Dasa Bala – English Lyrics

• By: ARASH, Timbuktu, Aylar, Yag

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant fusion of Persian and Swedish hip-hop in 'Dasa Bala'. This song offers a great opportunity to learn celebratory phrases in Persian within a fun, high-energy context. Its message of unity and joyful resilience makes it a special track for language learners to connect with.

[English]

امشب شب باحالاست

کف بزنین ایولا

دستا بالا اِندِشه

کف بزنین ایولا

دستا بالا دستا بالا، گوگولی

تو حال و حولیم همگی، شنگولیم

دستا بالا دستا بالا، همگی

تو حال و حولیم باحال زندگی

امشب میخوام که این شبو یادتون نره

ولوم تا تهه برقصین وسط شبه

لب رو لبه همه جمع شدیم دور همیم

دستا رو بدین بالا همگی کف زمین

بلرزونین اون بدن و ایول اون قد و هیکل قر بدین امشب

دمتون گرم که تا صبح اینجا هستین، مستین و ریلکسین و خوب میرقصین

امشب شب باحالاست

کف بزنین ایولا

دستا بالا اِندِشه

کف بزنین ایولا

دستا بالا دستا بالا، گوگولی

تو حال و حولیم همگی، شنگولیم

دستا بالا دستا بالا، همگی

تو حال و حولیم باحال زندگی

It's too good to be true

And the truly be good

And people underestimated, but I knew that we could

Rise up from Malmö all the way to Tehran

People see me on the streets and be like Va-e-de-han

It's been a long road full of pitfalls

Tonight I celebrate it, now is this wrong

I'm three times stronger, louder, older

Put up your arms till it comes out of your shoulders

Fill up your glass and laugh it up

We gon' live up the lives so that after us

Nothing is left man, we got a chance if we try

So Dasta Bala, put your hands in the sky

دستا بالا دستا بالا، گوگولی

تو حال و حولیم همگی، شنگولیم

دستا بالا دستا بالا، همگی

تو حال و حولیم باحال زندگی

دستا بالا دستا بالا، گوگولی

تو حال و حولیم همگی، شنگولیم

دستا بالا دستا بالا، همگی

تو حال و حولیم باحال زندگی

Ye My, You know we do this

Every place that we grow

Every corner in the world

They know Wi Pi

Arash, Timbaktu, Yag, Recignise

Zendegi Bahale

Dasta Bala

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rise /raɪz/ B1	verb - get up from a lying, sitting or kneeling position verb - increase in amount, number, or value
stronger /ˈstrɒŋɡər/ B2	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
celebrate /ˈselɪbreɪt/ B1	verb - recognize (an important day or event) with festivities, special meals, or other ceremonies
chance /tʃɑːns/ A2	noun - a possibility of something happening
road /roʊd/ A2	noun - a long, hard surface used for traveling by vehicles
pitfalls /ˈpɪtfɔːlz/ B2	noun - a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty
lives /lɪvz/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, manifested by growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - make a sound expressing amusement or joy
shoulders /ˈʃoʊldərz/ A2	noun - each of the two parts of the body extending from the shoulders to the neck
glass /ɡlæs/ A1	noun - a hard, brittle substance typically lacking crystalline structure noun - a container for drinking
recognize /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/ B1	verb - identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
grow /ɡroʊ/ A1	verb - increase in size by the addition of new cells
underestimated /ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪtɪd/ B2	verb - estimate (something) to be smaller or less important than it actually is
tehran /teɪˈhærən/ B2	noun - the capital of Iran
malmö /ˈmælmoʊ/ B2	noun - a city in Sweden

Key Grammar Structures

• Put up your arms till it comes out of your shoulders

  ➔ Imperative sentence

  ➔ The verb "Put" is used to give a command, forming an imperative sentence.

• I'm three times stronger, louder, older.

  ➔ Comparative adjectives

  ➔ The adjectives "stronger", "louder", and "older" are in the comparative form, showing a higher degree.

• We could rise up from Malmö all the way to Tehran.

  ➔ Modal verb "could"

  ➔ The modal verb "could" expresses past ability or possibility.

• If we try, nothing is left man, we got a chance.

  ➔ First conditional

  ➔ The clause "If we try" is a first conditional, using present simple to talk about a possible future result.

• People see me on the streets and be like Va-e-de-han.

  ➔ Present simple

  ➔ The verb "see" is in the present simple, describing a habitual or general action.

• We gon' live up the lives so that after us.

  ➔ Future with "going to" (colloquial "gon'")

  ➔ The colloquial form "gon'" stands for "going to", indicating a future intention.

• Rise up from Malmö all the way to Tehran.

  ➔ Phrasal verb "rise up"

  ➔ The phrasal verb "rise up" means to ascend or increase in intensity.

• Fill up your glass and laugh it up.

  ➔ Phrasal verb "fill up" (and "laugh it up")

  ➔ The phrasal verb "fill up" means to make something completely full.

• We gon' live up the lives so that after us.

  ➔ Purpose clause with "so that"

  ➔ The phrase "so that" introduces a purpose clause, explaining the reason for the action.