Na koee umang hai
Na koee tarang hai
Meri zindagee hȧi kyaa
Ek kaṭee patang hai
Aakash se giree mȧi
Ek baar kaṭ ke aise
Duniyaa ne phir naa puchho
Luṭaa hai mujh ko kaise
Naa kisee kaa saath hai
Na kisee kaa sang hai
Meree zindagee hai kyaa
Ek kaṭee…
Lag ke gale se apne
Baabul ke mȧi naa royee
Ḍolee uthee yoȯ jaise
Arthee uthee ho koyee
Yahee dukh to aaj bhee
Mere ang sang hai
Meree zindagee hai kyaa
Ek kaṭee…
Sapnȯ ke devtaa kyaa
Tuj ko karoȯ mȧi arpan
Patjhadṛ kee mȧi hoȯ chhaayaa
Mȧin aasuȯ kaa darpaṇ
Yahee meraa roop hai
Yahee meraa rang hai
Meree zindagee hai kyaa
Ek kaṭee…
There is no desire, no emotion in me. What is my life? It is a detached, drifting kite.
From the skies I once fell, my ties are all broken off. How has the world plundered since then? I have no company, there is no one with me. What is my life after all…..
O Lord of my dreams, what can I give to you? I am a mere shadow of the autumn fallen leaves, I am a picture of tears, this is the real me, this is what I am
Movie – Kati Patang (1971); Lata Mangeshkar
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