Can someone explain the "Ranjha Ranjha" song from Raavan?

[Temujin Khaghan]

Iam hearing this beautiful song from Raavan, but i cannot understand the meaning. I know it something about the Heer-Ranjha legend... but cannot really relate to the lyrics... atleast just tell me the gist of the song dudes... Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyi Ranjha ranjha saddo ni mainu heer na aakho koyi Oo ranjha ranjha na kar heere jag badnami hoye Patti patti jhar jaave par khushboo chup na hoye Begunah pakda gaya (yaaro), ishq mein jakda gaya (yaaro) Aankh ke dosh mein dil (yaaro), bewajah pakda gaya (yaaro) Aankh se hatt ti nahin, arrey hatt ti nahin, arrey hatt ti nahin Sotey sotey bolta hoon, kabhi bolte bolte sota hoon Kya jaane kya hota hai, kabhi jalti aag dadolta hoon Ek baar to aake dekhe woh bhi Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyi Ranjha ranjha saddo ni mainu heer na aakho koyi Oo ranjha ranjha na kar heere jag badnami hoye Patti patti jhar jaave par khushboo chup na hoye Jal ja, jal ja ishq mein jal ja, jale se kangan ho Jalti raakh laga le maathe lagey to chandan hoye Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyi Ranjha ranjha saddo ni mainu heer na aakho koyi Waqt katt ta bhi nahin, waqt rukta bhi nahin Dil hai sajde mein magar, ishq jhukta bhi nahin Bina tere raatein, arrey raatein kyun lambhi lagti hain Kabhi tera gussa, kabhi teri baatein kyun achchi lagti hain Yeh jalte koyle, arrey koyle ab rakhna mushkil hai Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyi Ranjha ranjha saddo ni mainu heer na aakho koyi Oo ranjha ranjha na kar heere jag badnami hoye Patti patti jhar jaave par khushboo chup na hoye Jal ja, jal ja ishq mein jal ja, jale se kangan ho Jalti raakh laga le maathe lagey to chandan hoye Chal, chal junoon chalte rahein, tu kahin theher nahin Dil agar aa bhi gaya, woh tera shehar nahin Bina tere saansein, arrey saansein kahin khatam na ho jaayein Sabi teri yaadein, sabi yaadein kahin basam na ho jaayein Sulagte koyle, arrey koyle ab bujhna mushkil hai Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyi Ranjha ranjha saddo ni mainu heer na aakho koyi Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyi Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyi Oo ranjha ranjha na kar heere jag badnami hoye Patti patti jhar jaave par khushboo chup na hoye Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyi - 4 times

[coffee_rules]

You might be ranhja, but I am not your heer, roughly.

[Lurker]

The opening lines of the song has been borrowed by Baba Bulleh Shah famous poem on Heer Ranjha. It has been sung by many a famous artists on both sides of the border and a quick search on Youtube should find you many a renditions.

Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyi Ranjha ranjha saddo ni mainu heer na aakho koyi

Loosely translated to: Having uttered Ranjha's name so many times I have become Ranjha myself. Dont call me Heer anymore, there is no Heer here anymore. The rest of the lyrics is a typical love song really. If there any particular stanza you are unable to understand? Gulzar has done this earlier invoking Ghalib, Bulleh Shah etc in his works. In many ways he is probably the last of our geniuses who mix history with present and keep these past greats alive. xxx

[punjabi_khota]

wierd mix of hindi and punjabi..bollywood ishtyle.

[kabira]

nice melodies song

[Temujin Khaghan]

The opening lines of the song has been borrowed by Baba Bulleh Shah famous poem on Heer Ranjha. It has been sung by many a famous artists on both sides of the border and a quick search on Youtube should find you many a renditions. Loosely translated to: Having uttered Ranjha's name so many times I have become Ranjha myself. Dont call me Heer anymore, there is no Heer here anymore. The rest of the lyrics is a typical love song really. If there any particular stanza you are unable to understand? Gulzar has done this earlier invoking Ghalib, Bulleh Shah etc in his works. In many ways he is probably the last of our geniuses who mix history with present and keep these past greats alive. xxx

Thanks lurker... amazing meaning man. can you please explain this Oo ranjha ranjha na kar heere jag badnami hoye Patti patti jhar jaave par khushboo chup na hoye yeah the rest of the passage can be understood easily... its just the starting passage was like greek to me... i should have mentioned it was the first four lines that i needed to be translated. thanks again.

[The Outsider]

can you please explain this Oo ranjha ranjha na kar heere jag badnami hoye Patti patti jhar jaave par khushboo chup na hoye

Heer, don't say Ranjha so often you'll get disgraced(maligned?) in the world Even if the leaves fall off, their fragrance cannot be silenced. Yeah, I know it's a terrible translation, but I am not a professional translator. :((

[punjabi_khota]

Heer, don't say Ranjha so often you'll get disgraced(maligned?) in the world Even if the leaves fall off, their fragrance cannot be silenced. Yeah, I know it's a terrible translation, but I am not a professional translator. :((

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: ...seems like they are talking about farts..

[Lurker]

Oo ranjha ranjha na kar heere jag badnami hoye Patti patti jhar jaave par khushboo chup na hoye

This portion is by Ranjha (the male duo of Heer-Ranjha pair) Dont chant Ranjha as it may bring infamy Even after a tree sheds all its leave the fragrance lingers in air (as in once infamy is brought upon it stays on long after the person(s) have died. Gulzar hints tacidly at this once again when he says Jal ja, jal ja ishq mein jal ja, jale se kangan ho Jalti raakh laga le maathe lagey to chandan hoye, as in Dont worry about getting burnt (in love) as to get to gold one has to pass it through fire. Oddly enough this makes me wonder if this was Gulzar's way of bringing in Ghalib's - Ek aag ka dariya hai aur doob ke jaana hai - in a Baba Bulle Shah song??? )

wierd mix of hindi and punjabi..bollywood ishtyle.

That was my first impression of the song. Starts with chaste Punjabi(actually Punjabi Urdu of yesteryears) then delves into Western UP style Hindi and kind of stays that way while laced with rustic Hindi in between. I wonder if that has anything to do with the movie, and the way song is picturized. If not then yes it would be a weird combination indeed. xxx

[coffee_rules]

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: ...seems like they are talking about farts..

That's Gulzar for you, he can see 'fragrance' too, like in: 'Humne dekhi hain, inn aankhon se mehakti khushboo'!

[Temujin Khaghan]

thanks guys, especially lurker ... really amazing :smiley:

[Aaku]

Ranjha ranjha kardi ve main aape ranjha hoyi Ranjha ranjha saddo ni mainu heer na aakho koyi ! Bulleh Shaaaaah