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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: o paalanhaare
film: lagaan
music: a r Rahman
lyrics: javed akhtar
singers: lata mangeshkar, udit narayan, chorus

o paalanhaare, nirgun aur nyaare
(o The Divine Nurturer! You are beyond any attribution of traits, You are beyond all)

tumre bin humra kauno.n naahee.n
(other than You, no one is ours)

humri uljhan, suljhaao bhagvan
(O God! please resolve our difficulty)

tumhaee humka ho sa.mbhaale
(only You are keeping us supported)

tumhaee humre rakhwaale
(only You are our protector)

tumre bin humra kauno.n naahee.n



cha.ndaa mein tumhaee to bhare ho chaa.ndanee
(it is You who has filled light in the Moon)

sooraj mein ujaala tumhaee se
(the Sun glows owing to Your brightness)

ye gagan, hai magan, tumhaee to deeye ho ee taare
(this sky is delighted because it is You who has given these stars to it)

bhagvan, ye jeevan, tumhaee na sa.nwaaroge to kya koi sa.nwaare
(God!, this life, if You do not adorn who else will be able to keep up)

o paalanhaare



jo suno, to kahe.n, prabhuji humri hai binatee
(if You kindly pay heed, then i humbly convey, O God!, I have a plea)

dukhi jan ko, dheeraj do, haare nahi.n wo kabhee dukh se
(bless sad people with patience so that he never succumb to sorrows)

tum nirbal ko rakshaa do, rah paaye nirbal sukh se
(provide Your protection to powerless people, so that they may live happily)

bhaktee ko shaktee do,
(bless your disciple with strength)

jag ke jo swaamee ho, itni to araj suno
(as You are the ultimate master of the world, please pay heed to this little plea)

hai.n path mein a.ndhiyaare, de do vardaan mein ujiyaare
(if our pathways are filled with darknesses, please grant lights as Your blessings)

o paalanhaare, nirgun aur nyaare
tumre bin humra kauno.n naahee.n

version: 1.00
last updated: 05/04/2001
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