Bas Tu Hai Lyrics Meaning — 3 Storeys | Arijit Singh | Jonita Gandhi
Arijit Singh and Jonita Gandhi sing Bas Tu Hai from the album 3 Storeys. Picturized on Pulkit Samrat and Richa Chadha, Clinton Cerejo composes this melancholic piece. Lyricist Puneet Krishna writes about a haunting solitude.
Bas Tu Hai
Arijit Singh | Jonita Gandhi • From “3 Storeys”
Lyricist
Puneet Krishna
Composer
Clinton Cerejo
What is the meaning of Bas Tu Hai Lyrics from 3 Storeys?
Puneet Krishna writes about what-ifs in the couplet ‘If you’d turned back for just a moment, who knows, our paths might’ve joined.’ Arijit Singh and Jonita Gandhi sing of a life reduced to memories and endless searching in ‘Now it’s just me, my memories, and this restless search.’
Tum Jo Ek Pal Ko Mud JaateIf you’d turned back for just a moment,
Kya Pata Raste Jud Jaatewho knows, our paths might’ve joined.
Saare Sapne Yunhi Dhul GayeAll my dreams just washed away,
Soch Ke Tumko Naina Rul Gayeand thinking of you, my eyes began to cry.
Thodi Baatein Thode SiqveA few words, a few grievances,
Thodi Guftagu Haiand a little conversation remains.
Ab Bas Main Hoon Meri YaadeinNow it’s just me, my memories,
Aur Yeh Justju Haiand this restless search.
Bas Tu Hai Haan Tu HaiIt’s only you, yes, only you,
Aur Siyahi Si Tanhaaiand this ink-like ‘solitude’.
Bas Tu HaiOnly you’re here,
Bas Tu Haionly you’re here.
Tum Jo Ek Pal Ko Mud JaateIf you’d turned back for just a moment,
Pankh Bina Dono Ud Jaatewe both would’ve flown without wings.
Kuch Bhi Na Bole Bas Tum GayeYou left without saying a word,
Dhoondhne Mein Tumkoand in the search for you,
Hum Hi Gum GayeI’ve lost myself.
Ab Toh Ik Pal Hans DoonNow I might laugh for a moment,
Aur Agle Pal Ro Loonand cry the very next.
Tu Kahaan HaiWhere are you?
Kehna Chaahun Toh BhiEven if I want to speak,
Bolo Kis Se Main Boluntell me, who should I talk to?
Tu Kahaan HaiWhere are you?
Bas Tu Hai Haan Tu HaiIt’s only you, yes, only you,
Aur Siyahi Si Tanhaaiand this ink-like ‘solitude’.
Bas Tu HaiOnly you’re here,
Bas Tu Haionly you’re here.
Bas Tu HaiOnly you’re here,
Lambi Raatein Kore Din Haithe nights are long, the days are blank,
Hum Toh Aadhe Tere Bin Haiand I’m only half a person without you.
Haan Sooni AankheinYes, these vacant eyes
Ab Bhi Taakestill keep watching,
Tu Kahaan Haiwondering where you are.
Bas Tu Hai Haan Tu HaiIt’s only you, yes, only you,
Aur Siyahi Si Tanhaaiand this ink-like ‘solitude’.
Bas Tu HaiOnly you’re here.
Haan Tu Hai Tu HaiYes, it’s you, only you,
Aur Siyahi Si Tanhaaiand this ink-like ‘solitude’.
The Bas Tu Hai lyrics meaning shows how memory becomes the only presence in a world of darkness. The song paints a picture of someone half-complete without their lost love. The lyrics translation explains the deep loneliness of being left behind.
