Tune Meri Jaana Kabhi Nahin Jaana - Lonely (Emptiness) - IIT Guwahati - Rohan Rathore


Update: Rohan Rathore and his tragic story is a hoax for sure. This is confirmed.
I've talked to my friends at IIT Guwahati and there is no record of such a person ever existing on campus. Nobody at IIT-G knew him and if a person dies in tragic circumstances, nearly everyone in the IIT knows it. The story about Rohan Rathore was created in order to gain views for a video on Youtube. So let us all put the "fake" Rohan Rathore to rest permanently as a person who never existed. Therefore, we can be very sure that the original singer of the song is Gajendra Verma. I'm leaving the original post below for archival purposes.

------ Original Post follows ----

I was introduced to this song by Sanat nearly a month ago and today, after listening to it again on Youtube,  I really felt that I needed to transcribe its lyrics. It's such a soulful song that you can't help feeling sentimental after hearing it - especially since the IITian (Rohan Rathod) who wrote and sang it died of cancer 15 days after finishing this beautiful piece of music. Everywhere I've looked on the net, the lyrics have been littered with mistakes. This is my cleaned up version and hopefully it makes much more sense than the others.


(English Section)
Oh love of mine, with a song and a whine,
You're harsh and divine like truths and a lie.
But the tale ends not here; I have nothing to fear
for my love is a yell of forgiving and hold on.

In the bright emptiness, in a room full of it,
is a cruel mistress - my heart!
I feel this unrest, that nests all hollowness,
for I have nowhere to go and I'm cold.

And I feel so lonely yeah...
There's a better place than this: emptiness.
And I'm so lonely yeah... 
There's a better place than this: emptiness yeah...

<alaap>

(Hindi Section)

Tune mere jaana, kabhi nahin jaana,
Ishq mera, dard mera
Tune mere jaana, kabhi nahin jaana,
Ishq mera, dard mera

Aashiq tera... 
Bheed mein khoya rehta hai...
Jaane jahaan.... 
Poocho toh itna kehta hai - 

That I feel so lonely yeah...
There's a better place than this: emptiness.
And I'm so lonely yeah... 
There's a better place than this: emptiness yeah...

<piano closing instrumentals with alaap >

Also, for those who don't speak or understand hindi - here's a line by line translation of the hindi section:

Tune mere jaana, kabhi nahin jaana, (You, my love, have never ever realized)
Ishq mera, dard mera (my love, my pain) 
Tune mere jaana, kabhi nahin jaana, (You, my love, have never ever realized)
Ishq mera, dard mera (my love, my pain)

Aashiq tera... (Your lover)
Bheed mein khoya rehta hai... (remains lost in the crowd)
Jaane jahaan....  (My dear love, wherever ...)
Poocho toh itna kehta hai - (... asked, he just says ...)

That I feel so lonely yeah...
There's a better place than this: emptiness.
And I'm so lonely yeah... 
There's a better place than this: emptiness yeah...

Hope all of you enjoy this as much as I do.

Comments

  1. undoubtedly a beautiful voice and amazing melody :)
    may god bless his soul and he may R.I.P.

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  3. this song cannot leave anyone untouched with its subtle melancholy...and also with its beautiful melange of two different styles of singing in one piece.

    may Rohan R.I.P...

    ( I am now experiencing a deja vu of the sentiment that was aroused in me after watching "Kal Ho Na Ho")

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  4. anushree3:53 AM

    well there are some mistakes in the lyrics...
    1."Tune mere jaana" instead of "Tune meri jaana".
    2."Jaane jaahan...." instead of "Jaane jaana...."

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  5. @Anushree - Fixed. Thanks for catching that. The english meanings altered accordingly.

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  6. @Stuti @Nishita @Sash - Glad you like the song. :)

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  7. Think8:16 AM

    I wondered why there is not any single profile or any pic of Rohan Rathore on Web.All I found is the same story of cancer everywhere which gave me feel of sense of rumor.
    Anyway,Song is heart touching..
    Tune meri janaa ,itna na jana ....

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  8. @Think - I've tried contacting IIT-G students to get more details about Rohan. No luck so far. Will let you know as I get more details.

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  9. Just to let you know - this video is not the original one posted on Youtube. I've tried searching for it, but it seems that it was taken down. Sanat and I have the original version with some text by the guy in it. Also, the video linked above in the blog was posted sometime in late October. If the rumours are true about him dying, his death would have taken place late in October or early November.

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  11. Anonymous7:53 PM

    Ok .. this version is also taken down. I want it !! can someone email it please ? academics at jeeeeemail.com (decipher if you are human)
    Thanks

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  12. Video taken down by Gajender Verma? I smell something fishy...

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  13. This somg is superb. It makes me cry and i used to listen contineously for hrs. Can anybdy tell me d real story of rohan. Is rohan sing dis song. I pray for his soul. Plz. Email me at dreamygeet10@gmail.com. Plz. Plz.

