Vocabulary
ਗਲ਼ ਲੱਗ
gal lag
to embrace by the neck; 'gal lagna' is the most intimate form of Punjabi embrace. Not 'gal' (ਗੱਲ = word/talk) — this is ਗਲ਼ meaning neck. A collapsing-into-someone gesture of surrender.
verb phrase
In this song
Ishq Mubarak
· Amrita Kaur
Verse 1
ਸੁੱਖ ਵੇਲੇ ਤਾਂ ਨਾ ਹੱਸਿਆ, ਦੁੱਖ ਵੇਲੇ ਗਲ ਲੱਗ ਰੋ ਲਿਆ
sukh vele taan na hassya, dukh vele gal lag ro lya
In happy times you didn't even smile, but in sorrow you held my neck and wept