Friday, 25 September 2015

Hare hare baans kata more angna...

I am a coke studio fan (both India and Pakistan versions of it). I know! I know, the Pakistan one is better as Indian one has too much bollywood involvement. But for me coke studio is one. Anyway, I wait eagerly for its new seasons. Currently watching season 8 and the music is superlative to say the least. However I was disappointed to hear this particular song-





Excellent singing, brilliant music but no attention paid on the lyrics. It's Amir Khusro's kalaam. A folk 'Shaadi Geet'. Here are the lyrics-



Hare-hare baans kata more angna, neeka mandha chhawao re

Parbat baans manga, more baabul, kanu mandha chhawao re

Sagre najoomi, jyotishi; baabul, sabka bhej bulao re
Jaiso laadli bitiya, re baabul; waisa hi kaaj rachao re

Mandhe oopar, kalas viraaje, dekhe raja rao re...

I don't remember the next line of this couplet but its definitely not what these singers here are singing. None of it makes any sense. I wish they do a little research before recording a song which is something that is going to go into the musical database of our time and will serve as a reference to the future generation of music.

 Edit(20.02.2016):
I found these two versions of the song in Mehnaz Begum's (thanks to @drkns on twitter :) and  Bilqees Khanum/Ishrat Jehan's voices. 

 http://gaana.com/artist/bilqees-khanum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbEp2646Gv8

 Listening to it repeatedly helped me understand a few more lines. Though there are a few words which are still not very clear to me. 

 Mandhe oopar, kalas viraaje, dekhe raja rao re
Ghode haathi soha deena, baabul dil dariyao(?) re

 Ek na deeni sar ko ri kanghi, mori saas bol bolat hai
Sona bhi deena ropa bhi deena; deena (or 'Dee-Na') chatar(?) charhao re



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24 comments:

  1. ayeshi9 October 2015 at 08:09

    Finally the correct lyrics!

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    1. pseudorandom9 October 2015 at 13:18

      Thanks!

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    2. deepak joseph21 November 2015 at 22:37

      Can u tell me the meaning of these lyrics ?

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    3. pseudorandom2 December 2015 at 11:53

      I'll try to translate literally since I am not sure of the actual context in which it was written.

      (The girl who is about to get married says to her father) -
      Father, get green bamboos cut, and get a pretty mandap* made (for me).
      Get the bamboos brought from the mountains, and use them to make the mandap.
      All the fortune-tellers, astrologers, Father; please invite them all.
      How loved your daughter is; her wedding should be appropriate.
      The holy pot sits at the top of the mandap, even the king should see it...

      Sorry still couldn't figure out the rest of the lyrics; will update the post when I do.

      *mandap-a porch like structure used for hindu weddings.

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    4. Unknown29 December 2015 at 13:57

      It then goes on the to say: man main ooper kal as biraaje, dekhe raja rao re ghorey haathi sooha deena, babul de darya re.
      It means that a cooking pot is in the veranda, being seen by the King as well, therefore my Father give away horses, elephants and gold like a river.
      It was written by Hazrat Amir Khusru who is saying that he is in this world like a girl who is to be married off to Hazrat Nizam-ud-din Aulia and go to a distant spiritual land. Therefore his stay in this world is focused on preparing for that marriage and he wants to have the best spiritual beauty before he departs.

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    5. Unknown4 January 2016 at 07:46

      Thank you so much for this great info.

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  2. ayeshi9 October 2015 at 08:10

    Finally the correct lyrics!

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  3. Row Heath17 November 2015 at 03:58

    Thank you so much for this! It was bothering me so much that this 'Avadhi' / 'Braj Bhasha' sounding song had so many words that I simply could not understand - even with the context! But then it was Khusrau...so I gave up thinking it must be persian words he's mixed in... Now with the correct lyrics, everything falls perfectly in place! Thank you ever so much! Would be really grateful if u cud pls try to find the rest of the lyrics and post them pls..

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    1. pseudorandom2 December 2015 at 11:54

      Thank you. I will update the post with complete lyrics soon.

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  4. UsAmA25 November 2015 at 10:10

    Can anybody explain the lyrics as well ?

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    1. UsAmA25 November 2015 at 10:10

      And the complete corrected lyrics as well

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    2. UsAmA25 November 2015 at 10:11

      And the complete corrected lyrics as well

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    3. pseudorandom2 December 2015 at 11:55

      Please see my reply to a comment above.

