Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh Lyrics Translation — 3 Idiots | Shaan | Shantanu Moitra
Shaan’s “Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh” is from the 2009 album “3 Idiots,” with lyrics by Swanand Kirkire and music by Shantanu Moitra. The song begins by asking where a friend has gone, describing him as a “flowing wind.” This sets up a search for a person who lived without boundaries.
Released: December 25, 2009
Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh
Shaan | Shantanu Moitra • From “3 Idiots”
Lyricist
Swanand Kirkire
Composer
Shantanu Moitra
3 Idiots’s Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh Lyrics Translation
The lyrics contrast the singers’ cautious lives with their friend’s freedom. They admit to worrying about tomorrow while he celebrated today. They saw themselves in a well while he swam against the river’s current.
Behti Hawa Sa Tha WohHe was like the flowing wind
Udti Patang Sa Tha WohHe was like a soaring kite
Kahan Gaya Use DhoondoWhere did he go? Find him.
Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh Tha WoHe was like the flowing wind, he really was
Udti Patang Sa Tha Woh Tha WoHe was like a soaring kite, he really was
Kahan Gaya Use DhoondoWhere did he go? Find him.
Humko To Rahein Thi ChalatiWe let the roads of life guide us
Wo Khud Apni Raah BanataWhile he would carve out his own path
Girta Sambhalta Masti MeinStumbling, catching his balance, all in joy
Chalta Tha WohThat’s how he walked on
Humko Kal Ki Fikr SatatiThe worries of tomorrow tormented us
Wo Bas Aaj Ka Jashn ManataWhile he just celebrated today
Har Lamhe Ko Khul KeEvery single moment, so freely
Jeeta Tha WohIs how he lived his life
Kahan Se Aaya Tha Wo Tha WoWhere did he even come from?
Chhoo Ke Humare Dil Ko Dil KoTouching our hearts, our very souls
Kahan Gaya Use DhoondoWhere did he go? Find him.
Sulagti Dhoop Mein Chhaon Ke JaisaLike shade in the scorching sun
Registaan Mein Gaon Ke JaisaLike a village found in the desert
Man Ke Ghaav Pe Marham Jaisa Tha WohHe was like a balm on the wounds of the heart
Hum Sahme Se Rehte Kuein MeinWe’d live huddled and scared inside a well
Wo Nadiya Mein Gote LagataWhile he would dive right into the river
Ulti Dhaara Cheer Ke Tairta Tha WohHe’d swim against the current, tearing right through it
Baadal Aawara Tha WohHe was a wandering cloud
Yaar Hamara Tha WohHe was our dearest friend
Kahan Gaya Use DhoondoWhere did he go? Find him.
Humko To Rahein Thi ChalatiWe let the roads of life guide us
Wo Khud Apni Raah BanataWhile he would carve out his own path
Girta Sambhalta Masti MeinStumbling, catching his balance, all in joy
Chalta Tha WohThat’s how he walked on
Humko Kal Ki Fikr SatatiThe worries of tomorrow tormented us
Wo Bas Aaj Ka Jashn ManataWhile he just celebrated today
Har Lamhe Ko Khul KeEvery single moment, so freely
The friend is remembered as a source of relief, like shade in a desert. His absence causes the singers to question their own anxious lives. “Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh” works as a fond tribute, examining the impact of a nonconformist.
