Jatt Aardtiye Bange

Sometimes in a Bolero, sometimes in a Safari

Who is this wealthy merchant you’ve befriended?

Sometimes in a Bolero, sometimes in a Safari

Who is this wealthy merchant you’ve befriended?

After paying all that interest, you’ve lost the game

After paying all that interest, you’ve lost the game

You won't be able to sustain these expensive tastes

The debt of the [Arhtiya: commission agent/money lender] cannot be cleared, you crazy man

The debt of the [Arhtiya: commission agent/money lender] cannot be cleared, you crazy man

I've rolled up the old ledgers and account books

Now this [Jatt: a member of the land-owning agricultural community known for pride and lifestyle] is letting off celebratory firecrackers

I've rolled up the old ledgers and account books [Ni/Nee: a gender-specific vocative used to address a woman directly]

Now this [Jatt: land-owning farmer] is making his presence known with a bang

The sons of [Jatts: land-owning farmers] are hardworking now

The sons of [Jatts: land-owning farmers] are hardworking now

They are enjoying prosperous and easy days

Now the [Jatts: land-owning farmers] have become the [Arhtiyas: commission agents] themselves, we've pushed the [Lalas: traditional merchant/money-lending class] into the corner

Now the [Jatts: land-owning farmers] have become the [Arhtiyas: commission agents] themselves, we've pushed the [Lalas: traditional merchant/money-lending class] into the corner

Oh, back then they used to be so innocent

That is why the [Jatts: land-owning farmers] used to get plundered

Now a single [Killa: an acre of land] belonging to the [Jatts: land-owning farmers]

Is worth more than sixty million rupees

Oh, back then they used to be so innocent

That is why the [Jatts: land-owning farmers] used to get plundered

Now a single [Killa: an acre of land] belonging to the [Jatts: land-owning farmers]

Is worth more than sixty million rupees

Others hide daggers in their embrace

The intentions of people are wicked

When these rumors start traveling from house to house

When these rumors start traveling from house to house

Your heart won't be able to find peace

The debt of the [Arhtiya: commission agent/money lender] cannot be cleared, you crazy man

The debt of the [Arhtiya: commission agent/money lender] cannot be cleared, you crazy man

After selling the [Haari: winter crop/wheat] and [Sauni: summer crop/rice] harvests

The [Jatt: land-owning farmer] used to return from the market with empty pockets

The [Jatt: land-owning farmer] would work with all his might

Yet he remained buried under the weight of debt

After selling the [Haari: winter crop/wheat] and [Sauni: summer crop/rice] harvests

The [Jatt: land-owning farmer] used to return from the market with empty pockets

The [Jatt: land-owning farmer] would work with all his might

Yet he remained buried under the weight of debt

Now we have air-conditioned cars

We've built massive mansions for ourselves

The [Jatts: land-owning farmers] are in high spirits now

The [Jatts: land-owning farmers] are in high spirits now

Prosperity has come to those who toiled with hard labor

Now the [Jatts: land-owning farmers] have become the [Arhtiyas: commission agents] themselves, we've pushed the [Lalas: traditional merchant/money-lending class] into the corner

Now the [Jatts: land-owning farmers] have become the [Arhtiyas: commission agents] themselves, we've pushed the [Lalas: traditional merchant/money-lending class] into the corner

After studying hard, they have become high-ranking officers

The sons of [Jatts: land-owning farmers] are now the breadwinners

Now the [Jatts: land-owning farmers] have become wise and savvy

Who would dare to cheat or trap them now?

After studying hard, they have become high-ranking officers

The sons of [Jatts: land-owning farmers] are now the breadwinners

Now the [Jatts: land-owning farmers] have become wise and savvy

Who would dare to cheat or trap them now?

By becoming one with the soil of the earth

I've seen him hauling dust in the scorching heat

He who wanders around hiding his inner pain

He who wanders around hiding his inner pain

That pain can no longer be concealed

The debt of the [Arhtiya: commission agent/money lender] cannot be cleared, you crazy man

The debt of the [Arhtiya: commission agent/money lender] cannot be cleared, you crazy man

My beautiful, a [Jatt: land-owning farmer] never breaks

Unless the Almighty pours down His wrath

Sometimes even God acts with [Dhaka: excessive force/injustice]

When He pours rain upon the standing crops

My beautiful, a [Jatt: land-owning farmer] never breaks

Unless the Almighty pours down His wrath

Sometimes even God acts with [Dhaka: excessive force/injustice]

When He pours rain upon the standing crops

The words of [Karamjit: self-reference to the singer Karamjit Puri] are pure and honest

Filled to the brim with wisdom

We have put in the ultimate hard work

We have put in the ultimate hard work

We have forgotten those dark, struggling days

Now the [Jatts: land-owning farmers] have become the [Arhtiyas: commission agents] themselves, we've pushed the [Lalas: traditional merchant/money-lending class] into the corner

Now the [Jatts: land-owning farmers] have become the [Arhtiyas: commission agents] themselves, we've pushed the [Lalas: traditional merchant/money-lending class] into the corner