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  5. Unknown4 June 2016 at 22:05

    Hare hare baans kata more angana
    Neeka madha chhawao re..
    Parbat baans manga more babul - 2
    Kaanu madha chhawao re….hare hare baans

    Sagre nazomi, jyotishi, babul, - 2 ...sabka bhej bulao re..
    Jaiso laadli bitiya re babul-2, vaisa hi kaaj/taaj rachao re..
    Hare hare baans…
    Madhe upar kalash biraje,-2
    Dekhen raja rao re..
    Godhe haathi sobha dena, -2, babul dil dariyao re…
    Hare hare baans..

    Ek na dini sar ko re kangi-2
    Mori saas bol balat re…
    Sona bhi dena, loha bhi dena,-2
    Dena jarat jadhao(jadaau) re..
    Hare hare baans..

    Dahaliya parbat bhain..
    Babul angana bhaya videsh,
    Le babul ghar aapna..
    Main chali piya k desh..
    Hare hare baans...

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    1. Unknown4 June 2016 at 23:45

      Hare Baans = Green Bamboos,
      Angana = Courtyard/Garth/Compound
      Neeka = Nice/Beautiful
      Madha = Mandap (Structure made for marriage) just google "Shadi Mandap"
      Chhawao = make the Mandap, basically putting everything together, including shelter at top, something similar to thatching
      Parbat baans = long bamboos like mountains
      babul = girl's father (girl, whose marriage is going on)
      Sagre = all
      nazoomi = Nizams (not sure)
      Jyotishi = Astrologers
      Sabka bhej bulao = Send invitation (in form of physically calling them, in old days thats how the invitation was sent) to all
      Laadli bitiya = The beloved daughter
      Kaaj = Complete setup (of the marriage)
      Taaj = crown
      Madhe upar = on top of mandap
      Dekhen raja rao = the mandap setup should be such that, even king and all would see
      Ghodhe, hathi = Horse, Elephant
      Sobha dena = Exhibit
      Dil Dariyao = Be open handed/generous
      Na dini = not given
      Sar ko kangi = Comb for head/hair
      Mori = Mine
      Saas = Mother in law
      bol bolat = Satire or taunting
      Sona bhi dena = Give gold,
      loha bhi = Even Iron (Not sure if it is really "loha" or something else)
      Jarat, Jadhao = Strong, unbreakable (Not sure)
      Dahaliyan = thresholds (or some demarcation ) of entrances of the house
      Parbat bhain = became mountain
      Angana bhaya videsh = Compound/Courtyard of house became foreign
      Le Babul ghar aapna = Father, take your home (from me)
      Main chali piya k desh = I am going to husband's country

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  6. Unknown24 June 2016 at 03:40

    Fantastnic to know the lyrics and meaning

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  7. Ongakugene5 August 2016 at 01:26

    Thanks for the post. Would like to post one little correction:

    "Jaiso laadli bitiya re babul-2, vaisa hi kaaj/taaj rachao re.." ... This is actually waisa hi "da'aj" racha rey !

    So, da'aj word has Punjabi influence, it means dowry...

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    1. Unknown18 January 2017 at 15:33

      Correctly pointed out.

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    2. Unknown27 May 2017 at 06:36

      I was struggling for this word but I think you got it right da'aj, Thanks.

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    3. SM Sharma22 October 2024 at 09:17

      No sir, the correct word is 'kaaj' only. Kaaj in northern India means work or an event. We have been using this word for the event of marriage. We even pray to God that Prabhu more kaaj savariyon. Daaj word meaning dowry was not in use in the times of Amir Khusro. The next word 'racha' is also related to kaaj only and is not used with Daaj. Kaaj Racha means manage the event in a befitting way.

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  8. juanjuergens22 March 2017 at 02:25

    Thanks for taking the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and love learning more on this topic.
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  9. Unknown8 December 2019 at 18:36

    What a voice from the past!

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  10. Unknown29 May 2020 at 05:22

    Thanks for sharing the correct of the lyrics of this song.I was also disappointed ed with lyrics sung at the coke studio n many of the lines didn't make any sense.... would like to add a small observation......the word raja , rao in 13th-14 th century social milieu refers to the class of landed elite,who were very part of rural aristocracy.khusro's period is 13th - 14th century.

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  11. Lemonade13 April 2024 at 13:27

    Thanks for this! :)

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