The caravan moved away...

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n30eCPGqIzs
Film: Nai Umar ki Nai Fasl ( New crop of New age)
Lyrics Neeraj Music: Roshan Singer: Mohd Rafi
Song suggested by HM Belani

Dreams fell off the flowers
Thorns pierced my sweetheart
Every adornment got plucked away
Like the Babul tree in the garden.
And I stood there watching the fading blossoms
as the caravan moved away leaving a trail of dust.

I had just woken up and it was already past noon
Before I could take a few steps life had slithered
Every leaf was shed, every twig burnt
My yearning was yet to get words, but age had blown away.
Songs turned into tears, dreams buried
Every lamp at hand covered with grunge.
Stuck at the crossroads, I had stooped
watching the swift passage of youth,
as the caravan....

Oh the vigour of youth! Even flowers fell in love!
And the sheer beauty! Mirrors stood enchanted.
Earth on this side and the skies yonder
The Spirit soared taking everything with it.
But then unknown gales swept in
nipping every bud, wiping out every trail.
Stripped to the bone and trampled upon by times
I kept looking at the intoxication of the lengthening shadows
as the caravan....

We had joined hands so we could brush moon's tresses
Lips had just parted to call out to every blossom of the world
The heart ached to give out love to the saddened souls
and every breath moved so as to bring heaven on earth
Alas, before anything could happen, morning turned into evening
A mighty wave rose and all the castles were in shambles
Terrified I stood with tearfilled eyes
covering myself with the shroud staring at the tomb
as the caravan....

It was a fresh ray of a new day that stepped out bedecked
The drums got into the beat, the feet moved into the jig
Soon the shouts went up," there goes the new bride.."
The whole village sprang to life, askance at the spectacle
Just then a lethal thunderbolt hit upon us
wiping out the sindoor shredding the bridal garments
And dumbfounded I stood in the house across
with the palanquin watching the devastation
as the caravan....