
Breathless Lyrics
Original Lyrics
Koi jo mila to mujhe aisa lagta tha Jaise meri saari duniya main geeton ki rut Aur rangon ki barkha hai khushbu ki aandhi hai Mehki hui si ab saari fizaayen hain Behki hui si ab saari hawaayen hain Khoyi hui si ab saari dishaayen hain Badli hui se ab saari adaayen hain Jaagi ummengein hain, dhadak raha ahi dil Sanson main toofaan hain, hoton pe nagme hain Aakhon main sapne hain, sapnon main beete hue Saare vo lamhe hain Jab koi aaya tha, nazron pe chhaya tha Dil main samaya tha, kaise main bataun tumhe Kaise use paaya tha, pyaar ke chehre pe bikhri jo julphen To aisa lagta tha jaise kohre ke peechhe Ek os main dhula hua phool khila hai jaise Badal main ik chaand chhupa hai Aur jhaank raha hai jaise raat ke parde main Ek savera hai roshan roshan aakhon main Sapnon ka saagar jismain prem sitaron ki chaadar Jaise jhalak rahi hai Lahron lahron baat kare to jaise moti barse Jaise kahin chandi ki payal goonjey Jaise kahin sheeshe ke jaam girey Aur chhann se tootey jaise koi chhip ke sitaar bajaye Jaise koi chaandni raat main gaye Jaise koi hole se paas bulaye Kaisi meethi baatain thee vo Kaisi mulakaatein thee vo Jab maine jaana tha Nazron se kaise pighalte hain dil Aur aarzoo paati hai kaise manzil Aur kaise utarta hai chaand jameen par Kaise kabhi lagta hai swarg agar hai To bas hai yahin par Usne bulaya mujhe, aur samjhaya mujhe Hum jo mile hain, hamain aise hi milna tha Gul jo khile hain, unhe aise hi khilna tha Janmo ke bandhan, janmo ke rishtey hain Jab bhi hum janme to hum yuhin milte hain Kaanon main mere jaise, shahed sa ghulne lage Khwaabon ke dar jaise aakhon main khulne lage Khwaabon ki duniya bhi kitni haseen aur Kaisi rangeen thee khwaabon ki duniya Jo kahne ko thee par kahin bhi nahi thee Khwaab jo toote mere, aakh jo khuli meri Hosh jo aaya mujhe Maine dekha maine jaana Vo jo kabhi aaya tha, nazron pe chhaya tha Dil main samaya tha, ja bhi chuka hai Aur dil mera hai ab tanha tanha Na to koi armaan hai, na koi tamanna hai Aur na koi sapna hai Ab jo mere din aur ab jo meri ratain hain Unmain sirf aansoon hain Unmain seif dard ki ranj ki batain hain Aur pharyaadein hain Mera ab bhi koi nahi main hoon aur khoye hue pyaar ki yaadein hain Mera ab bhi koi nahi main hoon aur khoye hue pyaar ki yaadein hain Mera ab bhi koi nahi main hoon aur khoye hue pyaar ki yaadein hain
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Breathless Song Meaning
Imagine being so deeply in love that when you meet someone, your whole world changes in an instant. That's what Breathless does. For a moment in time, it feels like everything is perfect. You know that feeling when you hear the line “Jaise meri saari duniya mein geeton ki rut,” it almost feels like you're being transported to a world where life is like a beautiful song. It's like the rush and chaos of emotions captured all at once. I mean, Shankar Mahadevan just goes on and on without taking a breath, just like how love sometimes hits you — nonstop and overwhelming. And the part where it talks about “kaise main bataun tumhe,” you get that sense of something indescribable, something so personal that words fail. I genuinely felt that. We've all had that one person who changes everything, right? But the song isn't just about the high of love — it’s also about the crash thereafter. Those lines about how your nights become full of tears when the love fades away, that’s some relatable stuff. I have to appreciate what Mahadevan achieved technically. This man's breath control is wild. For real, it's not just a gimmick — it adds to the frenzied, almost desperate pace of the song. There's a cultural aspect too, with the idea of love as destiny, of meeting someone as part of a cosmic plan, which is really common in Indian love stories. It’s like destiny's another character in this story. This track is a ride, matching the rush of the first hit of love and its inevitable unraveling. And maybe it’s the way it ends on a low — it just doesn't wrap up neatly. Life rarely does, right? You’ve felt that empty, “what now” moment when something you banked on disappears. It hits even when you expect it. That’s the thing about Breathless, it stays with you... almost like a memory of something too blurred for words.
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"Breathless" is a popular song sung by Shankar Mahadevan, released in 2021. The lyrics are penned by Javed Akhtar and the music is composed by Shankar Mahadevan. The song is released under Saregama India Limited.
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Lyrics Editor
Varun Saxena
Formatted & structured lyrics
Jun 8, 2021
Published by
Kavitha Rajan
DJYoungster Editorial Team
Jun 8, 2021
Fact Checked by
Aditya Bansal
Verified against original audio
Jun 8, 2021
Translation Editor
Divya Krishnan
Translated lyrics & meanings
Jun 8, 2021
Last Updated by
Akash Verma
Revised & improved accuracy
May 11, 2026
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