Phir Se Ud Chala Lyrics Meaning & Translation

Phir Se Ud Chala is one of my favorite songs from Rockstar. Everything about the song is just beautiful, let it be the unorthodox variations of the lines from Irshad Kamil or the paced treatment of the song by Rahman or the magical voice of Mohit Chauhan. The picturization and timing of the song in the movie is just brilliant and adds so much meaning to the words.

Considering this is complex and deeply philosophical song. I have resorted to translating it the way it fitted my thoughts. I guess my dilemma can be best captured by this quote from the legendary Gulzar:

A translation is like a mistress; if its beautiful, its not faithful; if its faithful, its not beautiful…

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