Ishq Bina

Ishq Bina
Movie: Taal
Singer: Anuradha Sriram, Sonu Nigam, ARR

Anuradha:

Ishq bina kya marna yaara,
Ishq bina kya jeena (2)
What is dying without (having felt) love...
What is living without (having felt) love
Gudh se meetha.. ishq ishq
Imli se khatta.. ishq
Sweeter than sugarcane is love.. (Gudh: brown sweet solid)
Sour than the tamarind is love..
Waada yeh pakka, ishq ishq
Dhaaga yeh kachcha, ishq
A promise that is strong, is love..
A thread quite weak, love..
Ishq bina kya jeena yaron
Ishq bina kya marna yaaron

AR Rahman (as NFAK):

Gudh se meetha ishq ishq
imli se khatta ishq ishq
waada yeh pakka, ishq ishq,
Dhaaga yeh kachcha ishq ishq

Ishq bina kya jeena yaron
Ishq bina kya marna yaaron
Gudh se meetha ishq ishq,
imli se khatta ishq ishq

Anuradha:

Ishq bina kya jeena yaron
Ishq bina kya marna yaaron

Neeche ishq hai upar rab hai,
In dono ke beech mein sab hai, (2)
Down on earth lies the realm of love..
Up in the heavens is God,
In between the two lies everything else..
Ek nahin sao baaten kar lo,
Sao baaton ka ek matlab hai,
Say not one but a hundred words,
All the words will mean the same..
Rab sabse sona, ishq ishq
Rab se bhi sona, ishq..
(that) God is the most beautiful..
Love is more beautiful than God.. (??????)
(Total blasphemy)

ARR (again):

Ishq bina kya jeena yaron
Ishq bina kya marna yaaron
Gudh se meetha ishq ishq
Imli se khatta ishq ishq
Heera na panna ishq ishq
bas ek tamanna ishq ishq
Neither diamond nor emerald is love,
Just one simple desire, is love..

Sonu:

Ishq hai kya yeh kisko pataa,
yeh ishq hai kya sabko pataa,
What is love? who knows..
What is love? Everyone seems to know..
yeh prem nagar,
anjaan dagar, saajan ka ghar,
A town of love, unknown streets, the lover's house..
kya kisko khabar,
Noone knows...
chhoti si umar, yeh lamba safar,
A small age (life?), but a long journey..
yeh ishq hai kya yeh kisko pataa,
yeh dard hai ya dardon ki dawaa,
Is this a disease or a cure all..
yeh koi sanam ya aap khuda...
Is this a lover or an embodiment of God himself (Please correct me here)

Anuradha:

Ishq bina kya marna yaara,
ishq bina kyaa jeena
Sonu: Tumne ishq ka naam suna hai,
humne ishq kiya hai..
You have heard the name of love,
But I HAVE loved..
Phoolon ka gulshan ishq ishq,
Kaaton ka daaman ishq....
A bed of flowers, is love..
An "aanchal" of thorns is love..

Posted by Ranojoy on Jun 16, 1999

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