Song : Saanson Ki
Movie : Aashiqui
Singer : Kumar Sanu
Cast : Rahul Roy, Anu Agarwal, Deepak Tijori, Reema Lagoo
Year : 1990
Music by : Nadeem-Shravan
Lyrics & English Translation:
Saanson Ki Zaroorat Hai Jaise Zindagi Ke Liye
Saanson Ki Zaroorat Hai Jaise Zindagi Ke Liye
Just like the need to breathe to live
Zindagi Ke Liye
Zindagi Ke Liye
to live…
Bas Ek Sanam Chaahiye Aashiqui Ke Liye
I need a lover for romance
Jaam Ki Zaroorat Hai Jaise
Jaam Ki Zaroorat Hai Jaise Bekhudi Ke Liya
Just as the need of the wine goblet to be intoxicated
Haan Ek Sanam Chaahiye Aashiqui Ke Liye
Yes, I need a lover for romance
Bas Ek Sanam Chaahiye Aashiqui Ke Liye
Waqt Ke Haathon Mein Sabki Takdeerein Hain
Waqt Ke Haathon Mein Sabki Takdeerein Hain
Everyone’s fate is in the hands of time
Aaina Jhootha Hai Sachee Tasveerein Hain
The mirror is a lie; pictures are true
Jahan Dard Hai Vahin Geet Hai
Where there is pain, there is song
Jahan Pyaas Hai Vahin Meet Hai
Where there is thirst, there is your lover
(meet = friend and lover?)
Koi Na Jaane Magar Jeene Ki Yahi Reet Hai
Nobody knows it, but this is the way of life
Saaz Ki Zaroorat Hai Jaise
Saaz Ki Zaroorat Hai Jaise Mausiki Ke Liye
Just as the need of the musical instrument for music
Bas Ek Sanam Chaahiye Aashiqui Ke Liye
I need a lover for romance
Manzilein Haasil Hain Phir Bhi Ek Doori Hai
I have met my goals, and yet there is still a distance
Bina Humraahi Ke Zindagi Adhoori Hai
Without a companion, life is incomplete
Milegi Kahin Koi Raahguzaar
Where will I find that person
(rahguzaar=person who accompanies you while travelling)
Tanha Katega Kaise Ye Safar
How will this journey pass alone?
Mere Sapne Ho Jahan
Dhoondhoon Main Aisi Nazar
My dreams are (of) where I’ll see such a sight
(a sight of his lover, I presume)
(This is the subjunctive, right? Is he really saying, “May my dreams be where I’ll see such a sight (as my lover)”?)
Chaand Ki Zaroorat Hai Jaise
Chaand Ki Zaroorat Hai Jaise Chaandni Ke Liye
Just as the moon needs the moonlight
Bas Ek Sanam Chaahiye Aashiqui Ke Liye
I need a lover for romance
Saanson Ki Zaroorat …