Challa | The Beloved Wanderer

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Challa | The Beloved Wanderer

Ho jaavo ni koi mor liyavo,
Ni mere naal gaya ajj lad ke,
Oh allah kare jeh aa jaave sohna,
Devan jaan kadma vich dhar ke.
Ho Challa beri oye boor e, Ve vatan mahi da door e,
Ve jaana pehle poor e, ve gall sun challeya chora,
Ve kahda laya ee jhora.
Ho challa khooh te dhariye, challa khooh te dhariyeve
Gallan mooh te kariye,
Ve sacche rabb ton dariye, ve gall sun challeya dhola,
Ve rabb ton kahda ee ohla.
Ho challa kaaliyan mirchan, ve mohra pee ke marsaan,
Ve sire tere chdsan, ve gall sun challeya dhola,
Ve saad ke keeta ee kola.
Ho challa nau nau kheve, ve puttar mithde meve,
Ve allah sabh nu deve, ve gall sun challeya kanvaan,
Ve manvaan thandiyan chaanvan.
Ho challa kann diyan dandian, ve saare pind vich bhandian,
Ve gallan chajj paa chandian, ve gall sun challeya dhola,
Ve saad ke keeta ee kola.
Ho challa gal di ve gani, ve tur gaye dilan de jani
Ve meri dukhan di kahani, ve aa ke sunja dhola
Ve tetton khada ee ohla
Ho challa paya ee gehne, oye sajan beli na rehne
Oye dukh zindri de sehne, ve gal sun chalia dhola
Ve kahda pana ee raula

Raps by Ruby Singh
It’s like a thief slipped into my vision
Stole all the colour and locked me in a prison
Stuck in this room I got no one to listen
My soul charcoal I can’t see the prism
The rhythm’s gone astray on this day I’m afraid
My beloveds gone away to the fray I’m betrayed
To recover is to say can this heart ricochet
Cause the plays maintained when the piper isn’t paid

I have prayed for your safe return
Like the blossoms in the spring For the light they yearn
But this love just burns while this stomach slowly churns
Will I ever learn will I ever earn nights free from concern
This ring gives no relief from my colour thief
Face to face I wish to meet but this cylces on repeat
On repeat I lay myself at your feet
A crow swallowed the sun and sings me to sleep

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from Jhalaak, released May 7, 2020

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Ruby Singh presents Jhalaak (spark), a Sufi Hip Hop project that leans back to mystic poetry from the 13th century and rides that current into the future with global bass sounds.

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