Pagrhi Sambhal Jatta

Rabbi Shergill

Ghazni Tughlaq Aibaq Ghauri (Ghazni Tughlaq Aibaq Ghauri)
Pehla duja Khilji Lodhi (The first & the second Khilji, Lodhi)
Taimur ‘te Babar (Taimur and Babar)

Jagannath Somnath Ajudhia (Jagannath Somnath Ayodhya)
Banaras Kannauj ‘te Mathura (Benaras Kannauj & Mathura)
Bolia si fir Nanak (And thus spake Nanak)

Aiti mar pai karlaney (Badly mauled they cry)
Taenki darad(u) na aia rabba (You still do not feel any mercy” O! God!)
Uthh kharha hun tagrha ho ja (Stand up and be strong)
Bina Guru ko na vali jatta (No one but the Guru is your master peasant)
Kasna paina tainu lakk aapna (You’ll have to buckle yourself up)
Lanbhion aa ke kisey nahion sambhnan (No stranger is coming to your rescue)

Pagrhi sambhal jatta (Respect the turban peasant)
Pagrhi sambhal oye (Respect the turban)
Pagrhi sambhal jatta (Respect the turban peasant)
Pagrhi sambhal oye (Respect the turban)
Pagrhi sambhal (Respect the turban)

Lehna pothi miri-piri Lehna (the book, the two powers)
Nauven guru di shahidi (Martyrdom of the ninth Guru)
Amrit chali muktey Auranga (Baptism, the Liberated 40, Auranga)

Bala Mardana ‘te Baba Budhha (Bala Mardana & Baba Budhha)
Bidhichand Matidas Satidas (Bidhichand Matidas Satidas)
(Mai) Bhago ‘te Banda (Mother) Bhago & Banda (Bahadur)

Jau tau prem khelan ka chau (If you wanna play the game of love)
Sir dhar tali gali meri aau (First put your head on your palm)
It marag paer dharijaey (If you set foot on this path)
Sir deejai kaan na keejay (Don’t evade self sacrifice)
Asan keeta jo aakhia si guru (We did what the Guru asked)
Par ajj kittey phassiay jo kadey hoia si shuru (But it’s stuck what was once started)

Pagrhi sambhal jatta (Respect the turban peasant)
Pagrhi sambhal oye (Respect the turban)
Pagrhi sambhal jatta (Respect the turban peasant)
Pagrhi sambhal oye (Respect the turban)
Pagrhi sambhal (Respect the turban)

Sirhind Budhha Taruna Dal Mani Singh Bota Singh (Sirhind, the old & new guard, Mani Singh, Bota Singh)
Deep Singh Massa Rangarh Nadirshah Bhai Taru (Deep Singh, Massa Rangarh, Nadirshah, Bhai Taru)
Mir Mannu barha maaru (Mir Mannu is ruthless)

Shahbaz Singh Subeg Singh Haqiqat Rai Ahmed Shah (Shahbaz Singh Subeg Singh Haqiqat Rai Ahmed Shah)
Hathhu Bagarh Singh Thomson Jassa Singh Hathu (&) Bagarh Singh (George) Thomas Jassa Singh
Ghallugharey (The Holocausts)
Eh mukde nahi ne marey (Killing alone doesn’t finish them)

Ranjit Singh Aala Singh gorey (Ranjit Singh, Aala Singh, The British)
Hari singh Phula Singh Dogrey Hari Singh (Nalva), (Akali) Phula Singh
Attak di jit Gujarat di haar (The victory at Attock, the defeat in Gujarat)
Kehrha zimmevar (Who’s responsible)

Tere hath ki aaya jatta (What did you lay your hands on peasant)
Tavarikhan da ghatta (The dust of history)
Be-ittefaqian de turhi (The chaff of disunity)
Aa vekh uddadi pai u (See how it flies)

Tere hath ki aaya jatta (What did you lay your hands on peasant)
Tavarikhan da ghatta (The dust of history)
Be-ittefaqian de turhi (The chaff of disunity)
Aa vekh uddadi pai u (See how it flies)

Pagrhi sambhal jatta (Respect the turban peasant)
Pagrhi sambhal oye (Respect the turban)
Pagrhi sambhal jatta (Respect the turban peasant)
Pagrhi sambhal oye (Respect the turban)
Pagrhi sambhal jatta (Respect the turban peasant)
Pagrhi sambhal oye (Respect the turban)
Pagrhi sambhal jatta (Respect the turban peasant)
Pagrhi sambhal oye (Respect the turban)
Pagrhi sambhal jatta (Respect the turban peasant)
Pagrhi sambhal oye (Respect the turban)
Pagrhi sambhal jatta (Respect the turban peasant)
Pagrhi sambhal (Respect the turban)


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    It has to be about learning something from the Sikh riots. The intro really reminds of "Under the bridge".

    young_jableson January 26, 2009   Link

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