Jing ah ling
Chutney parang · Christmas · Kazaar Chutney Music · dholak Akash Daniel
Lyrics
Refrain
Jing ah ling jing ah ling jing ah ling
Jing ah ling jing ah ling jing ah ling
Jing ah ling ling ling de bell ringin
Jing ah ling ling ling the bell is ringing
Look Santa comin
Look — Santa is coming
Verse 1
Santa come home by me and he say he hungry
Santa came to my home and said he was hungry
Santa bolē “Ham bhookh gail”
Santa says “I am feeling hunger”
Santa come home by me and he say he hungry
Santa came to my home and said he was hungry
Ah give him some curry and ah hot dālpurī
I gave him some curry and a hot dālpurī (roti)
Refrain
Jing ah ling jing ah ling jing ah ling
Jing ah ling jing ah ling jing ah ling
Jing ah ling ling ling de bell ringin
Jing ah ling ling ling the bell is ringing
Look Santa eatin
Look — Santa is eating
Verse 2
He say he feel dry he could do with something hard
He said he felt dry — he could do with something hard (a drink)
Santa mangē dārū piye
Santa wants to drink rum (dārū)
He say he feel dry he could do with something hard
He said he felt dry — he could do with something hard (a drink)
He gatkay puncheon-wa and he nearly get bad
He gulped down Puncheon rum (gatkay / gapkay) and he nearly got drunk
Refrain
Jing ah ling jing ah ling jing ah ling
Jing ah ling jing ah ling jing ah ling
Jing ah ling ling ling de bell ringin
Jing ah ling ling ling the bell is ringing
He drinkin puncheon
He is drinking puncheon
Verse 3
Santa want to dance now he tell meh “pull ah gānā”
Santa wants to dance now — he tells me “pull a song” (gānā = song)
Baila baila Santa baila
Dance dance Santa dance
Santa want to dance now he tell meh “pull ah gānā”
Santa wants to dance now — he tells me “pull a song”
Ratiyā pusur pusur batiailē dināwā kāhā gavaiyo nā
Whispering at night — where has the day been wasted?
Refrain
Jing ah ling jing ah ling jing ah ling
Jing ah ling jing ah ling jing ah ling
Jing ah ling ling ling de bell ringin
Jing ah ling ling ling the bell is ringing
Look Santa dancin
Look — Santa is dancing
Verse 4
He give meh ah topī and ah tell him it too small
He gave me a hat (topī) and I told him it was too small
Arey topī bahut choti hai
Hey the hat is too small!
He give meh ah topī and ah tell him it too small
He gave me a hat (topī) and I told him it was too small
Ah tell him what ah want and carry him in de mall
I told him what I want and took him to the mall
Refrain
Jing ah ling jing ah ling jing ah ling
Jing ah ling jing ah ling jing ah ling
Jing ah ling ling ling de bell ringin
Jing ah ling ling ling the bell is ringing
Look Santa shoppin
Look — Santa is shopping