Awaara Hoon
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"Awaara Hoon" (hindi: आवारा हूँ; Aavaara huun Urdu: آواره هوں; Russian: Бродяга я) is an internationally popular song from the 1951 classic hindi film, Awaara, starring Raj Kapoor.[1][2] The song was written in the Hindi language by lyricist Shailendra and sung by Mukesh.[3] "Awaara Hoon" immediately struck "a chord in audiences from various classes and backgrounds all over India and beyond: in China, in the Soviet Union, in the Middle East."[4] In China, "both the song and film were said to be Chairman Mao's favourites."[1] In a May 2013 BBC poll, the song was rated the second-greatest Bollywood song of all time. [5]
Local versions
The popularity of "Awaara Hoon" led to the creation of localized versions of the song in Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, the Soviet Union, China,[6] and Romania.
Example verse
The refrain of the song is "Awaara Hoon", which means "I am a vagabond/tramp". The song is in Hindi - Urdu, which is usually written in either Devanagari or Nastaliq. It has a catchy, rhythmic tempo with several short lines interposed with a few slightly longer ones. It is still considered to be a timeless song of much of South Asia and the Balkans/Russian area.
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Абара я, абара я, |
See also
References
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