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  14. @Geet - Thanks for the comment. Yeah, the song is really touching and a number of people even here at IIT Roorkee have been listening to it for hours on end. The story of Rohan is yet unconfirmed but I've been trying to get more info from my IIT Guwahati friends. Will update this blog as soon as I get more info.

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  15. Amazing voice,just took my soul out of my heart,love the song,great composer he was........I WISH PEACE FOR HIS SOUL.

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  16. hie .. i jz wana ask u av ne info bout dis guy, like whr wz he 4m ,ne pic of his n whn did he die...?? plz wana knw dis if u cn tell

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  17. hie .. i jz wana ask u av ne info bout dis guy, like whr wz he 4m ,ne pic of his n whn did he die...?? plz wana knw dis if u cn tell jz ne bit f info bout hm

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  18. @aaki - No information yet. Waiting for the IIT-G guys to find out.

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  19. so did u got something about rohan rathore?

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  20. Cloudy moon1:16 AM

    I felt d fragnc of true luv 4rm each and evry word of dis song. Y this happen in love. Now Dis song is so close 2 my heart. And d line "there is a better place than this emptiness" reveals very clearly dat wat he is going to do. I pray for d peace of his soul.

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  21. Anonymous10:22 AM

    Beautiiifull songg.! Luvd it 2 d core.!

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  22. hey DK....awsome yar...really loved the man's voice and lyrics....
    A new song which deserves looping

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  24. Anonymous6:14 AM

    hi Divye....i came accross this song yesterday. its a truly beautiful song...but im dam curious about this mystery....whose Gajendra Verma? Is Rohan and Gajender the same person?? Y has he cm to claim the copyrights nw??

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  25. Anonymous6:16 AM

    hi Divye....i came accross this song yesterday. its a truly beautiful song...but im dam curious about this mystery....whose Gajendra Verma? Is Rohan and Gajender the same person?? Y has he cm to claim the copyrights nw??

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  26. @Anon - I have no idea why Gajender Verma is claiming copyrights to the song. There's no record of him on the internet anywhere and I haven't been able to find info on him. (If you have more info than me, feel free to post it in the comments). Keep enjoying the song! It's a beautiful composition...

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  27. Nice song.......& u r doing a nice job by fndng the truth......best of luck !!!& let us knw abt the singer

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  28. abhishek11:50 AM

    may god bless his soul and may his soul rest in peace .....
    After listening the song i jst realized that god wants such people with them since he was a true lover with the voice that can touch any heart. may god give strength to the girl he loved if she really feels for him!!!!!!!

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  29. Anonymous3:21 PM

    wrong lyrics...
    visit www.facebook.com/tmjknj and click on "title song" for the correct lyrics...

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  30. @Anon - The lyrics you've linked to on Facebook are full of errors. If you read them, you'll see that they don't make sense. Try reading the version on my blog - makes much more sense doesn't it?

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  31. its a gr8 song!!! I love dis song very much. I agree with your view that no can avoid his/her sentiments after listening this song. Every time when I listen this song. I can feel the pain and desire of the guy.God blessed him.
    Why god takes such ppl at a very early age.?? its critical.

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  32. i loved the song..could not stop myself from listening to the song gor hours with tears in my eyes..

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  33. can anybody plz mail the song to me at
    nishacbitdurg@gmail.com

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  34. Anonymous9:54 AM

    its awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeee man. m speechless

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  35. Anonymous12:24 AM

    Divye i have searched rohan's profile so many times, but i havent got details anywhere.... pls can u send me the complete profile of rohan and some pics also or give any link, so i can go through that link n read his complete profile.....i m dying to know his love story....

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  36. heyi buddy touching song... i have a request please if you could upload chords for guitar or piano of this song.. please..!!

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  37. Simply the purest....
    Simply...
    THE BEST.......

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  38. rajan7:57 PM

    Simply the purest...
    Simply...
    'THE BEST...'

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  39. Dipen5:00 PM

    Can anyone tell me if this story is true or not?????? PLEASE I BEG !

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  40. no one named rohan rathore ever lived and gone to iit rurkee
    this story was made to popularise the song, so that one with copyright can earn handsome amount of money

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  41. no one named rohan rathore ever lived and gone to iit. This was just fake store so that this song gets popularise and copyrights could be sold for handsome amount of money

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  42. this song is my heart because it happen in my life. you know one thing never fall in love after that you may fall

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  43. ur song really touch my heart and soul ..
    and whnevr i'm listening dis song..
    i feel d absence of my love ----- in my life..
    and i know the pain of love is irresistable.. and plzz sing more songs m waiting for them..

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  44. no doubt that the song is great,
    but is this a true story of rohan rathore...

