A classic film distilled in a song which highlights the true nature of this world. This song had no subtitled version available even on it's DVD which is unforgivable.
Pyaasa (Hindi: प्यासा, Urdu: پیاسا; Eternal Thirst in English) is a 1957 Hindi film directed by Guru Dutt.
Singer: Mohammed Rafi
Poet: Sahir Ludhianvi
Synopsis:
Inspired by Sarath Chandra's novel Srikant, Guru Dutt's Pyaasa (1957) examines the plight of the poet in a highly opportunistic world. In a world where romance sells, Vijay's realistic poems are too bitter and pessimistic. Shunned by family, girlfriend and society, a frustrated Vijay does everything to get his poems published, but in vain. Defiant, angry and heartbroken, Vijay rejects the society. The movie depicts an artiste's struggles to make it in a man-made harsh world.
I based my translation on various sources, a big thank you to all of them:
TheBollywoodFan: http://thebollywoodfan.blogspot.com/2008/08/pyaasa-lyrics-and-translation-yeh...
http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/yeh-duniya-agar-mil-bhi-jaaye-tho-kya...
http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=20081&hl=sandyk
http://roughinhere.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/another-song-from-pyaasa-with-lyr...
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