COFFEE – Bilingual Lyrics Panjabi / Punjabi/English

• By: Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the beauty of the Punjabi language through 'COFFEE' by Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar. With its slow tempo and clear pronunciation, this song is perfect for learners to pick up romantic vocabulary and conversational expressions while experiencing the soulful melody of modern Punjab.

[English]

Shining in your eyes

That you keep wearing

Those long

Cat-like eyes

You will surely

Stir up my feelings

And I also keep

My love hidden

Girl, you are an intoxication

Like a sweet musk

My heart cannot

Endure this distance from yours

You are as essential as coffee every day

Your sweetness steals this man's heart

Here, take these gold bangles

Wear them on your wrist and win my heart

Pick them up and put them in your purse

Or apply them like kohl to your eyes

This is the fourth stage of love

You look like a piece of the moon

Bind yourself to me just like

...

Oh, you shine from afar

Even in the sunlight, girl

The kohl in your eyes

Makes a long, beautiful line

You rob me with your

Sweet, sugary words

Oh, this one heart of mine

Just won't stop you from looting it

With your long braid and heavy earring, girl

You are just a few inches short

But your eyes are so bold

And that tiny mole on your chin

This is the fourth stage of love

You look like a piece of the moon

Bind yourself to me just like

The bead on your scarf

There is no one like you

In millions or even billions

The sun sets

In the shimmer of your eyes

It feels so good

Even if you fight with me

No matter how much love I give

You always return it twofold

I say my vision of you is a bit blurred

Because I keep you in focus now

I don't want to look at anyone else

I feel like testing your love

Here, take these gold bangles

Wear them on your wrist and win my heart

Pick them up and put them in your purse

Or apply them like kohl to your eyes

This is the fourth stage of love

You look like a piece of the moon

Bind yourself to me just like

The bead on your scarf

[Panjabi / Punjabi]

Kanna vich chumke

Ve paake rakhan

Ni lamma kadd

Billori aakhan

Tu hogi meri

Feeling'an chakkan

Ve main vi ishq luko ke rakhan

Ve tu nasha

Kude tu kasturi

Dil naal dil ton

Na sehnda doori

Coffee wangu tu roz zaroori

Ni teri call jattan nu choori

Aa chak sone vich madha lai ni chudi

Banja gutt chadha lai ni dil nu

Phad ke purse 'ch pa lai ni ankh vich

Surme wangu la lai

Pehla ishq natija chautha

Ni tu hi lagdi chann da tota

Judja edan mere naal jivein teri

Chunni de naal gota

Oh dhup vich dooro tu

Kardi shine kude

Ankh vich surme di

Lammi line kude

Ve mitthiyan choori ton

Gallan naal thaggda ae

Haaye ikko dil mera

Na luttno hattda ae

Haye lammi dhaun gaani vich moti ni maithon

Chaar 'k inch tu choti ni jaadu

Kardi ae ankh moti naale

Thoddi te til chhota

Pehla ishq natija chautha

Ni tu hi lagdi chann da tota

Judja edan mere naal jivein teri

Chunni de naal gota

Tere jehi bani nahi

Crodan lakkha 'ch

Sooraj dhal janda

Booriyan aakha 'ch

Ve changa lagda ae

Tu bhawe ladda ae

Main jinna pyaar dawa

Tu doona karda ae

Ho kehnda raaz blur ne aakhan tainu

Focus de vich rakhan hun na

Hor kise nu takkan ni je

Jee karda aazma lai

Aa chak sone vich madha lai ni chudi

Banja gutt chadha lai ni dil nu

Phad ke purse 'ch pa lai ni ankh vich

Surme wangu la lai

Pehla ishq natija chautha

Ni tu hi lagdi chann da tota

Judja edan mere naal jivein teri

Chunni de naal gota

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Ishq iʃq B2	noun - love / passion
Nasha nəʃa B1	noun - intoxication / addiction
Dil dɪl A1	noun - heart
Doori duːri B1	noun - distance
Chudi tʃuːdiː B2	noun - bangles
Surme surme B2	noun - kohl / eyeliner
Chann tʃən B1	noun - moon
Chunni tʃunni B2	noun - scarf / dupatta
Sooraj suːraːdʒ B1	noun - sun
Pyaar pjaːr A1	noun - love
Raaz raːz B2	noun - secret
Thodi tʰoːdiː B1	noun - chin
Kasturi kəstʊriː C1	noun - musk
Gutt ɡʊt B2	noun - wrist
Moti moːtiː B1	noun - pearls

Key Grammar Structures

• Ve main vi ishq luko ke rakhan

  ➔ Gerund/Participle phrase (Passive/Perfective sense)

  ➔ The use of "luko ke" (having hidden) expresses an action completed before the main verb "rakhan" (keep).

• Coffee wangu tu roz zaroori

  ➔ Simile with postposition (Comparison)

  ➔ The word "wangu" functions as a postposition meaning "like" or "as" to create a simile.

• Aa chak sone vich madha lai ni chudi

  ➔ Imperative Mood (Command/Suggestion)

  ➔ The verb "madha lai" is in the imperative form, used here as a romantic invitation or suggestion.

• Judja edan mere naal jivein teri chunni de naal gota

  ➔ Subordinate Clause of manner (Relative Clause)

  ➔ The use of "jivein" (just as/like) creates a link between two clauses describing the manner of connection.

• Tere jehi bani nahi crodan lakkha 'ch

  ➔ Negative construction in Past Tense

  ➔ The phrase "bani nahi" uses the negative particle "nahi" to deny the existence of anyone similar in the past.

• Main jinna pyaar dawa tu doona karda ae

  ➔ Correlative comparative structure (The more... the more...)

  ➔ This structure balances two proportional actions: "jinna" (as much as) and "doona" (twice as much).

• Focus de vich rakhan hun na

  ➔ Present Tense with Locative marker

  ➔ "vich" is a locative postposition meaning "in/inside", used here to signify mental focus.

• Sooraj dhal janda booriyan aakha 'ch

  ➔ Verb-Adverbial combination (Phrasal aspect)

  ➔ "dhal janda" describes the setting of the sun, where "janda" acts as an aspectual marker for the process.