Balli aur mein is hands down the pinnacle of storytelling rap in dhh.Because it's about Ta's alter ego & if he didn't become a rapper he would be balli instead,the most amazing thing is that he didn't have to use visuals he painted the picture in our heads with his words
Here you go with english translation and meaning of the song , tried my best, some errors but you'll get to know the true meaning of the song Once Upon a time Its happened ages ago, but I vividly remember that I had a friend " Balli" a good friend (too good with his friends and brothers) He had a pure heart but some bad habits It was back in 2011 Hash and Liqour was common in the city (Karachi is biggest city with a huge crime rate due to poverty) Balli grew up in poverty (he had a tough life/lack of resources) not a normal happy child hood He wanted to make a lot of money and for that he was ready to take even shortcut (crime) He thought of a plan of robing someone (plan: he needs a pistol and he'll go as a team of 2 and on gunpoint would robe someone) and did that It happened, everyone came back home with notes (money) Balli is happy, he is chilling (smoking) and thought he is eternal (can't die/forgot about consequences) But let's not talk about death, that topic would come later in this story (Back to Balli) He said to his mother (after robbery) Mom, lets go for shopping, as money is not an issue (its like water -in abundance) Let's enjoy Mom, let's go outside. You used to take me out (outing) now it's my turn (since he's grown up and have cash) Balli's whole world was his mom, his father is no longer with them (died) I knew Balli well, there wasnt anything hidden between us (close friends) All the boys were afraid of Balli, but he knew that I wasnt afraid of him And whenever we used to meet, I advised him whatever he is doing is not good (troubles are bad) But I also knew that he had no options to live a normal life (no degrees or certificates/qualification) He searched a lot for jobs but couldnt find one Now that he was out of options (hungary and jobless) he had to move to this life eventually In world's eyes it's just a criminal (nobody knows back story of a criminal or what turns one into a criminal) But only a hungry person can know the pain of hunger On top of that this whole combination (drugs+money+pistol/arms) is lethal (evil) Balli was losing control and for money he killed his dealer Now Balli is hunted by police (302 refers to clause on crime that involve killing someone, penalty is death or imprisonment till death) And you might be wondering who told me this story? listen what happened next (climax/dramatic music and different voices portraying Balli's situation Balli saying "He'll take a bullet for Talha" since they are close friends. Balli's Mom saying that she is tensed and worried because of him and his criminal life , Talha is saying that " you reap what you sow, it's the outcome of this life and this filthy money can't last forever" Bally says " Let's meet in the evening" Now Balli was in the wind, hiding and moving place to place avoiding police. He has no clue of day and night Balli cant trust anyone as he knows nobody can save him or nobody was really his friend, everyone was using him or just looking to gain from him nobody actually cared Balli thought he would rather die as a hero as nobody mourns the death of villain, people only remember heros Now he has pistol in his hand but he is finding it hard to gather courage, his mother's face comes in front of his eyes whenever his finger touches the trigger| Sweat dripping down his forehead, he's nauseated, his head is exploding with pain and anger and mixed emotions, he is pulling his hair He is paranoid, and violent and he is hearing voices in his head (of police sirens finding him) All his money is ended, drugs are ended and he finally has to go out In this situation, you are taken over by devil (an addict without drugs with a criminal record and wanted criminal is hostile and can do anything) I called him while he was going out and he said lets meet in evening Now how would i know the future, since we cant be aware of destiny/future or God's plans In the news he (Talha and everyone else) came to know that near Saddar (place in Karachi) two people were killed and they had money, drugs and arms /pistol on them Now that Balli is no longer with me (dead), I dedicate him this song I made him this promise that we'll meet in the evening so when I'll die I'll meet him that evening We'll meet on same spot and listen to music in his ipod (Hopsin and Kdot) Good Kid, bad city, its true My city is full of injustice Humans are misguided All the topics I do verse on/talk about are critical/very important and serious Stories of people get famous but their graves remain lost (people forget when you die nobody goes to your grave and even forget where are you buried) Streets are all haunted Oh God, this world is a mess , when sun goes down, guns are out and police can't help, there is no control on crime Now he's mourning the loss of Balli and smoking his lungs out (sad) Balli and me grew up in street and are in streets forever
Sadly the lyrics are lost in translation . It doesn’t give the true feeling of these tunes . Taking nothing away from the hard work of the translator . It’s very difficult to translate .
Balli aur mein is hands down the pinnacle of storytelling rap in dhh.Because it's about Ta's alter ego & if he didn't become a rapper he would be balli instead,the most amazing thing is that he didn't have to use visuals he painted the picture in our heads with his words
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If u haven't then do listen kahani by RAP id as well..
This song introduced me to Talha Anjum and still remains his best single according to me
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One of the best tracks in DHH
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It shook me when I first listened to it, instantly reminded me of Dance With The Devil by Immortal Technique. Just not that dark.
