Chod Aaye Hum
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छोड़ आये हम वो गलियाँ
छोड़ आये हम वो गलियाँ

छोड़ आये हम वो गलियाँ
छोड़ आये हम वो गलियाँ
जहाँ तेरे पैरों के
कँवल गिरा करते थे
हँसे तो दो गालों में
भंवर पड़ा करते थे
जहाँ तेरे पैरों के
कँवल गिरा करते थे
हँसे तो दो गालों में
भंवर पड़ा करते थे
ये तेरी कमर के बल पे
नदी मुड़ा करती थी
हंसी तेरी सुन सुनके
फसल पका करती थी
छोड़ आये हम वो गलियाँ
छोड़ आये हम वो गलियाँ

ओ जहाँ तेरी एड़ी से
धूप उड़ा करती थी
सुना है उस चौखट पे
अब शाम रहा करती है ये ये ये ये
जहाँ तेरी एड़ी से
धूप उड़ा करती थी
सुना है उस चौखट पे
अब शाम रहा करती है
लटों से उलझी लिपटी
इक रात हुआ करती थी
हो कभी कभी तकिये पे
वो भी मिला करती है
छोड़ आये हम वो गलियाँ
छोड़ आये हम वो गलियाँ

रा रा रा रा आ आ

दिल दर्द का टुकड़ा है (हूँ है)
पत्थर की डली सी है (हूँ है)
इक अँधा कुआँ है या (हूँ है)
इक बंद गली सी है (हूँ है)
इक छोटा सा लम्हां है है
जो ख़त्म नहीं होता
मैं लाख जलाता हूँ
ये भस्म नहीं होता
ये भस्म नहीं होता




छोड़ आये हम वो गलियाँ (वो गलियाँ)
छोड़ आये हम वो गलियाँ

Overall Meaning

The song "Chhod Aaye Hum Woh Galiyan" by KK is a beautiful composition that expresses the emotions of a person who has left their past behind and moved on with their life. The song evokes a sense of nostalgia and sends the message that sometimes it is necessary to leave things behind and move forward.


The first two lines of the song, "Chhod Aaye Hum Woh Galiyan," translate to "we have left those streets behind." These words convey the feeling of leaving a place where you once belonged and the memories that come with it. The song then proceeds to describe the beautiful moments that the singer remembers about those streets where he used to roam. He talks about how a river used to change its course just by the movement of her waist, and how the sun used to follow her from her feet to her head.


The song then talks about how the singer has moved on, and now those streets and memories remain just as an echo in his mind. He still remembers them and feels a sense of longing, but he has left them behind and moved forward. The song ends with the powerful line, "I may burn a thousand times, but I'll never become ashes." This line is a metaphor for the fact that even though you may go through difficult times, you have to keep moving forward.


Line by Line Meaning

छोड़ आये हम वो गलियाँ
We left those lanes behind


जहाँ तेरे पैरों के कँवल गिरा करते थे
Where the buds fell from your feet


हँसे तो दो गालों में भंवर पड़ा करते थे
Where giggles would make whirlpools in our cheeks


ये तेरी कमर के बल पे नदी मुड़ा करती थी
Where the river used to turn on the weight of your waist


हंसी तेरी सुन सुनके फसल पका करती थी
Where the crops ripened at the sound of your laughter


ओ जहाँ तेरी एड़ी से धूप उड़ा करती थी
Where the sun rose from your heel


सुना है उस चौखट पे अब शाम रहा करती है
Heard that evening lingers at that doorstep now


लटों से उलझी लिपटी इक रात हुआ करती थी
Where a tangled night used to rest on the cots


हो कभी कभी तकिये पे वो भी मिला करती है
Sometimes she would be found on the pillow too


दिल दर्द का टुकड़ा है (हूँ है)
I am a piece of heartache


पत्थर की डली सी है (हूँ है)
I am like a stone pillar


इक अँधा कुआँ है या (हूँ है)
Am I a blind well


इक बंद गली सी है (हूँ है)
Or a closed alleyway


इक छोटा सा लम्हां है है जो ख़त्म नहीं होता
I am a tiny moment that never ends


मैं लाख जलाता हूँ ये भस्म नहीं होता
Even though I burn and burn, I am not reduced to ashes




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GULZAR, VISHAL BHARADWAAJ

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Comments from YouTube:

@UmarGhuman

"Ek Chhota sa lamha hai jo khatam naheen hota, main lakh bhujata hoon, woh bhasm naheen hota" how wonderfully he has captured how trauma never leaves us, no matter how much we want it to

@sagarpawars

Chandrachud Singh was a very handsome, skillful underrated actor. Bollywood always suppressed these kind of quality actors.

@anu3798

Bollywood didnt supress him, infact he is a well known bcoz of bollywood... Dont blame bollywood for everything that happens wrong

@sarjanashabab4323

You are right! In one of Chandrachur Singh's interview he said it's difficult to survive in bollywood who are not from the industry.

@Bgmi_gamer_addy

@vishalsalunke6436

THE BAD KHANS SUPPRESSED THOUSANDS OF SINGHS...

@wrestlinginfodude2644

​@@vishalsalunke6436how? Explain

@Hatudi

The starting 2 lines "Chhod aaye hum wo galiyan" is much more than 2 decades of music industry!
Legends remain forever
KKsir_TheGOAT

@alifahadsolangi4353

Yes very well

@rajukudchi3584

"Ek chota sa lamha hai jo khatma nai hota mai laakh jalaata hu ye bhasma nai hotaa" this line 👌👌👌

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