Mere ghar aayee
ek nanheė paree
Chaandanee ke haseė
rath pe savaar
Mere ghar aayee…
Uskee baatȯ mė
Shahad jaisee miṭhaas
Uskee saasȯ mė
Itar kee mahakaas
Hȯṭh kaise kee
bheege-bheege gulaab
Gaal jaise kee
bahake-bahake anaar
Mere ghar aayee…
Us ke aane se
mere aangan mė
Khil uṭhhe phool
gunagunaayee bahaar
Dekh kar us ko
jee naheė bharataa
Chaahe dekhoo
use hajaaro baar
Chaahe dekhoo
use hazaarȯ baar
Mere ghar aayee
Maine poochhaa use
ke kaun hȧi too
Has ke bolee ke
mȧi hoo teraa pyaar
Mȧi tere dil mė
thee hameshaa se
Ghar mė aayee hoo
aaj pahalee baar
Mere ghar aayee…
Into my home comes a little angel; a little moonlight-like being in a beautiful body.
Every word and sound from you is as sweet as honey, your breath is like perfume, your lips are like a rare flower and your cheeks are so inexplicably attractive.
You have come to play in my lawns. In your presence, the fruits and flowers appear to laugh happily. No matter how much I look at you or how much time I spend with you, I am still not satisfied. I can look at you for a thousandth time – but I still want to see you more.
Oh, I have asked, who are you? And, laughingly you answered me, “I am your love. I was in your mind forever and now I have come into your home for the first time.”
Kabhi Kabhi (1976); Lata Mangeshkar.
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