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courtesy: Gulam, [email protected]
He was the first one to get the cassette in UK where it got released on Apr 03, a well three days before the declared date. He took pains to scan and post the flap so that I could get it at
[email protected] and put it here.

song: chale chalo
film: lagaan
music: a r Rahman
lyrics: javed akhtar
singers: a r rahman, srinivas, chorus

baar baar haa.n, bolo yaar haa.n
(again and again, do speak, O friend!)

apni jeet ho, un ki haar haa.n
(may the victory be ours, may they get defeated)

koi hum se jeet na paave
(may no one claim a vicotry over us)

chale chalo, chale chalo
(move on, proceed)

mit jaave jo takraave, chale chalo
(may whoever comes against us get lost)

bhale ghor a.ndhera chhave
(even if their is pitch darkness shadowing)

chale chalo, chale chalo



koi raah mein na tham jaave, chale chalo
(may no one need to take a halt on the path)

toot gayi jo oo.ngali utthi
(whichever finger has pointed accusingly towards us got broken)

paa.ncho.n mili to ban gayi mutthi
(because we like five fingers have come together and have become a clenched fist)

ekaa badhata hi jaave
(our unity is growing beyond leaps and bounds)

chale chalo, chale chalo

koi kitna bhi behkaave, chale chalo
(even if anyone howmuchever tempts us)



koi na ab roke tujhe, toke tujhe, tod de ba.ndhan saare
(may no one stop you, may no one censor you, snap all the bondages)

mila hai kya ho ke tujhe nirbal, tu hi bataa
(what at all have you got by remaining powerless, you tell me)

kabhi na dukh jhele.nge, khele.nge aise, ke dushman haare
(no sorrow shall ever befall us, we shall play such games that our enemies will get vanquished)

ki ab to le le.nge himmat ka rasta
(i urge you to take up the route of courage)

dharati hila de.nge, sabko dikha de.nge
(we shall make the earth shake, we shall make everyone see)

raaja hai kya, parja hai kya, ho
(is their any worth of a king, all is the strength of the ruled ones)

hum jag pe chhaye.nge, ab ye bataaye.nge
(we shall cover the entire world, now we shall make it clear to you)

hum logo.n ka darja hai kya, ho
(that what is the status of we, the people)

ab dar nahi.n man mein aave
(may do fear creep into our minds)

chale chalo, chale chalo



har bedi ab khul jaave, chale chalo
(may every shackle get opened now)

chala hi chal, haaa.nf nahi.n, kaa.np nahi.n, raah mein ab tu raahi
(keep on proceeding, don't gasp, don't shiver, now on the path, o traveller)

thakan ka saa.np nahi.n ab tujhe dasney paaye
(may the snake of tiredness never be able to bite you now)

wo hi jo tera haaqim hai, zaalim hai, kee hai jisne tabaahi
(the one who is your master, is very cruel, and has caused all the destruction)

ghar us ka pachchhim hai, yahaa.n na basne paaye
(he hails from the west, may he not dwell here)

dharati hila de.nge, sabko dikha de.nge
hum logo.n ka darja hai kya, ho
jo hona hai ho jaave, chale chalo
(come what may, Proceed)

ab sar na koi jhukaave, chale chalo
(May no head ever need to stoop too low)

version: 1.00
last updated: 05/04/2001
webmasters: Ambrish L Acharya , Gopal 'Gops' Srinivasan , V S Rawat

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