A Folk Song of India In Hindi and English
A Folk Song of India in Hindi & English
Lok Geet – jhulava pe baith …….In Hindi
jhulava pe baith, man karata, bahut mera
hota aaj, yahaan par, mera bhee man meet
badha deta, mere jhoole kee, peng aakaash tak
ud jaatee, main bhee, hava mein, titalee see
chhoo letee door, shyaam baadalon ko, main bhee
meghon se, machal-machal, kahatee tab ye main
lo, bhigo lo, mujhako bhee, dikha apanee preet. 01
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English version
While sitting on the swing I feel and wish
If my beloved too would have been here with me
He would have pushed my swing up to the sky
And like butterfly I would fly in the air
So that I may touch the dark clouds resembling my beloved
And I would say and insist again and again to those clouds
To take me in arms and wet me, O’ clouds to show your love. 01
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In Hindi
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pavan se bhee kahatee, kuchh jhoom-jhoom, tab main
mat udaana pavan, kaare baadalon ko, abhee tu
barasane do, ban inhen, nanhee-nanhee, see boonden
samet loongee main, apane aanchal mein, inhen bhee
udane do , saavan mein, baadalon ka, ye gulaal
aaenge, kaanha tabhee, dekhane ko, mera haal
hoga, jab mera bhee, gulaal sa hee, mukh laal. 02
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English version
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Then while dancing and rejoicing I would tell the winds
O’ winds, please do not take away these dark clouds
Let them shower their rains forming mini drops on me
I would take all of them in my lap
Let the Gulal (powder of colorful dust) of clouds fly in rainy season
Only then Kanha* would come to see my condition
When my face too would be red like the colors of Gulal.
Ravindra
14th June 2018
Currently in MP India
* Kanha = Another name of Krishna
* Gulal = The dry color powder which is used during Holi
Copyright © Ravindra K Kapoor | Year Posted 2018
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