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Sona Kitna Sona Hai | Govinda, Karisma Kapoor | Poornima, Udit Narayan | Hero No.1 | Old Hindi Songs

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00:07 [ संगीत] [Music]

00:10 हम I

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00:53 सोना कितना सोना है सोने जैसा तेरा मन सुन Listen, how golden, your heart is like gold

00:58 [संगीत] जरा सुन क्या कहती है दीवानी दिल [Music] Listen a bit to what the crazy heart says

01:01 की धड़कन सोना कितना सोना है सोने जैसा Its heartbeat, how golden, like gold

01:06 तेरा मन सुन जरा सुन क्या कहती है दीवानी Your heart, listen a bit to what the crazy

01:11 दिल की धड़कन तू मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा तू Heart's heartbeat says, you are mine, you are mine, you are mine, you

01:14 मेरा तू मेरा हीरो नंबर वन तू Are mine, you are mine, hero number one, you

01:17 [गाना गाने की आवाज़] मेरा तू मेरा तू [Sound of singing] You are mine, you are mine, you

01:19 मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा [संगीत] हीरो नंबर Are mine, you are mine, you are [Music] hero number

01:21 वन One

01:27 सोना कितना सोना है सोने जैसा तेरा मन सुन Listen, how golden, your heart is like gold

01:32 जरा सुन क्या कहती है दीवानी दिल की धड़कन Listen a bit to what the crazy heart's heartbeat says

01:36 [ संगीत] [Music]

01:37 तू मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा मेरा तू You are mine, you are mine, you are mine, you are mine, mine, you

01:39 मेरा हीरो नंबर वन तू मेरा तू [संगीत] Are mine, hero number one, you are mine, you [Music]

01:42 मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा हीरो नंबर Are mine, you are mine, you are mine, you are hero number

01:46 वन One

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02:25 हीरो तू तू मेरा हीरो है विलन जैसा काम Hero, you, you are my hero, don't do villain-like things

02:29 [संगीत] ना कर सब रोगे इस रानी को ऐसे तो [Music] Everyone will cry, don't defame this queen like that

02:33 बदनाम [संगीत] ना कर [Music] Don't

02:39 हम हीरो तू मेरा हीरो है मिलन जैसा काम ना We, hero, you are my hero, don't do meeting-like things

02:44 कर [संगीत] सपना दे इस रानी को ऐसे तो [Music] Don't give this queen such a dream, then

02:48 बदनाम ना कर दीवानी [संगीत] यार कहता है Don't defame her, crazy [Music] friend says

02:51 प्यार अच्छा नहीं दीवाना बन तू मेरा तू Love is not good, become crazy, you are mine, you

02:55 मेरा तू तू मेरा तू मेरा हीरो नंबर वन तू Are mine, you, you are mine, you are mine, hero number one, you

02:59 मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा Are mine, you are mine, you are mine, you are mine, you are

03:02 [संगीत] हीरो नंबर [Music] hero number

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03:28 अंदर कितनी गर्मी है। बाहर कितनी सर्दी It's so hot inside. So cold outside

03:32 है। तूने बेद मेरी हालत कैसी कर दी है। You've ruined me, Bed. Look what you've done to me.

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03:42 अंदर कितनी गर्मी है बाहर कितनी सर्दी है It's so hot inside, so cold outside

03:47 तूने बेद मेरी हालत कैसी कर दी है दिल में You've ruined me, Bed. Look what you've done to me. In my heart

03:53 बसा ले अपना बना ले यूं [संगीत] ना बढ़ा Just settle in, make me yours, don't [Music] increase

03:56 मेरी उलझन तू मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा मेरा my confusion, you are mine, you are mine, you are mine, mine

03:59 तू मेरा हीरो नंबर वन है तू मेरा तू मेरा You are my hero number one, you are mine, you are mine

04:03 तू मेरा हां तू मेरा हीरो नंबर वन You are mine, yes you are my hero number one

04:07 सोना कितना सोना [संगीत] Gold, how golden [Music]

04:08 है सोने जैसा तेरा मन सुंदर जरा सुन क्या it is, your heart is like gold, beautiful, just listen, what

04:13 कहती [संगीत] है दीवाने दिल की धड़कन सोना does it [Music] say, the heartbeat of a crazy heart, gold

04:17 कितना सोना है सोने [संगीत] जैसा तेरा how golden it is, like gold [Music] your

04:20 [गाना गाने की आवाज़] मन सुन जरा सुन क्या [sound of singing] heart, listen just listen, what

04:22 कहती है [संगीत] दीवाने दिल की धड़कन मैं it says [Music], the heartbeat of a crazy heart, I

04:26 तेरा मैं तेरा मैं तेरा मैं तेरा मैं तेरा am yours, I am yours, I am yours, I am yours, I am yours

04:29 हीरो नंबर वन hero number one

04:31 तू मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा तू मेरा You are mine, you are mine, you are mine, you are mine, you are mine

04:34 हीरो नंबर वन hero number one

04:39 [ संगीत] [Music]

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