Does anybody have a good translation to English of the lyrics for "Kahe Ko Byahi Bides" from Umrao Jaan?
I understand it is friends of the bride singing about how she could be married off ot a faraway land, but the only lyrics I found are of the bride asking her father why she is marrying a stranger...
Thanks.
Fenell,
I am reproducing the lyrics I found on Hindilyrix.com at
http://tinyurl.com/y67wu4
On the Following lines, H> represents the Original Lyrics. E> Represents Translation in English. I do not claim to make exact translation as each word is up for different interpretation. I am trying to make a translation that makes sense.
If you have another set of Lyrics of this Song then please post them I'll translate it for you.
Perseus
H>kaahe ko byaahe bides,
E>Why did you Marry (me to) Far off Place ?
H>are lakhiyan baabul mohe -2
E>My Fiance is one in million (actually 1 in 100000)
H>kaahe ko byaahe bides ...
E>Why did you Marry (me to) Far off Place ?
H>ham to baabul tore bele ki kaliyan -2
E>Dear Finace I am the bud from your Garden
H>are ghar-ghar maange hain jaaye
E>(I am ) demanded at every home
H>are lakhiyan baabul mohe ...
E>My Fiance is one in million (actually 1 in 100000)
H>kaahe ko byaahe bides ...
E>Why did you Marry (me to) Far off Place ?
H>mahalan tale se dola jo nikala -2
E>From the Bottom of the Palace when I am Sent off (in a Dola to Husband's Land)
H>are beeran mein chhaaye pachhaad
E>(This Are is very difficult to translate. It means something like Hey in english exclamation) Its like Fall season in desert
H>are lakhiyan baabul mohe
E>My Fiance is one in million (actually 1 in 100000)
H>kaahe ko byaahe bides ...
E>Why did you Marry (me to) Far off Place ?
H>bhaiya ko diyo baabul mahalan do mahalan -2
E> My Husband gave one or two Palaces to my brother (as corruption)
H>are hamko diyo pardesh
E>(Hamko is like US. That's like a Girl calling herself US rather than I) gave to foreign land
H>are lakhiyan baabul mohe
E>My Fiance is one in million (actually 1 in 100000)
H>kaahe ko byaahe bides
E>Why did you Marry (me to) Far off Place ?
H>are lakhiyan baabul mohe
E>My Fiance is one in million (actually 1 in 100000)
H>kaahe ko byaahe bides
E>Why did you Marry (me to) Far off Place ?
H>are lakhiyan baabul mohe
E>My Fiance is one in million (actually 1 in 100000)
Babul means Father not Fiance
sharePossible. I stand Corrected.
shareNot just possible but true. Babul means father.
Traditionally, a girl is understood to be loved and pampered at home, especially by her father and a lot of songs, wedding and others, have the girl asking her father why she has to go away to a strange family (husband's).
So substitute the word Father for Fianceé and the song makes a lot more sense, especially as in the film it is used to show the scene of the day she is getting engaged.