Dear Mama

Kade suraj wangu tappda haan

Sometimes I’m radiating fire like the midday sun.

Suraj wangu tappda

Blistering and intense.

Kade shaant savere warga aa

Other times, I’m as serene as a quiet morning.

Maa mainu lagda rehnda

Mother, I always feel,

Main jama tere warga aa

That I’m truly a mirror reflection of you.

Maa mainu lagda rehnda

Deep down, I keep thinking,

Main jama tere warga aa

That I’m cut from your same cloth.

Kayi vaari bapu wangu

Sometimes, I flare up like my father,

Duniya te harkh jaaya jaanda

Giving in to the world's harshness.

Par har vaari maa tere wangu

But every time, mother, I drift back to your ways,

Taras jeha aa jaanda

Finding that soft spot of compassion in me.

Kayi kehnde aaha chehra

People often say this face,

Jama tere chehre warga aa

Is identical to your own.

Maa mainu lagda rehnda

Mother, I keep feeling,

Main jama tere warga aa

That I’m truly a mirror reflection of you.

Kade suraj wangu tappda haan

Sometimes I’m radiating fire like the midday sun.

Koyi karda dekh tarakki

When I see others finding success,

Maithon sada nai hunda

I’m never one to harbor jealousy.

Maa tere wangu chah ke

Just like you, mother,

Kise da maahda nai hunda

I don't have it in me to wish ill on anyone.

Taiyon tera kalla Sidhu

That's why your Sidhu,

Tera kalla Sidhu

Your one and only son,

Lokan layi pathare warga aa

Is hardened like a rock against this world.

Maa mainu lagda rehnda

Mother, I keep feeling,

Main jama tere warga aa

That I’m truly a mirror reflection of you.

Kade suraj wangu tappda haan

Sometimes I’m radiating fire like the midday sun.

Tere wangu chetti khush

Like you, I’m quick to find joy,

Te chetti udaas jeha ho jaanda

And just as quick to fall into sadness.

Je koyi hass ke mil jaye

If someone meets me with genuine kindness,

Ohde te vishwas ja ho jaanda

I give them my trust unconditionally.

Duniyadaari dekhe taan main

If you judge me by these worldly standards,

Aam jeha lagda aa

I seem like just another ordinary guy.

Par jadd tu mainu dekhe ni

But when I see myself through your eyes,

Main khaas jeha ho jaanda

I feel like someone exceptional.

Sab nu maafi dinda haan

I choose to forgive everyone,

Sab nu maafi dinda

Granting mercy to all,

Jehda tere chehre warga aan

Because I carry your face in everything I do.

Maa mainu lagda rehnda

Mother, I keep feeling,

Main jama tere warga aa

That I’m truly a mirror reflection of you.

Kade suraj wangu tappda haan

Sometimes I’m radiating fire like the midday sun.

Chukk mathe laa laan pair dhare

I want to bow and touch my head to the ground,

Tu jehdi maati te

To the very earth you’ve walked upon.

Mera jee karda maa Charan Kaur

I yearn, Mother Charan Kaur,

Likhwa laan chaati te

To etch your name forever onto my chest.

Mera jee karda maa Charan Kaur

I yearn, Mother Charan Kaur,

Likhwa laan chaati te

To keep your memory permanently on my heart.