Chanda Chamke

Chanda chamke cham cham cheenke chaukanna chor

The moon shined and the startled thief sneezed

Cheenti chaate cheeni chatori cheeni ghor

The ant licked the sugar, a whole lot of sugar greedily

Kitna mushkil yeh gaana zara gaake dikhana

This song is so difficult; let’s hear you sing it

Chanda cheeni chamke chaate, chaukanna cheenke chor

The moon, sugar, shined, licked, startled thief sneezed

Chanda chamke cham cham cheenke chaukanna chor
Cheenti chaate cheeni chatori cheeni ghor

Khadak Singh ke khadakne se khadakti hai khidkiyaan

Khadak Singh’s rattling made the windows rattle

Khidkiyon ke khadakne se khadakta hai Khadak Singh

The windows’ rattling made Khadak Singh rattle

Kitna mushkil yeh gaana zara gaake dikhana

This song is so difficult; let’s hear you sing it

Khadak khadak ke khadke khidki Khadak Singh ka khadke zor

The windows rattled, Khadak Singh’s rattling increased

Chanda chamke cham cham cheenke chaukanna chor
Cheenti chaate cheeni chatori cheeni ghor

Pake ped par pakaa papeeta, pakaa ped ya pakaa papeeta

On an old/ripe tree a papaya ripened, did the tree ripen or the papaya?

Pake ped ko pakde Pinku, pinku pakde pakaa papeeta…bolo?

Pinku caught hold of the ripe tree, Pinke caught the ripe papaya…say it?

Pake ped par pakaa papeeta pakda Pinki papee ka kapda

On an old/ripe tree a papaya ripened, Pinki caught the papaya cloth

Kapda?

Cloth?

Pake ped par pakaa papeeta, pakaa ped ya pakaa papeeta

On an old/ripe tree a papaya ripened, did the tree ripen or the papaya?

Pake ped ko pakde Pinku, pinku pakde pakaa papeeta

Pinku caught hold of the ripe tree, Pinke caught the ripe papaya

Kitna mushkil yeh gaana zara gaake dikhana

This song is so difficult; let’s hear you sing it

Pake ped ko pakde Pinku, pinku pakde pakaa papeeta

Pinku caught hold of the ripe tree, Pinke caught the ripe papaya

Chanda chamke cham cham cheenke chaukanna chor
Cheenti chaate cheeni chatori cheeni ghor (2)
Kitna mushkil yeh gaana zara gaake dikhana
Chanda cheeni chamke chaate, chaukanna cheenke chor
Chanda chamke cham cham cheenke chaukanna chor
Cheenti chaate cheeni chatori cheeni ghor