Jaago - Wake Up

from Jaago - Wake Up by Samia Malik

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lyrics

Original Urdu followed by English translation:

Jaago
Jaago han jaago jaago
Han mut soh laina
Jaago han jaago jaago
Oojala hoai ga

Rung chehrai ka na dekh humarai
Dil ahon rung eik humarai
Kaisa ajeeb sa khail chulayai
Na upon ka saath na sung puraye
Jaago han jaago jaago
Han mut soh laina...

Aiseh ruwajo she kioon durroon me?
Aiseh sumaj se roz luroon me
Upna des hai, upna watan hai
To kioon yaha purdesi bunoon me?
Jaago han jaago jaago
Han mut soh laina...

Wake Up
Wake up, wake up
Don't stay asleep
Wake up, wake up
The dawn is coming

Don't look at the colour of my face
Our hearts and dreams are of the same colour
What a strange game is this
Neither my kin nor strangers are with me
Wake up, wake up
Don't stay asleep
Wake up, wake up
The dawn is coming

Why should I be afraid of these traditions?
I will fight this system every day
This is my country, my land
Why should I be an outsider?
Wake up, wake up
Don't stay asleep
Wake up, wake up
The dawn is coming X2

credits

from Jaago - Wake Up, released October 30, 2004
Lyrics, vocals, composition, arrangement: Samia Malik
Additional vocals, violin, harmonium, bass guitar: Sianed Jones
Tabla: Sukhdeep Singh
Sitar, dilruba, tanpura, musical direction and additional instruments: Baluji Shrivastav

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about

Samia Malik UK

Samia writes and performs songs based on traditional Urdu Ghazal (a highly refined union of poetry with music) extending and subverting the form to explore contemporary issues around identity, race and gender. She has collaborated with acclaimed artists including Baluji Shrivastav OBE, Mallika Sarabhai, Guiliano Modarelli, Seemab Gul, Al MacSween, Sukhdeep Dhanjal, Sianed Jones and Cris Cheek. ... more