so many things come to mind

it came to me in the lab today, that a fun and interesting way to pass time is to translate some hindi film songs into english. so giving it a try. starting with "kitni baatein yaad aati hain" from the movie lakshya:

so many things come to mind
as if they form these pictures
how do i forget them
how do i console my heart

so many things are there to say
they just lie quietly on the lips
listen to them one day
why are you so lost

why couldn't the fable be completed
oh how did these distances come...

in both our hearts this unknown sadness that lies hidden,
will it ever lessen
what does one say...
that which both of us have found at this juncture in our lives,
what is this loneliness
what does one say...

how desolate is this world...

the way smoke dissolves in our breath
oh how did these distances come...

on meeting you today the heart remembered past incidents,
why did these tears fall
now what do we say...
when you looked at me that way a new hope has risen,
of getting love from you again
now what do we say...

we have come from where to where...

lets look back at the caravan of our hearts
oh how did these distances come...

in both our hearts there are questions but there's silence too,
so who's the one at fault
what does one say...
what mesh of problems is this in which our hearts are entangled,
now what will we gain
what does one say...

what kind of compulsions does the heart have...

remains of which paths have been lost
oh how did these distances come...