Raat Ke Hum Safar
Shankar-Jaikishan Lyrics
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Jhumati aa rahi hai subah pyar kee
Dekh kar samne rup kee roshani
Phir luti ja rahi hai subah pyar kee
Sone vaalo ko hash kar jagaana bhi hai
Raat ke jaagte ko sulana bhi hai
Dekhi hai jaagte hi sada sath hi
Loriyaa ga rahi hai subha pyaar ki
Jaagte humsafar hum to ghar ko chale
Jhumati aa rahi hai subah pyar kee
Dekh kar samne rup kee roshani
Phir luti ja rahi hai subah pyar kee
Raat ne pyar ke jam bhar kar diye
Ankho ankho se jo mai ne tumne piye
Hosh toh abb talaq ja ke laute nahee
Hosh toh abb talaq ja ke laute nahee
Aur kyaa la rahi hai subha pyaar ki
Janey kya la rahi hai subah pyar kee
Rat ke hamsafar thak ke ghar ko chale
Jhumati aa rahi hai subah pyar kee
Dekh kar samne rup kee roshani
Phir luti ja rahi hai subah pyar kee
Kyaa kyaa vaadi hue kisne khaai kasam
Is nai raah me humne rakhe kadam
Chup saka pyaar kab hum chupaye to kyaa
Chup saka pyaar kab hum chupaye to kyaa
Sab samaj paa rahi hai subha pyaar ki
Rat ke hamsafar thak ke ghar ko chale
Jhumati aa rahi hai subah pyar kee
Pyar kee
Pyar kee
Pyar kee.
The lyrics to Shankar-Jaikishan's song Raat Ke Hum Safar in Hindustani language describes a couple driving home after spending a night out together. The first stanza talks about the mundane routine of going back home and leaving the exciting moments behind. The couple is tired and just want to sleep, but the beauty of the morning (jhumati aa rahi hai subah pyar kee) distracts them. They see the light of dawn and get lost in its beauty (dekh kar samne rup kee roshani). However, this beauty is short-lived as the night's magic (subah pyar kee) fades away.
The second stanza talks about the struggle of keeping oneself awake while others around are sleeping, and vice versa. In this peaceful moment, they hear a lullaby of love (loriya ga rahi hai subha pyaar ki), which brings them comfort. The next two lines express the idea that the intoxicated person does not regain their senses easily (raat ne pyar ke jam bhar kar diye, ankho ankho se jo mai ne tumne piye. Hosh toh abb talaq ja ke laute nahee) as if the love potion they drank during the night enchanted their spirit.
The final stanza talks about the challenges of keeping love under wraps, and the impossibility of hiding it from the world (sab samaj paa rahi hai subha pyaar ki). The song ends with the couple arriving home (rat ke hamsafar thak ke ghar ko chale), where the light of the dawn and the love of the night fade away (jhumati aa rahi hai subah pyar kee, phir luti ja rahi hai subah pyar kee).
Line by Line Meaning
Rat ke hamsafar thak ke ghar ko chale
After spending the night together, we're now heading back home tired
Jhumati aa rahi hai subah pyar kee
The morning is coming with the dancing beauty of love
Dekh kar samne rup kee roshani
The sparkling light of your face is shining in front of me
Phir luti ja rahi hai subah pyar kee
But again, the morning light fades away with the loss of love
Sone vaalo ko hash kar jagaana bhi hai
We have to wake those who sleep with a smile
Raat ke jaagte ko sulana bhi hai
We also have to soothe the ones who stayed awake at night
Dekhi hai jaagte hi sada sath hi
We have always seen, being together in happiness and sorrow
Loriyaa ga rahi hai subha pyaar ki
The morning is singing the lullaby of love
Jaagte humsafar hum to ghar ko chale
As the awake companions, we both head back home
Raat ne pyar ke jam bhar kar diye
Last night, we drank the cup of love fully
Ankho ankho se jo mai ne tumne piye
We drank it through our eyes meeting each other
Hosh toh abb talaq ja ke laute nahee
But we haven't come back to our senses even after a long time
Aur kyaa la rahi hai subha pyaar ki
What else is the morning bringing of love?
Janey kya la rahi hai subah pyar kee
Who knows what the morning brings of love
Kyaa kyaa vaadi hue kisne khaai kasam
What promises did we make, and in how many valleys?
Is nai raah me humne rakhe kadam
We kept our feet on this new path
Chup saka pyaar kab hum chupaye to kyaa
When have we hidden our love and who did it benefit?
Sab samaj paa rahi hai subha pyaar ki
The morning of love is being understood by everyone
Pyar kee
Of love
Pyar kee
Of love
Pyar kee
Of love
Writer(s): shankar jaikishan, shailendra
Contributed by Alice B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Rohan Golwalkar
Kya baat hai. Beautiful singing with amazingly good harmonies by musicians
jkjoshi1951
Wow...! Mind-blowing performance.Great melody by great SJ.🙏👏👏👍
Jibjib Gamer
amazing orchestra..!!
prasads24
Beautiful singing!! Sampada was too good!
Jibjib Gamer
the bass is very enchanting...
Ziah Ghafar
Good music and gd singers with gd voices👍🥰
Anil Hettiarachchi
They created magic no one even cannot imagine Shankar and jaikishan pure legends
Dilip Mali
Violinists were superb... Guitarists were unable to make an impact...Singers would have realised how difficult to copy Ashaji and Rafisaab.
Neena Prahallad
Kya baat hai....beautiful..greatest live artists with singers....
Timeless classic indeed
Sridhar ps
sampada ji your voice is very good. it's resembling to asha Bhosle voice