A BEAUTIFUL KASHMIRI FOLK SONG HEARD FROM AN OLD WOMAN TODAY.

                                                                                       

                             

              AN ALMOND TREE IN FULL BLOOMS )

                                             
                                         

(APRICOT  BLOOMS)                                              

               ( ELDERLY KASHMIRI PANDIT WOMEN)

                                              

  ( A sparrow sitting on the branch of a blooming almond tree)

THE  VANISHING  FOLK LITERATURE HELD  IN THE MEMORY  STORE  OF OUR ELDERS...  

Heard an old Kashmiri Pandit  woman singing this folk song .Worried am I am , this precious folk literature that lies in the memory store of our elders is going to vanish  very shortly. I quote what I heard with my simple english rendering  for friends who do not understand Kashmiri.

 In this folk song a maiden   welcomes the arrival of  spring in a beautiful style , a style whereby she communicates with greenery and flowers around. Yes with flowers    ,brooks and. gushing water  springs that declare the arrival of spring season.She  also asks   her beloved to pay her a visit now as enough is enough or like saying."Bahut Din Beetay..Hum Haaray Tum. Jeetay"...

 

(1)

Gul phael tai phulayaa chhaavo,

Rozu bulbul lol tchon Aavo....

Rang kyaah rott aeimm rang Tcharey,

Sangdil yaar yueir Maa pheiray

Nanga Maa gatchhi harrdein vaavo..

Rozu bulbul lol tchon Aavo....

(Spring flowers bloom all over,

O Bulbul,come,stay here,

I pine  for you.

Look at this colourful sparrow ,

What a grand colour it acquired ?

Would that stone hearted beloved of mine

come this way now ..

The autumnal winds may also arrive later

And this beauty may soon vanish .

O bulbul,come,stay here,

I pine for you.)

(2)

Kulli Pyath ke badaam posho

Suul ka’rthhum thhuv ta gosho

Asta Asta Chashm Vaen Mutcharaavo

Rozu Bulbul Lol Tchon Aavo

( O   sprouting almond flower of that tree ,

 Listen ! have not you arrived so early this time ?

Now be slow in opening  your eyes over here .

O Bulbul, Come, Stay here ,

I pine for you.)

(3)

Aa’ar Posho Tcheir Kyaazi Gayyi -Yo

Munz Vanasaeyyi Nendhraa Peiyi –yo

Valla Vuchh Baaguk Chikka Chaavo

Rozu Bulbul Lol Tchoan Aavo

( O Plum flower , why so late this time ,

Were you under a sleep inside  the forest ?

Now hurry up and see the grandeur of the garden.

O Bulbul, Come, Stay here ,

I pine for you.)

(4)

Naagraadun Aab Guvv Jaar’ie

Baag Andeiray Gul phoel Saar’ie

Baag e Jannattuk Sabzaar chhaavo

Rozu Bulbul Lol Tchoan aavo…

( How good  to see water gushing out of the springs ,

And inside the garden, flowers thrive all over .

Now come and take pleasure in the greenery of this paradise .

O Bulbul, Come, Stay here ,

I pine forv you.)

(Avtar Mota )

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