Mirza Lyrics English Translation – Ranjit Bawa

Ve Mainu Sabhe Peedan Ne Mandiyan
I can bear every kind of pain,

Aa Ikk Buri Bhaiyan Di Peed
But the pain of losing brothers is unbearable.

Khadeyan Taan Nahi Rajjda
Stagnant water does not satisfy the heart,

Oh Te Thalleyan Ni Rehnda Neer
And flowing water cannot be stopped.

Aa Kaahnu Bhaina Ne Jeondiyan
Why should sisters remain alive,

Te Vichhar Jaan Jinhna De Veer
When they are separated from their brothers?

Aa Puttar Mayein Bhullde Aalmaan
Sons forget their mothers when they grow knowledgeable/wise,

Te Bhaavein Hoke Maran Fakeer
Even if in the end they die as penniless fakirs.

Maa Mirza Di Boldi
Mirza’s mother speaks,

Kehndi Bakki Te Kalyan
And calls out to Bakki and Kalyan.

Kehndi Kithe Aa Ni Bakkiye
She asks, ‘Bakki, where are you?’

Kehndi Kithe Aa Ni Bakkiye Mera Mirza Sher Jawan
She asks, ‘Bakki, where are you, and where is my brave young lion Mirza?’

Mainu Supne Aaunde Chandre
Terrible nightmares haunt me,

Mainu Supne Aaunde Chandre Te Aangan Aaunda Khaan
Terrible nightmares haunt me, and the courtyard feels as if it is swallowing me whole.

Yaaro Bakki Aggeyon Boldi
Friends, Bakki responds,

Oh Yaaro Bakki Aggeyon Boldi
Oh friends, Bakki responds,

Ho Mere Beliyo
Oh, my companions.

Yaaro Bakki Aggeyon Boldi
Friends, Bakki responds,

Te Saara Dasdi Haal
And tells the whole story.

Kehndi Tere Putt Jawan Ne
She says, ‘Your brave son,’

Tere Putt Jawan Ne
Your brave son,

Kehndi Tere Putt Jawan Ne
She says, ‘Your brave son,’

Buddhiye Sahiba Layi Udhaar
Old woman, carried Sahiba away on credit/by abduction.

Ni Oh Heth Jandore So Gaya
He fell asleep under the Jand tree,

Ni Oh Heth Jandore So Gaya Te Supna Lai Sambhaal
He fell asleep under the Jand tree, so now just cherish his memory.

Ni Oh Naal Teeran De Fandeya
They struck him down with arrows,

Ni Oh Naal Teeran De Fandeya Te Keeta Khoob Halaal
They struck him down with arrows and brutally slaughtered him.

Kehnde Kise Naal Na Hovani
They say may this never happen to anyone else,

Oh Kehnde Kise Naal Na Hovani Hoi Jaisi Mirze Naal
Oh, they say may no one else endure the suffering that Mirza endured.

Oh Jatt Moya Peya Vi Tapkda
Even in death, that Jatt warrior shines,

Oh Jatt Moya Peya Vi Tapkda O Mere Beliyo
Even in death, that Jatt warrior shines, oh my companions.

Jatt Moya Peya Vi Tapkda Jiyon Tapke Suraj Naal
Even in death, that Jatt warrior glows like the brightly burning sun.

Kehnde Sunke Haalat Putt Di
Hearing about her son’s condition,

Kehnde Sun Ke Haalat Putt Di
Hearing about her son’s condition,

Maata Diggi Dhart Niraash
His mother fell to the ground in despair.

Othe Kattha Ho Gaya Kaurma
The entire clan gathered there,

Othe Kattha Ho Gaya Kaurma Te Jitna Vasda Paas
The entire clan and everyone living nearby gathered there.

Kehnde Utth Naseebo Surt Kar
They said, ‘Rise Naseebo, regain your senses.’

Kehnde Utth Naseebo Surt Kar Te Pher Lagge Dharvaas
They said, ‘Rise Naseebo, regain your senses, and find some comfort/courage.’

Aapan Badla Laange Khall Da
We will take revenge for his death,

Aapan Badla Laange Khall Da Oh Mere Mirzeya
We will take revenge for his death, oh my Mirza,

Aapan Badla Lange Khand Da
We will take complete revenge,

Te Kar Chandharan Da
And destroy the Chandhar clan,

Teri Thok Chandharan Da
We will completely wipe out the Chandhars,

Teri Thok Chandharan Da Naas
We will bring complete destruction upon the Chandhar clan.