Byoli Bwad: Dialogues between Father-Daughter in Garhwali Wedding Folk Song
Bhishma Kukreti
(Abstract: There are examples of wedding songs of dialogues between daughter and parents of Garhwal (India), America or English language, Latvia, Armenia, China, Arabic countries in this write up )
When the marriage procession start journey back from bride house to groom house, the singers sing the following song on behalf of bride. The wedding folk song is very touchy and the females of bride side start crying including bride
ब्योली ब्वाद (मांगळ )
बगीचा का फूल मांजी स्ब्युंन त्वाड , बगीचा का फूल मांजी स्ब्युंन त्वाड
खुकली की बेटी मांजी सब्युंन छ्वाड
मांजी सब्युंन छ्वाड
उठा स्वामी ! कसा घोड़ी , पैटा द्यालै तरफों तैं उठा स्वामी ! कसा घोड़ी , पैटा द्यालै तरफों तैं
ना रोई ब्व़े , न रवा बुबाजी ! मिं ससुरास जाणु छौं
मिं ससुरास जाणु छौं
ना र्वावा ब्वाडा जी, ना रो बोडि जी , मिं ससुरास जाणु छौं ना र्वावा ब्वाडा जी, ना रो बोडि जी , मिं ससुरास जाणु छौं
ना रोवा काका जे, ना रो काकी , पराया देस जाणू छौं
पराया देस जाणू छौं
ना र्वावा ममाजी , ना रो ममी जी , पति को संग जाणू छौं , ना र्वावा ममाजी , ना रो ममी जी , पति को संग जाणू छौं
न रो भैजी , न रो बौजी , मिन अब घर बसाण
मिन अब घर बसाण
मेरी दगड्या सबि मै ना भुल्याँ कबि, मेरी दगड्या सबि मै ना भुल्याँ कबि
मी त परदेसी ह्व़े गयों अबी
मी त परदेसी ह्व़े गयों अबी
Reference : Totaram Dhoundiyal, Garhwali Mangal
Bride Says ….
All plucked the garden flowers
After marriage, Parents leave daughters
Dear husband! Come on! Make horse ready for going from here
Mother! Don’t cry, Father! Don’t cry; me departing for house of my lover
Elder Uncle! Don’t cry, Elder Aunt! Don’t cry; me departing for house of in law
Younger Uncle! Don’t Cry, Younger Aunt! Don’t cry; me departing for new area just now
Maternal uncle! Don’t Cry, Maternal Aunt! Don’t cry; me departing with my protector
Elder brother! Don’t Cry, Sis in law! Don’t cry; from now, my husband is my life partner
Darling friends! Don’t forget me ever.
From now, I am foreigner forever
Father-Daughter Dialogues in Wedding Songs from Other countries
The Garhwali (Indian) song is in sad melodious tone and the song make people cry. The first line is figurative one that as people plucks the flowers, flower has to leave stem and same way the daughter has to leave parent’s house. This song is one of the examples of pathos rapture in Garhwali folk songs with different nature.
There are many father-daughter dance song in English, however, the song ‘Sing me a Song again , daddy’ sung by Famous Philippine icon Jose Mari Chan and lyric Cherie Gil has same similar emotions as the Garhwali folk wedding song ‘Byoli Bwad’ has . the song is as :
Sing me a song daddy by Jose Mari Chan and Cherie Gil
Daughter says –
I am asking your blessing
As I’m about to be wife
Of a man I know who loves me
And I am proud to be his bride
Dad time has come for me leave your side…..
Written by - Bhishma Kukreti