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song: Des Mere
film: The Legend of Bhagat Singh
musicdirector: A R Rahman
songwriter: Sameer
singer: PART 1: Sukhwinder Singh, PART 2: A R Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh, PART 3: Sukhwinder Singh

PART 1:

dil se nikalegii na, mar kar bhi, vatan ki ulfat
(even if I die, the faith in my nation will not get removed from my heart)

meri mitti se bhi khushboo-e-vatan aayegii
(the fragrance of the nation will erupt even from my grave)

des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
(o my nation!, o my nation, you are my life)

des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu
(o my nation!, o my nation, you are my pride)

des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu

sunaaee thii, jo bachpan me.n, vo hi lorii, suna de maa.n
(O mother! please sing again the same lullaby you had sung in my childhood)

sunaaee thii, jo bachpan me.n, vo hi lorii, suna de maa.n
tu apni god me.n, ab chain se, mujhako sula de maa.n
(o mother! rest my head in your lap, and make me sleep)

tere charno.n me.n, sab kuchh hum, lutaane se nahi.n darate
(we are not afraid to sacrifice everything we have in your feet)

des mere, des mere
des mere, des mere
des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu
des mere
des mere
des mere

PART 2:

des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu

mitaane se nahi.n mitate, daraane se nahi.n darate
(We do not get erased when someone tries to erase us, we do not get afraid when someone tries to make us fearful)

vatan ke naam pe
vatan ke naam pe, ham sar kataane se nahi.n darate
(we do not get afraid for getting beheaded for our nation)

mitaane se nahi.n mitate
des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu

hazaaro.n khwaab roshan hai.n, sulagatii sii nigaaho.n me.n
(thousands of dreams are illuminated in the burning stares)

sulagatii sii nigaaho.n me.n
qafan hum baa.ndh ke nikale hai.n, aazaadi ki raaho.n me.n
(we have come out in the paths of freedom already wearing the cloth that will be used to wrap our corpses)

qafan hum baa.ndh ke nikale hai.n, aazaadi ki raaho.n me.n
nishaane pe jo rahate hai.n, nishaane se nahii.n darate
(those who remain on the target do not get afraid when guns target them)

des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu

hamaarii ek ma.nzil hai, hamaara ek naaraa hai
(ours is a single destination, ours is a single slogan)

dharam se, jaat se jyaada, hame.n ye mulq pyaara hai
(that this nation is more loveable to us compared to our individual religion or caste)

dharam se, jaat se jyaada, hame.n ye mulq pyaara hai
ham is pe, zi.ndagii apni, lutaane se nahi.n darate
(we do not get afraid on sacrificing our life on this nation)

des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu

mitaane se nahi.n mitate, daraane se nahi.n darate
vatan ke naam pe
vatan ke naam pe, ham sar kataane se nahi.n darate
des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu

des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu


PART 3:

kasam tumko vatan walo.n, kabhi maayoos mat hona
(swear, you citizens of our nation, never to get depressed)

manaanaa jashn-e-azaadii, na mere vaaste rona
(celebrate the ceremonies of freedom rather than crying for us)

nigaahe.n, maut se bhi, hum milaane se nahi.n darate
(we do not get afraid looking eyeballs to eyeballs with death)

des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii jaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu
des mere, des mere, merii shaan hai tu

version: 1.00
last updated: 05/05/2002
presented by: V S Rawat

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