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| Lohri being celebrated |
Sunder mundriye hoe!
Tera kaun wicahara hoe!
Dullah bhatti walla hoe!
Dullahe di dhee vyayae hoe!
Ser shakkar payee hoe!
Kudi da laal pachaka hoe!
Kudi da saalu paatta hoe!
Salu kaun samete!
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| Pop corns and sugar candy being tossed on to the fire |
zamidara lutti!
Zamindaar sudhaye!
bade bhole aaye!
Ek bhola reh gaya!
Sipahee pakad ke lai gaya!
Sipahee ne mari eet!
Sanoo de de lohri te teri jeeve jodi! (Cry or howl!)Paheenve ro te phannve pit! "
(Rhyming: beautiful one like a ringlet one!)Who will save you poor one (to a rescued girl)Dullah Bhatti is here for you (He rescued the girls who were abandoned and rejected after kidnap!)
The Duallah married off his daughter (the rescued girls were adopted by him as his daughters)He gave a measure (sher about a kilo)of sugar!The girl is wearing bridal red dress!But her shawl is torn (poor and soiled-girl has been raped?)!Who will stitch her shawl(repair her reputation)?!
The Duallah married off his daughter (the rescued girls were adopted by him as his daughters)He gave a measure (sher about a kilo)of sugar!The girl is wearing bridal red dress!But her shawl is torn (poor and soiled-girl has been raped?)!Who will stitch her shawl(repair her reputation)?!
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| Gobind, goes ecstatic on the eve of Lohri, playing his recorder |
The maternal uncle made sweet ghee bread (choori)! (maternal uncles were responsible to vouch for chastity of the girl)
The landlords ravished it (meaning the girl kidnapped by rich moghul landlords!)!He made the landlords eat a lot!Lots of innocent guys came (poor grooms)One innocent boy got left behind (the poorest of poor!)The soldiers arrested him! (Indicated that he was in collusion with Bhatti the rebel)The soldiers hit him with a brick! (tortured him)Cry or howl!Give us lohri (gifts) ..long live you couple!"
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| As a grand finale, Jania plays on Piano |
Give me Lohri Now!
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© preet mohan singh., all rights reserved
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