Waste of Space

yes…. I own this and other songs from Daler Mehndi.

The guy can put together some catchy tunes!!

The translation & lyrics to the song “Tunak Tunak Tun” can be found here:

Tunak Tunak Tun
Tunak Tunak Tun
Tunak Tunak Tun
Da Da Da
Dholna Vajje Tumbe Vaali Taar
Sun Dil Di Pukaar
Aaja Kar Layieh Pyaar
Dholna…
* Repeat
**
Duniya Yaara Rang Birangi
Na Eh Bheri Na Eh Changi
Oh Duniya Yaara Rang Birangi
Na Eh Bheri Na Eh Changi
Repeat
Sun Yaara Bole Ik Taya
Mehndi Da Yaara

* Repeat
Dholna Kadeh Mere Nal Hass
Mainu Dil Valli Dass
Nahin Taan Teri Meri Bass
Dholna…
* Repeat
** Repeat
* Repeat
Dholna Tu Chann Mein Chakor
Sadde Varga Na Hor
Rab Hath Saddi Dor
Dholna…

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Panjabi translation:

Tunk tunk Tun
Tunk tunk Tun
Tunk tunk Tun
Da Da Da

Sweetheart, the strings of the instrument play
listen to what the heart says
Come and love me
(4x)
Sweetheart…

refrain2:
refrain (4x)
The world is a colorful place
it’s not good nor bad
(4x)
Listen friends the iktaara(1) says
Mehndi’s friends
refrain (4x)

Sweetheart, come smile with me sometimes
My heart’s keeper (lover) look
This body is not under your or my control
(4x)
Sweetheart…

refrain2

Sweetheart, you are moon and I am Chakor(2)
there no one like us
Our threads of life is in the hands of god
(4x)
Sweetheart

refrain2

(1): iktaara = Musical instrument with one string
(2): Chakor = A mythical bird that is supposed to look at the moon continuously like it is in love with it
Reference: http://lirama.net

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So you may wonder “wtf, mate?” with the title, but it’s true… I’ve decided to sell off my musical instruments and consolidate down to what I think my essentials will be.

Music has been my passion throughout my life….have played various types of music since starting out with the violin in 1985/86, music IS my soul… my escape from the “every day”.

Unfortunately, an accident and subsequent surgery to my hand around 1996 ruined any chances of me going pro… so I just played at home. Over all those years, and thousands of dollars in credit card fees, I have accumulated more instruments than I could ever need.

Without going into too much detail, I have a set of bagpipes, 7 guitars (electric & acoustic…6 & 12 strings), 2 Electric Basses, a Korg keyboard, 12 channel Mackie mixer, various effects pedals and rack modules, numerous microphones, oh…and a wooden flute.

….in others words, way too much. Today, I decided to buy my “last” guitar.

I bought a Taylor 6-string acoustic, with a Dreadnought body design. Here’s a link to a pic I took:

Lucky for me, the store was having a special… and I ended up getting a FREE microphone too!

So now that I have the Taylor, I’m going to be selling almost all of my equipment. I just plan to keep the keyboard, 3 guitars (including the new Taylor), 2 mics, and 2 rack modules. I might keep my 5-string Bass, but may end up giving it to my Father-in-Law since he plays with local bands.

I’ll probably end up “geeking out” and creating a web-store to sell my gear from. So if you are interested or know someone who may be interested, stay tuned for the info!

Cheers!

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