The other day, as I was about to board a flight from Dubai to Amman, I happened to carefully listen to Buzz by Badshah and Aastha Gill. What followed was me trying to make a judgement with respect to what the Bollywood music scene is getting to. If the increasing amalgamation of Hindi-English lyrics in our songs was not enough, their crass lyrics, in a bid to increase the song’s youth following, seems to do no good to its recall value.
In any case, I thought it would be a good idea to attempt translating the song’s lyrics to English to see if the eccentricity of the song intensified any further in English. Here’s presenting my version of the song Buzz in English. And if you’re wondering what my answer to the hilarity of the English version is, then you will have to wait.
My heart is not satisfied with you...
Your buzz doesn’t let me live
Doesn’t let me live… (4)
My heart is not satisfied with you
Now you are the doer and keeper (2)
And you don't let me drink water
Don’t let me drink
Your buzz doesn’t let me live
Doesn’t let me live (4)
Your eyes are trip
Your hair forms beautiful ringlets
You walk around as if
Everything belongs to your dad (2)
And you hold my waist to pull me
My fate is right under my feet (2)
Let it be and don't set me free
Set me free
Your buzz doesn’t let me live… (4)
Okay, okay, okay, I agree you are sick
You are thick from all the required places
Don't come in my sight and don’t show me your face
I shall break your heart, take this and note it down
Baby, ask anybody around, this lad is too much
My words have a slight Haryanvi twang
All the rumours that you have heard from your women friends about me
They are all true
Baby, I am the one against whom
You may be getting cautioned by your mother
BAD shah is my name, and you can change it
If I did not get a no ensured for you
Everybody keeps looking at me
But I chose to only look at you
Everything around looks blurry
When the focus is on you (2)
Don’t show so much haste
By making lazy talks (2)
Don’t give me such stupid thoughts
Your buzz doesn’t let me live… (2)
Astha Gill
Your buzz doesn’t let me live… (2)
It’s your boy Badshah!
Your buzz doesn’t let me live
Doesn’t let me live… (4)
Hmm...And the buzz of this song was a little too much to handle. Quite surprisingly, this song is stuck in my head. What do you think?