Rangdaari Lyrics Translation | Lucknow Central (2017)

Movie: Lucknow Central (2017)
Music: Arjunna Harjaie
Lyrics: Kumaar
Singer: Arijit Singh
Music Label: T-Series

rangdaari...

Though the original meaning of rangdaari was related with colors, kind of 'colorfulness', but then over time it changed and at present the most common meaning of 'rangdaari' is a kind of illegal money taken by goons or powerful people to let someone continue their business operations. Here, the latter doesn't seem to be the meaning, and this one is 'colorfulness', or as it seems from the context, 'a friendship with colors.'

zindagi tere rango se
rangdaari na ho paayi
lamha lamha koshish ki
par yaari na ho paayi

O life, there could not be
a mixing of my colors with your colors.
I tried every moment,
but that friendship could not happen.



tu laage mujhe dushman si
kabhi lage dhaRkan si
juRi juRi baatein hain
TooTe huye man ki

you feel like an enemy to me,
and sometimes you seem to be my heartbeat.
the thoughts of my broken heart
seem to be connected with you.

rangdaari...

rangdaari, rangdaari...
rangdaari, rangdaari...
aankhon se na chhooTegi
khwaabon ki rangdaari

this colorfulness,
the eyes will not be separated
from the colorfulness of these dreams.

rangdaari, rangdaari...
rangdaari, rangdaari...
raahon se na rooThegi
manzil ki rangdaari

the colorfulness,
the colorfulness of the destination
will never be away from the paths.

chaahe mujhe toR de tu
dardon mein chhoR de
meri ore aate huye
raaston ko moR de

whether you break me,
leave me in pain,
or turn the paths
that were coming towards me,

tohmatein laga de chaahe
sar pe ilzaam de
kar de khuda se door
kaafiron ka naam de

whether you disgrace me,
accuse me,
whether you make me go away from God,
and call me an unbeliever,

ye khwahishein hain paagal si
aasmaan pe baadal si
barsi to dhul jaayegi
roshani ye kaajal si

these wishes of mine are crazy,
like a cloud on the sky,
if they rain, this light will be
washed away and turn black.

rangdaari...

rangdaari, rangdaari...
rangdaari, rangdaari...
aankhon se naa chhooTegi
khwaabon ki rangdaari

rangdaari, rangdaari...
rangdaari, rangdaari...
raahon se na rooThegi
manzil ki rangdaari

o zindagi tere rango se
rangdaari naa ho paayi
lamha lamha koshish ki
par yaari na ho paayi

rangdaari...