ghata chayee to dil ki kali mei biche, tere saye saye

English translation: As the clouds got cast, your every shadow was spread in the bud of the heart.

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Hindi term or phrase:	ghata chayee to dil ki kali mei biche, tere saye saye
English translation:	As the clouds got cast, your every shadow was spread in the bud of the heart.
Entered by:	Chaudvinkachand

23:55 Apr 22, 2008

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Hindi term or phrase: ghata chayee to dil ki kali mei biche, tere saye saye

Hey everyone,

Another line from the Strings song Chaaye that my friends have been unable to translate for me

Thanks again for any help

Chaudvinkachand

As the clouds got cast, your every shadow was spread in the bud of the heart.

Explanation:
No expalnation is required.

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-04-23 00:08:57 GMT)
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"In the bud of the heart" can be changed to any of its variants like "over the bud of the heart", etc.

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Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 19:03

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3 +2

As the clouds got cast, your every shadow was spread in the bud of the heart.

Ramesh Bhatt

4 +1

As the dark clouds gather your very shadow seems to envelop the blossoming bud of my heart

nke

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As the clouds got cast, your every shadow was spread in the bud of the heart.

Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 19:03
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

English

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Thanks for the fast response

57 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

As the dark clouds gather your very shadow seems to envelop the blossoming bud of my heart

Explanation:
In this context of romantic poesy, 'saya' which means 'shadow' has the positive connotation of 'reflection' such as the reflection of stars / moon on a still lake'; or a comforting /protective/ sheltering 'shade' or a 'presence'; and using the word twice gives a sense of the heart blossoming in love and being completely overwhelmed by the feeling of 'presence' or 'reflection' of the beloved. The seasonal allusion to gathering dark clouds herald the most romantic season of a long awaited monsoon by a thirsting earth, and not the English sense of 'dark clouds casting a shadow', which can be the literal translation, but means exactly the opposite of the feelings expressed by the same words in Indian lyrics!

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-23 00:56:26 GMT) Post-grading
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As the clouds gather your very reflection seems to envelop the blossoming bud of my heart

nke
Local time: 14:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Gujarati

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Asker: well put, thanks for the cultural explanation

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English translation: As the clouds got cast, your every shadow was spread in the bud of the heart.

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