Song: Aisa Des Hai Mera (English Translation)
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan & Preity Zinta
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Gurdas Mann, Pritha Majumder
Movie: Veer-Zaara
Music: Late Madan Mohan
Music Recreated by: Sanjeev Kohli
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
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Aisa Des Hai Mera English Lyrics
Ho … oh … oh
Ho … oh … oh
Ambar hethan dharti wasdi
Below the sky lies the earth
Ethe har rut hasdi
Here, every season smiles
Ho … oh … oh
Ho … oh … oh
Kinna sona des hai mera
How beautiful my country is
Des hai mera, des hai mera
My country, my country
Kinna sona des hai mera
How beautiful my country is
Des hai mera, des hai mera
My country, my country
Des hai mera
My country
Dharti sunehri ambar neela ho
The earth is golden and the sky is blue
Dharti sunehri ambar neela
The earth is golden and the sky is blue
Har mausam rangeela
Every season is colourful
Aisa des hai mera … ho
Such is my country … oh
Aisa des hai mera
Such is my country
Aisa des hai mera … haan
Such is my country … yes
Aisa des hai mera
Such is my country
Bole papiha koyal gaaye
The papiha calls and the koel sings
Bole papiha koyal gaaye
The papiha calls and the koel sings
Saawan ghir ke aaye
The monsoon clouds gather and arrive
Aisa des hai mera … ho
Such is my country … oh
Aisa des hai mera
Such is my country
Aisa des hai mera … haan
Such is my country … yes
Aisa des hai mera
Such is my country
Kothe te kaag bole oye
A crow calls from the rooftop
Chithi mere mahiye di
A letter from my beloved has arrived
Vich mera vi na bole oye
Surely, it must have a mention of me too
Chithi mere mahiye di
A letter from my beloved has arrived
Gehoon ke kheton mein
In the wheat fields
Kanghi joh kare hawayein
The winds move through them like a comb
Rang birangi kitni
So many colourful
Chunariyan udh udh jaayein
Scarves come flying through the air
Panghat par panhaaran
At the riverside, the women
Jab gagri bharne aaye
Come to fill their water pots
Madhur madhur taanon mein
With sweet, melodious tunes
Kahin bansi koi bajaye
Someone plays the flute somewhere
Lo sun lo
Come, listen
Kadam kadam pe hai mil jaani
At every step, you’ll find
Kadam kadam pe hai mil jaani
At every step, you’ll find
Koi prem kahani
A love story
Aisa des hai mera … ho
Such is my country … oh
Aisa des hai mera
Such is my country
Aisa des hai mera … haan
Such is my country … yes
Aisa des hai mera
Such is my country
O … O … O
O … O … O
O meri jugni de dhaage bagge
O, my Jugni’s threads are bright and beautiful
Jugni osde mooh ton phabbe
Jugni speaks with such grace
Jinu sat ishq di lagge
She belongs to the one who has fallen deeply in love
Oye sai mereya jugni
Oh, my Jugni, by God’s grace
Veer mereya jugni kendi aye
My Jugni calls me her braveheart
O naam sai da lendi aye
She takes the name of God
Oye … oye … oye!
Hey … hey … hey!
Oye … oye … oye!
Hey … hey … hey!
O dil kad lita aye jind meriye
Oh, my love, you’ve stolen my heart
Baap ke kandhe chadh ke
Riding on their fathers’ shoulders
Jahaan bachche dekhe mele
Where children go to see the fairs
Melon mein nat ke tamashe
There are acrobatic shows at the fairs
Kulfi ke chaat ke thele
And stalls selling kulfi and snacks
Kahin milti meethi goli
Somewhere, you find sweet candies
Kahin churan ki hai pudiya
Somewhere, there are little packets of churan
Bhole bhole bachche hain
The children are so innocent
Jaise gudde aur gudiya
Like little dolls
Aur inko
And to them
Roz sunaye daadi naani ho
Their grandmothers tell them every day
Roz sunaye daadi naani
Their grandmothers tell them every day
Ek pariyon ki kahani
A fairy tale
Aisa des hai mera … ho
Such is my country … oh
Aisa des hai mera
Such is my country
Aisa des hai mera … haan
Such is my country … yes
Aisa des hai mera
Such is my country
Sadke sadke jaandiye muthiyare ni
As you walk along the streets, O young woman
Kanda chuba tere pair baakiye naare ni
A thorn has pierced your foot, O beloved
Oye ni addiye
Oh, dear!
Kanda chuba tere pair baakiye naare ni
A thorn has pierced your foot, O beloved
Kaun kade tera kandna muthiyare ni
Who will come to remove that thorn, O young woman?
Kaun sahe teri peedh baakiye naare ni
Who will bear your pain, O beloved?
Oye ni addiye
Oh, dear!
Kaun sahe teri peedh baakiye naare ni
Who will bear your pain, O beloved?
