Gorkhyani Lok Geet: Historical Ravanlti Folk Song illustrating Gorkha Repression and Looting

Oriental/Asian Ravanlti Folk Literature from Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna-Tons Valley Region, Uttarkashi, Dehradun, Garhwal -42 

  रवांइ, उत्तरकाशी, देहरादून गढ़वाल क्षेत्र  के  प्रचलित   रंवाल्टी  लोक गीत- 421

                 Translation, Interpretation by: Bhishma Kukreti

                      Gorkha rule over Kumaon and Garhwal is one of the harshest, unforgettable, painful, fearful, terror some, terrible, periods of Uttarakhand in its whole history from ancient time. The Gorkha rule was so terrible and terror that there are tens of folk songs, folk tales, folk proverbs, folk sayings  about looting, terror, suppression, cruelty, oppression by Gorkha soldiers and commanders in every region of Kumaon and Garhwal.   

               The following couple of lines of a long folk song from Ravain region shows the terror and looting by Gorkha solders along with historical aspect f the area too.

          गोर्ख्याणी/गुर्ख्याणी आतंक-लूटमार  इतिहास दर्शाता रवाँल्टी लोक गीत 

(सन्दर्भ: महावीर रंवाल्टा, 2011, उत्तराखंड में रंवाइ क्षेत्र के लोक साहित्य की मौखिक परंपरा, उदगाता,पृष्ठ 48- 56 )  
( इंटरनेट प्रस्तुति  एवं अतिरिक्त व्याखा - भीष्म कुकरेती )

  माट्या पाथी घड़ी
बच्चू वादी बखर्याटु तेमासी न झड़ी
गुल्यारु वादी बडेड़ी लगी सून कू धारु

       When Gorkha rule was over from the area Gorkha soldiers were fleeing from the area. Garhwali and Kumaoni people took revenge against those soldiers who harassed them. People tied a soldier and the folk song lines describe –

When Bacchu Vadi was tied and there was no pony with him.

When Baja of Badiyar was tied there was a pile of gold.

Copyright Interpretation, @ Bhishma Kukreti 19/7/2013 

   References:

Ranvalta, Mahaveer. 2011, Uttarakhand me Ravain Kshetr ke Lok Sahitya ki Maukhik Parmapara, Udgata, page 48-56

Oriental/Asian Folk Literature from Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna-Tons Valley Region, Uttarkashi, Dehradun, Garhwal to be continued …43 

( रवांइ क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; हर की दून, रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; जानकी चट्टी, रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; फुल चट्टी , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; मोरी रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; पुजेली , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; पुरोला , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; बनाल पट्टी ,रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषाजागर, लोक गीत ; राढ़ी डांडा,  रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ;यमुनोत्री , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; हनुमान चट्टी , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; खरसाली रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; गंगनाणी ,  रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; बडकोट , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; नौगाँव , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; आराकोट , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; जर्मोला धार रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ;लाखामंडल,  रवांइ -देहरादून  क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ;चकरौता  रवांइ -देहरादून  क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ;अनहोल रवांइ -देहरादून  क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; त्यूणी  रवांइ -देहरादून  क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत श्रृखला जारी)

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