DDLJ - 1 Flashcards
लंदन दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा शहर
London. The greatest city in the world.
मैं 22 बरस से यहां रह रहा हूं
For 22 years, l’ve lived here
रोजाना इसी सड़क से गुजरता हूं
Every morning l take a walk down this street
और रोजाना यह सड़क मुझसे मेरा नाम पूछती है
Every morning, the street asks me my name..
यह पूछती है चौधरी बलदेव सिंह कौन है, कहां से आया है, क्यों आया है,
Chaudhary Baldev Singh? Who are you? Where are you from? Why are you here?
अब मैं इसे क्या जवाब दूं,आधी उम्र गुजारने के बाद भी
Do l have a reply? After half a lifetime spent here..
यह धरती मेरे लिए अजनबी है और मैं इसके लिए
this land still remains alien to me; and l to it
यहां मुझे कोई नहीं जानता,शिवाय इन कबूतरों के , क्योंकि यह भी मेरी ही तरह है
No one here knows me. None except these doves. Because they’re like me
इनका भी कोई देश नहीं, जहां दाना देखा उतर गए,
Neither do they belong to a country. Just drop down where you find food
और पेट भर कर उड़ गए
Have your fill, then fly on
मैं कब उड़ सकूंगा, मालूम नहीं, जरूरतों ने पर काट दिए हैं,
When shall l fly? l don’t know. Of necessity, my wings are clipped
रोटी पाव की जंजीर बन गई है, लेकिन कभी ना कभी मैं जाऊंगा जरूर
l’m shackled to my bread. But someday l’ll surely go..
अपने देश को अपने पंजाब को
to my land. To my Punjab
हां लाजो मैं ठीक से पहुंच गया हूं
Yes Lajjo, l’m here safe and sound.
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Why is my little one giggling away? - Mom! E?ery day for 20 years..
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Dad has been walking down the very same street..
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to his very same destination. Yet every day, you call him up..
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just to ask him, “Have you reaChed?” - You won’t understand
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Just assume it’s a habit. - Habit left unchanged..
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tends to become neCessity-like. - Philosophy, again? You’re twelve
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Talk like a 1 2-year old! Why all this big talk?
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There’s no childhood, no adulthood.
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One is as grown-up as one feels
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All right! l lose! Now go to school, chew your teacher’s brains, okay?
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Why d’you forget the almonds everyday?
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What to do? Just assume it’s habit
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Will you get out?
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This is the first time it’s happening in 1 8 years
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Some stranger l ha?e never seen, comes to my mind
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That’s my diary! - So what..?
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Only l can read it. - That was so funny
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Let me read some more. - No way! This is a private diary.
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Why hide anything from me? When a girl is grown up..
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her mother becomes her friend. Show that to me
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You won’t tell anyone, will you? - Never
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All right. l’ll read. You listen. - Very well
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This is the first time it’s happening in 1 8 years
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Some stranger l ha?e ne?er seen, Comes to my mind..
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shadow-like before my eyes
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Someone raps on my heart
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Deep eyes want me to give myself up
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When l look at my hands, there l see a face etched
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A silken breath brushes my cheeks
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My hair still smells of the odour on his hands
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Yes, it’s happening for the first time in 1 8 years
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l’ve never seen this stranger who comes to my mind
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Simi, you’ve begun writing quite well..
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..and the boy seems lively. Who’s he?
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Ma, l’ve yet to set my eyes on him
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So there’s no one? l was wondering. One doesn’t find such boys nowadays
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And you dream of someone you ha?en’t even seen! Quite mad
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No Ma. This is no dream
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l may not have met him, seen him
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But he’s there. Out there, somewhere
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The one who comes in my dreams..
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the one who teases me..
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just ask him to face me, onCe
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What’s he like? Who is he? Who knows where is the one..
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my lips will say yes to?
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ls he someone l know? ls he a stranger?
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ls he for real, or just a legend?
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He stares at me, from far, far away
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Tell him not to rob me of my sleep
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The one who comes in my dreams..
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the one who teases me..
