Suno ek thi kaanch ki gudiya
Listen, once there was a porcelain doll
Suno ek thi pyaar ki pudiya
Listen, once it so happened in a love story
Sadke, uss pyaar ke
One revered, that love
Suno ek tha pind da shera
Listen, once there was this feisty village lad
Aaya kas ke baandh woh sehra
Who came with a Sehra* wrapped tightly on his head
Sadke, uss yaar ke
One revered, that lover himself
Suno ek thi kaanch ki gudiya
Listen, once there was a porcelain doll
Suno ek thi pyaar ki pudiya
Listen, once it so happened in a love story
Sadke, uss pyaar ke
One revered, that love
Suno ek tha pind da shera
Listen, once there was this feisty village lad
Aaya kas ke baandh woh sehra
Who came with a Sehra* wrapped tightly on his head
Sadke, uss yaar ke
One revered, that lover himself
Saji thi doli woh,
And that doli* was decorated
Chadha tha ghodi voh
When he rode the wedding horse
Khoya jaane kahan inna sona pyaar baliye…
Dunno, where such a beautiful love got lost, dear one
(Jogi mahi, heer raanjhana,
To Jogi, to Mahi, and to Heer and to Ranjhana
Sab nu ja ke main yeh bolna,
I’ll go and tell all to them
Baat bol ke, raaz kholna
And by saying all that, I’ll open the secret) x.2
Dil thaame hue,
Holding his heart
Woh tha khada, chup ke se yun,
He was standing, quietly
Dur baithe hue, umra gaiyaan
Sitting mile away, ages swept past
Jaane na tu
You don’t know of
Deewane ne di jawani,
The lover gave up his youth
Ke har gham tu bhula de,
So you could forget each sorrow
Deta hi raha sadayein,
And he kept on praying so that
Ke dil se tu bula le
You call him with your heart
O chhad de ve zid hun,
Hey! don’t be so stubborn now
Chhaje uttey aaja hun,
Come on the terrace now
Dil tutta janda sun pyaar dulya
The heart is breaking away, and love spilled out
(Jogi mahi, heer raanjhana,
To Jogi, to Mahi, and to Heer and to Ranjhana
Sab nu ja ke main yeh bolna,
I’ll go and tell all to them
Baat bol ke, raaz kholna
And by saying all that, I’ll open the secret) x.2
Dholna ve, bol na
Dear one… speak up now
(Jind meri, jind meri, hun te aaja
My life, my life, it’s high time you come now) x.2
Jadon da rus gaya, khuda bhi bhul gaya,
Ever since you became upset, i forgot even God
Jindadi jaandi hai dholna
And my life’s been wasting away
Woh, jaane kahan, gum ho gayi, phir na mili
She, dunno where… lost herself… never to be found
Jo phoolon si thi, rus hi gayi, phir na khili,
The one who was like flowers, got upset, never to blossom again
Pyaar maanga tha maine rabb se,
I had asked for love from God
Woh rehta tha yahin pe,
Which stayed right here itself
Maangun mein yehi duayein,
All I ask for in my wishes
Laut aaye woh kahin se
That the love returns to me now
O chhad de ve zid hun,
Hey! don’t be so stubborn now
Chhaje uttey aaja hun,
Come on the terrace now
Dil tutta janda sun pyaar dulya
The heart is breaking away, and love spilled out
(Jogi mahi, heer raanjhana,
To Jogi, to Mahi, and to Heer and to Ranjhana
Sab nu ja ke main yeh bolna,
I’ll go and tell all to them
Baat bol ke, raaz kholna
And by saying all that, I’ll open the secret) x.2
Suno ek thi kaanch ki gudiya
Listen, once there was a porcelain doll
Suno ek thi pyaar ki pudiya
Listen, once it so happened in a love story
Sadke, uss pyaar ke
One revered, that love
Suno ek tha pind da shera
Listen, once there was this feisty village lad
Aaya kas ke baandh woh sehra
Who came with a Sehra* wrapped tightly on his head
Sadke, uss yaar ke
One revered, that lover himself
Saji thi doli woh,
And that doli* was decorated
Chadha tha ghodi voh
When he rode the wedding horse
Khoya jaane kahan inna sona pyaar baliye…
Dunno, where such a beautiful love got lost, dear one
Jogi mahi, heer raanjhana,
To Jogi, to Mahi, and to Heer and to Ranjhana
Sab nu ja ke main yeh bolna,
I’ll go and tell all to them
Baat bol ke, raaz kholna
And by saying all that, I’ll open the secret
Dholna ve, bol na
Dear one… speak up now
(Jogi mahi, heer raanjhana,
To Jogi, to Mahi, and to Heer and to Ranjhana
Sab nu ja ke main yeh bolna,
I’ll go and tell all to them
Baat bol ke, raaz kholna
And by saying all that, I’ll open the secret) x.2
***Notes***
Sehra- The bridegroom covers his face with a garland
Doli- Bridal carriage