Very few people are able to paint a picture through words ...... Talha Anjum Goated
Here you go with english translation and meaning of the song , tried my best, some errors but you'll get to know the true meaning of the song
Once Upon a time
Its happened ages ago, but I vividly remember that
I had a friend " Balli" a good friend (too good with his friends and brothers)
He had a pure heart but some bad habits
It was back in 2011
Hash and Liqour was common in the city (Karachi is biggest city with a huge crime rate due to poverty)
Balli grew up in poverty (he had a tough life/lack of resources) not a normal happy child hood
He wanted to make a lot of money and for that he was ready to take even shortcut (crime)
He thought of a plan of robing someone (plan: he needs a pistol and he'll go as a team of 2 and on gunpoint would robe someone) and did that
It happened, everyone came back home with notes (money)
Balli is happy, he is chilling (smoking) and thought he is eternal (can't die/forgot about consequences)
But let's not talk about death, that topic would come later in this story
(Back to Balli) He said to his mother (after robbery) Mom, lets go for shopping, as money is not an issue (its like water -in abundance)
Let's enjoy Mom, let's go outside. You used to take me out (outing) now it's my turn (since he's grown up and have cash)
Balli's whole world was his mom, his father is no longer with them (died)
I knew Balli well, there wasnt anything hidden between us (close friends)
All the boys were afraid of Balli, but he knew that I wasnt afraid of him
And whenever we used to meet, I advised him whatever he is doing is not good (troubles are bad)
But I also knew that he had no options to live a normal life (no degrees or certificates/qualification)
He searched a lot for jobs but couldnt find one
Now that he was out of options (hungary and jobless) he had to move to this life eventually
In world's eyes it's just a criminal (nobody knows back story of a criminal or what turns one into a criminal)
But only a hungry person can know the pain of hunger
On top of that this whole combination (drugs+money+pistol/arms) is lethal (evil)
Balli was losing control and for money he killed his dealer
Now Balli is hunted by police (302 refers to clause on crime that involve killing someone, penalty is death or imprisonment till death)
And you might be wondering who told me this story? listen what happened next (climax/dramatic music and different voices portraying Balli's situation Balli saying "He'll take a bullet for Talha" since they are close friends. Balli's Mom saying that she is tensed and worried because of him and his criminal life , Talha is saying that " you reap what you sow, it's the outcome of this life and this filthy money can't last forever" Bally says " Let's meet in the evening"
Now Balli was in the wind, hiding and moving place to place avoiding police. He has no clue of day and night
Balli cant trust anyone as he knows nobody can save him or nobody was really his friend, everyone was using him or just looking to gain from him nobody actually cared
Balli thought he would rather die as a hero as nobody mourns the death of villain, people only remember heros
Now he has pistol in his hand but he is finding it hard to gather courage, his mother's face comes in front of his eyes whenever his finger touches the trigger|
Sweat dripping down his forehead, he's nauseated, his head is exploding with pain and anger and mixed emotions, he is pulling his hair
He is paranoid, and violent and he is hearing voices in his head (of police sirens finding him)
All his money is ended, drugs are ended and he finally has to go out
In this situation, you are taken over by devil (an addict without drugs with a criminal record and wanted criminal is hostile and can do anything)
I called him while he was going out and he said lets meet in evening
Now how would i know the future, since we cant be aware of destiny/future or God's plans
In the news he (Talha and everyone else) came to know that near Saddar (place in Karachi) two people were killed and they had money, drugs and arms /pistol on them
Now that Balli is no longer with me (dead), I dedicate him this song
I made him this promise that we'll meet in the evening so when I'll die I'll meet him that evening
We'll meet on same spot and listen to music in his ipod (Hopsin and Kdot)
Good Kid, bad city, its true
My city is full of injustice
Humans are misguided
All the topics I do verse on/talk about are critical/very important and serious
Stories of people get famous but their graves remain lost (people forget when you die nobody goes to your grave and even forget where are you buried)
Streets are all haunted
Oh God, this world is a mess , when sun goes down, guns are out and police can't help, there is no control on crime
Now he's mourning the loss of Balli and smoking his lungs out (sad)
Balli and me grew up in street and are in streets forever
Translation was a little too off. Very amature work but atleast he tried that. Great reaction.
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More Talha anjum broo 💯
Anjum 🐐
gawah rahna from this ep is legendery track
Alo main or mary ideols
King for a reason 👑
Street poetry ...ish🌹
More youngstunners ❤
Great ❤️💞
Larry checkout minister sinister by rap demon 💯
Talha Anjum is the OG❤️
This is some biggie level story telling.
React to interview by ikka one of the finest storytelling
React to umer anjum songs too
Sadly the lyrics are lost in translation . It doesn’t give the true feeling of these tunes . Taking nothing away from the hard work of the translator . It’s very difficult to translate .
You cant get the depth of his words with such loose translation
Damn this track was not translated well
Poor translation
You missed alot