Dad Says Lyrics English Translation | Dhaliwal 

Ek jatt, balliye, main utton Dhaliwal
[I’m a Jatt, darling, and on top of that, a Dhaliwal]
Teja jor ditta Rabb mainu Maajhe naal ni
[God gave me a third strength, the Maajha region]
Backyard mittran de border pabe te
[My friends’ backyards are on the border]
Kehnda laazmi shakeeda parshaade naal ni
[He says it’s essential to have a taste of the offerings]

Te main likh ke jaaunga paani utte paani nu
[And I will write on water with water]
Hunn ret nu main hathan chon ni kiran dena
[Now I won’t let the sand slip from my hands]
Jehde rahe mere maapeyan te hawa karde
[Those who were arrogant towards my parents]
Main hunn rishtedaran nu naiyo taran dena
[I won’t let those relatives succeed now]

Main oh ni jo launda 40 ghante week de
[I’m not the one who works 40 hours a week]
Te main ghare beh ke nahio changey din udeekne
[And I won’t sit at home waiting for good days]
Oh bank’an chon ni nikle jo bag’an ch paye
[What’s in the bags didn’t come from banks]
Yaar motor te maame mainu thaane udeekde
[Friends are waiting for me at the motor, and the cops at the station]

Aahe number vakeelan de main favourite ch ni
[These lawyers’ numbers are not in my favorites]
Kude jinna naal rali aa police baar di
[The girls the police are involved with outside]
Puchhgich nu lai jande jadon thaane goriye
[When they take you to the station for questioning, girl]
Pher thaane baahron karde receive yaar ni
[Then friends receive you outside the station]

Bol madam’an de lagde si zehar warge
[The words of the madams felt like poison]
Oh jadon kehndiyan si marjaneya tu padh la
[When they used to say, “You worthless boy, study!”]
Baapu kehnda munda putheyan kamma nu jammeya
[Dad says the boy was born for mischievous deeds]
Te main dass hunn kamm kivein sidha kar laan?
[So tell me, how can I straighten out my ways now?]

Kehnda munda putheyan kamma nu jammeya
[He says the boy was born for mischievous deeds]
Te main dass hunn kamm kivein sidha kar laan?
[So tell me, how can I straighten out my ways now?]

Oh sir sache paatshah da hath, man niwa, matt uchi
[With the true king’s hand on my head, a humble mind, and high intellect]
Kakh sakde ni patt jehde khinchde aa latt
[Those who pull my leg can’t uproot a thing]
Te main likhda ni khat, likhan fatwe kude
[And I don’t write letters, I write edicts, girl]
Naal rehn jehde jamme maheene satwein kude
[Those who were born in the seventh month stay with me]

Te main hero naiyo koi te main bana vi kyon?
[And I’m not a hero, and why should I become one?]
Hindi film’an de villain’an naal matt raldi
[My mindset matches the villains of Hindi films]
Puchhin har pind, shehar, har halke kude
[Ask in every village, city, and constituency, girl]
Saadi Bikram Majithia de waang chaldi
[We run things like Bikram Majithia]

Sade aasle da wajjda ae patti area
[Our area is known for its weapons]
Ni jila 47 pehlan Lahore si hunda ni
[District 47 used to be Lahore]
Putt maawan de mudhe na ajj taayin gharaan nu ni
[Sons haven’t returned home to their mothers to this day]
Saade kehnde jo ’84 aala daur si hunda
[They say our time was like the era of ’84]

Aahi Kairon ton si gift ch jail mang layi
[I asked for jail as a gift from Kairon himself]
Oh akhi dekhi Khemkaran chon main feem langdi
[I saw opium passing through Khemkaran with my own eyes]
Assi laadle aan kude Dashmesh pita de
[We are the beloved of the tenth Guru, girl]
Ni jehde bar-o-bar sada rehn jang layi
[Who are always ready for battle]

Ho nasha ik vi na laaya main shareer nu kude
[I haven’t put a single intoxicant in my body, girl]
Je main laaya ae taan laaya pairi hath baapu de
[If I have touched anything, it’s my father’s feet]
Ho kahton lokan kolon certificate main lawaan?
[Why should I get a certificate from people?]
Jadon ghar de mere ni mainu maada aakhde
[When my own family doesn’t call me bad]

Ho Jeep, Gypsy, Safari yaan Bullet, Pajero
[Jeep, Gypsy, Safari or Bullet, Pajero]
Jodi ghodiyan di naale German nasli
[A pair of mares and a German breed dog]
Ho paaya John Deere pichhe aa trailer milda
[You’ll find a trailer behind the John Deere]
Hunde chache kole Giddarbaje de sing vi asli
[Uncle has real horns from Giddarbaha]

Ho shonk poorne di aadat payi aa daade ton
[I got the habit of fulfilling my desires from my grandfather]
Khulla lagna akhada baahin de veyaah te
[There will be an open wrestling arena at my brother’s wedding]
Tu fan ohna bandeyan da mainu keh sakdi ni
[You can’t call me a fan of those people]
Jehde Dilli darje Rakane ji de laye naa te
[Who have taken the name of the respected lady in Delhi]

Saade bed’an utte chadran ni phullan waliyan
[Our beds don’t have floral sheets]
Ni assi pakki os raane naal rifle’an rakhiyan
[We have kept rifles with that firm determination]
Te main sapp chhad faddan do-muhi hathan ch
[And I’ve left snakes to catch the two-faced ones]
Jehdi aakhde je dang le taan maut pakki aa
[They say if it bites, death is certain]

Te main sochda haan karaan kheti-baadi fame di
[And I’m thinking of farming fame]
Meri family aa bas meri wajah jeen di
[My family is the only reason I live]
Mainu nasha hi tarakki aala ae chadeya
[I’m addicted to success]
Na lod naina chon na lod thekeyan ton peen di
[No need to drink from eyes, no need to drink from liquor stores]

Dekhi chopper de utte hou entry jadon
[Watch when I make an entry on a chopper]
Main baahron pehli vaari pind wadna
[When I enter the village for the first time from abroad]
Baapu kehnda munda putheyan kamma nu jammeya
[Dad says the boy was born for mischievous deeds]
Te main dass hunn kamm kivein sidha kar laan?
[So tell me, how can I straighten out my ways now?]

Kehnda munda putheyan kamma nu jammeya
[He says the boy was born for mischievous deeds]
Te main dass hunn kamm kivein sidha kar laan?
[So tell me, how can I straighten out my ways now?]