Raifal Tainika: Asian Patriotic Folk Song Illustrating Military Training for Rural Civilians

Folk Songs from Kumaon-Garhwal, Haridwar, Uttarakhand (India)-305

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

                 कुमाऊं, गढ़वाल ,हरिद्वार के  लोक गीत  -306 

                                      By: Bhishma Kukreti

                   Before Indo-Pakistan war of 1972, there was no system for Military Training of Civilians or common men.  When in 1972 Bangladesh-Pakistan civil war was on Government of India started a basic military training o civilians of Himalayan region bordering to China.

                   The villagers created various types of folk songs regarding military training to civilians. Surendra Negi and Pritam Apachhyan from Chamoli Garhwal collected the below folk song depicting military training to villagers.

रैफल टैनिका: एक देशभक्ति लोक गीत 


(संकलन ; सुरेन्द्र नेगी और प्रीतम  अपछ्यांण ,  सन्दर्भ: चिट्ठी पत्री  2003 )
(इंटरनेट प्रस्तुती व व्याख्या - भीष्म कुकरेती )  

 जै माता भारता भारता सैनका , जै माता भारता भारता सैनका
गौं गऊँ मा खूली रैफल टैनिका , गौं गऊँ मा खूली रैफल टैनिका
पैलि -पैलि टैनीका दीदि भुल्युं की होली ,पैलि -पैलि टैनीका दीदि भुल्युं की होली
नीछि पीछि टैनीका भाई बन्धुं की होली ,नीछि पीछि टैनीका भाई बन्धुं की होली
जै माता भारता भारता सैनका , जै माता भारता भारता सैनका
गौं गऊँ मा खूली रैफल टैनिका , गौं गऊँ मा खूली रैफल टैनिका
हौल्दार र भैजिन मारै सीटी , हौल्दार  भैजिन मारै सीटी
गौचरा सैण सिपायुं की पीटी , गौचरा सैण सिपायुं की पीटी
खेली जालू ताश मारेला तुरूपा , खेली जालू ताश मारेला तुरूपा
रैफल मा हून्दन  वै तीन गुरुपा  , रैफल मा हूना वै तीन गुरुपा
 जै माता भारता पराळै कि घुसी , जै माता भारता पराळै कि घुसी
हमारो हौल्दार हूणु भौत खुसी ,हमारो हौल्दार हूणु भौत खुसी
जै माता भारता भारता सैनका , जै माता भारता भारता सैनका
गौं गऊँ मा खूली रैफल टैनिका , गौं गऊँ मा खूली रैफल टैनिका

 O Mother India! You win war! Win the War!

Rifle training centers are opened in villages

First, the girls and women will take rifle training

Then males would take rifle training

Havaldar blew the whistle to start training

As military trainer became attentive as we too became attentive in physical training

Three groups are made groups for rifle training

Our trainer Havaldar was pleased to see our rifle training

Copyright (Interpretation) @ Bhishma Kukreti, bckukreti@gmail.com 29/7/2013

Folk Songs from Kumaon-Garhwal-Haridwar (Uttarakhand) to be continued…306 

                   

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*Dr Shiv Prasad Naithani, 2011, Uttrakhand Lok Sanskriti aur Sahitya, Udgata, page 119-126

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