Gallan Chaandi Diyan

Oh, speak words fragile as glass, so I may protect them from breaking

Oh, your golden words, I shall hang them from my ears like jewels

Oh, speak words fragile as glass, so I may protect them from breaking

Your golden words, I shall hang them from my ears like jewels

Turn your words into pure white silver, my soulmate [Sajjan: beloved/soulmate]

Listen, my soulmate

So I may wear them upon my fair, delicate feet

So I may wear them upon my fair, delicate feet

My handsome one, statues can never be carved out of the wind

Without you, my flowing tresses can never be woven into a braid

My handsome one, statues can never be carved out of the wind

Without you, my flowing tresses can never be woven into a braid

If you don't weave them now, they can't be unraveled later

The desert dunes search for you in the waters of the [Ravi: one of the five major rivers of Punjab]

For what reason do you punish me so, my soulmate

Such a punishment, my soulmate

So I may wear them upon my fair, delicate feet

So I may wear them upon my fair, delicate feet

I have blossomed and grown like a climbing vine in my youth

My elder grandmother says I’ve become quite the [Rakane: a poised, elegant, and clever young woman]

I have blossomed and grown like a climbing vine in my youth

My elder grandmother says I’ve become quite the [Rakane: a poised, elegant, and clever young woman]

I can stop birds in their flight with a single glance

Oh boy, I can lift a heavy [Kara: a traditional iron/steel bangle] with my teeth

My beauty is a burning flame, my soulmate

A glowing flame, my soulmate

So I may wear them upon my fair, delicate feet

So I may wear them upon my fair, delicate feet

So I may wear them upon my fair, delicate feet

So I may wear them upon my fair, delicate feet