Lyrics

Title: Ambwa Tale – امبوا تلے – Beneath The Mango Tree
Language: Braj

اے ری سکھی
e ri sakhi
O my dear friend

مورے سئیاں گھر آئے
more saiyaan ghar aaye
My husband has come home

مورے سئیاں گھر آئے
more saiyaan ghar aaye
My husband has come home

اے ری سکھی
e ri sakhi
O my dear friend

مورے سئیاں گھر آئے
more saiyaan ghar aaye
My husband has come home

مورے سئیاں گھر آئے
more saiyaan ghar aaye
My husband has come home

بھاگ لگے مورے آنگن کو
bhaag lage more aangan ko
Fortune has shown favour to my home

اپنے پیا کی میں دیکھ صورتیا
apne piya ki main dekh sooratiya
I gazed upon my beloved’s beautiful face

ہار گئی میں تن من کو
haar gayi main tan man ko
And became devoted to him with all my heart and soul

ہار گئی میں تو تن من کو
haar gayi main to tan man ko
And became devoted to him with all my heart and soul

امبوا تلے ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ambwa tale ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin beneath the mango tree at home

امبوا تلے ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ambwa tale ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin beneath the mango tree at home

آئی ساون کی بہار رے
aayi saawan ki bahaar re
The rainy season has blossomed

امبوا تلے ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ambwa tale ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin beneath the mango tree at home

آئی ساون کی بہار رے
aayi saawan ki bahaar re
The rainy season has blossomed

امبوا تلے ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ambwa tale ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin beneath the mango tree at home

اپنے مہلوا ماں گڑیا کھیلت تھی
apne mahalwa maan guṛiya khelat thi
I was in my father’s palace happily playing with my dolls

سئیاں کے آئے کہار رے
saiyaan ke aye kahaar re
Palanquin-bearers arrived to carry me to my husband’s home

اپنے مہلوا ماں گڑیا کھیلت تھی
apne mahalwa maan guṛiya khelat thi
I was in my palace happily playing with my dolls

سئیاں کے آئے کہار رے
saiyaan ke aye kahaar re
Palanquin-bearers arrived to carry me to my husband’s home

ہے ری سکھی گڑیا کھلنے نہ پائی
he ri sakhi guṛiya khilne nah paayi
O my dear friend, I could play with my dolls no longer

ہے ری سکھی گڑیا کھلنے نہ پائی
he ri sakhi guṛiya khilne nah paayi
O my dear friend, I was able to play with my dolls no more

سئیاں نے بھیجے کہار رے
saiyaan ne bheje kahaar re
My husband sent the palanquin-bearers for me

امبوا تلے ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ambwa tale ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin beneath the mango tree at home

آئی ساون کی بہار رے
aayi saawan ki bahaar re
The rainy season has blossomed

امبوا تلے ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ambwa tale ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin beneath the mango tree at home

میں داسی ہوں
main daasi hoon
I am a humble devotee

پریت کی پیاسی
preet ki pyaasi
Yearning for love

ہو میں داسی ہوں
ho main daasi hoon
I am a humble devotee

پریت کی پیاسی
preet ki pyaasi
Yearning for love

پریت کی پیاسی
preet ki pyaasi
Yearning for love

سئیاں کے گن گاؤں
saiyaan ke gun gaaoon
I sing my beloved husband’s praises

میں تو سکھیو بل بل جاؤں
main to sakhiyo bal bal jaaoon
Dear friends, I devote my very being to him

میں تو سکھیو بل بل جاؤں
main to sakhiyo bal bal jaaoon
Dear friends, I devote my very being to him

میں تو سکھیو بل بل جاؤں
main to sakhiyo bal bal jaaoon
Dear friends, I devote my very being to him

اپنے مہلوا ماں جھولا جھلت تھی
apne mahalwa maan jhoola jhulat thi
I was in my father’s palace happily playing on the swing

سئیاں کے آئے کہار رے
saiyaan ke aaye kahaar re
Palanquin-bearers arrived to carry me to my husband’s home

اپنے مہلوا ماں جھولا جھلت تھی
apne mahalwa maan jhoola jhulat thi
I was in my father’s palace happily playing on the swing

سئیاں کے آئے کہار رے
saiyaan ke aaye kahaar re
Palanquin-bearers arrived to carry me to my husband’s home

ہے ری سکھی جھولا جھلنے نہ پائی
he ri sakhi jhoola jhulne nah paayi
O my dear friend, I could play on the swing no longer

ننہی ننہی پرت پھہار رے
nanhi nanhi parat phuhaar re
Fine little raindrops drizzled down from the sky

امبوا تلے ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ambwa tale ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin beneath the mango tree at home

آئی ساون کی بہار رے
aayi saawan ki bahaar re
The rainy season has blossomed

امبوا تلے ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ambwa tale ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin beneath the mango tree at home

آئی ساون کی بہار رے
aayi saawan ki bahaar re
The rainy season has blossomed

امبوا تلے ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ambwa tale ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin beneath the mango tree at home

آئی ساون کی بہار رے
aayi saawan ki bahaar re
The rainy season has blossomed

امبوا تلے ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ambwa tale ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin beneath the mango tree at home

آئی ساون کی بہار رے
aayi saawan ki bahaar re
The rainy season has blossomed

امبوا
ambwa
…mango tree

امبوا
ambwa
…mango tree

امبوا تلے ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ambwa tale ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin beneath the mango tree at home

نہروا
niharwa
…my parent’s house

ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin… in my parent’s house

ڈولا
ḍola
…palanquin

ڈولا رکھ دے نہروا
ḍola rakh de niharwa
Put down the palanquin… in my parent’s house

امبوا تلے ڈولا
ambwa tale ḍola
…palanquin beneath the mango tree

Song Info

Ambwa Taley – Javed Bashir & Humera Channa

Coke Studio brings together the iconic South Asian voice of the new millennium, Javed Bashir and the honey-dewed vocals of Humera Channa for the track Ambwa. The Coke Studio composition unfolds as a folklore transporting one into a dream like landscape. Written by Hazrat Amir Khusro the wordings elaborate a wedding of a girl and the conflicting emotions of sadness and joy that parents go through when their daughter is getting married.

The composition encapsulates the complexity of human emotion, immersing one in melancholy and nostalgia. Bashir’s earthy tones deliver the depth of the composition that is further complemented by the subtle nuances of the xylophone played by Arsalan Rabbani, while Humera’s vocals accentuate the tenderness to the arrangement.

The composition presents a mix of elements; the poignant effect of rain, the clarinet creating an impression of a shehnai that maintains a sense of auspiciousness and sanctity to the structure and finally the percussions that bring the song together.

Song Credits

Ambwa Taley – Javed Bashir & Humera Channa

House Band

Aahad Nayani
Babar Ali Khanna
Imran Akhoond
Jaffer Ali Zaidi
Khalid Khan
Sikandar Mufti

Guest Musicians

Arsalan Rabbani | Xylophone
Jaffer Hussain | Clarinet
Shallum Xavier | Guitar