Record Review:

  • Arranged Marriage   

                                                                          by Apache Indian
                                                                          ¨Ü 1993 Island Records.
 
intro.    
Well the time has come fe the original, Indian to get married
And you done no, already when the Indian get married a pure, traditional  business
so all the people that, say them no tool love the arrange marriage thing, catch this one here now
beca when we come we, come to educate the people them everytime

verse 1  
Now the time has come mon fe Apache,
Fe find one gal and to get marry,
But listen when me talk tell everybody,
Me want me arranged marriage from me mum & daddy

chorus   
Me wan gal from Jullunder City,
Me wan gal say a soorni curi ¡²beautiful girl¡³,
Me wan gal mon to look after me,
Me wan gal that say she love me

verse 2  
Nough gal a thema come mon from all over,
And who find them no the Buchular¡²matchmaker¡³,
Say that a the mon we call the matchmaker,
And fe him job a to find no the right partner,
Him have to trod go a East and trod go a West,
And the North and South fe find  Which gal best,
But a no lie say me lie me have to confess,
Say the Don Raja me want a Princess

chorus   
Me wan gal a fee me Don-Rami,
Me wan gal dress up in a sari
Me wan gal say soorni logthi¡²looks preety¡³
Me wan gal sweet like jelebee

verse 3
Now nough of them a sweet and some a ugly,
And some of them a marga¡²skiny¡³mean she puthlee¡²skinny¡³,
And some of them a mampee¡²fat¡³that a muttee curi¡²fat girl¡³,
And some too English talk no Punjabi,
Say the gal me like have the right figure and,
Wear the chunee¡²scarf¡³,kurtha¡²blouse¡³punjamer,
And talk the Infian with the patwa,
Ca the time has come mon fe the Indian,
To find the right gal say a preety woman,
But listen when me talk tell each and everyone,
Say me arrange marriage are the tradition

chorus
Me wan gal fe me arrange marriage,     
Me wan gal a say me can marriage,
Me wan gal from over India,
me wan gal talk a fe me lover

background chorus¡³
I'm liikin'for love, or just a lover
'Cause I can be one or the other
I'm lookin'for love, or just a lover
'Cause I can be one or the other

verse 4   
Say the engagement that are the Kurmai¡²engagement ¡³,
Where me have fe make sure me is satisfy,
Two family them a meet is called the  Milhni¡²meeting whith prospective bride¡³,
pure sugan¡²gift¡³where them bring mon fe Apache,
Then you have to tell me wife mon called the Bortee¡²wife¡³.
And me have to tell she about Apache,
Me no mind where you do from you respect me,
And after the roti¡²bread¡³bring me the sensi¡²affection¡³

chorus
Me wan gal respect Apache,
Me wan gal go me sensi,
Me wan gal o meri¡²mine¡³serva curee,
Me wan gal respect me mum & daddy

Verse 5
Doli are the time everyone start cry,
Ca the wife she a leave and have fe wave bye,
Go to the inlaws called the sora¡²father-in-law¡³,
To start she a new life in a next somewhere,
So next time you a pass a see Apache,
Just say buthia¡²congratulations¡³to congratulate me,
But if me yard you a pass and you wane greet me,
Bring the Ludu¡²Indian sweet, the beson¡²Indian sweet¡³and the burfee¡²Indian sweet handed out at weddings¡³

chorus
Me wan gal from Jullunder City,
Me wan gal say a soorni curi,
Me wan gal that say she love me,
Me wan gal sweet like jelebee,
now me done get marry but me start to worry,
Me have to tell you something mon would you help me,
About me arrange marriage me have a problem,
When is the right time to tell me girlfriend!
Beca the time has come mon fe Apache, Fe find one gal and to get marry,
But listen raggamuffin tell everybody,
Me want arrange marriage from me mum and daddy

double chorus
Me wan gal a fe me Don-Rani,
Me wan gal dress up in a sari,
Me wan gal say soorni logthi,
Me wan gal from, Jullunder City,
Me wan gal say soorni lothi,
Me wan gal man to look after me,
Me wan gal to make me roti
 

 

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