Katya karoon lyrics meaning

I was asked by my Non punjabi friends about meaning of Katya karoon , the famous song from Rockstar . Thought to translate full.

Kateya Karoon is an old punjabi folk song- The women in old days used to make cotton on the spinning feel . Still this is common time pass in villages but not in cities.  Group of ladies join and sing , talk things of here and there.

Often they sing for for their husbands or lovers..

Following is the detailed analysis


Ting ling ling ling ting ling ling ling >>>> Punjabi rhyme sort of kids do this often
Ting ling ling ling ting ling ling

Kateya karoon kateya karoon >>>> I will spin the cotton wheel ,

Tera roon kateya karoon >>>> Girl is saying to his beloved i will spin your cotton >>> roon means cotton
Tera roon tera roon tera roon roon roon roon roooon  >>>> tera means yours
Saari raati kateya karun  >>> I spin your cotton all night >>>> literal means in your thoughts all night
Kateya karoon kateya karoon
Sari raati kateya karoon
Saara din sochhan vich langhda >>>>> The entire day is spent in this thought
Tere lai hun jiyun te marun  >>>>> I shall live and die for you
Eh tan mera charkha hove  >>>>> My body will be the spinning wheel
Hove ulfat yaar di chittaa roon   >>>>>> And let the love of my beloved be pure cotton
Nachdi phiroon tapdi phiroon >>>>> Let me dance let me fly jumping all around
Keeli mai napdi phiroon >>> Let me be in ecstasy , full speed no stop :P   >>>>> keeli napdi phiroon is often used in punjabi to do things fast
Hadh karoon, hadh karoon >>>>  Crossing all boundaries all barriers
Hadh karoon roon roon roon rooooon
Yaara bulle luteya karoon  >>>>>  I will enjoy full

Mainu darr hun naiyo jag da  >>>>>> Now I dont fear this world
Tere lai hun jiyun te maroon   >>>>> I shall live and die for you
Mai saari raat kateya kateya karoon....

 

Update

 

The one more thing which you might be interested

In song Nadaan parindey there are few lines written by Sheik farid who was
a 12th-century Sufi preacher and saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia.

IF you listen song below from time 4.06 min

You can listen following lines

The original lines are as follows  ( In Punjabi with english translation)

 

 

Babafarid_quote  

English transliteration

kaga karang dhandolya sagla khaya maas

eh do naina mat chuho pir dekhan ki aas

The image below says all about feelings behind these original lines. 

300px-Babafarid_1

http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sheikh_Farid

 

Although film people have copied and modified the lines to make suitable for the film but

i just wanted to share the original person behind those lovely lines

The bani ( text ) written by Sheik farid has been incorporated into Guru Granth Sahib ( the holy book of Sikhs)

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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 7, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Good work.
    Beautiful song...nicely interpreted!

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  2. AnonymousDecember 11, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    nicely explained

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  3. AnonymousDecember 18, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    baiji, do gallan karan chaunda:

    "yara bulle lutya karoon": is 'bulle' here referring to Bulle Shah? or lips/bul? If former is the case then it might be that this song was originally written by Bulle Shah.And if latter is the case then this line carries a very erotic charge, if i am not wrong. Also, "keeli main napdi phiran" is a reference to 'dand-keeli', a game played in villages even today.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    thanks, it was useful

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  5. JugnuDecember 31, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    @ reply for baiji, do gallan karan chaunda:

    bulle lutya karo ...literally means maze kareya karu in punjabi or i would do lots of fun


    kili napna , is just literally used often to say finish off fast or something in punjabi

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  6. Megha GuptaJanuary 9, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    Thanks a lot for providing the translation:)

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  7. Megha GuptaJanuary 9, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    Thanks a lot.

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  8. GKSJanuary 26, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    The original song happens to be in sufiana style, where the relation between the god and the follower, (here the pir & follower) the Bulle shah is sung like a beloved of the great saint, like meera said I am beloved of krishna, and I am not worried of the world.

    The singers have made an Anarth of the old Songs Arthm

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  9. GeneFebruary 2, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    Thanks a lot for the translation. I Wish you do this for all the bollywood movie songs which are mostly in punjabi. Listeners like me who can't much enjoy a song without understanding the lyrics will be very greatful to you :)

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    1. JugnuJanuary 16, 2013 at 1:34 PM

      Thank you please let me know for which song you want :)

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  10. Business CoachMay 22, 2012 at 6:54 PM

    Thank you.

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  11. UnknownJanuary 17, 2013 at 11:46 PM

    really, this song has beauty

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