Aye Zindagi tu hi Bata (Satyamev Jayate) Lyrics, Translation

Episode: Alcohol Abuse (Episode 9)
Composer : Ram Sampath
Singer : Ram Sampath
Lyrics : Munna Dhiman



ae zindagi tu hi bata
khoya hai jo paaun kahan
har bhool ko maafi mile
roothe palon ko main laaun mana

O life, tell me,
what I have lost, where do I get it back
(so that) every mistake gets pardoned,
and I can get the angry moments cajoled back..

na jaane kitni hansti aankhon ke
saare sapne chheen liye maine
saaye hain chheene kitne saron se
aur kitne ghar phoonk diye maine
na jaane kitne rishton ki dor main kaat ke aaya hoon
itni baatein bhoolun main kaise
kaise main khud ko apnaun

I took all the dreams away
from so many smiling eyes..
I've snatched shadows from so many heads,
and burnt so many houses
I've cut the ropes of so many relations..
how do I forget so many things,
how can I own myself.. (as in, I feel disowned by myself, how to come to terms with myself)

ae zindagi tu hi bata
khoya hai jo paaun kahan
har bhool ko maafi mile
roothe palon ko main laaun mana

aankhen bhi khuli, maalum tha sab,
sab kuch hote dekh raha tha main
phir bhi na kuch bhi roka maine
jaane kis leher baha tha maine

kaash ye sab ik khwaab hi ho
aankh khule to sab theek mile
bojh ye ban ke jaaye utar
dil ye mera phir se khile

Eyes were open, I knew everything,
I was watching everything happen,
Still I didn't stop anything,
I don't know in what wave I was..

May this all be a dream only,
When eyes are open, this all be a dream..
This all comes down like a weight,
and my heart be happy again..

ae zindagi tu hi bata
khoya hai jo paaun kahan
har bhool ko maafi mile
roothe palon ko main laaun mana