Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
All those shiny, tempting treats that pull us the wrong way — they taste like nothing to me now. I've set them down and walked away, Mother.
This one says once you taste what you truly want, the second-best things lose their pull.
Sukh seegaar bikhi-aa kay feekay — the fun and fancy things of bikhi-aa have gone tasteless. Bikhi-aa means what leads us the wrong way.
This happens because of the longing in the earlier verses. It does not happen by forcing yourself. Once you taste what you really want, the stand-ins lose their flavor on their own. The singer is not gritting their teeth. They have simply lost interest. Taj chhoday — I set them down and walked away.
Think of eating a ripe mango fresh from the tree. After that, the mango candy just does not taste the same. And listen to who the singer is talking to: mayree maa-ay, O my Mother. It is like a child quietly telling a parent what has changed inside.
Has something you used to want a lot ever quietly stopped mattering? What changed?
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