Jane Bhaye Jaam Maya – Bilingual Lyrics Nepali/English

• By: Durgesh Thapa, Sisan Baniya, ALHAJI GERO

Lyrics & Translation

[Nepali]

[English]

पसल हाने हाने च्यान्डे हो।

Let's make some noise, chande ho!

पापा बाबा

Pa-pa Ba-ba

पसल हाने हाने च्यान्डे हो।

Let's make some noise, chande ho!

बाव बाव

Bow wow

आँखामा लाउली गाजल

You'll apply kohl to your eyes

ओठमा लाउली लाली

You'll apply lipstick to your lips

न लजाउ न काली

Don't be shy, my dear

न लजाउ न काली

Don't be shy, my dear

बाव बाव

Bow wow

आँखामा लाउली गाजल

You'll apply kohl to your eyes

ओठमा लाउली लाली

You'll apply lipstick to your lips

न लजाउ न काली

Don't be shy, my dear

न लजाउ न काली

Don't be shy, my dear

जाने भएँ

I'm leaving

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

ए

Hey!

दुर्गेश थापा नाम होइन

Durgesh Thapa is not just a name

ब्रान्ड हो ब्रान्ड

It's a brand, a brand!

हातमा सुनको बालो

A gold bracelet on my wrist

गुच्चीको चश्मा कालो

Black Gucci sunglasses

दुबई र थाइल्याण्ड घुमी

After visiting Dubai and Thailand

त्यसपछि लण्डन पाले

Then I reached London

वावावा

Wow wow wow

हातमा सुनको बालो

A gold bracelet on my wrist

गुच्चीको चश्मा कालो

Black Gucci sunglasses

दुबई र थाइल्याण्ड घुमी

After visiting Dubai and Thailand

त्यसपछि लण्डन पाले

Then I reached London

जाने भएँ

I'm leaving

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

दिदिदिदि दिदिदिदि

Di-di-di-di di-di-di-di

पाप पाप पाप पाप

Paap paap paap paap

लेले लेले लेले

Le-le le-le le-le

हई लेले लेले लेले

Hoi le-le le-le le-le

म त कालो मान्छे

I am a dark-skinned man

सिसन बानिया ठान्छे

She considers me like Sisan Baniya

मन बुझ्ने मायाले

With an understanding love

एक नम्बर मै ठान्छे

She considers me number one

वाव वाव वाव

Wow wow wow

म त कालो मान्छे

I am a dark-skinned man

सिसन बानिया ठान्छे

She considers me like Sisan Baniya

मन बुझ्ने मायाले

With an understanding love

एक नम्बर मै ठान्छे

She considers me number one

जाने भएँ

I'm leaving

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

गाँउमा बस्थी रैछौ

It seems you used to live in the village

जान्छ्यौ कि त सहर

Will you go to the city?

मै पुरा गर्दिउला

I will fulfill

सहर घुम्ने रहर

Your desire to visit the city

वाव वाव वाव

Wow wow wow

गाँउमा बस्थी रैछौ

It seems you used to live in the village

जान्छ्यौ कि त सहर

Will you go to the city?

मै पुरा गर्दिउला

I will fulfill

सहर घुम्ने रहर

Your desire to visit the city

जाने भएँ

I'm leaving

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

उमेर १९ २० को

Age 19 or 20

बेलुकीमा डिस्को

To the disco in the evening

जिरो फिगर रैछ

It seems you have a super slim figure

कोका कोला मिस्को

Like a Coca-Cola mix

वाव वाव वाव

Wow wow wow

उमेर १९ २० को

Age 19 or 20

बेलुकीमा डिस्को

To the disco in the evening

जिरो फिगर रैछ

It seems you have a super slim figure

कोका कोला मिस्को

Like a Coca-Cola mix

जाने भएँ

I'm leaving

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाउँला लन्च र डिनर

We will go for lunch and dinner

समुन्द्रको किनार

By the seashore

खाँम्ला सुती सुती

We'll relax and enjoy

लाउँदै काउ कुती

While giving tickles

वाव वाव वाव

Wow wow wow

जाउँला लन्च र डिनर

We will go for lunch and dinner

समुन्द्रको किनार

By the seashore

खाँम्ला सुती सुती

We'll relax and enjoy

लाउँदै काउ कुती

While giving tickles

जाने भएँ

I'm leaving

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

नमस्ते नेपाल। मेरो नाम जेरो थापा

Hello Nepal. My name is Gero Thapa

नेपाल खुल्ला आको

I have come to an open Nepal

माटा मान्छे काले

A rustic, dark-skinned man

राम्री केटी भेटे

I met a beautiful girl

लर्ना बन्चे बाले

I'm the one who knows how to win (her over)

वाव वाव वाव

Wow wow wow

नेपाल खुल्ला आको

I have come to an open Nepal

माटा मान्छे काले

A rustic, dark-skinned man

राम्री केटी भेटे

I met a beautiful girl

लर्ना बन्चे बाले

I'm the one who knows how to win (her over)

जाने भएँ

I'm leaving

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

जाने भएँ जाँ माया

I'm leaving now, my love

घुमेर आउँ माया

Come back around, my love

के भयो ब्रदर?

