It is easy to get up this morning and picture the sound of folk songs flowing through the villages.. at this very time.. some young girls are going from house to house, and some young boys are doing the same thing.. sometime this evening, they will gather around the ceremonial fire and celebrate their harvest....
One small request: If you have had a little girl in your house this year(or know anyone who has), please celebrate her first Lohri. In my beautiful, vibrant Punjab, the first Lohri after a male child in the family is celebrated with much fervour, but not the first Lohri after a girl child. That is soo not acceptable.
I leave you with the cutest reminder of Lohri.. the Lohri songs... Happy Lohri!
Lohri Girls Song
“Hulle nee maiyee hulle
do beri patte jhulle
do jhul payeaan kahjurran
khajurran suttya meva
es munde de ghar mangeva
es munde di voti nikdioh!
khandi choori, kutdi Kut! Kut!
Bharaya thaal woti bave nananaa nal
Ninaan te wadi parjaee
So kudma de ghar aayee!
Chant
mein lohri lain aayee!”
Translation:
“Two berry leaves are hanging
Two date leaves are also hanging
The tree shed the fruit
There’s an engagement in this boy’s house
This boy’s wife is short
She eats and grinds choori(a punjabi dish)
She grinds and grinds and fills the plate.
the wife sits with her sisters in law
Sister in law and the elder son’s wife
Are in their in-laws house
Chant
I have come to take my Lohri ”
Lohri Boys Song
(T h e 'ho's are in chorus)
Sunder mundriye ho!
Tera kaun vicaharaa ho!
Dullah bhatti walla ho!
Dullhe di dhee vyayae ho!
Ser shakkar payee ho!
Kudi da laal pathaka ho!
Kudi da saalu paatta ho!
Salu kaun samete!
Chache choori kutti!
zamidara lutti!
Zamindaar sudhaye!
bade bhole aaye!
Ek bhola reh gaya!
Sipahee pakad ke lai gaya!
Sipahee ne mari eet!
Paheenve ro te phannve pit! ”
Sanoo de de lohri te teri jeeve jodi!
Translation
Oh nice ringing one!
Who do you have
The groom with the tandoor
The groom’s daughter got married
He gave 1 ser sugar!
The girl is wearing a red suit!
But her shawl is torn!
Who will stitch her shawl?!
The uncle made choori!
The landlords ate it!
He made the landlords eat a lot!
Lots of innocent guys came
One innocent boy got left behind
The police arrested him!
The policeman hit him with a brick!
Cry or howl!
Give us lohri ..long live your jodi!”
I got the songs here: http://www.lohrifestival.org/lohri-songs.html
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
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