Shargo Mashes (Official Music Video) | Zahra Banoo | Renzu Music Originals

Shargo Mashesh is Zahra Banoo’s Balti song that seeks to revive the dying Balti language and resurrect its spirit through folklore and folk music. Rooted in the timeless traditions of the Balti tribes, Zahra Banoo’s mission is to preserve and celebrate this rich cultural heritage, keeping its melodies and stories alive while bringing Balti music to the forefront of contemporary expression.
The song expresses a woman’s yearning for her “Shargo Mashes” literally “Morning Star,” symbolizing hope, lost love, or a beloved far away. She wakes before dawn, when the world sleeps, to search for that light, a poetic image of longing and resilience. Here morning star refers to her musical instrument.

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Music:
Record Label: Renzu Music
Singer: Zahra Banoo
Lyrics: Ghulam Hussain Balghari
Music Producer: Kafil Qurashie
Mastering & Mix : Aftab Khan
Distributor: Warner Music India

Video:
Producer: Danish Renzu
DOP/Editor/Colorist: Wasim Inshaq Malik
Camera. Assistant: Stanzin Deskyong
Co-Producer: Pema (Mountain Muse Management)
DA: Aneesa Khan
Art: Ayan Khan (AK Digitals)

Gaabetna byu zare seeta se dugnaa,
I woke before the rays of dawn,

Yaa laga shargo mashes,
Searching for my Morning Star.

Gaabetna byu zare seeta se dugnaa,
I rose again before sunrise,

Yaa laga shargo mashes,
Yearning for my Morning Star.

Shargo mashes sale shargo mashes,
O shining Morning Star,

Sale shargo mashes shargo mashes,
My radiant Morning Star.

Duniyas kyurey arey dyamyane dugna,
While the world sleeps in its dreams,

Yaa laga shargo mashesh,
I wander to find my Morning Star.

Duniyas kyurey arey dyamyane dugna,
The world lies silent in slumber,

Yaa laga shargo mashesh,
But I rise to seek my Morning Star.

Hai haale tusmey daksanthonii mane yari zala,
Since the day you turned away, my love still burns,

Yari zala,
My heart still calls it love.

Hai haale tusmey daksanthonii mane yaari zala,
Since you left, my soul remembers our bond,

Yaari zala,
Only our love remains.

Neede jawani daswaakhne tona,
My youth fades waiting for you,

Yaa laga shargo mashes,
My beautiful Morning Star.

Neede jawani daswaakhne tona,
My young days slip away,

Yaa laga shargo mashes,
Still I wait for my Morning Star.

Shargo mashes, sale shargo mashes,
O Morning Star, bright and pure,

Shargo mashes,
My shining Morning Star.

Yaa shafila pe utmuntazir hale tusmey lamo tusemy lamo,
On this mountain path I wait — will you not come?

Yaa shafila pe utmuntazir hale tusmey lamo tusemy lamo,
Still I wait by the pass — will you not appear, my love?

Duniyas kyure arey samyane duna,
The world rests in peace tonight,

Yaa laga shargo mashes,
But I search for my Morning Star.

Shargo mashes, sale shargo mashes,
O shining Morning Star,

Sale shargo mashes, shargo mashes.
My distant, radiant light.