What happened, brother?

गेरुले नि गुरास लाइ लग्यो।

Gero also took the 'Guras' (beautiful flower).

ब्रदर खुट्टा भाँचिए जुत्ता जति नि पाउँछ।

Brother, if your leg breaks, you'll still find plenty of shoes.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
माया /mɑːjɑː/ A1	noun - love; dear one (often used as a term of endearment)
जानु /d͡zɑːnu/ A1	verb - to go
घुम्नु /ɡʰumnu/ A2	verb - to roam; to travel around; to spin
सहर /sʌhʌr/ A1	noun - city; town
गाँउ /ɡãːu̯/ A1	noun - village
कालो /kɑːlo/ A1	adjective - black; dark
हात /hɑːt/ A1	noun - hand; arm
आँखा /ɑ̃ːkʰɑː/ A1	noun - eye
ओठ /otʰ/ A1	noun - lip
मान्छे /mɑːnt͡sʰe/ A1	noun - person; human being
सुन /sun/ A2	noun - gold
चश्मा /t͡ʃʌsmɑː/ A2	noun - glasses; spectacles
लजाउनु /lʌd͡zɑːu̯nu/ A2	verb - to be shy; to feel embarrassed
रहर /rʌhʌr/ B1	noun - desire; wish; longing
केटी /keʈi/ A1	noun - girl
राम्री /rɑːmri/ A1	adjective - beautiful; good (feminine form)
समुन्द्र /sʌmundrʌ/ B1	noun - sea; ocean
किनार /kinɑːr/ B1	noun - shore; bank; edge
पसल /pʌsʌl/ A1	noun - shop; store
बेलुकी /beluki/ A1	noun - evening

Key Grammar Structures

• न लजाउ न काली

  ➔ Repetitive Negative Imperative (न...न...)

  ➔ The repetition of "न" (na) emphasizes the negative command, meaning "don't be shy *at all*". It intensifies the prohibition.

• जाने भएँ जाँ माया

  ➔ "Verb stem + -ने भएँ" construction for expressing an imminent future action or a firm decision.

  ➔ "जाने भएँ" (jāne bhaẽ) means "I have decided to go" or "I am about to go". It indicates a determined or certain immediate future action.

• घुमेर आउँ माया

  ➔ Converbal form ending in "-एर" (-er) for sequential actions.

  ➔ "घुमेर" (ghumer) means "having roamed/turned" or "after roaming". It indicates an action that takes place before the main verb "आउँ" (āũ - come).

• दुबई र थाइल्याण्ड घुमी

  ➔ Colloquial/shortened converbal form ending in "-ई" (-ī) for sequential actions.

  ➔ "घुमी" (ghumī) is a colloquial contraction of "घुमेर" (ghumer) or "घुमेपछि" (ghumepachhi - after roaming/visiting). It means "after visiting".

• म त कालो मान्छे

  ➔ Emphatic particle "त" (ta) for contrast or emphasis.

  ➔ The particle "त" (ta) often translates to "as for me", "indeed", or "but". Here, "म त कालो मान्छे" implies "As for me, I am a dark-skinned person" (perhaps in contrast to expectations or others).

• मन बुझ्ने मायाले

  ➔ Participle/Adjectival form of verb (-ने) modifying a noun, and Instrumental Case (-ले).

  ➔ "बुझ्ने" (bujhne) is the adjectival form of the verb "बुझ्नु" (bujhnu - to understand), meaning "understanding". It modifies "माया" (māyā - love), so "मन बुझ्ने माया" means "love that understands the heart". "मायाले" indicates "by love" or "with love".

• गाँउमा बस्थी रैछौ

  ➔ Evidential Mood "रैछ" (raichha) used with a past imperfect stem.

  ➔ "रैछौ" (raichhau) is the second-person form of "रैछ" (raichha), which indicates that the speaker has learned or discovered something (that "you" *used to live* in the village). It expresses inferential knowledge or realization.

• मै पुरा गर्दिउला

  ➔ Emphatic pronoun "मै" (mai) + Compound verb with "दिनु" (dinu - to give) for benefactive/directional meaning.

  ➔ "मै" (mai) is an emphatic form of "म" (ma - I), meaning "I myself". "गर्दिउला" (gardiũlā) is a compound verb from "गर्नु" (garnu - to do) and "दिनु" (dinu - to give/do for someone). It means "I will do it *for you*" or "I will get it done".

• खाँम्ला सुती सुती

  ➔ Reduplication of converbal form (-ई) for continuous or simultaneous action.

  ➔ "सुती सुती" (sutī sutī) is the reduplicated form of "सुती" (sutī), the converb of "सुत्नु" (sutnu - to lie down/sleep). It means "while continuously lying down" or "lying down throughout". This structure emphasizes the continuous or repeated nature of the accompanying action.

• जिरो फिगर रैछ

  ➔ Evidential Mood "रैछ" (raichha) used to express discovery, realization, or that something "turns out to be" the case.

  ➔ "रैछ" (raichha) indicates that the speaker has come to realize or has inferred that the person has a "zero figure." It conveys a sense of newfound information or an observation that leads to a conclusion.