Gareebi Darshand Lok Geet: Garhwali Folk Song Depicting Poverty and Day to Day Struggle

Folk Songs from Kumaon-Garhwal, Haridwar, Uttarkahnd-297 

(Himalayan Folk Song/Traditional Folktales/ Conventional Sayings Series)

                                      By: Bhishma Kukreti

                There are classes in every society and in every era. The poverty is way of life. There must be struggle for living the life. The following Garhwali song depicts poverty, debt, struggle very well.

कुमाऊं, गढ़वाल ,हरिद्वार के  लोक गीत  -297              
 
 गरीबी दर्शाता एक संवेदनशील लोक गीत 

(सन्दर्भ : डा. दिनेश चमोला 'शैलेश',  2011,  उत्तराखंड लोक गीतों में सम-सामयिक परिवेश , उद्गाता308-315)

(इंटरनेट प्रस्तुती व व्याख्या - भीष्म कुकरेती )
मधुलि- धोती, बिलोज फटिगे स्वामी, गौळै जंजीर टुटीगे,
           तुमारो दर्शन द्यखण्या मैकू तईं रूठीगे।
            नाकै नथुली टूटे हाथै धगुली टूटीगे,
           तुमारी खुदन स्वामी, खाणों स्याणो छूटीगे। सिपाही - धोती बिलोज पार्सल कलू, गौला जंजीर भेजलू,
           ऐई जौलु मै चैत बैसाख तब त्वेइ देखलू।
          नाकै नथूली, हाथै धगुली सुनारा द्योलु मै
          चिठि भेजि देण मधुलि, कब तेरा प्रेम मा.  मधुलि-दीदी तुमारी ऐई गेन्या भुली गीता बि ऐगीन हो     
         एक एक आखर सबू लेखीक चिठी तुम भेजिन हो.          
         खर्चा पाणि लत्ता कपड़ा स्वामी भेजि दियाँ हो.
         दीदी भाणीज अयाँ तुमारा , हाथ धागुली देण हो. सिपाही - सुनार कीर्तिक तैं बोली धगुली द्वी बणै दे हो
           दे द्यूला रुप्या तेरा। घर औण पर हो
           माजी तैं बोली प्यारी दुखी नि होण हो.
         मेरा दुःख अस गरीबी देखि त्वीन बी नि रोण हो

 Madhuli the Wife of a soldier from village-Dhoti, Blouse are torn.

Chain is broken.

I am far to see you.

The nose ring is broken

The bangles are broken.

My hunger and desire is no more.

Soldier from border- I shall post you Dhoti, Blouse, and will parcel Chain too.

When I came home I shall correct every matter

I shall give nose ring and bangle to goldsmith for repair.

Madhuli ! Post the letter

Mdhuli wife of soldier-You elder sister and younger sisters have come to meet your mother.

In coming letter, you write about them

Send money and dressing

I have to offer bangles to your nieces.

Soldier- Tell goldsmith to make beagles

When I come to home I shall pay his due

Tell to mother not to worry

Don’t be sad in poor economic condition

Copyright (Interpretation) @ Bhishma Kukreti, bckukreti@gmail.com 20/7/2013

Folk Songs from Kumaon-Garhwal-Haridwar (Uttarakhand) to be continued…298 

                   

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(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; अल्मोड़ासे कुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत;पिथोरागढ़ -बागेश्वर से कुमाउनी जागर,लोक गीत;चम्पावत , उधम सिंह नगरसे कुमाउनी 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,

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