July 27, 2007

"Do naina ek kahani," Masoom (1983)

Today's Shabana-gaana is a lullaby from Shekhar Kapur's beautiful, heartbreaking film Masoom. In the song, "Do naina ek kahani," Shabana Azmi's character Indu puts her two little girls to bed (the elder is Urmila Matondkar) while the sad little boy (Jugal Hansraj) who is staying with them against Indu's will (as he is her husband's illicit son) looks on amidst lonely reminiscence of his own deceased mother. The song is pretty and the picturization gives a good feel for the heartrending tone of the movie. Click here to watch the song.

I offer my own meager and fairly literal translation here as well:

Do Naina Aur Ek kahani

Do nainaa, ek kahaanee
Two eyes, a story
thodaa saa baadal
a few clouds
thodaa saa paanee
a little bit of rain
aur ek kahaanee
and a story

chhotee see do jeelon mein
wo bahatee rahatee hai
The story flows out in just short phrases
koee sune yaa naa sune
kahatee rahatee hai
It will keep being told
Whether heard or unheard
kuchh likh ke aur kuchh zubaanee
something written, and something spoken

thodaa saa baadal
a few clouds
thodaa saa paanee
a little bit of rain
aur ek kahaanee
and a story
Do nainaa, ek kahaanee
Two eyes, a story

thodee si hai jaanee huyee
It’s a little bit familiar
thodee see nayee
A little bit new
jahaa ruke aansoo
wahee pooree ho gayee
The story is complete
when your tears stop

hai to nayee fir bhee hai puraanee
It’s new, and yet also old

thodaa saa baadal
a few clouds
thodaa saa paanee
a little bit of rain
aur ek kahaanee
and a story
Do nainaa, ek kahaanee
Two eyes, a story

ek khatm ho to
doosaree yaad aa jaatee hai
When it ends,
it calls to mind another story
hothhon pe phir bhoolee huyee
baat aa jaatee hai
A forgotten tale that comes to the tip of your tongue
do nainon kee hain ye kahaanee
This story of two eyes

(Thanks to cheesetikka at the BollyWHAT? forums for guidance with the translation)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

a beautiful song, i am only 19 and i still watch this film whenever i can.

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