Chaubandi Ma Patuki – Aastha Raut | Aadhar (2013) | Lyrics & English Translation

Chaubandi Ma Patuki Badhya Chaina Vandai Ma 
What if I don’t have a patuki¹ wrapped around my blouse
Pakheri Ma Ghas Katna Janya Chaina Vandai Ma 
What if I cannot cut grass from the slopes
Malai Nepali Haina Vanna Kaha Paincha 
Don’t dare call me not a Nepali
Mata Nepal Ko Maya Garne Chori 
I am a daughter of Nepal who loves her country
Malai Ma Jastai Maya Chahincha 

And I need love as I give it

Gajalu Tiki Ramrai Lagcha Laune Bani Chaina 
I appreciate gajalu tiki² even if I rarely wear it
Mero Laune Bani Chhaina

Even if I rarely wear it 
Gothala Ra Mela Paat Ma Dhaune Bani Chhaina 
I don’t have the practice of field or farm work
Mero Dhaune Bani Chaina 
I don’t have the practice
Ukali Ra Orali Ko Na Hideko Bato 
The countryside hills might be untrodden paths for me
Tara Pyaro Lagcha Malai Merai Desh Ko Mato 
But always dear to me is my country’s soil

Chaubandi Ma Patuki Badhya Chaina Vandai Ma 
What if I don’t have a patuki¹ wrapped around my blouse
Pakheri Ma Ghas Katna Janya Chaina Vandai Ma 
What if I cannot cut grass from the slopes
Malai Nepali Haina Vanna Kaha Paincha 
Don’t dare call me not a Nepali
Mata Nepal Ko Maya Garne Chori 
I am a daughter of Nepal who loves her country
Malai Ma Jastai Maya Chahincha 

And I need love as I give it

Dohori Gauna Najane Ni Tukka Gasna Aauchha 
I may not be adept at singing the folk songs

But I know how to string up the verses
Malai Tukka Gasna Aauchha 
I know how to string up the verses
Maruni Ra Samala Ma Kammar Vachna Aauchha 
I know how to twirl my waist to maruni³ and samala³
Malai Kammar Vachna Aauchha 
I know how to twirl my waist
Riti Thiti Sanskriti Lai Mero Ni Samman Chha 
I have my respect toward my custom and culture
Aadhunik Ma Chori Tara Mero Aafnai Saan Chha 

But I am a modern daughter

I have my own way of showing that respect

Chaubandi Ma Patuki Badhya Chaina Vandai Ma 
What if I don’t have a patuki¹ wrapped around my blouse
Pakheri Ma Ghas Katna Janya Chaina Vandai Ma 
What if I cannot cut grass from the slopes
Malai Nepali Haina Vanna Kaha Paincha 
Don’t dare call me not a Nepali
Mata Nepal Ko Maya Garne Chori 
I am a daughter of Nepal who loves her country
Malai Ma Jastai Maya Chahincha 

And I need love as I give it

Artist : Aastha Raut

Album : Aadhar (2013)

^{1 -} patuki -  A type of cloth that is wrapped around the waist

^{2 -} gajalu tiki - A small dot on the forehead made with an eye-liner

^{3 -} maruni and samala - Folk dances of Nepal