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Saranya & Upasana dance to a folk song

8 Oct 2014 · 3 min

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The provided text is a lyrical excerpt from a regional Indian folk song performed by Saranya and Upasana in a dance video. The verses blend Devanagari script with Latin transliteration, creating a phonetic representation of a local dialect. The lyrics evoke vivid natural imagery—mountains (Rāmaṭī pahāde), sky (ākāśe), clouds, and elements like wind and fire—while interweaving cultural motifs such as traditional rituals, communal gatherings, and emotional states of longing, devotion, and celebration. The poetic structure is repetitive and rhythmic, designed to accompany dance movements, and reflects the oral folk tradition of storytelling through song.

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आपको अपने Rāmaṭī pahāde chā duḥe chhe आपे सक्षित करते हैं। āhāde Chā duḥe chhe tārvai ākāśe Jāniśhī to bhulvīnā, mṛkāri to lai sulvīnā Dehin gaiśhe śrīdhi ārāśe RāmaṬī pahāde chā duḥa chhe āhade Chā duḥe chhe जानीश तो भुल्दना, सथार तो लाई दुल्बना, देधिन्यजेच्छिन्तियारश्य जाय दाती जाय मिछे आशाप्ते मुन फाभुने मुदिर कथा जाले सुथो मुने आगुने से कथाती छोणी जालो चम्पा भुने बाधाशे Rāmaṭī pāḍe, chāḍiḥ je āhāde, kāḍiḥ je tārori ākāśe. Tāniṣi to bhuṇḍena, mṛkha-rūlai bhuṇḑena, nirgīna je śrīṅki nārāśe. उधिन प्रेण पाली एक्टु दरा, भिपरल बोले मतल को खिल देवे शरा, देवे शरा तो इकरन बोलेर माताल कोखिल देवे शरा, देवे शरा। तोझेर मतक, अम्मంर मनो जाये जिसु दोले, भुकेर दोला शुर्वाली आज तोधेरी शुरे। हारी जावा गान्गोलीचे, जान्दुशे जाए तार पासे, रामाते पाहारे, जान्दुशे जहे आहारे जानी शितो दुबेना, लेकार कुलाई दुबेना जिन्गेचि चिदुकी नाराशे