Ho … ho … ho
Ho … ho … ho
Mere des mein mehmaanon ko
In my country, guests
Bhagwan kaha jaata hai
Are treated like God
Woh yahin ka ho jaata hai
They become one of us
Joh kahin se bhi aata hai
No matter where they come from
Aa … aa … aa
Aa … aa … aa
Tere des ko maine dekha
I have seen your country
Tere des ko maine jaana
I have come to know your country
Aa … aa … aa
Aa … aa … aa
Tere des ko maine dekha
I have seen your country
Tere des ko maine jaana
I have come to know your country
Jaane kyun yeh lagta hai
I don’t know why, but it feels
Mujhko jaana pehchana
Familiar to me
Yahaan bhi wohi shaam hai wohi savera oh
Here too, there is the same evening and the same morning, oh
Wohi shaam hai wohi savera
The same evening, the same morning
Aisa hi des hai mera
Such is my country
Jaisa des hai tera
Just like your country
Jaisa des hai tera … haan
Just like your country … yes
Jaisa des hai tera
Just like your country
Aisa des hai mera … ho
Such is my country … oh
Jaisa des hai tera
Just like your country
Aisa des hai mera … haan
Such is my country … yes
Jaisa des hai tera
Just like your country
Aisa des hai mera … haan
Such is my country … yes
Jaisa des hai mera
Just like my country
Vocabulary & Meaning: Aisa Des Hai Mera (English Translation)
| Hindi / Punjabi Word / Phrase | English Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ambar | Sky; heavens |
| Hethan | Below; underneath |
| Dharti | Earth; land |
| Wasdi | Resides; flourishes |
| Ethe | Here |
| Har rut | Every season |
| Hasdi | Smiles |
| Kinna sona | How beautiful |
| Des | Country; homeland |
| Sunehri / Sunehri | Golden |
| Neela | Blue |
| Mausam | Season; weather |
| Rangeela | Colourful; vibrant |
| Aisa | Such; like this |
| Papiha | Papiha bird; cuckoo-like bird |
| Koyal | Koel; Asian koel |
| Bole | Calls; speaks |
| Gaaye | Sings |
| Saawan | Monsoon season |
| Ghir ke aana | To gather and arrive; to roll in |
| Kothe | Rooftop; terrace |
| Kaag | Crow |
| Chithi | Letter |
| Mahi / Mahiye | Beloved; lover |
| Vich | In; inside |
| Gehoon | Wheat |
| Khet / Kheton | Field; fields |
| Kanghi | Comb |
| Hawayein | Winds |
| Rang birangi | Colourful; multicoloured |
| Chunariyan | Scarves; veils |
| Udh jaana | To fly away |
| Panghat | Water-drawing place; riverside |
| Panhaaran | Women who come to fetch water |
| Gagri | Water pot; pitcher |
| Madhur | Sweet; melodious |
| Taan | Musical note; melodic phrase |
| Bansi | Flute |
| Bajana | To play; to play an instrument |
| Kadam kadam | At every step |
| Prem kahani | Love story |
| Jugni | A beloved girl/woman; a folk term used affectionately |
| Dhaage | Threads |
| Phabbe | Looks beautiful; suits |
| Ishq | Love; deep love |
| Jinu | The one who; whoever |
| Sat | True; pure |
| Veer | Braveheart; brother |
| Sai | God; Lord |
| Naam lena | To take someone’s name |
| Dil kad lena | To steal someone’s heart |
| Jind / Jind meriye | Life; my beloved |
| Baap | Father |
| Kandha / Kandhe | Shoulder; shoulders |
| Mela / Mele | Fair; fairs |
| Nat ke tamashe | Acrobatic performances; circus-like shows |
| Kulfi | Traditional Indian frozen dessert |
| Thela / Thele | Stall; cart |
| Meethi goli | Sweet candy |
| Churan | Digestive powder; traditional herbal digestive |
| Pudiya | Small packet; little pouch |
| Bhola / Bhole | Innocent; simple-hearted |
| Gudda | Boy’s doll; doll |
| Gudiya | Girl’s doll; doll |
| Daadi | Paternal grandmother |
| Naani | Maternal grandmother |
| Pariyon ki kahani | Fairy tale |
| Sadke jaana | To go along the streets; to walk along |
| Muthiyare | Young woman; young girl |
| Kanda | Thorn |
| Chubhna | To prick; pierce |
| Pair | Foot; leg |
| Baakiye naare | Beloved; dear one |
| Addiye | Dear girl; young woman |
| Kaddna / Kandna | To remove; pull out |
| Peedh | Pain; suffering |
| Sahe | Endures; bears |
| Mehmaan | Guest |
| Mehmaan-nawaazi | Hospitality |
| Bhagwan | God |
| Kaha jaana | To be called |
| Yahin | Right here |
| Kahin se bhi | From anywhere |
| Jaana | To know; understand |
| Pehchaana | Recognized; familiar |
| Jaana-pehchaana | Familiar; known |
| Shaam | Evening |
| Savera | Morning; dawn |
| Wohi | The same |
| Jaisa | Like; just as |
| Tera | Your |
| Mera | My; mine |
