23
Cheema Y
[Verse 1: Cheema Y]
[Verse 1: Cheema Y]
Ikk mili life aa te do vadde risk ne
One life to live, but I'm carrying two heavy burdens.
Tinn thalle gaddiya chaar utte case aa
Three whips in the garage, four court cases hanging over my head.
Panj mere vair aa main chhe payi aa goliya
Five rivals to worry about, six rounds fired in the heat of the moment.
7 lagge diamond ghadhi da jedha base aa
Seven shimmering diamonds set into the bezel of my timepiece.
Te yaar tera 8'vi 'ch ho gaya c fail ni
And yeah, your man was a dropout back in the 8th grade.
Nau'n vari ayi aa threat jeedi care ni
Nine death threats later, and I still couldn't care less.
Das mainu dass tu pugauna kedha vair aa
Tell me, just whose battle are you actually trying to fight?
Gyara jaiye ho mera vadda bai kehr aa
Eleven, that’s when my older brother became a absolute terror.
Bara billo bore di hatha de vich lehr aa
Twelve-bore shotgun resting effortlessly in my grip.
Te 13-13 vandi da aa babbe'aa di mehr aa
Thirteen, we split the spoils by the grace of the divine.
14 gunha hogaya kille da jedha rate c
Fourteen times the value of the land has skyrocketed.
Deedar mere 15 din'a di jinni wait c
They’ve been dying for a glimpse of me after a fifteen-day disappearing act.
16 vich kadi c sharab pehli vaar ni
Sixteen, that was the first time I ever tasted the hard stuff.
17 kilo seb paye seena dindi thaar ni
Seventeen kilos of apples keeping the core icy cold.
18 vaari chowki 'ch shikayit meri aagi
Eighteen times I’ve had the cops breathing down my neck.
Te 19've 'ch labheya agent dunki laa li
Nineteen, that’s when I snagged an agent and snuck across the border.
20 din aukhe ae kadе c ni main camp 'ch
Spent twenty agonizing days rotting in the detention camp.
Te 21've 'ch khadhi Scat Pack ramp te
Twenty-one, and I’m pulling up in a Scat Pack, stealing the scene.
22-22 kardе ne billo jhande gadd te
Twenty-two, and everyone is talking about how I’ve planted my flag.
Te 23 saal aivei ni Cheeme ne ethe kadd te
Cheema didn't just survive twenty-three years of chaos for nothing.
23 saal aivei ni Cheeme ne ethe kadd te
Cheema didn't just survive twenty-three years of chaos for nothing.
23 saal Jatt ne aivei ni ethe kadd te
The Jatt didn't just survive twenty-three years of chaos for nothing.
[Verse 2: Gur Sidhu]
[Verse 2: Gur Sidhu]
Gur Sidhu music
Gur Sidhu on the beat.
Ikk mili life aa te do kole phone ne
One life, and two burner phones glued to my palms.
Tinn aa accountant chaar vadde loan ne
Three accountants busy crunching numbers for my four heavy debts.
Panj buy kitti aa president rollie'aa
Five Presidential Rolexes sitting in the vault.
Te six 'ch che vaari kaddi'aa main goliya
Six times I've let that steel bark in my six-shooter.
7 vaari kabje chadhaye ni main ghar'aa de
Seven times I’ve claimed properties that didn't belong to me.
Te table te fish naa shrimp 8 tarah de
Eight kinds of seafood laid out on the dinner table.
9 vaari kita main prove wrong jagg nu te
Nine times I’ve made the world swallow its own doubts.
10 vaje pakka time jayida club nu
Ten sharp, and you’ll find me shutting down the club.
11 vaari hoya ae pyaar ikko kudi naa
Eleven times, I fell head over heels for the same soul.
12'vi 'ch nappta c asla main toodhi naa
12th grade is when I first got comfortable with the strap.
13 vaari lagiya ne mainu hathkadiya te
Thirteen times the steel bracelets have clicked around my wrists.
Te 14 vaari sau'n payi chadh de ti addhiya
Fourteen nights passed out from downing half-bottles.
15 'ch pehli vaari Taj Mahal dekheya
Fifteen, the first time I laid eyes on the Taj Mahal.
Te 16 'ch Hazoor Sahib jaake matha teke'aa
Sixteen, and I went to Hazoor Sahib to find some spiritual grounding.
Kiti aa 17 vari serr main pahada di te
Seventeen times I’ve conquered those mountain passes.
18 vaari palle'o karayi bail yaara di
Eighteen times I've dropped heavy cash to pull my boys out of jail.
19 vaari offer hoyi aa mainu lean ni
Nineteen times someone has tried to get me hooked on lean.
20 vaari record karaya main clean ni
Twenty times I've managed to scrub my record spotless.
21 century 'ch saade jeya koi scene ni
In this 21st century, there’s nobody else doing it quite like us.
Te 22 karde ne saare jhande v main gadd te
Twenty-two, and everyone is acknowledging the empire I’ve built.
22 karde ne saare jhande v main gadd te
Twenty-two, and everyone is acknowledging the empire I’ve built.
Te 23 saal jatt ne aivei ni ethe kadd te
The Jatt didn't spend twenty-three years grinding just to end up average.
23 saal jatt ne aivei ni ethe kadd te
The Jatt didn't spend twenty-three years grinding just to end up average.
Ohh 23 saal Sidhu ne aivei ni ethe kadd te
Sidhu didn't pour twenty-three years of his life into this for nothing.