Par Chanaa De (Coke Studio Season 9)

paar chanaan de disse kulli yaar di
Right there across the Chenab river lies my beloved’s hut
ghaṛiya ghaṛiya aa ve ghaṛiya
Come on, clay-pot, let’s keep going
paar chanaan de disse kulli yaar di
Right there across the Chenab river lies my beloved’s hut
ghaṛiya ghaṛiya aa ve ghaṛiya
Come on, clay-pot, let’s keep going
raat haneri nadi ṭhaaṭhaan maardi
The night is deathly dark, the river waves surge high around us
aṛiye aṛiye haan ni aṛiye
Oh listen, girl, don’t be stubborn
paar chanaan de disse kulli yaar di
Right there across the Chenab river lies my beloved’s hut
ghaṛiya ghaṛiya aa ve ghaṛiya
Come on, clay-pot, let’s keep going
raat haneri nadi ṭhaaṭhaan maardi
The night is deathly dark, the river waves surge high around us
aṛiye aṛiye haan ni aṛiye
Oh listen, girl, don’t be stubborn
kacchi meri miṭṭi kaccha mera naam ni
I am a pot made of unbaked clay, bound to melt away in the river
haan main na-kaam ni
Being unsound and unsteady, I cannot but fail in carrying you across
ho main naakaam ni
I cannot but fail in carrying you across
haan main na-kaam ni
Being unsound and unsteady, I cannot but fail in carrying you across
kacchi meri miṭṭi kaccha mera naam ni
I am a pot made of unbaked clay, bound to melt away in the river
haan main na-kaam ni
Being unsound and unsteady, I cannot but fail in carrying you across
kacchiyaan da hunda kaccha anjaam ni…
The unsound can only reach an unsound end…
eh gal ‘aam ni
This is a truth known to all
kacchiyaan te rakkhiye na umeed paar di
Don’t rely on the unsound to help you reach the shore
aṛiye aṛiye haan ni aṛiye
Oh listen, girl, don’t be stubborn
raat haneri nadi ṭhaaṭhaan maardi
The night is deathly dark, the river waves surge high around us
aṛiye aṛiye haan ni aṛiye
Oh listen, girl, don’t be stubborn
paar chanaan de disse kulli yaar di
Right there across the Chenab river lies my beloved’s hut
ghaṛiya ghaṛiya aa ve ghaṛiya
Come on, clay-pot, let’s keep going
raat haneri nadi ṭhaaṭhaan maardi…
The night is deathly dark, the river waves surge high around us…
aṛiye aṛiye haan ni aṛiye
Oh listen, girl, don’t be stubborn
wekh chhallaan paindiyaan nah chhaḍḍeen dil ve
Look, the waves are splashing higher and higher, but don’t lose heart
wekh chhallaan paindiyaan nah chhaḍḍeen dil ve
Look, the waves are splashing higher and higher, but don’t lose heart
ajj mahiwaal noon main jaana mil ve
I must go to meet Mahiwal this night at any cost
ajj mahiwaal noon main jaana mil ve
I must go to meet Mahiwal this night at any cost
wekh chhallaan paindiyaan nah chhaḍḍeen dil ve
Look, the waves are splashing higher and higher, but don’t lose heart
haan lai ke khillh ve
So help transport me there
ajj mahiwaal noon main jaana mil ve
I must go to meet Mahiwal this night at any cost
haan aiho dil ve
Yes, my heart insists on going
yaar noon milegi ajj laash yaar di
Tonight, a lover will be greeted with the corpse of his beloved
yaar noon milegi ajj laash yaar di
Tonight, a lover will be greeted with the corpse of his beloved
yaar noon milegi ajj laash yaar di
Tonight, a lover will be greeted with the corpse of his beloved
ghaṛiya ghaṛiya aa ve ghaṛiya
Come on, clay-pot, let’s keep going
paar chanaan de disse kulli yaar di…
Right there across the Chenab river lies my beloved’s hut…
ghaṛiya ghaṛiya aa ve ghaṛiya
Come on, clay-pot, let’s keep going
raat haneri nadi ṭhaaṭhaan maardi
The night is deathly dark, the river waves surge high around us
aṛiye aṛiye haan ni aṛiye
Oh listen, girl, don’t be stubborn
paar channa de disse kulli
Right there across the Chenab river lies my beloved’s hut
paar channah dey disse kulli…
…across the Chenab river lies my beloved’s hut…
haan kulli
Yes, my beloved’s hut
ve kulli yaar di
… lies my beloved’s hut
ghaṛiya ghaṛiya aa ve ghaṛiya
Come on, clay-pot, let’s keep going
raat haneri nadi ṭhaaṭhaan maardi
The night is deathly dark, the river waves surge high around us
aṛiye aṛiye haan ni aṛiye
Oh listen, girl, don’t be stubborn
phaṛ pallaṛa
Hold firmly to…
phaṛ pallaṛa pakke murshad da jehṛa tainoon paar lagaawe…
Hold firmly to the sound guide who will take you safely to the shore…
jihṛa tainoon paar lagaawe
… who will take you safely to the shore
ghariya
O clay-pot
tainoon paar lagaawe
Take you safely to the shore
tainoon paar lagaawe
Take you safely to the shore
tainoon paar lagaawe
Take you safely to the shore
tainoon paar lagaawe
Take you safely to the shore
tainoon paar lagaawe
Take you safely to the shore
tainoon paar lagaawe
Take you safely to the shore
tainoon paar lagaawe.
Take you safely to the shore…
ghariya
O clay-pot
Translation by
Zahra Sabri