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  45. I want to pay homage to this great lover from deep of my heart and soul, so I wrote some lyrics to expand hindi portion and I am looking for a band who can help me in this job..........
    contact me deepakgulati85@gmail.com

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  46. Anonymous12:57 PM

    GUYS TRUST ME, I AM A GRADUATE FROM IIT GUWAHATI - all dis story abt d guy Rohan Rathore and his GF is a complete fiction and bullshit..can u imagine a cancer patient singing such a nice song, mixed wid such rythm nd music nd all just before 15 days of his death.....ITS a gimmick to make d song famous and i must say he is indeed getting dat......this song is sung and recorded by Gajendra Singh - He lives in Mumbai, is a sound engineer working at SAE.But nevertheless the song is awesome and i m not taking credit away from d singer or composer.....i simply love d song...but plz stop misleading ppl..

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  47. Anonymous7:26 AM

    this story is true.i have a frnd whose si is a iit prof and she was a junior student to rohan rathore and she says it is true.she says rohan rathore was a civil engineering student and his death is still a mystery.

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  48. i dont know which story is right and i dont even care about the real singer of this song the only thing i care about is that this song is a masterpiece and i can listen to dis song all day long without gettin bored at all...

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  49. Anonymous12:39 PM

    @ishant: The guitar tabs are as follows. The tabs are given in a lower octave which
    sound equally appealing. To math the original octave, place a capo on the
    12th fret and follow the same tabs.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    -----1-------1---------1-------1--------------------------------------|
    ---2---2---2---2-----2---2---2-----------3-------3--------------------|
    -3-------3---------2-------2-----------3---3---3---3------------------|
    -------------------------------------5-------5------------------------|
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

    ----------------------------|
    ----------------------------|
    -----0-----0-2-0------------|
    ---2---2---------3----------|
    -3--------------------------|
    ----------------------------|

    The song -

    F
    Ho love of mine..
    Am
    with a song and a wine..
    Dm
    You're harsh and divine..
    C
    like truths and a lie..

    F
    but the tale end's not here..
    Am
    I've nothing to fear..
    Dm C
    for my love is yell of giving an hold on..

    F
    in the bright emptiness..
    Am
    in the room full of it..
    Dm C
    is a cruel mistress ho ho o..

    F
    I feel the sunrise..
    Am
    that nest all hollowness..
    Dm C
    for i have nowhere to go and im cold..

    F Am
    And i feel so lonely yea..
    Dm C
    There's a better place from this emptiness..
    F Am
    And i'm so lonely yea..
    Dm C
    There's a better place from this emptiness..

    F Am Dm C
    yei yei yei ya...
    F Am Dm C
    Aa.. aa.. aa...

    F
    Tune mere jaana..
    Am
    Kabhi nahi jana..
    Dm C
    Ishq mera dard mera.. haaye...

    F
    Tune mere jaana..
    Am
    Kabhi nahi jana..
    Dm C
    Ishq mera dard mera...

    F Am
    Aashiq teraaa..
    Dm C
    Bheed mein khoya rehta hai..
    F Am
    Jaane jahaan aaa..
    Dm C
    Puchho toh itna kehta hai..

    F Am
    And i feel so lonely yea..
    Dm C
    There s a better place from this emptiness..
    F Am
    And i'm so lonely yea..

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  50. @Anon: Thank you so much for posting the guitar chords/tablature.

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  51. Anonymous11:56 AM

    hmmmmmmmm

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  52. Deepak10:19 AM

    It doesnt matter that the story is fake or not but really the song is very nice.
    But I know 1 thing that its so heart touching that an emotional and loved person cant hear it anymore. It makes cry after the first time.

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  53. divye thanx for this blog as well as for the post i have listened to dis song a thousand times n nw i count it in d top lists of my favourites songs n i also want to knw abhout ROHAN RATHORE who died and may he rest in peace.It is such a nice thing to know dat the person is no more but his voice is all over the world n we all have become a audience and wanna knw who is the singer ?
    n we are desperately waiting for someone to come up as who was rohan rathopre n i will request all my frendzz who had been ever part of IIT GUWAHATI N TRY TO MUG OUT ANY INFORMATION N I WILL TELL U AS WELL TILL DEN ALL THE BEST N TC :)boxina

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  54. have a look at this!!! actually it is gajendra verma!!!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95IbONUFWV4

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  55. guyz, its gajendra verma, for sure.. This song is from his album "Emptiness".. There is another song from this album, with the same feelings, same emotions, and same sweetness, named "Phir suna, meethi meethi si wo dastan".. You can search it in youtube, and spend some really beautiful minutes listening to it..

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  56. guyz, its gajendra verma, for sure.. This song is from his album "Emptiness".. There is another song from this album, with the same feelings, same emotions, and same sweetness, named "Phir suna, meethi meethi si wo dastan".. You can search it in youtube, and spend some really beautiful minutes listening to it..

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  57. Just to let you know - this video is not the original one posted on Youtube. I've tried searching for it, but it seems that it was taken down. Sanat and I have the original version with some text by the guy in it. Also, the video linked above in the blog was posted sometime in late October. If the rumours are true about him dying, his death would have taken place late in October or early November.

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