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just ask him to face me, onCe
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Some kind of spell is overcoming me
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Oh what do l do? My heart yearns so
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My heart tells me it’s mad for you. Then why do you keep hiding from me?
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He makes me blossom, it’s all his fault
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Tell me, l’m asking for the Moon
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The one who comes in my dreams..
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the one who teases me..
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just ask him to face me, onCe
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Raj! This partying all night! Party all night and you don’t sleep
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And how do you get up in the morning? Late for graduation! Hurry!
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ls it a holiday?
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What Raj? Late for your graduation?
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What to do? Last night..
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What’s wrong with him? Has he had one too many beers?
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l hear someone has failed. The Dean has decided..
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..to announCe his name in public
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You’ve made Dharam Veer Malhotra stand an inch and a half taller in his shoes!
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l don’t think you heard it right. - l knew, someday you’d make me proud!
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And not only me, the whole dynasty is proud of you! Look, they smile at you
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My great grandfather Diwan Brijnath never went to school
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His son, my grandfather Diwan Dwarkanath failed..
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his fourth standard examinations. My father, your grandfather..
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Diwan Pushkarnath, failed his eighth standard examinations
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And l, your father, failed to matriculate
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Not having an education, failing, are family traditions. l’m happy that..
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you have kept tradition alive, and indeed you’re two steps ahead
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We failed back home in lndia. You came to London and failed!
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Are you really happy? - Glad
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Education is all useless. Filling your head with books..
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..won’t fill your pockets
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Look at me. Runaway peasant-boy from Bhatinda-turned millionaire in London
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So, whatever happens is for the good. Join my offices from tomorrow
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Offices? From tomorrow? - Today, if you wish
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l can’t attend office now. - Why not?
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Pops, you’re a man of experience
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You know what amount of hard work it takes to fail. And l’m tired, Pops
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l want a little rest, you know, like a long European holiday
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Long European holiday? How long? - Month or month and a half
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Will you hold this for me? And turn around
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Moron! Did l bring you up to see this day?
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No, don’t drop that
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Are you all right, Pops?
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Pops, you’re right. l ought to take care of your business
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You’ve become so old. - You tell your father that?
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Pops, l’ve decided against Europe. l’m joining the offices from tomorrow
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ln this house, only your father deCides. You’re going to Europe
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No. l’ve had enough of a good time. My years of youth are over for me
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Never say your youth is over.
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All my life l’ve slogged to give you whatever l Couldn’t do.
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When youth came and went, l never got to know
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But l wasn’t sad, because l knew that my son will have my years
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lf you think you’?e had enough of a good time..
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if you think the years of youth are over for you, well no problem
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Just go and live my years for me
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Ajit’s letter?
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Lajjo! Look, what’s here. Letter! From my friend
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From Ajit
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Just smell it, lady!
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The fragranCe of Punjab!
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The flavour of mustard curry on leavened maize bread
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Those long tailed shirts, the short knickers
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My dear friend Baldev, We’re fine here
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We hope to God that you, your wife and the children are well too
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You will be pleased to hear that my son has graduated in arts
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He has joined my business. By God’s grace, it’s time now..
for us to let our childhood friendship mature into a relationship
Let’s make good the promise we made to each other 20 years ago. l hope..
you will come here at the soonest for Simran’s wedding to Kuljit
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She’s shy! See Lajjo?
That’s our etiquette, our culture
My daughter is still so shamefaced. l’m not a failure
ln the heart of London, l’ve kept lndia alive!
Still staring? Lajjo, your daughter’s wedding! Celebrate it with sweets
Chutki! l’m so happy today
Can l say one thing? - Say four things
lt’d be better to ask Simran once. - What are you saying?
Ever since she was a baby, she has known that she is engaged to Kuljit
That she knows. But 20 years.. - Don’t you worry!
Simran is going to be so happy..
..you’ll pray that she ne?er gets the evil eye!
l’ll write to Ajit right away. God! At last, comes the day
Simran, what are you doing?
l had forgotten, Ma. l haven’t even the right to dream
No my Child, of course you may dream
But don’t expect them to come true
And who know, Kuljit might be the man of your dreams
l don’t care. l’ve bought your tickets.
