Din Hai Suhana Aaj Pehli Taarikh hai ..!! (It's a beautiful/lovely day as it's first day of the month!)

Kishore Kumar, as we know, has many gems to his credit, his movies and songs are funny as hell, like this one "pehli taarikh hai" ... :) ...

For those who dont know him, he is one of the most famous bollywood actors from 50s - one thing about him which fascinated me as a child was that he was master of many trades, he used to do many things in bollywood - eg Direct/Act/Sing etc etc. His singing abilities actually deserve many separate posts. One of the most melodious singers from Bollywood - his songs are like wine which are getting better by age ... I guess those songs are more popular in my generation than our parents generation, even if Kishore da belongs to our parents generation.

Btw, today is 1st May, and I saw this song (Din hai suhana) on facebook as somebody's status - it brought back smiles and memories! :)

I could not find any translation for this, so thought to translate it myself - so that other (non hindi) people can enjoy it. Plus it is one of the songs where I thought I can do justice in the translation ... without loosing the meaning in translation. (eg- once I tried translating "aaj mousam bada beimaan hai" on facebook, it was quite a disaster!). Still, if anyone has any suggestions/improvements, feel free to leave it in comments.

So, anyways, Here it goes .... first the song, then the translation done by me. (I found a youtube karaoke video as well, karaoke is not done by me)

Song

Din hai suhaana, aaj pehli tarikh hai :)

din hai suhaana, aaj pehli tarikh hai

khush hai zamaana, aaj pehli tarikh hai

pehli tarikh aji pehli tarikh hai

biwi boli ghar zara jaldi se aana jaldi se aana

shaam ko piya ji hamein cinema dikhana hamein cinema dikhana

karo na bahaana haan bahaana bahaana

karo na bahaana aaj pheli tareekh hai

khush hai zamaana aaj pehli tarikh hai

pehli tarikh aji pehli tarikh hai

kis ne pukara ruk gaya baabu

lala ji ki jaan aaj aaya hai kaabu aaya hai kaabu

o paisa zara laana o paisa zara laana .. laana laana

o paisa zara laana aaj pheli tareekh hai

khush hai zamaana aaj pehli tarikh hai

pehli tarikh aji pehli tarikh hai

banda bekaar hai kismat ki maar hai

sab din ek hain roz e aitbaar hai

mujhe na sunana haan sunana sunana

mujhe na sunana aaj pheli tareekh hai

khush hai zamaana aaj pehli tarikh hai

pehli tarikh aji pehli tarikh hai

dar ke saamne aaye mehmaan hain bade hi sharif hain

puraane meharbaan hain bade hi sharif hain puraane meharbaan hain

are jeb ko bachaana bachaana bachaana

jeb ko bachaana aaj pheli tareekh hai

khush hai zamaana aaj pehli tarikh hai

pehli tarikh aji pehli tarikh hai

dil beqaraar hai soye nahi raat se

seth ji ko gham hai ki paiso chalo haath se

are lootega khazaana khazaana khazaana

lootega khazaana aaj pheli tareekh hai

khush hai zamaana aaj pehli tarikh hai

pehli tarikh aji pehli tarikh hai

aye cinema waalon aao aao khel mazedaar hai

ho khel mazedaar hai ji khel mazedaar hai

agha hai bhagwan hai kishore kumar hai

nimmi geeta bali hai ashok kumar hai

nargis raj kapoor hai dilip kumar hai

geeton ka toofan hai naach ki bahaar hai naach ki bahaar hai

paanch aane ka das aana

paanch aane ka das aana

paanch aane ka das aana

are waapas nahi jaana jaana jaana

waapas nahi jaana aaj pheli tareekh hai

khush hai zamaana aaj pehli tarikh hai

pehli tarikh aji pehli tarikh hai

mil jul ke bachchon ne baapu ko gherabaapu ko ghera

kehte hain saare ki baapu hai mera baapu hai mera

khilone zara laana khilone zara laana aaj pheli tareekh hai

khush hai zamaana aaj pehli tarikh hai

pehli tarikh aji pehli tarikh hai

din hai suhaana aaj pehli tarikh hai

khush hai zamaana aaj pehli tarikh hai

pehli tarikh aji pehli tarikh hai

Translation (I tried my best not to loose the style, even if had to compromise a little on meaning)

It's a beautiful/lovely day as it's first day of the month :)

It's a beautiful/lovely day as it's first day of the month :)

The world is happy as it's first day of the month

It's first day of the month ... hey ... it's first day of the month

Wife said - today come back home early - hey - come back home early

In evening - my darling - take me to the cinema - take me to the cinema

Don't make excuses - Don't make excuses

Don't make excuses - it's first day of the month !

It's first day of the month ... hey ... it's first day of the month

"who called me" - the gentleman stopped

lalajee (community famous for lending) has finally caught him today at right time

Oh! .. give me my money .... give me my money ... give me give me ..

Give me my money - it's first day of the month!

The world is happy - it's first day of the month

It's first day of the month ... hey ... it's first day of the month

This dude is unemployed - it's bad luck for him!

Everyday is same for him - everyday is Sunday for him!

Don't tell me - Don't tell me - Don't tell me ...

The world is happy - it's first day of the month

It's first day of the month ... hey ... it's first day of the month

There are guests in front of my door ... they are very gentleman

They have done favours for me long time back - they are very gentleman

Hey ... save your pocket (money) - save save save

Save your pocket (money) - it's first day of the month

The world is happy - it's first day of the month

It's first day of the month ... hey ... it's first day of the month

The heart is restless, have not slept since the night!

Seth ji (famous as misers) is saddened by the fact that money is going out of hand!

Oh! ... the treasure will be looted ... the treasure - treasure - treasure

The treasure will be looted - it's first day of the month

The world is happy - it's first day of the month

It's first day of the month ... hey ... it's first day of the month

Hey Cinema goers - come - come, the game is fun!

The game is fun, hey, the game is fun

There is Aagha, Bhagwaan, Kishore Kumar

Nimmi, Geeta Bali and Ashok Kumar are there (Ashok Kumar is another very famous bollywood actor, and incidentally Kishore's brother)

Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar are there

There is storm of Songs ... the dance is like springtime ... the dance is like springtime

Five Aana for TEN aana

Five Aana for TEN aana

Five Aana for TEN aana (referring to black ticketing, I hear was very popular in India earlier :) )

Oh! don't go back, don't go back

Don't go back - it's first day of the month

The world is happy - it's first day of the month

It's first day of the month ... hey ... it's first day of the month

The kids got together and encircled their father! .. encircled their father

Everyone is saying - it's his father, it's his father

Please bring me some toys, bring me some toys - it's first day of the month

The world is happy - it's first day of the month

It's first day of the month ... hey ... it's first day of the month

Once again, my apologies for any errors.

PS - in 2nd last para there is reference to famous bollywood actors from 50s era - interestingly Kishore Kumar referred himself too as third person .... I thought to end this post by a slide of those people being referred to, who once ruled the silver screen-