Prof. Mohan Singh
Transliteration by: Jagjit Sandhu
(Poem 4 of 20)
Ambi da boota

ikk boota ambi da,
ghar saaday lagga ni,
jiss thallay behna ni,
surgaN wich rehna ni
ki ussda kehna ni,
wehRe da ghehna ni,
par mahi baajhoN ni,
pardesi baajhoN ni,
eh mainu wadd'da ay,
te khaTTa lagda ay.

iss bootay thallay je,
main charkhi daahni aan,
te jee parchaavan lai
dou tandaN paani aan,
koyal diaN kookaN ni,
maaran bandookaN ni,
peerhay nu bhannaN main,
charkhi nu phookaN ni,
phir dardi paahbo toN,
lai bahaN qaseeda je,
yaadaN wich dubbi da,
dill kidhray jurh jaye,
te sui qaseeday di,
poTay wich purh jaye.

phir uTh ke peeRhay toN,
main bhunjhay beh jaawaN,
cheechi dhar Thodi te,
vehna wich veh jaawaN,
sukhaN diaN gharhiyan ni,
melaN diaN gharhiyan ni,
kheeraN te poorhay ni,
saawan diaN jharhiyaN ni.
sohnay de tarle ni,
te meriaN arhiyan ni,
jadd chetay aa jaawan,
lohRa  hi paa jaawan.

oh kiha dihaarha si,
oh bhaaghaN wala si,
oh karma wala si,
jiss shubh dihaarhay ni,
ghar mera laarha si.
main naahti dhoti ni,
main vaal vadhaaye ni,
main kajjla payea ni,
main ghehnay laye  ni,
mall mall khori main,
heeray lishkaye ni,
laa laa ke bindiyan main,
kai phand banaye ni.
jaaN haar shingaaraN toN,
main vehli hoi ni,
aa ambi thallay main,
phir pooni chhohi ni.

oh Chann piyara vi,
aa baiTha saahveN ni,
ambi di chhaaweiN ni,
oh merian preetaN da,
sohna vanjhaara ni,
kissay pardesaN de,
laamaN diaN gallaN ni,
ghumkaar jahaazaN  di,
saagar dian chhallaN ni,
vairee de hallay ni,
sohnay dian ThallaN ni,
oh dassi jaawe te,
main bharaN hungaara ni.

uss gallaN karde nu,
patteyaN di kharh kharh ne,
badlaN di shookar ne,
wanghaN di chhann chhann ne,
charkhay di ghookar ne,
TappeyaN di lori ne,
koyal di kookar ne,
manjjay te paa ditta,
te ghook sula ditta.

takk sutta Mahi ni,
charkhay di charmakh toN,
main kaalakh laahi ni,
jaa sutte sohnay de,
maThay te layee ni,
main khull ke hassi ni,
main taarhi layee ni,
main dohri ho gai ni,
main chauhri ho gai ni,
oh uTh khaloyea ni,
ghabrayea hoyea ni,
oh bitt bitt takkay ni,
main khirh khirh hassaN ni,
oh murh murh puchhe ni,
main gall na dassaN ni.

takk sheesha charkhi da,
uss ghoori payee ni,
main chunghi layee ni,
oh pichhay bhajja ni,
main diyan na daahi ni,
uss maan jawaaani da,
main haTh zanaani da,
main aggay aggay ni,
oh pichhay pichhay ni,
manjji de girdhay ni,
Ambi de girdhay ni,
nassde vi jayeye ni,
hassde vi jayeye ni,
ohdi chaadar kharhke ni,
meri koThi kharke ni,
ohdi jutti cheekay ni,
meri jhaanjhar chhannke ni,
ohdi pagRi dheh pai ni,
meri chunni leh pai ni,
jaaN habh ke reh gaye ni,
chupp karke beh gaye ni.

oh kiha dihaarha si,
oh bhaagaN wala si,
oh karmaN wala si,
jiss shubh dihaarhay ni,
ghar mera laarha si,
ujj khaan hawaavaN ni,
ujj saarhan chhaawaN ni,
tarkhaan sadaavaN ni,
Ambi katwaavaN ni,
toba main bhulli ni,
haarha main bhulli ni,
je Ambi kattaN gi,
charh kissde utte
raah Dholay da takkaN gi.

ikk boota ambi da
ghar saaday lagga ni,
jiss thallay behna ni
surgaN da rehna ni
ki ussda kehna ni
wehRe da ghehna ni
par Mahi baajhoN ni,
pardesi baajhoN ni
eh mainu waDD'da ay,
te khaTTa lagda ay.







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