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Jai Ho Lyrics - AR RAHMAN

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Jai Ho Jai Ho

Jai Ho Jai Ho

Aaja Aaja Jind-e-Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Neele Aasmaan Ke Tale
Jai Ho Jai Ho
Aaja Aaja Jind-e-Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Neele Aasmaan Ke Tale
Jai Ho Jai Ho

Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho
Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho

Latti Ratti Sacchi Maine
Jaan Gawayi Hai
Nach Nach Koylon Pe
Raat Bitayi Hai
Ankhiyon Ki Neend

Maine Phookon Se Uda Di
Ginn Ginn Taare Maine
Ungli Jalayi Hai
Aye Aaja Aaja Jind-e-Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Neele Aasmaan Ke Tale

Jai Ho
Jai Ho Kam-e-Dil
Jai Ho Hal-e-Dil
Jai Ho Bekhudi

Baila Baila
Ahora Conmigo Tu Baila Para Hoy
Por Nuestro Diya De Movidas
Los Problemas Los Que Sean
Salud! Baila Baila

Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho
Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho

Chakh Le Haan Chakh Le
Yeh Raat Shehad Hai Chakh Le
Rakh Le Haan Dil Hai
Dil Aakhiri Hadd Hai Rakh Le

Kala Kala Kajal Tera
Koyi Kala Jaadu Hai Na
Kala Kala Kajal Tera
Koyi Kala Jaadu Hai Na

Aaja Aaja Jind-e-Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Neele Aasmaan Ke Tale

Jai Ho Jai Ho
Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho
Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho Jai Ho

Kab Se Haan Kab Se
Jo Labb Pe Ruki Hai Keh De
Kah De Haan Keh De
Ab Aankh Jhunki Hai Keh De

Aisi Kaisi Raushan Aankhein
Raushan Dono Bheege Hai Kya
Aaja Aaja Jind-e-Shamiyane Ke Tale
Aaja Jariwale Neele Aasmaan Ke Tale

Jai Ho
Jai Ho Kam-e-Dil
Jai Ho Hal-e-Dil
Jai Ho Bekhudi
Jai Ho Baila Baila
Jai Ho Baila Baila
Jai Ho Baila Baila
Jai Ho

Written by: Gulzar, Tanvi

Jai Ho Lyrics — English Translation & Meaning

Let there be victory, let there be victory
Let there be victory, let there be victory

Come, come, beneath the canopy of this life
Come, beneath this gold-brocaded blue sky
Let there be victory, let there be victory
Come, come, beneath the canopy of this life
Come, beneath this gold-brocaded blue sky
Let there be victory, let there be victory

Victory, victory, victory, victory
Victory, victory, victory, victory

Scorched and singed, truly,
I have lost my life
Dancing, dancing on hot coals
I have spent the night
The sleep in my eyes

I blew away in puffs of breath
Counting the stars over and over
I have burned my fingers
Ah, come, come, beneath the canopy of this life
Come, beneath this gold-brocaded blue sky

Let there be victory
Victory to the heart's labour
Victory to the heart's condition
Victory to the losing of oneself

Dance, dance
Now dance with me, just for today
For this day of ours, of upheavals
Whatever the problems may be
Cheers! Dance, dance

Victory, victory, victory, victory
Victory, victory, victory, victory

Taste it, yes, taste it
This night is honey — taste it
Keep it, yes, it is my heart
The heart is the last limit — keep it

That black, black kohl of yours,
is it not some kind of black magic?
That black, black kohl of yours,
is it not some kind of black magic?

Come, come, beneath the canopy of this life
Come, beneath this gold-brocaded blue sky

Let there be victory, let there be victory
Victory, victory, victory, victory
Victory, victory, victory, victory

How long, yes, how long
Whatever has stopped on your lips — say it
Say it, yes, say it
Now your eyes are lowered — say it

What kind of shining eyes are these,
both shining — are they wet?
Come, come, beneath the canopy of this life
Come, beneath this gold-brocaded blue sky

Let there be victory
Victory to the heart's labour
Victory to the heart's condition
Victory to the losing of oneself
Victory, dance, dance
Victory, dance, dance
Victory, dance, dance
Let there be victory

About "Jai Ho" by AR RAHMAN

"Jai Ho" is a benediction rather than a boast. The phrase means roughly "let there be victory" or "may victory be yours" — it is something you say over someone else, not about yourself, and Gulzar uses it that way throughout, blessing the heart's labour, the heart's condition, and the state of being lost in something.

Gulzar's images are all of small self-inflicted damage endured cheerfully. The narrator has danced on coals through the night, blown the sleep out of her own eyes, and burned her fingers counting stars over and over. None of these are the injuries of tragedy; they are the costs of staying up, waiting, and wanting, described as if they were achievements.

The phrase "jind-e-shamiyane ke tale" is the one that resists translation. A shamiyana is the cloth canopy erected for weddings and celebrations, and Gulzar makes life itself the canopy, with the brocaded blue sky above it. The invitation is to come and stand under it — the whole song is an invitation to a celebration that is already underway.

A. R. Rahman's arrangement carries a Spanish-language section, sung by Sukhwinder Singh's co-vocalists, that simply says dance with me today, whatever the problems are. That multilingual turn, in a song for a film about Mumbai that won both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy, is part of why it became the piece of Indian film music most widely recognised outside India.

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