Comparison of a Garhwali (Indian) and Other Country’s Children Songs Regarding of Festivals

Comparison of a Garhwali (Indian) and Other Country’s Children Songs Regarding of Festivals

Bhishma Kukreti

The festivals are important social aspects of civilization. There are children songs related to festivals in most of the societies.

The present write up is in search of similarities and dissimilarities among festival oriented children songs from Garhwal (India), China, Japan and Thailand

ले कागा लगुडो

(त्यौहार सम्बन्धी -गढ़वाली लोक बालगीत, उत्तराखंडी लोक बालगीत, उत्तरभारतीय लोकबालगीत, भारतीय लोक बालगीत)

ले कागा लगुड़ो

मी तैं दे दे भै बैणों को दगड़ो

ले कागा भात

मीतैं दे दे भै बैणों को सात

ले कागा रोटी

मीतैं दे दे , या काया मोटी

ले कागा रोटी

मी तैं दे दे धमेली मोटी

ले कागा पाणी

मीतैं बणे दे, राजा की राणी

ले कागा दूद

मीतैं दे दे , राजौं बुद

ले कागा साग

मीतैं दे दे , तू बडो भाग

ले कागा खीर

मीतैं, बणे दे , रण बंकू बीर

ले कागा भुड़ी

मीतैं दे दे तिबारी कुड़ी

ले कागा प्याज

त्यारू च त्यौहार आज

सन्दर्भ : डा. नन्द किशोर ढौंडियाल , डा. मनोरमा ढौंडियाल की पुस्तक गढ़वाली लोकबालगीत) )

Crow ! Take Lagdo (a Sweet Paratha-Bread)

(Festival Oriented Children Folk Song of Garhwal, Uttarakhand, Himalaya, India)

Crow! Take Lagudo

Offer me, long lasting companionship of my brothers and sisters

Crow! Take Rice

Offer me, long lasting companionship of my brothers and sisters

Crow! Take Bread

Offer me, healthy body

Crow! Take water

Offer me, long hair

Crow! Take water

Offer me, seat of king’s queen

Crow! Take milk

Offer me, intellect of king

Crow! Take Vegetable

Offer me, Big fortune

Crow ! Take sweet pudding

Make me a bravest man

Crow! Take Bhudi

Provide me big bungalow andbig hall

Crow! take onion

Crow! Today is your festival

The Children sing the song while offering different food articles to crow as mentioned in the song

Hina Matsuri: A Japanese Children Song of Doll Festival

Let us light the lantern on the tired stand

Let us put peach blossoms on the tired stand

Five court musicians are playing flutes and drums

Today, is happy doll festival

Lol Krathong (float banana leaf)Boat ) A Thai Children Song of Festival

Lol rathong is a lantern festival and other migrated countrymen celebrate this festival too in Thailand. The children song is a long lyrical poem.

On the full moon of 12^th lunar month

………

Float, float the Banana leaf boat-2..

…………..

Good merit brings us happiness

Chinese Children Festivals and Fair Songs

Child song for Chinese New Year

You’ll find whenever the New year comes

The Kitchen-God will want some plums…..

……..

A new felt cap will please papa

And a sugar cake for dear mama

Conclusion of Analyzing Children songs for Festivals

After studying, the above Garhwali children Folk Song of festivals and festival related Children songs of Japan, China and Thailand, the following conclusion comes out:

1- The festival songs for children are simple in all languages.

2- The children songs related to festival indicates a picture of culture and specific custom too of the specific region

3- Many children songs pertaining to festivals show the food habits of the region too.

4- In many children songs relate to festivals ask from deities or representative of deities as crow in Garhwali folk children song the fortune, happiness, or good luck

5-Auspeciaty is important aspect of Festival oriented Children songs

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