Singers:

 Shilpa Rao

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 chanaan de disse kulli right there across the chenab river lies my beloved’s hut

paar chanaan de 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

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya 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

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot

ghaṛiya o clay-pot