《My Dance My Life》Candy孫夢萍老師

meh.ndii lagaake aa'ii

I came wearing henna;

bi.ndiya sajaake aa'ii  

I came adorned with a bindi.

meh.ndii lagaake aa'ii bi.ndiya sajaake aa'ii  

Henna on my hands, adorned with a bindi, I came.

chuuRii khankaake aa'ii paayal chhankaake aa'ii

Bangles clashing, anklets jingling, I came.

ab giit milan ke gaana hai gaana hai gaana hai

Now I must sing songs of our union;

mujhe saajan ke ghar jaana hai...

I must go to my husband's home...

guRiyaa.n paTole the mahariya nishaaniya

My dolls, my friends, all the traces of my childhood,

yaad o rahe joRiya

oh, my love, their memory will remain.

bachpan biita jawaanii aa'ii...

But m y childhood has passed, womanhood is upon me...

saajan ka sa.ndesa laa'ii

and it has brought a message from my beloved.

saiyyaa.njii ke sej ko jaake

Going to my husband's bed,

phuulo.n se mahakaana hai

I must scent it with flowers.

mujhe saajan ke ghar jaana hai...

I must go to the home of my husband...

janm diya moh o piya to paraa'iyaa.n ho jaandiyan

My love, those who gave birth to me have become strangers;

pal me.n naata toR chalii mai.n

in one moment I broke our connection.

baabul ka ghar chhoR chalii mai.n

I forsook my father's home;

ab to piya ke desh me.n saara jiivan mujhe bitaana hai

now I must spend my whole life in my husband's land.

mujhe saajan ke ghar jaana hai...

I must go to the home of my husband.

beTii kii taqdiir ka likha...

A daughter's fate was written...

paRHke mamta ro'ii

reading it, those who loved her wept...

kisii ne isko janam diya 

Someone gave birth to this girl,

aur le jaa'e ise koii

and someone will take her away.

saj-dhaj ke aaye baaraatii laa'e ghoRe haathii

A resplendent wedding procession will come; elephants and horses will lead it.

terii shaadii ke mauqe pe

On the occasion of your wedding,

milke sehara gaa'e.nge

as they garland the groom, the crowd will sing,

sadaa suhaagan rahe tuu banno

may you forever remain a wife [suhaagan = specifically, wife to a living husband].

tujhe du'aa'e.n de jaa'e.nge

They'll give you their good wishes and prayers.

aaj kii raina ham logo.n ko

Tonight, we

jhuum jhuumke gaana hai

must dance and sing!

mujhe saajan ke ghar jaana hai...

I must go to my husband's home.