Sohni - Lakhwinder Wadali (Full Lyrics with English Translation)
By Sounds of Punjab - 4:29 PM
Remake Credits:
Album: Ishqe Daa Jaam
Track: Sohni
Vocals: Lakhwinder Wadali
Music: Jatinder Jeetu
Vocals: Lakhwinder Wadali
Music: Jatinder Jeetu
Lyrics: Traditional
Original Credits:
Album: Unknown
Track: Sohni Kandey Tey Khalokey
Vocals: Wadali Bros
(Ustad Pyare Lal Wadali and Puran Chand Wadali)
Music: Traditional
Lyrics: Traditional
This song tells the story of Sohni Mahiwal, one of the four popular tragic romances of Punjab. Sohni, unhappily married to a man she despises, would swim every night across the river using a pot to keep afloat in the water, to her beloved Mahiwal, who raised a herd of buffaloes. One night, her sister-in-law replaces the pot with a vessel of unbaked clay, which dissolves in water and she dies in the whirling waves of the river. This song is a conversation between Sohni and the unbaked clay.
You may listen to the original song on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU4q_8lC734
You may listen to the remake of this song on Raag.FM:
http://player.raag.fm/player/?browser=flash&pick[]=421852
Sohni Kandey Te Khalokey, Kare Dil Ch Vichaaran
Sohni, standing on the banks of the river, ponders in her heart
Das Gharhea Jhana (river Chenab) Ch Tenu Taaran Ke Na Taaran
Tell me, O pot, should I or should I not keep you afloat in the river?
Ni Tu Taar De Beshak, Mann Raab Da Tu Bhaana
Keep me afloat without any doubt, Consider it God's will
Ni Main Kache Khur Jaana, Tu Jhana Ch Rurh Jaana
I will melt away raw, and you will drown in the river
Sohni Kandey Te Khalokey, Kare Dil Ch Vichaaran
Sohni, standing on the banks of the river, ponders in her heart
Tenu Changa Bhalaa Geyi Si Luko Ke, Mere Oundea Nu Baithon Kacha Ho Ke
I had hidden you well before I left, you're sitting raw when I have returned
Tu Vi Dinda Eh Jawab, Das Kihnu Awaaz Maara
You're not helping, Tell me who I should call?
Das Gharhea Jhana Ch Tenu Taaran Ke Na Taaran
Tell me, O pot, should I or should I not keep you afloat in the river?
Sohni Kandey Te Khalokey, Kare Dil Ch Vichaaran
Sohni, standing on the banks of the river, ponders in her heart
Aiwen Gussa Kahnu Kardi Eh Mere Te, Bhehri Nanad Wart Gayi Tere Te
Why are you getting mad at me for no reason? Your terrible sister-in-law has done this to you
Kaiyan Chira Da Si Baithi, Tera Mall Ke Sirhaana
I've been sitting here for a while invading your pillow
Ni Main Kache Khur Jaana, Tu Jhana Ch Rurh Jaana
I will melt away raw, and you will drown in the river
Sohni Kandey Te Khalokey, Kare Dil Ch Vichaaran
Sohni, standing on the banks of the river, ponders in her heart
Gharhea Mann Ajj Mere Ve Sawaal Nu, Ni Main Milna Jaroor Mahiwal Nu
O pot, understand my question today, I must meet my Mahiwal
Ve Main Ohde Ton Begair Ik Pal Na Sahara
I can't live for a moment without him
Das Gharhea Jhana Ch Tenu Taaran Ke Na Taaran
Tell me, O pot, should I or should I not keep you afloat in the river?
Sohni Kandey Te Khalokey, Kare Dil Ch Vichaaran
Sohni, standing on the banks of the river, ponders in her heart
Ni Tu Mann Ke Khwaaja Menu Thel De, Khaure Raab Tenu Mahiwal Mel De
You should obey the Lord and use me, maybe God will let you meet Mahiwal
Kar Layeen Yaar Da Deedar, Dil Torhi Na Nimaana
Take the sight of your beloved, don't break the careless heart
Ni Main Kache Khur Jaana, Tu Jhana Ch Rurh Jaana
I will melt away raw, and you will drown in the river
Sohni Kandey Te Khalokey, Kare Dil Ch Vichaaran
Sohni, standing on the banks of the river, ponders in her heart
Ni Tu Taar De Beshak, Mann Raab Da Tu Bhaana
Keep me afloat without any doubt, Consider it God's will
Sohni Charke Gharhe Te Thil Peyi Je, Honi Ohdron Kandey Te Ah Beyi Je
Sohni uses the pot to keep afloat, Fate comes and sits on the banks of the river
Jadon Ghote Lagi Khaan, Ohdon Kambiyan Deewaran
When she begins to drown, the walls start shaking
Mahiwal De Vi Dil Diyan Hil Giyan Taaran
Wires of Mahiwal's heart were moved
Doven Rurh Gaye Jhana Ch, Paiyan Ashiqan Ch Haaran
Both of them drown in the river, the lovers lost to death
Das Gharhea Jhana Ch Tenu Taaran Ke Na Taaran
Tell me, O pot, should I or should I not keep you afloat in the river?
Sohni Kandey Te Khalokey
Sohni, standing on the banks of the river
Ni Tu Taar De Beshak, Mann Raab Da Tu Bhaana
Keep me afloat without any doubt, Consider it God's will
Sohni Charke Gharhe Te Thil Peyi Je, Honi Ohdron Kandey Te Ah Beyi Je
Sohni uses the pot to keep afloat, Fate comes and sits on the banks of the river
Jadon Ghote Lagi Khaan, Ohdon Kambiyan Deewaran
When she begins to drown, the walls start shaking
Mahiwal De Vi Dil Diyan Hil Giyan Taaran
Wires of Mahiwal's heart were moved
Doven Rurh Gaye Jhana Ch, Paiyan Ashiqan Ch Haaran
Both of them drown in the river, the lovers lost to death
Das Gharhea Jhana Ch Tenu Taaran Ke Na Taaran
Tell me, O pot, should I or should I not keep you afloat in the river?
Sohni Kandey Te Khalokey
Sohni, standing on the banks of the river
