Riti Basanta: Imagery and Symbolism in Asian (Garhwali) Traditional Poetry example

Folk Songs from Kumaon-Garhwal, Haridwar, Uttarakhand (India)-307 

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

                 कुमाऊं, गढ़वाल ,हरिद्वार के  लोक गीत  -307 

                                      By: Bhishma Kukreti

  The traditional poem Ritu Basanta illustrates the images of Spring of Garhwal when there is Rhododendron blossom, Kafal /Kaphal (Bay-Berry, Box Myrtle, Myrica nagi) fruits are ripped.  The Traditional poem also sends message for migrated fellows to return their mother land.   

  The Chakor bird, Bees are taken as symbol in this symbolic and imagery traditional poetry for reverse migration from plains to hills of Garhwal.  

ऋतु  बसंता का  धोरा 



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

हरभरा का बुरांश लाल काफुळुन् की डाळी
कन खाला दीदी भूली लूण मा राळि राळी
डांडों मा गीत लगौंणा  गोरुं  का ग्वेर छोरा
ऐ जा भैरों तु घौरा   ऋतु  बसंता का  धोरा I
टुप टुप गळीगे डांडा कांठौ  छोड़िगे
मौळी ऐगे मौऴयार फूल रंगीला फूलिगे
टकटकी सि हेरदा रात रातूं चकोरा
ऐ जा भौंरा तु घौरा ऋतु  बसंता का  धोरा  

Copyright (Interpretation) @ Bhishma Kukreti, bckukreti@gmail.com 31/7/2013

Folk Songs from Kumaon-Garhwal-Haridwar (Uttarakhand) to be continued…308 

                   

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उत्तराखंड से  लोक गीत , दुसांत से   गीत; चमोली  गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ;गदकोत चमोली गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ;रुद्रप्रयाग गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ; पौड़ी गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ; टिहरी गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ;उत्तरकाशी गढ़वाल से  लोकगीत ;केदार उत्यपका गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ; बद्रीनाथ घाटी गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ; लैंसडाउन गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ;कोटद्वार गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ;नरेंद्र नगर गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ;प्रताप नगर गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ; गौचर गढ़वाल से लोक गीत ; पुरोला गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ; राठ  क्षेत्र गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ; गैरसैण  गढ़वाल से  लोक गीत ; दूधातोलीगढ़वाल से  लोक गीत  श्रृंखला जारी ..

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