Thursday, December 15, 2005

A Daughter-Mother Duet -- Amir Khusrau

Mother, send me my daddy,
The rains have come.
Daughter, your daddy is now old,
How can he come?

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Mother, send me my brother,
The rains have come.

Daughter, you brother is too young,
He cannot come.

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Mother, send me my uncle,
The rains have come.

Daughter, your uncle is a loony in love,
He will not come.


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Original in Hindi

Amman meray baba ko bhaijo ri - Ke saavan ayaa
Beti tera baba to boodha ri - Ke saavan ayaa

Amman meray bhai ko bhaijo ri - Ke saavan ayaa
Beti tera bhai to baala ri - Ke saavan ayaa

Amman meray mamu ko bhaijo ri - Ke saavan ayaa
Beti tera mamu to baanka ri - Ke saavan ayaa

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