I am, I'm India Lyrics Translation | Qaidi Band

Movie: Qaidi Band
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Habib Faisal
Singers: Arijit Singh, Yashita Sharma
Label: Yashraj Music

gol gol gol gol gol
gol gol gappe ka paani hoon main
paani ki teekhi tu khaTaas India.
ThanDi ThanDi maTke ki kulfi hoon main
kulfi ki saundhi tu miThaas India.

round round round,
I'm the (spiced) water of golgappa (an Indian spiced delicacy)
you are the hot spice of that water, O India.
I'm the cold kulfi kept in an earthen pot,
and you are the fragrant sweetness of that kulfi, O India.

[Kulfi is a popular Indian delicacy quite similar to ice cream.]



main chaaT tu chaTkaara
main seenk tu lashkaara
main daal-bhaat-khichRi
tu swaad ka bhanDaara
main menu Indian tu chaTak taste India,
I am I am I am I am I am India.
tujhmein main hoon, mujh mein tu hai O re India,
I am I am I am I am I am India.

I'm the savory, you are the smacking of lips (often related to great chaat)
I'm a nose ornament, and you, the twinkle (coming from it).
I'm lentils-rice and khichRi (a very commonly eaten mixture of lentils and rice)
you are a storehouse of taste.
I'm the menu of Indian food, and you are a strong taste, O India.
I'm in you and you are in me, O India.
I'm India.

holi, christmas, diwali main
eid, pongal, baisakhi main,
tu hai rangon ka milan
tu roshni ka jashan
haan jashan, haan jashan...

I'm (the festivals of) Holi, Christmas, Diwali,
Eid, Pongal and Baisakhi.
You are the meeting of colors,
You are the celebration of light,
yeah, a celebration.

main kathak, bhangRa karba,
tu Dance-on ka murabba,
gurubaani main qawwali,
tu geeton ki piTaari,
main song Indian tu mast Tune India,
I am I am I am I am I am India.
main hoon qatra tu hai dariya O re India,
I am I am I am I am I am India.

I'm dance kathak and bhangRa (dances).
you are a pickle of dances.
I'm gurbani (religious hymns of sikhs) and qawwali,
you are a box of songs.
I'm an Indian song and you are a superb tune, O India.
I'm India.
I'm a drop, and you are the sea, O India.
I'm India.

tujh mein main hoon, mujh mein tu hai O re India,
I am I am I am I am I am India.
yako yako yako yako hayu Indiyoo,
yo aña aña aña aña India.
(aña is read as 'aanyaa')

I'm in you, and you are in me, O India,
I'm India.
I'm India.

I am I am I am I am I am India.
saambar India, burger India,
biryaani manchuri India,
gurbaani qawwali India,
giddha, garba, bhangRa India,
devdaas paaro hai India,
laila India, majnu India,

Saambar, burger, biryaani, manchurian, are various foods consumed in India.
giddha, garba and bhangRa are Indian dances from Punjab and Gujarat.
Devdas and Paaro are characters of a famous Indian novel, and Laila-Majnu's story is one famous in India. In these lines all these are called India.

dil hai Indian, dhaRkan India,
dil hai Indian, dhaRkan India,
tujh mein India, mujh mein India,
main hoon Indian, main hoon India,
hum hain India, hum se India,
hum se India, hum se India....

my heart is Indian, and heartbeat India,
there is India in you, and in me,
I'm Indian, I'm India,
We're India, we make India.
India is from us, we make India.

I am I am I am I am I am India.
tujh mein main hoon, mujh mein tu hai O re India,
I am I am I am I am I am India.