Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana - English Translation

Zindagi ek safar hai suhana

Yahan kal kya ho kisne jaana (x3)

Life is one pleasant journey

Who knows what'll happen here tomorrow

Chand taaron se chalna hai aage

Asmaanon se badna hai aage (x2)

Pichhe reh jayega yeh zamana

Yahan kal kya ho kisne jaana

Zindagi ek safar hai suhana

Yahan kal kya ho kisne jaana

We have to travel beyond the moon & stars

We have to go beyond the skies

These times will be left behind

Who knows what'll happen here tomorrow

Life is one pleasant journey

Who knows what'll happen here tomorrow

Haste gate jahan se guzar

Duniya ki tu parvah na kar (x2)

Muskuraate hue din bitana

Yahan kal kya ho kisne jaana

Haan zindagi ek safar hai suhana

Yahan kal kya ho kisne jaana

Pass through this world laughing & singing

Don't care about what others think

Spend all your days smiling

Who knows what'll happen here tomorrow

Yes life is one pleasant journey

Who knows what'll happen here tomorrow

Maut aani hai ayegi ik din

Jaan jaani hai jayegi ik din (x2)

Aisi baaton se kya ghabrana

Yahan kal kya ho kisne jaana

Zindagi ek safar hai suhana

Yahan kal kya ho kisne jaana

Death has to come; it will come one day

Life has to go; it will go one day

What's there to worry about such things

Who knows what'll happen here tomorrow

Life is one pleasant journey

Who knows what'll happen here tomorrow

Sabse Peeche Hum Khade - English Translation

Zara nazar utha ke dekho

Baithe hain hum yahi

Bekhabar mujhse kyun ho

Itne bure bhi hum nahi

Just look up and see
I'm sitting right here
Why do you keep ignoring me?
I'm not all that bad

Zamaane ki baato me uljho na

Hai yeh asaan jaan-na

Khud se jo agar tum poocho

Hai hum tumhare ki nahi

Don't get caught up in what the people are saying
That's easy enough to see
If you were to ask yourself
Am I yours or not?

Teri aankhon ka jaadu

puri duniya pe hain

Duniya ki is bheed me

sabse peeche hum khade

Your eyes have cast a spell
on the entire world
In the bustle of this world
I'm standing right at the back

Mehfile aayi aur gayi

Log aaye aur gaye

Tum jo aaj aaye ho

Dil me ho bas gaye

Parties came and went
People came and went
You, who've come today
you've found a place in my heart

Muskura ke baat taalo na

Phir miloge jo kahi

Dekhna yehi kahoge

Itne bure the hum nahi

Don't smile and change the subject
When we meet again somewhere
for sure, you'll say
I wasn't all that bad

Teri aankhon ka jaadu

puri duniya pe hain

Duniya ki is bheed me

sabse peeche hum khade

Your eyes have cast a spell
on the entire world
In the bustle of this world
I'm standing right at the back

Kanne Pillavani - English Translation

Kanne pillavani kannulunnavani yenni enni vagalu pothunnave chinnari
That you're a young woman, that you have (beautiful) eyes, how many airs you're giving yourself

Chinna navvu navvi vanneli anni ruvvi yenni enni kalalu rappinchave ponnari
With a light laugh, showing off your beauty, how many dreams you've brought to mind

Yem antavu?
What do you say?

Sangeetam nuvvu aite, sahityam nenu auta
If you're the music, I'll be the literature/lyrics

Swaramu neevayi swaramuna padamu nenayi
With you as the (musical) note, and me as the word (sung) in that note

Gaanav geetav kaaga
As the singing becomes a song

Kavini nenayi naalo kavita neevayi
With me as the poet, and you as the poem in me

Kavyam ainadi talapo aluko manaso
What has turned into poetry are perhaps my thoughts, feelings or being itself

Ippudu chuddam
Let's see now

Tanana tanana anna
Whether you say 'tanana tanana'

Tana anna talam okate kada
or 'tana', the beat is still the same

Padamu cherchi paata kurcha leda
Did I not furnish the words to compose the song?

Sabhas
Bravo

Danani dasasa anna needa anda swarame raagam kada
Whether you say 'danani dasasa', in your company, the notes make a melody

Neevu nenani anna maname kaada
Whether you say 'you' and 'I', isn't it the same as us?

Riders on the Storm Redux

(highlighted portions mine to make the song seem not quite as disjointed)

Riders on the storm

Riders on the storm

Into this house we're born

Into this world we're thrown

Like a dog without a bone, an actor out on loan

Riders on the storm

There's a killer on the road

You can call him let's say 'greed'

'hatred' or 'envy'

He goes by many names

If you give this man a ride, sweet sanity will fly

Killer on the road

Man, you gotta keep your calm

Man, you gotta keep your calm

Focus like a hawk

Sit-ups like a jock 😜

The world depends on you, your life will never end

Gotta keep your calm

PS: I've come round to the view that the disjointedness/vagueness of the original actually adds to the beauty of the song but I'll let this stay as an interesting creative writing exercise.

APK's Blues

(This song was inspired by a friend's Facebook status)

The vet's just declared my pup dead (sniffles)
My car's broke down and ruined my plans ...
Wait a sec, I see a strip club ahead
BUT I'M TOO BROKE TO GET A DANCE

Oh the blues, they follow me wherever I go
They follow me WHEREVER I GO, I tell ya!

I lost my meds this morning
Watch out people, I'm in a baaad mood
And Lord, now I am starving
BUT MY STUPID ROOM MATE ATE ALL THE FOOD

Oh the blues, they just don't leave me alone
They just don't LEAVE ME ALONE, I tell ya!

Listen up, my radiator's sprung a leak
And my house is grooowing cold ...
I got three goddamn midterms this week
AND I AM GROWING OLD

Oh the blues, they're here to stay
OH THEY'RE HERE TO STAY
(There ain't nothin' you can do about it people!)
OH THE BLUES, THEY'RE HERE TO STAY