Roop Kumar Rathod is an Indian playback singer and music director.
Roopk… Read Full Bio ↴Roop Kumar Rathod is an Indian playback singer and music director.
Roopkumar is the son of the late Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod, the classical luminary – an exponent of the rare and arguably the oldest style of singing i.e. Dhrupad. He belonged to the “Aditya Gharana of Jamnagar”. Pandit Rathod has trained and groomed many well known names like Kalyanji – Anandji, Manhar Udhas and many more. He is famous throughout Bollywood as an excellent playback singer, music director having also performed extensively with Anup Jalota as a percussionist. Roopkumar has two brothers, music composer Shravan Rathod and singer Vinod Rathod. He is married to Sunali Rathod

Watan Walo
Roop Kumar Rathod Lyrics

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Watan walo...
Watan na bech dena
Ye dharti ye...
Gagan na bech dena
Shahido ne jan di hai watan ke vaste
Shahido ke...
Kafan na bech dena
Dosto

Sathiyo
Hum chale de chale
Apna dil
Apni jan
Taki jeeta rahe apna
Hindustan
Hum jiye hum mare
Ish watan ke liye
Ish chaman ke liye
Taki khilte rahe gul hamesha yahan
Dosto...
Sathiyo...
Dosto se milo dosto ki tarah
Dushmano se milo dushmano ki tarah
Jeena kya marna kya budzilo ki tarah
Keh raha ye watan
Ye zamin ashman
Maan ne apne bete diye
Nujawan
Sochkar aur kya
Taki jeeta rahe apna
Hindustan
Matra bhoomi ka dil
Tu nhi todana
Desh ke dushmano ko nhi chodana
Marna jeena tujhe
Ish watan ke liye
Pharj apna nibhade
Aman ke liye
Naz tum pe kare ye zameen ashman
Dete hai ye dua
Taki jeeta rhe apna
Hindustan
Desh ke nam apni jawani likhi
Ye jawani hai kya
Zindgani likhi
Bus yahan tak ki humne
Kahani likhi
Ab likho ishke aage ki
Tum dastan
Ab likho ishke aage ki
Tum dastan
Pharj kardo ada
Taki jeeta rhe apna
Hindustan
Dosto sathiyo
Hum chale de chale
Apna dil apni jaan

Taki jeeta rhe apna
Hindustan

Overall Meaning

The song "Watan Walo" by Roop Kumar Rathod is an ode to the love and dedication the Indian people have towards their motherland, India. The lyrics are a plea to the citizens of India to cherish their country and not sell it off for personal gains. The opening lines of the song "Watan walo, watan na bech dena" (O citizens of the nation, do not sell your country) urge the people to stand united and preserve their nation's sovereignty.

The next two lines "Ye dharti ye gagan na bech dena" (Do not sell this land and sky) signify that the people should safeguard the natural resources that are bestowed upon them by the motherland. The following lines "Shahido ne jan di hai watan ke vaste, shahido ke kafan na bech dena" (Martyrs have given their lives for the nation, do not sell their sacrifice) are a reminder of the sacrifices of martyrs who died defending India.

Then comes the chorus, "Dosto sathiyo, hum chale de chale; Apna dil apni jaan taki jeeta rahe apna Hindustan" (My friends, let's go together; Let's give our heart and soul so that our India wins). These lines urge the citizens of India to come together and unite in the face of adversity. The song ends with a plea to future generations to continue the legacy of patriotism and love for their country that their forefathers have instilled in them.

Line by Line Meaning

Watan walo...
Oh, citizens of the country...

Watan na bech dena
Do not sell your country...

Ye dharti ye...
This land, this sky...

Gagan na bech dena
Do not sell the sky...

Shahido ne jan di hai watan ke vaste
Martyrs have given their lives for the country...

Shahido ke...
Do not sell the shrouds of those martyrs...

Kafan na bech dena
...

Dosto Sathiyo Hum chale de chale
Friends, companions, let's all go together...

Apna dil Apni jan Taki jeeta rahe apna Hindustan
Let's give our heart and soul to keep our India alive and thriving...

Hum jiye hum mare Ish watan ke liye Ish chaman ke liye
We live and die for this country, for this garden of ours...

Taki khilte rahe gul hamesha yahan
So that the flowers may always bloom here...

Dosto... Sathiyo...
Friends, companions...

Dosto se milo dosto ki tarah Dushmano se milo dushmano ki tarah
Meet your friends like friends and your enemies like enemies...

Jeena kya marna kya budzilo ki tarah
What does it matter if we live or die like logs...

Keh raha ye watan Ye zamin ashman
This country is saying that this land and sky...

Maan ne apne bete diye Nujawan
Mothers have given their young sons for this land...

Sochkar aur kya Taki jeeta rahe apna Hindustan
What else can we do but think and strive to keep our India alive and flourishing...

Matra bhoomi ka dil Tu nhi todana
Do not break the heart of our motherland...

Desh ke dushmano ko nhi chodana
Do not spare the enemies of the country...

Marna jeena tujhe Ish watan ke liye
To die or live, it's all for this country...

Pharj apna nibhade Aman ke liye
Fulfill your responsibilities for peace...

Naz tum pe kare ye zameen ashman
May this land and sky be proud of you...

Dete hai ye dua Taki jeeta rhe apna Hindustan
Giving this prayer so that India may always thrive...

Desh ke nam apni jawani likhi Ye jawani hai kya Zindgani likhi
Writing our youth with the name of the country, what is this youth if not a life for the country...

Bus yahan tak ki humne Kahani likhi
We have written only till here in our story...

Ab likho ishke aage ki Tum dastan
Now you write the tale of what happens after this...

Pharj kardo ada Taki jeeta rhe apna Hindustan
Complete your obligations so that India may always win...

Dosto sathiyo Hum chale de chale Apna dil apni jaan Taki jeeta rhe apna Hindustan
Friends, companions, let's go together, giving our heart and soul to keep our India alive and thriving...

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