Bhajun/Bhajedu Lok Geet: Folk Songs Depicting Social Aspiration for Migrating to Cities

Folk Songs from Kumaon-Garhwal, Haridwar, Uttarkahnd-291 

                                        By: Bhishma Kukreti

                     There was no arrangement for preserving folk songs in old time. Had been there arrangement for preserving folk songs created by non literate but sensitive to social changes and history folk song creators we must have the history of social changes took place in Garhwal and Kumaon.

          From British rule starting time, the male started migrating cities in Indian soil or in foreign soils and settling in cities.  The people who were left in villages started aspiring to settle in cities.

         The following two Garhwali folk songs –‘kab alo hyund mangsir maina’ and‘palayan utsaah’ are related women aspiring to be with their husbands settled in city.

           The third folk song ‘meko paad ni deen pitaji’ depicts another social aspiration that the girl settled in city does not want getting married to a rural groom.

 All these folk songs show the real picture of social changes took place in Garhwal and Kumaon.    

                कुमाऊं, गढ़वाल ,हरिद्वार के  लोक गीत  -291        

    
          (टिहरी से गढवाली जागर, लोक गीत;  उत्तरकाशी से गढवाली जागर, लोक गीत; पौड़ी से गढवाली जागर,  लोक गीत; चमोली -रुद्रप्रयाग से गढवाली जागर,लोक गीत; नैनीताल से कुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत; अल्मोड़ा से कुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत;पिथोरागढ़ -बागेश्वर से कुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत;चम्पावत , उधम सिंह नगर से कुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत;उत्तराखंडी जागर,लोक गीत;,  हरिद्वार से जागर,लोक गीत;,मध्य हिमालयी जागर,लोक गीत;, हिमालयी जागर,लोक गीत;उत्तर भारितीय जागर,लोक गीत; भारतीय जागर,लोक गीत; एशियाई जागर,लोक गीत श्रृंखला )

                  भजण - भजेड़ू वृति गीत

               कब आलो ह्यूंद मंगसिर मैना

कब आलो ह्यूंद मंगसिर मैना

हे ज्योरू हे ज्योरू मिन दिल्लि जाण हे ज्योरू मिन दिल्लि जाण

होटल की रुट्टी मिन उखी खांण 
आलू प्याजौ बणाइ साग

घुमणो क जाण मीन करोलाबाग हे ज्योरू मिन दिल्लि जाण

प्याई च सिगरेट फेंकी चिल्ला

घुमणो क जाण मीन लाल किल्ला हे ज्योरू मिन दिल्लि जाण

हे ज्योरू मिन दिल्लि जाण

गोभी की भुज्जी उखी खाण

When the autumn season would come I would go to Delhi where my husband lives.

I shall roam there in Karolbag and Red fort

I shall take meal at hotels

I shall take cauliflower-potato vegetable in the city (which is unavailable in village)  

               पलायन उत्साह

(रचना : खुशहाल सिंह बिष्ट, सन्दर्भ:  विष्णु दत्त जुयाल 'मनुज', 2011, उद्गाता )

(इंटरनेट प्रस्तुती व व्याख्या - भीष्म कुकरेती )

बल पप्पू का पिताजी सुणि ल्याओ रैबार
हम बि आणा छं वाँ, क्वाटर रखा तैयार
कनकैक रैण हमन ये बसकाळ मा
हम से नि रयेंदु ये पहाड़ मा
कोदु झंगोरु हमन किलै खाण
नोट लगैक बासमती खाण
मिन त सोची छौ बंगला मा रौंला
होटल कि रुट्टी टेबल मा खौंला
दगड्या भग्यान बजार जाली
स्वामिक संग घूमिक आली
बला पप्पू बुबाजीक आयुं च रैबार
हम बि आणा छं वाँ, क्वाटर रखा तैयार

O my dear husband! Please arrange living place as I am coming to city for living with you.

Why should we take course cereals?

I dreamed that we shall live in bungalow and will take meal in hotels.

I shall go market with my husband.

                   मेको पाड़ा नि दीण पिताजी
मेको पाड़ा नि दीण पिताजी
उख पाड़ी लोग खराब होंदन मेको पाड़ा नि दीण पिताजी
उख पाड़ी फाणु मा बाड़ी खांदन मेको पाड़ा नि दीण पिताजी
उख पाड़ी लोग माँ बैणि गाळि दींदन

Dear Father! Don’t marry me in village.

The hill people take fanu and badi (course food ingredients) in meals.

They use bad words while talking

Copyright (Interpretation) @ Bhishma Kukreti, 14/7/2013

Folk Songs from Kumaon-Garhwal-Haridwar (Uttarakhand) to be continued…292 

                   

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टिहरी से गढवाली जागर, लोक गीत;  उत्तरकाशी से गढवाली जागर, लोक गीत; पौड़ी से गढवाली जागर,  लोकगीत; चमोली -रुद्रप्रयाग से गढवाली जागर,लोक गीत; नैनीताल से कुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत; अल्मोड़ा सेकुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत;पिथोरागढ़ -बागेश्वर से कुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत;चम्पावत , उधम सिंह नगर सेकुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत;उत्तराखंडी जागर,लोक गीत;,  हरिद्वार से जागर,लोक गीत;,मध्य हिमालयीजागर,लोक गीत;, हिमालयी जागर,लोक गीत;उत्तर भारितीय जागर,लोक गीत; भारतीय जागर,लोक गीत;एशियाई जागर,लोक गीत श्रृंखला जारी...

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