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I'm writing a bunch of posts about books and languages and literature and so on over at my blog, and while I was talking about the film-maker and lyricist Gulzar, I tried to translate one of his earliest songs. Here's my attempt at it -
( Devanagri lyrics )

( Roman transliteration )

( My translation to English )

The song, picturised on the incomparable Nutan, from the film Bandini:

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deepad - Mora Gora Ang Layee Le by Gulzar

November 2018

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