Lyrics and translation Shankar Mahadevan - Indiya Naade

Indiya Naade

Ho maane ya koi maane na
Yahaan apni bhi thodi adaa thoda andaaz hai
Aise hain chaahe waise hain
Arey jo bhi hain jaise hain
Khud pe humein naaz hai

Jaane na humko ye zamaana
Chaaho to humko aazmaana
Hum yaar-baaz hum jaal-saaz
Hum ishq-baaz dilwaale
Kehte hain humko pyar se India waale
Chhu lete dil ke taar se India waale
Har jeet cheen le haar se Indiawaale
Dushman ke chakke chhuda de hum Indiawale
Dushman ke chakke chhuda de hum Indiawale

Yun toh seedhe bade.
Kabhi chahein to hathon se lete laqeerein chura
O. humko parwaah nahi
Jo bhi kehta hai, kehne de jag ye bhala ya bura
Jaisi bhi marzi ho humaari
Karte hain aisi hoshiyaari
Par dil se yaar jo le pukaar
To jaan nisaar kar daale
Kehte hain humko pyar se India wale
Chhu lete dil ke taar se India wale
Har jeet cheen le haar se Indiawaale
Dushman ke chakke chhuda de hum Indiaawale
Ungli pe sabko nachaa dein hum Indiawaale

Aankhon ki aankhon ki chaabi se
Thoda betaabi se chupke se khole dilon ke taale
Jaan dete, usko jahaan dete
Apna imaan dete jiski bhi baahe gale me daale

Duniya se humko kya le jaana
Yaaron ke dil mein ho thikana
Humein ek baar hota hai pyaar
Ye laakh baar kehla le
Kehte hain humko pyar se India wale
Chhu lete dil ke taar se India wale
Har jeet cheen le haar se Indiawaale
Dushman ke chakke chhuda de hum Indiawale.
Dushman ke chakke chhuda de, chhuda de...
Ungli pe sabko nachaa dein...
Dushman ke chakke chhuda de hum Indiawale.

Indiya Naade

Whether you believe it or not
We too have our own style and panache
We may be this way or that
But no matter what
We're proud of who we are

Let the world not know us
If you wish, you can test us
We are loyal friends, we are resourceful
We're romantic fools
They affectionately call us Indians
Indians who touch the strings of your heart
Indians who would snatch victory from defeat
We Indians will get you out of trouble
We Indians will get you out of trouble

Though we are generally straightforward
If we want, we can steal fate from your hands
Oh, we don't care
Let the world say what it will, good or bad
Whatever our whims
We do it so cleverly
But if a friend calls out to our hearts
We'll sacrifice our lives for them
They affectionately call us Indians
Indians who touch the strings of your heart
Indians who would snatch victory from defeat
We Indians will get you out of trouble
We Indians will make the whole world dance on our fingers

With the key to the eyes
Secretly, with some impatience, we unlock the locks of hearts
We give our lives, we give the world
We give our faith to those whose arms embrace our necks

What will we take from this world?
May our place be in the hearts of our friends
We only fall in love once
Let this be said a thousand times
They affectionately call us Indians
Indians who touch the strings of your heart
Indians who would snatch victory from defeat
We Indians will get you out of trouble.
We Indians get you out of trouble, get you out of trouble...
We'll make the whole world dance on our fingers...
We Indians will get you out of trouble.