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Calculations

Arjan Dhillon

Saroor · 2023

Ho gintee bhool ja tere laare ginda haandiye

I lose count while tallying up your lies, my dear.

Ho lagda rakhna paina ae mainu vee muneem koi

It feels like I’ll need to hire an ‘accountant’ too.

Ho jaandee jaandee saanu ehna tan seekha jaandee

Before you go, teach me at least this much,

Ho jaandee jaandee saanu ehna tan seekha jaandee

before you go, teach me at least this much,

Haaye kise utte kive launda ae scheme koi

how exactly does someone plot a scheme against another?

Ho gintee bhool ja tere laare ginda haandiye

I lose count while tallying up your lies, my dear.

Ho lagda rakhna paina ae mainu vee muneem koi

It feels like I’ll need to hire an ‘accountant’ too.

Ho gintee bhool ja tere laare ginda haandiye

I lose count while tallying up your lies, my dear.

Lagda rakhna paina ae mainu vee muneem koi

It feels like I’ll need to hire an ‘accountant’ too.

Ho kede janam ch jaake bharengi tu harjaana ni

In which lifetime will you finally pay the price for this?

Jidde tootti mere naal rajan te bhana si

The day we broke up, it was just another excuse.

Haaye de vee mera reha si dookh vadauna ni

It only served to deepen my heartache.

Haje vee awdee lagdee jad vee soopna aunda ni

You still feel like mine whenever you appear in my dreams.

Ho duniya poochdee kitho magaunda kala maal koode

The world asks where I get my ‘ill#cit’ goods from, girl.

Neend na aawe meriyan rehndia akhan laal koode

I can’t sleep, so my eyes stay bloodshot, girl.

Kiwen samjhaaiye yaaro main ni khadee feem koi

How do I explain to my friends that I don’t use ‘opi#m’?

Ho gintee bhool ja tere laare ginda haandiye

I lose count while tallying up your lies, my dear.

Ho lagda rakhna paina ae mainu vee muneem koi

It feels like I’ll need to hire an ‘accountant’ too.

Ho gintee bhool ja tere laare ginda haandiye

I lose count while tallying up your lies, my dear.

Lagda rakhna paina ae mainu vee muneem koi

It feels like I’ll need to hire an ‘accountant’ too.

Ho nawa nawa chah passport te mohr’an da

You were so excited to get stamps on your passport,

Haaye saaree oomar ki karengi liquor store’an da

but what will you do in liquor stores for the rest of your life?

Ho tainu pegya chass koode mortgage’an da

You’ve become obsessed with paying off mortgages, girl.

Kithe reh gaya ilam ishq te heja da

What happened to the true meaning of love and affection?

Ho gyarahvee da tu patteya haaye dookh bhaare ne

You’ve been lost since the eleventh grade, and the burdens are heavy.

Haaye ditta na koi ditta na enya saanu Phagwade ne

This city of ‘Phagwara’ hasn’t given me anything at all.

Hoon alrah utte karde nahee yakeen koi

Now, I don’t trust any young girl anymore.

Ho gintee bhool ja tere laare ginda haandiye

I lose count while tallying up your lies, my dear.

Lagda rakhna paina ae mainu vee muneem koi

It feels like I’ll need to hire an ‘accountant’ too.

Ho gintee bhool ja tere laare ginda haandiye

I lose count while tallying up your lies, my dear.

Lagda rakhna paina ae mainu vee muneem koi

It feels like I’ll need to hire an ‘accountant’ too.

Ho pehlee oomar diyan koode kachiyan jehian lihaazan ch

From those fragile bonds of our youth,

Tere ditte khat paye haje vee pind daraja ch

your old letters are still sitting in my drawers back home.

Sohne hor bathere koi ni antt koode

There are plenty of beautiful people out there, girl.

Kehnda reha mainu sade ala beant koode

My friend ‘Beant’ kept telling me so.

Haaye othe rehndee chheetee visa jitho da milda ni

You stay where a visa isn’t easily found.

Show shoo laun ayunga Arjan adee to hilda ni

Arjan’s coming for a show; he doesn’t budge from his stance.

Ho leejee VVIP ticketan henee seen koi

Just get some VVIP tickets, it won’t be a problem.

Ho gintee bhool ja tere laare ginda haandiye

I lose count while tallying up your lies, my dear.

Ho lagda rakhna paina ae mainu vee muneem koi

It feels like I’ll need to hire an ‘accountant’ too.

Ho gintee bhool ja tere laare ginda haandiye

I lose count while tallying up your lies, my dear.

Lagda rakhna paina ae mainu vee muneem koi

It feels like I’ll need to hire an ‘accountant’ too.