Movie: Aradhana (1969) - Worship
Song: Kora Kagaz Tha
Singers: Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Music by: S. D. Burman
Lyrics by: Anand Bakshi
Producer: Shakti Samanta
Director: Shakti Samanta
Starring: Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore
Language: Hindi
Translation: English
KORA KAGAZ THA
Kora kagaz tha ye man mera, likh liya nam iss pe tera
Like ink on blank paper, your name is etched on my heart
Suna aangan tha jivan mera, bas gaya pyaar jis pe tera
Like hope in desolation, you have filled my life with love
Toot na jaaye sapne main darata hun, nit din sapnon mein dekha karata hun
Like fear of broken dreams, that make me dream day and night
Naina kajrare matavare yeh ishare
Of your beautiful dark eyes, bewitching
Khali darpan tha yeh man mera, rach gaya rup iss me tera
Like beauty cast upon mirror, you cast a shadow my heart
Chain ganwaya maine nindiya ganwayi
I lost my peace, I lost my sleep
Sari sari rat jagun dun main duhayi
All night long, awake... praying
Kahu kya main aage neha lage jee naa lage
I can't deny, I've fallen in love
Koyi dushman tha yeh man mera, ban gaya mit ja ke tera
Like a treacherous foe, my heart has betrayed me to you
Baagon mein phoolon ke khilane se pahale
Before the garden blossomed
Tere mere nainon ke milane se pahale
Before our eyes met
Kahaan ki ye baaten
Were such words ever spoken
Mulaqatein
Such roman
Aisi ratein
And nights like ours
Toota tara tha ye man mera
Like a falling star
Ban gaya chaand hoke tera
Your heart illuminates mine
Kora kagaz tha ye man mera, likh liya nam iss pe tera
Like ink on blank paper, your name is etched on my heart
OTHER LYRICS FROM THE SOUNDTRACK:
Baagon Mein Bahaar Hai
Chanda Hai Tu
Gunguna Rahe
Kora Kagaz Tha
Mere Sapnon Ki Rani
Roop Tera Mastana
Saphal Hogi Teri