Akanksha Sethi asks a haunting question with her song Tu Kahaan Hai. She writes lyrics about a search that echoes through fading dusk and vanishing clouds. Sid Paul creates a melody that carries this heartfelt longing.
Released: July 10, 2023
Tu Kahaan Hai?
Akanksha Sethi
Tu Kahaan Hai? Lyrics English Translation by Akanksha Sethi
Akanksha Sethi describes a deep emotional drift, where she has ‘lost all sense of time.’ The songwriter hears a persistent question from ‘the dark clouds as they begin to vanish’ (Badal Jaate Hain Jo), asking where her love has gone. This search defines every part of her world, making her emptiness loud.
तू जाने कैसे मेरे दिल में बैठा हैOnly you know how you’ve settled into my heart,
मैं उसमें डूबी ऐसी डूबीand I’ve drifted so deep into that feeling,
पता चला ना हैthat I’ve lost all sense of time.
क्यों ना माने मेरा मन हर वजहWhy won’t my heart accept any reason?
जाने दोI should let it go,
क्यों ये खुद ही खालीपन में करे यूँbut why does this emptiness inside of me
शोरmake so much noise?
गुम होते सारे काले बादलों से हीFrom the dark clouds as they begin to vanish,
ये सुना हैI’ve heard this question,
तू कहाँ हैwhere are you?
ढलती शामों ने तेरा जिक्र भी तोहThe fading dusks have mentioned your name,
यूँ किया हैin such a haunting way,
तू कहाँ हैwhere are you?
मेरी नज़र से देखो ज़राIf you could just look through my eyes,
तू ही तू दिखाई दे रहा हैyou’re the only one I see.
दिल दस्तक दे अब कह रहाMy heart is knocking, telling me now,
ख्वाबों ने दी है रज़ा हाँthat even my dreams have given their consent.
गुम होते सारे काले बादलों से हीFrom the dark clouds as they begin to vanish,
ये सुना हैI’ve heard this question,
तू कहाँ हैwhere are you?
ढलती शामों ने तेरा जिक्र भी तोहThe fading dusks have mentioned your name,
यूँ किया हैin such a haunting way,
तू कहाँ हैwhere are you?
क्यों ना माने मेरा मन हर वजहWhy won’t my heart accept any reason?
जाने दोI should let it go,
क्यों ये खुद ही खालीपन में करे यूँbut why does this emptiness inside of me
शोरmake so much noise?
गुम होते सारे काले बादलों से हीFrom the dark clouds as they begin to vanish,
ये सुना हैI’ve heard this question,
तू कहाँ हैwhere are you?
गुम होते सारे काले बादलों से हीFrom the dark clouds as they begin to vanish,
ये सुना हैI’ve heard this question,
तू कहाँ हैwhere are you?
ढलती शामों ने तेरा जिक्र भी तोहThe fading dusks have mentioned your name,
यूँ किया हैin such a haunting way,
तू कहाँ हैwhere are you?
तू कहाँ हैWhere are you?
Tu Kahaan Hai? Music Video
The translation of ‘Tu Kahaan Hai’ lyrics explores the noise of a deep absence. This Hindi track is a sincere search for a missing love.