♫ Challa — Rabbi Shergill
Challa is a Punjabi song, sung by Rabbi Shergill. Using the player below, you can download or listen to the mp3 online.
Challa songs have traditionally been written in a parenting tone. In fact, some say, this song originated when the young son of a folk singer left his parents. Challa is a parents’ sigh for that departed child.
Notice how Rabbi changes the tone. This ‘Challa’ comes from a young guy who is aware of the feelings of people attached to him, as opposed to the angry young boy addressed in other/traditional Challa songs. At times, I felt as if Rabbi is trying to heal the wounds. And he does it well.
Lyrics
Chhalla vas nahi oo mere |The ring it listens to no one
Chhalla vas meri maan de |The ring it listens only to my mom
Ghallegi tan jange |It will leave only if she tell it to
Ve gall sun chhallia |Listen my love
Khaure keeta kis is ‘te toona |Don’t know who’s done this voodoo
Chhalla aa pia khuh ‘te |The ring it lies on the well
Gallan karie munh ‘te |Let’s talk face to face
Ve gall sun chhallia |Listen my love
Sanu vekhan nu tera ji ni karda |Don’t you wanna see me sometime
Tainu vekhe bina mera ni sarda |It’s hard for me not to see you
Chhalla bambi da paani |The ring a borewell’s water
Kithhey veh gaye ne jaani |Where has my love drifted to
Asan khabar ko na jaani |I have no news
Ve gall sun chhallia |Listen my love
Teri beri ik uggia ey kanda |On your berry has grown a thorn
Chhalla ambian kachian |The ring unripe mangoes
Mattan de koi sachian |Someone give me sage advices
Laiey lekhe jo bachian |Let’s commit to contemplation
Terian merian gharian |What’s left of time yours and mine
Ve gall sun chhallia |Listen my love
Langh javan ain na umran khaali |Or our lives will go waste
Chhalla gut ik lammi |The ring a long braid
Asan supne chummi |I kissed it in my dream
Hoi neeyat si anni |The desire had gone blind
Asan dil di si manni |But I listened to my heart
Ve gall sun chhallia |Listen my love
Hun de lai jehrhi deni ey sazaa |Now punish me as you will
Chhalla boharh ik ‘kalla |The ring a lone banyan
Unhe farhia ey palla |He holds on to the
Thalle dharat utte Allah |Earth below and God above
Ve gall sun chhallia |Listen my love
Khaure jandian kinni dunghian jarhan |How far run his roots
Es gall da os khud nu nahi pata |He knows not himself
LOVE
LOVE IT
Just perfect .
meree mitti de khushboo de ke kehnay…nae koi jor challay da.
beautiful
Rabbi is ultimate in Challa like his first popular song
Great ,naustalgic,too good KAKA RABBI you are great keep it up.Thanks.
Rabbi, so unique so beautiful.
i still dont get the meaning of the song, maybe coz i dont really understand the way rabbi uses challa, can someone help?
y bomb e a
Chhalla boharh ik ‘kalla
Unhe farhia ey palla
Thalle dharat utte Allah
Ve gall sun chhallia
Khaure jandian kinni dunghian jarhan
Es gall da os khud nu nahi pata ………!
i love this site.. it such give me wonderfull spiritual songs..
thanks to folkpunjab
this is one hell of a song….makes u feel sumthing that is so unique and pristine in its own way…!
in short this track titillates me…!
Rabbi rocks
Fantastic! thx 4 the translation. greetings from Denmark
perfect song
Exceptional song!! Brilliantly written,sung even better,precise meaning of written prose depicts a profound,heartfelt longing for the beloved(son/daughter)by the lover(parents)
full mast song hai