \- 3
** kyaa baat hai jaane terii mahafil me.n sitamagar \- 3 **
dha.Dake hai dilakhaanaa kharaab aur ziyaadaa \- 2
** dha.Dake hai dil\-e\-Kaanaa Karaab aur ziyaadaa **
# chhalake terii aa.Nkho.n se sharaab aur ziyaadaa #
is dil me.n abhii aur bhii zakhmo.n kii jagah hai bAkii \- 3
** is dil me.n abhii aur bhii zaKmo.n kii jagah hai \- 3 **
ab ruup kii katarii ko doaab me.n jaka.D le.n
** ab ruup(?) kii kaTaarii ko doa\-aab(?) aur ziyaadaa **
# chhalake terii aa.Nkho.n se sharaab aur ziyaadaa #
ki ishq ke tUfaa.n kii baato.n me.n jaka.D le.n \- 2
** tU ishq ke tUfaan ko baaho.n me.n jaka.D le \-3 **
allaah kare zor\-e\-sharaab aur ziyaadaa
** allaah kare zor\-e\-shabaab aur ziyaadaa **
# chhalake terii aa.Nkho.n se sharaab aur ziyaadaa #
khilate rahe hoTho.n ke gulaab aur ziyaadaa
** khilate rahe hoNTo.n ke gulaab aur ziyaadaa **
abhayphadnis
(snip)
> is dil me.n abhii aur bhii zakhmo.n kii jagah hai bAkii \- 3
> ** is dil me.n abhii aur bhii zaKmo.n kii jagah hai \- 3 **
> ab ruup kii katarii ko doaab me.n jaka.D le.n
> ** ab ruup(?) kii kaTaarii ko doa\-aab(?) aur ziyaadaa **
*abruu* kii kaTaarii ko *do aab* aur ziyaadaa
abruu = eyebrow (you can see her raising her eyebrow just before he
sings this line!)
aab = sharpness
Thus, "sharpen the dagger of your eyebrow some more" (sounds silly in
English, doesn't it?).
Question for the Urdu experts: why is it "do aab" here? "de aab" would
be correct if it was the verb "denaa" being used (since he refers to
her as "tuu" throughout the song). The compound "do_aab" refers,
according to Platts, to the land mass between the confluence of two
rivers; it seems unlikely that the compounded word is being used
here.
Warm regards,
Abhay
raaz
my post and giving clarification.
I looked for the meaning of probable word 'doa ' from
http://www.geocities.com/urdudict/d/do.htm
and narrowed down on, wish, so guessed it to be
doa\-aab = wish sharpness.
Can it be " to dagger of eyebrows, wish sharpness, some more "
does it make any sense :)
Compounding the word may not be correct,
' doa aab ' itself may be proper, can't say.
As you have rightly said, Urdu experts have to
help us out.
Naseer
Abhay Jii,
Without claiming to be an Urdu expert....:)
I think you are on the right lines. aab (-o-taab) denaa is equivalent
to tempering a blade of steel; sword, dagger, (abruu kii) kaTaarii
etc. More to the point, here it implies lustre and sharpness. (aab of
course means water).
I agree it should be "aab de" as opposed to "aab do", but although I
can n't give you any examples straight away, it is not unknown for
filmy poets to switch pronouns. Having said all this, I could be
wrong.
Naseer
abhayphadnis
(snip)
> I think you are on the right lines. aab (-o-taab) denaa is equivalent
> to tempering a blade of steel; sword, dagger, (abruu kii) kaTaarii
> etc. More to the point, here it implies lustre and sharpness. (aab of
> course means water).
>
> I agree it should be "aab de" as opposed to "aab do", but although I
> can n't give you any examples straight away, it is not unknown for
> filmy poets to switch pronouns. Having said all this, I could be
> wrong.
Thanks for the confirmation. Regarding the switching of pronouns mid-
lyric, I can give you many examples: I ran a quiz on this very topic
some time back! Here is a link to the results post of that quiz:
Thanks and warm regards,
Abhay