kya ye hi jawani hai
kya ye hi jawani hai
har din hai nikhra hua
har din hai nikhra hua
har raat suhani hai
kya ye hi jawani hai

main gairo se kyun puchhu
main apno se kyun puchhu
main gairo se kyun puchhu
main apno se kyun puchhu
aaina jo kahta hai
aaina jo kahta hai
tu husn ki rani hai
tu husn ki rani hai
kya ye hi jawani hai

kya kahu ke kaun aa kar
kya kahu ke kaun aa kar
sapno me bulata hai
kya kahu ke kaun aa kar
sapno me bulata hai
khulte hi meri aankhe
khulte hi meri aankhe
jane kahan jata hai
jane kahan jata hai
ye meri kahani hai
ye meri kahani hai
kya ye hi jawani hai

jate huye bachpan se
aate huye yauvan se
jate huye bachpan se
aate huye yauvan se
dono se main kahti hu
dono se main kahti hu
ye dil ki nayi hai duniya
ye dil ki nayi hai duniya
ab kaise basani hai
ab kaise basani hai
kya ye hi jawani hai
kya ye hi jawani hai

Is this then youth, this bloom?
Each dawn unveiled, a brighter room.
Each night a reverie, softly spun.
Is this then youth, begun?

Why seek the whispers of the strange?
Why ask the kin who rearrange
The truths reflected, clear and bright?
The mirror speaks, and paints me light.
A queen of beauty, it proclaims.
Is this then youth's burning flames?

Who calls to me in shadowed sleep?
Who whispers secrets, soft and deep?
Who calls to me, a phantom grace?
And vanishes from time and space?
When waking, where does it depart?
This story etched within my heart.
Is this then youth's tender art?

From childhood's fading, gentle hand,
To youth's unfolding, promised land,
To both I whisper, soft and low,
A world within, begins to grow.
This world of heart, a brand new start,
How will I build within my heart?
Is this then youth, a vibrant start?
Is this then youth, to play its part?