"Channa Mereya" (English: "The light of my soul") is a song from the Indian film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. The song is penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya, composed by Pritam and sung by Arijit Singh. It was released on 29 September 2016 by Sony Music India.
The lyrics with Sufi touch brings out the emotions from a heart broken soul and then tries to heal the wounded soul with the extended poetic verse - "Sachi mohabbat shayad wahi hai, jisme junoon hai, par do dilon ki yaari mein bhi toh kitna sukoon hai" which means "True love is that which is fuelled by madness, but no less is the friendship of two hearts in which resides peace"and also with the couplet - "Ek tarfa pyaar ki taqat hi kuch aur hoti hai. Auron ki rishton ki tarah ye do logo mei nahi batta, sirf mera haq hai ispe" which talks about unrequited love and its impact. Karan Johar, director of the film, approved "Channa Mereya" the moment he heard the song, stated Bhattacharya in an interview with SpotboyE. Ranbir Kapoor, on whose portrayed character the song is based, revealed that "Channa Mereya" is by far the best song in his entire career.
Lyrics:
Acha chalta hoon
Duaaon mein yaad rakhna
Mere zikr ka zubaan pe swaad rakhna (x2)
Dil ke sandookon mein
Mere ache kaam rakhna
Chitthi taaron mein bhi
Mera tu salaam rakhna
Andhera tera maine le liya
Mera ujla sitaara tere naam kiya
Channa mereya mereya
Channa mereya mereya
Channa mereya mereya beliya
O piya.. (x2)
Mm.. mehfil me teri hum naa rahe jo
Gham toh nahi hai, gham toh nahi hai
Qisse humare nazdeekiyon ke
Kam to nahi hai, kam to nahi hai
Kitni dafaa subah ko meri
Tere aangan mein baithe maine shaam kiya
Channa mereya mereya
Channa mereya mereya
Channa mereya mereya beliya
O piya.. (x2)
Tere rukh se apna raasta mod ke chala
Chandan hoon main
Apni khushboo chodke chala
Mann ki maya rakhke tere takiye tale
Bairagi, bairagi ka sooti chaula
Odh ke chala
(Channa mereya mereya
Channa mereya mereya
Channa mereya mereya)
O Piya..
Here's full Version of Channa Mereya from movie:
Sachi mohabbat shayad wohi hai
Jisme junoon hai, jisme junoon hai
Par do dilon ki yaari mein bhi to
Kitna sukoon hai, kitna sukoon hai
Deke mujhe teri judaai
Mere Rabb ne mujhe paigham diya
Channa mereya mereya
Channa mereya mereya beliya
