Sawariya Sawariya - Swades

Singer – Alka Yagnik

Lyrics – Javed Akthar

Composition – AR Rahman

Prelude – Sawariya Sawariya from Swades captured the imagination of teenagers in 2004 when the film was released . The lyrics written by Javed Akhtar bring out the spell that is cast by love . 

Sawariya Sawariya

Main toh hui bawariya

Dear beloved ! I have become crazy in your love.

Tune man moh liya

Sawariya ho

You have captured my heart.

 

Uljha sa yeh man hai , Sulga sa yeh tan hai

My heart is restless and puzzled ; my body is aflame with love . 

Sapnon ka sawan hai , nainon ka angan hai  

There is a monsoon of dreams , the eyes have turned into a courtyard of love.

Chhalke man gagariya sawariya ho

The love has spilt out of my heart just like water from an earthen pot.

 

Jo tu yoon paas aya hai , jo tu yoon dil pe chaya hai

Toh maine kya paya hain kaise kahoon

I cannot say what I have gained since you came close and settled in my heart. 

Kahin dhadkan ki kaliya hain , kahin sapnon ki galiyan hain

Jo mann main rang raliyan hain kaise kahoon

A flower blooms for every heartbeat ; there are lanes of dreams . There is a celebration in the heart. How do I say it ?

Tu jo mujhe aise behkaaye , kabhi kabhi toh badi laaj si aaye

When you enchant me like this , I get shy sometimes . 

Bhooli hoon main jaise apni dagariya , jabse hai dekhi maine prem nagariya

I have lost my way after I saw the town of love.

 

Tu jo mila toh yeh sara sama badal gaya

When you came into my life, the world around me changed.

Khilne lagi phool se meri raah main

Flowers began to bloom on my way.

Phir yun laga mujhe ki yeh dharti nayi hui naya ambar hua

Teri aur meri chah main

I felt as if the earth and sky had become new, renewed by our love. 

Chanchal hawa tarana koi gaye , nadiya bhi koi kahani kehti jaaye

The playful breeze sings a melodic song with rhythmic syllables ( tarana), and rivers narrate a story.

Jabse mili sajna tujhse najariya , kho gayi hai sudh budh ki mujhse ghatariya

When my eyes met your gaze , I lost the bag of my senses . It means when the heroine's eyes met the hero's gaze , she lost all her senses and power of reasoning. 

Postlude – The rhyming words used by Javed Akthar bring us a slice of village life with narrow streets , isolated paths , earthen pots to cool water and the tulsi vrindavan ( an altar for housing the basil plant ) in the courtyard .