Pritam

Kaahga sab tann khaiyo, maara chun chun khayio maas
Scavenger, peck out the finest bits of my flesh
Doh naina matt khaiyo, jin ko piya milan ki aas
Just spare my eyes as they crave the sight of the beloved
Pritam matt pardes padhaaro
My dear don’t leave for distant lands
Rutt sawan ki sanwariya
The monsoon has just arrived, darling
Pritam matt pardes padhaaro
My dear don’t leave for distant lands
Koyel mor papiha bolay
The rainbird, songbird and peacocks are singing
Dhoom machay wich dhaandariya
It’s a festival here in the desert
Pritam matt pardes padhaaro
My dear don’t leave for distant lands
Kali ghatta ghatt rein andheri
The clouds are dark and leaden
Baras dehraway badalya
And when it rains, it will pour down heavily
Pritam matt pardes padhaaro
My dear don’t leave for distant lands
Saajan aisi preet na kariyo jaisi lambi khajoor
Darling love me not like the tall tree that bears dates
Dhoop lagay tau chaoon nahin, blagay phal door
That when the sun is scorching gives no shade, when one is hungry the fruit is
too far to reach