You’re Coming to Europe with me. - l can’t
Babuji won’t let me go to college alone. Will he let me go away..
touring Europe for a month.
l have lots of work here. - You’ve known me for years.
Can’t you make up an excuse?
An excuse, l Can find. But l don’t feel like lying to Babuji
You must come. Dolly and Payal are coming too
Let me talk to Ma tonight
Europe? - Yes
With friends? - Yes
For a month? - Yes
Chutki, Call the doctor. Tell him that our Simran has gone stark mad
Will you at least take a look? - Check out your brains first
You talk of travelling by Eurail? lf he hears, he’ll bring the roof down
A lone girl mustn’t travel like this. - Mom, l’m not going to be alone
My friends are going to be with me. - No good arguing with me
l’m not going to object. But you will need his permission
Ask him when he’s home
God, please keep Babuji in a nice mood
lt’s just beer. lt’s over there. - l told you. The store is shut
Get out
Got the beer? - Didn’t find any
ldiot! Can’t even do suCh a simple job? - That was an angry man
l’ll get it. - You won’t
Can l have an Aspirin? - The store is shut
My head is about to crack up! lt’s sinusitis
lf l Can’t find an Aspirin, l’ll faint.
All the other stores are shut
Please let me have one Aspirin. One Hindustani ought to help another
Glory to The Goddess. - Here you are
l’m feeling bad about forcing you to open your store for a small medicine
l’d like to buy some other things from you
l’ll pick up some beer. Not for myself.
My friends out there, they drink.
Put it down. - Why sir?
Are you trying to Con me? You aren’t getting anything. Put it down
You’re getting worked up over nothing. This is for your profit
Will you put it down? - Not that umbrella
Here you are. A pound extra? No two. Keep it, okay?
Shameless!
You call yourself a Hindustani? You give lndia a bad name
You’re a liar and insolent! Get out of here
l’m off. l’ll keep this
Rev up!
Babuji
What is the matter? You’re late. - Bloody shameless scoundrel
They call themselves Hindustani!
Blot on lndia! Ought to drown themselves Rascals!
No shame, no decency. How to respeCt their elders..
they don’t even know. - Have you had a fight?
Scum! He came for beer. l told him the store is shut.
He took it perforce
He even broke the statue of The Goddess! Bloody half-caste!
l say Lajjo, thank God that you and your daughters..
haven’t been marred by this Britishness!
Else, you would’ve been nowhere!
Damn these sCoundrels!
Set sail in stormy waters, and you’re in danger of sinking
You were so little when we brought you here. And now..
They said that a grown-up daughter is a burden on a man
But a daughter like you, makes a father’s chest swell with pride!
You’re my good girl
Will you gi?e something if l ask you? - Whatever you wish
l want to take a look at Europe
Eurail is offering a month’s tour. All my friends are going
Please don’t be Cross. l have never disobeyed you, Babuji
l’ll be going away to a land l have never seen
The man l’m going to marry is a complete stranger. But..
l have no Complaints. You must’ve considered it in my best interests
But l won’t get a chance like this ever again.
l don’t e?en know whether l’ll ever come back..
..whether l will have these friends later on
Besides, it’s only for a month.
ln a month, l will have lived a lifetime
For the sake of my happiness, won’t you let me have a month of my life?
Please Babuji, give me one month
Go. Live it up
My baby
Where’s Simran?
Where might she be? - Has she slipped in the loo?
l told you to wake up Raj.
Did you? - No
Open sesame
Do you have the keys to this?
Anybody home?
No one at home.
Haven’t l seen you somewhere?
At Robbie’s party, no?
l don’t go to parties. - Great! Nor do l, ever
Your eyes..
What’s wrong with my eyes?
Reminds me of someone. - Of whom?
My grandmother. Like you, her eyes too had hues of yellows and blues
Keep reading. l only wanted to find out how you read upside-down
This is the limit!
Simran, you’re here?
l heard you’ve missed the train. - No, l took it
l was afraid.. - By the way, what’s your name?
