Hum Tum Yug Yug Se (Part 1)

Song Title Hum Tum Yug Yug Se (Part 1)
Movie Title Milan
Date Released (India) March 17, 1967
Date Released (Trinidad) Unknown
Singer Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar
Lyricist Anand Bakshi
Composer Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Starring Sunil Dutt, Nutan, Pran, Jamuna
Music video of Hum Tum Yug Yug Se (Part 1) from the movie Milan.

Song Lyrics

About The Lyrics

The Hindi lyrics of this song were obtained from the Bollywood Product website [1]. The English translation of most of the song was taken from the English subtitles of the original movie. A few parts of the translation came from the SonicHits website [2]. The final versions of the Hindi lyrics and English translation were put together by P. Mohan [3].

Fun Facts

The song’s central phrase, “yug yug se” (युग युग से), is a powerful Hindi phrase meaning “from ages and ages” or “for a very long time“. The word yug (युग) is of Sanskrit origin and refers to an “era” or “age“, often used in Hindu philosophy to denote vast periods of time. This phrase immediately sets the song’s tone, establishing that the love between the characters is not just for this lifetime but has existed for countless eons.

The lyrics continue to use words that reinforce this theme of eternal love and destiny. The word “milan” (मिलन), which is the title of the film, means “union” or “coming together“. The phrase “geet milan ke” (गीत मिलन के) translates to “the song of union“, underscoring that their love story is a timeless melody. The song also mentions a “janam janam ki nadiya” (जनम जनम की नदिया), literally “the river of lifetime after lifetime“, a beautiful metaphor for the continuous flow of their love through different rebirths. This imagery is deeply rooted in Hindu beliefs about reincarnation and the idea that souls can be eternally connected.

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