Kangna – کنگنا – Bracelet - Farid Ayaz (Raag Malkauns)

The much awaited video of Farid Ayaz and Abu Muhammad has finally been released by Coke Studio and what wonderful work it is indeed. I had received several calls about this in the last two weeks. People excitedly asking if I had seen the preview etc. So the buzz having been created very succesfully ahead of the launch it has been very well received. The seven pages of enthusiastic comments on Youtube made by ecstatic viewers in the space of 48 hours are a great testament to the recital and great production of Coke Studio. Pakistanis are proud today!

Raag Malkauns with the Bandish "Ae Kangna" in typical classical qawwali fashion combined Farsi verses and the fusion of modern music makes this recital pure bliss.

Ae kangana
De de ri chail mero
Ae kangana de de ri chail mero
Kangana de de
Tori binti karoon
Tore payyaan paroon
Ae kangana
Ma ra bah ghamzah kusht o qaza ra bahaanah saakht
Khud su-i ma nah deed o haya ra bahaanah saakht
Bar dosh-i ghair dast nihaad az rah-i karam
Ma ra chu deed laghzish-i pa ra bahaanah saakht
Ae kangana
Kangana de de
Kangana
De de ri chail mero
Ae kangana de de
Aji chail kangna de de de de
de de
Ri chail mero
Naaheen aaoon main tore angana
Ae kangana
Lapak jhapak aur aan achaanak rang ḍaaro
Mohe madhawa pilaayo
Aise rangeele ke bedam waari
Jin mohe laal gulaal banaayo
Ae kangana
Mori sakhiyaan saheliyaan mohe bol maarat hain chailawa
De de kangana
Kangana de de ri chail mero
Naaheen aaoon main tore angana
Dil daadam o, Jaan daadam o Eemaan daadam
Ae kangana
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eng trans.

O, bracelet
give back, O dandy lover
give back my bracelet, O dandy lover!
give back my bracelet
and fall at your feet in humble entreaty
O, bracelet
kill us she did with coquetry and made “fate” the excuse
she willfully failed to look our way and made “shyness” the excuse
out of favour for the stranger (our rival), on his shoulder did she place her hand
the moment she sighted us, she made “a slip of the foot” the excuse
O, bracelet
give back to me my bracelet
bracelet
give back, O dandy lover
O, give back my bracelet
I say, you rake! give back, give back my bracelet
give back
O dandy lover
I won’t come with you to your courtyard
O, bracelet
deftly, in the wink of an eye, he cast his colour on me
made me drink such heady wine (that I lost myself in him)
Bedam is sacrificed on such a rakish charmer
who coloured me ruddy, rapturous red!
O, bracelet
my friends and boon companions throw taunts at me, dandy lover!
give back to me my bracelet
give back to my bracelet, dandy lover
I won’t come with you to your courtyard
I gave my heart and gave up my life and gave up my very faith!
O, bracelet
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اے کنگنا
دے دے ری چھیل میرو
اے کنگنا دے دے ری چھیل میرو
کنگنا دے دے
توری بنتی کروں
تورے پیّاں پروں
اے کنگنا
ما را بہ غمزہ کشت و قضا را بہانہ ساخت
خود سوئے ما نہ دید و حیا را بہانہ ساخت
بر دوشِ غیر دست نہاد از رہِ کرم
ما را چو دید لغزشِ پا را بہانہ ساخت
اے کنگنا
کنگنا دے دے
کنگنا
دے دے ری چھیل میرو
اے کنگنا دے دے
اجی چھیل! کنگنا دے دے دے دے
دے دے
ری چھیل میرو
ناہیں آؤں میں تورے انگنا
اے کنگنا
لپک جھپک اور آن اچانک رنگ ڈارو
موہے مدھوا پلایو
ایسے رنگیلے کے بیدم واری
جن موہے لال گلال بنایو
اے کنگنا
موری سکھیاں سہیلیاں موہے بول مارت ہیں چھیلوا
دے دے کنگنا
کنگنا دے دے ری چھیل میرو
ناہیں آؤں میں تورے انگنا
دل دادم و
جان دادم و
ایمان دادم
اے کنگنا

Poetry: Mirza Qateel (d. 1817), Bedam Shah Warsi (d. 1936) and others