Sheena
Here l am. Shall we? - Take it easy
Pump it up - lt’s pumped. Look
lt’s nothing. - Raj, where have you been?
As usual. Caught up with a girl
Girl? - l help her onto the train
And she falls for me. - What?
He bored me. He had me all alone, and he began flirting
Same old hat.. ha?en’t l seen you before?
She sidled up to me. - What?
l was scared! Only so much space, and there she was with me
Then? - Then what? She was lost in my eyes
He was after my eyes. Wouldn’t shut up. Boys these days..
These girls! l just managed to Come out unscathed
What’s that? - lnvitation to a party
l told you. lt’ll be a bore. - You prophesied a train crash
And then we’d all be charred alive after supper in a dinner-hall fire
Look, boys. - Where?
He’s the one
Where have we landed? Was this your idea?
Us? Or the waiters?
For me. Rocky shut your trap
Why did you have to call him?
You know Sheena, ha?en’t l seen you before?
Me? Really? Where? - At Robbie’s party?
You might’ve. l go to so many parties
You know Sheena.. - What?
Your eyes remind me of someone. - My eyes? Really? Whom?
My grandmother
ls she singing or crying? And l can play better piano
You know how to play the piano?
l was born on a piano. Been playing the piano ever since l was a baby
You know, l have magic in my fingers. No sooner than l touch the piano..
it starts playing
lsn’t that voice familiar?
Was this necessary?
Doesn’t the magic in your fingers make pianos start playing?
Stop, my wild lover”
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l’ve got to ask you something
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What are you, girl or magic?
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What are you, fragrance or poison?
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Come, let me touch you
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Wait, my wild love
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l’ve got to ask you something
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Look at me, smiling, unknowing
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l’m waiting for you, holding my heart
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She looks subdued
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But she has lots to say
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lf you say yes, l have something to say
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Wait, my wild love
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l’ve got to ask you something
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What are you, girl or magic?
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What are you, fragrance or poison?
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You aren’t the only pretty woman around
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Why are you the only one who’s Cross?
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The one l’ve fallen for, is someone else
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lf she says yes, l’ll take her in my arms
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Wait, my wild love
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l’ve got to ask you something
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What are you, girl or magic?
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What are you, fragrance or poison?
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Come, let me touch you
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About last night, l’m ashamed
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l misbehaved with you
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l wanted to tell you something else
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What? - This
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Run
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First come, first served
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Hurry! The train is about to leave. - Where did l keep my money?
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One minute, l don’t know how to count this currency.. lots of small change
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Can you tell me one, two’s, eighths?
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Stop
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Train’s gone?
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The train is gone!
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Don’t cry, Senorita
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But you just stopped crying
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lt’s raining! Don’t Cry, please! l’m with you, l’m here! Look
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Okay, l’m gone.. gone! Here’s your bell
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The next train is very late. To catch up with the train..
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at Zurich tomorrow morning, we can either take a bus or hire a Car
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What would be your pleasure? Bus or car? Where’s she?
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Ever since you met me, you’ve been harassing me
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What are you saying? - All along the trip..
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you’ve been chewing my brains. - l?
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Something’s always the problem with you. Today, l’ve missed the train..
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thanks to you. - To me?
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l wish to make it to Zurich on time. So you go your way, l’ll go mine
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Strange! We’re fellow-travellers, on the same destination, same train
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Why split up? Besides, a man like me ought to stay with a girl like you
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Wrong! A girl like me doesn’t need a guy like you. Stop pursuing me
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l’ll sew it up. l have a thread and needle. l’ll buy you a new dress
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What have you got yourself into?
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l told you not to pursue me! Who do you think you are?
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What do you think of yourself? l wasn’t pursuing you
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And l don’t fancy touching you.
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Thank your stars l came in the nick of time
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Else, you would’ve been in jail. l help her, and she says this
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Hey, take her away
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What did you say?
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l got carried away
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Never mind Senorita, never mind.
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ln big places, such small things happen
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What’s about this Senorita? - My first girl friend was from Spain
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Why did you dump her? - She hated lndians