Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Aik Tha Daddu. (Inspired by Amy Lowry Poole author of The Ant and the Grasshopper)

Aik tha Daddu...                                 (once there was a frog..)
Uchalta koodta rehta tha..                 (who use to jump all around..)
Hansta kheylta rehta tha..                 (who use to smile and play along..)
Jab jab germi usko lagti..                   (whenever he feels the heat..)
Paani mein teyrta rehta tha..             (he swims to catch up the beat..)

Ganay ka usko shauq bhi tha..           (he was found of singing songs..)
Galay mein uskay soz bhi tha..          (there was a magic in his sound..)
Ik Tiddi se uski yaari bhi thi..            (he was friend with a grasshopper..)
jisko sangeet beemari bhi thi..         (who was happen to be a music lover..)

Dono'n beythe ik roz thay..               (both sat down one day..)
Kerte shikway ik roz thay..                (thinking on what should do they..)
Daddu bola main sure hoon..             (frog said i am sure of it..)
Makhiyan maarnay se bore hoon..     (wasting time, enough of it..)
Tiddi bola kia baat hai..                     (grasshopper said i am with you..)
Koi pass na mere kaam hai..              (as i have nothing else to do..)

dono bolay chal bhaag chal..              (both suggested to run away..)
iss duniya ko Aa tiyaag chal..             (lets find out what the world say..)
Tu cheyr dhunn main raag doon..      (we play along we sing a song..)
Tu himmat de mein aag doon..           (we muscle up with a King-Kong..)

Iss baat cheet mein howi raat..         (day passed and comes the moon light..)
Aur howa faisla, kal se Ja'naab..        (they decided to call it the night..)
Ho ga na pal bhar bhi araam..            (but tomorrow, when it comes..)
Kere'n ge jee bus yeh ik kaam..         (we will go out and we will jump..)
Per aaj zera hum thakk gae..             (but now tonight we are so tired..)
aur raat ke 12 bajj gae..                    (and we have decided to call it the night..)
Tau kal miltay hein phir yaha'n..        (lets meet next, same place..)
Shuru kere'n ge silsalah yaha'n..        (lets start over, same pace..)

Ik chewnti bhi thi sunn rahi..           (an ant was witnessing it too..)
Kai raato'n se sunn rahi..                  (listening to it all the way through..)
Peeth per ladaa tha ik zerrah..          (holding a piece on her back..)
Jo aadat tha roz ki ban raha..           (making it a daily track..)
Soch rahi thi bill mein jatay..            (on home door she whispered..)
Kab dono'n ye hoon ge siyanay..       (when will they kill mockingbirds..)

Jo kal per daalay jay'n ge..               (putting your plans on tomorrow..)
Woh aaj ka dinn ganway'n ge..         (only fills present with sorrow..)
Jo aaj na kuch ker pay'n ge..            (if you want something today..)
Kal bhi woh ye dohray'n ge..            (your action starts now today..)