Falderal Style (Tek Shaili) in Garhwali Folk Dance-Songs (Garhwali Folk Dramas)

Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Dramas, Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional Plays part -212            

             Poetic Styles of Garhwali Dance-Folk Song -2

                             गढ़वाली लोक नृत्य -गीतों की रचना शैली  -2

                     Presented by Bhishma Kukreti (Folk Literature Research Scholar)

                 Definitely, words, phrases for creating Tek or falderal words in any song does not have meaning but the Tek enhances the singing pleasure and listening pleasure.

           Tek means the support and in song the Tek (Falderal) is /are supporting phrase/phrases. From Music point of view Tek is Sthai and other verses are Antara. In literature, Tek is called Chhandak and other verses are called Sampad.

  Tek or falderal are used either in beginning of song line or at the end. Tek is always repeated in the song.

 Tek is as base.

Tek may have meaning and could be totally connected to the song and Tek could be without meaning but just is for creating symphony for the song as

हरि कुंजी

नारू सुयारु , बै हरि कुंजी.

द्वी होला भाई , बै हरि कुंजी.

हींवला -पींवला , बै हरि कुंजी.

द्वी तौंकी बैन्वाल , बै हरि कुंजी.

 In the following folklore phrase दिसई  दागुडियो is Tek and has meaning too -

  तुम रैंदा ल़े तै दागुडिया गाँव , दिसई  दागुडियो

              तुम होली रौतों की बियाण , दिसई  दागुडियो
               चला बैणी मारछा  काटण दिसई  दागुडियो
               चला बैणी मारछा कूटण दिसई  दागुडियो

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 6/9/2014 for interpretation notes  

Contact ID -bckukreti@gmail.com

Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Community Dramas; Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional to be continued in next chapter

Reference: 2009, Dr Nand Kishor Hatwal, Himalay ke Chanchadi Nritya Geet , Chanchadi Jhamko

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Notes on Falderal Style (Tek Shaili) in Garhwali Folk Dance-Songs (Garhwali Folk Dramas); Falderal Style (Tek Shaili) in Garhwali Folk Dance-Songs (Garhwali Folk Dramas) from Haridwar Garhwal North India; Falderal Style (Tek Shaili) in Garhwali Folk Dance-Songs (Garhwali Folk Dramas) from Dehradun Garhwal North India; Falderal Style (Tek Shaili) in Garhwali Folk Dance-Songs (Garhwali Folk Dramas) from Uttarkashi Garhwal North India; Falderal Style (Tek Shaili) in Garhwali Folk Dance-Songs (Garhwali Folk Dramas) from Tehri Garhwal North India; Falderal Style (Tek Shaili) in Garhwali Folk Dance-Songs (Garhwali Folk Dramas) from Chamoli Garhwal, North India; Falderal Style (Tek Shaili) in Garhwali Folk Dance-Songs (Garhwali Folk Dramas) from Rudraprayag Garhwal, North India; Falderal Style (Tek Shaili) in Garhwali Folk Dance-Songs (Garhwali Folk Dramas) from Pauri Garhwal, North India;